The BBC informed me that the lusophone countries have started a process to adopt new spelling rules. These spelling rules are especially welcomed by countries like Angola who struggle to raise literacy in their country; one orthography would make things easier. At the same time, some Portuguese politicians see it as a capitulation to Brazilian interests...
What I am interested in is what effet it will have on projects like Wiktionary and Wikipedia. The orthography has been adopted by some and not by others. It is intended that the whole of the Lusophony will adopt this orthography.. So what will it be for the Wiki projects ??
Thanks,
GerardM
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Portuguese Wikipedia editors have been discussing this issue since May 2008, when the Portuguese Parliament approved the changes. There is even a wikiproject dedicated to discussing and implementing the changes in Wikipedia. Most editors welcome the changes, since they will hopefully end the long-lasting controversies regarding the spelling in the articles. This will bring more union to the project, which has, during its lifetime, seen 3 separate attempts to have it split in two versions.
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