Wikipedia talk:500th language pool

Wasted my predictions

Oh well, I've wasted my three predictions on serious candidates in hopes of winning that leather-bound edition of Wiktionary 1.0. But if I had another guess, I'd go for Complex English, the Wikipedia that uses a vocabulary so large and versatile, and a grammar so arcane and precise, that with the information packed so tight their Pokémon articles only run as long as ours on, oh, I don't know, world capitals ;)--Pharos 07:23, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Anyone focusing on this??

This pool is supposed to talk about when there are 500 Wikipedia languages. How many are there now?? (Check out List of Wikipedias by size and try to extend it to at least 30 Wikipedias.) Georgia guy 01:28, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but there's a complete list at m:List of Wikipedias. Currently, there are 212 languages. --TantalumTelluride 04:24, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

There's also m:Approved_requests_for_new_languages if you want to know what's in the pipeline, and m:Requests_for_new_languages if you want to look further ahead. This pool looks much further ahead than any of those, but possibly with slightly less accuracy.-gadfium 05:00, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia URL names

Based on how Wikipedia URL's are named, (en for English, de for German, etc.) the maximum number of Wikipedia languages allowed is 676. Any faulty thinking in this figure?? Georgia guy 20:55, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

• Yes; there's no limit on how long the code can be. simple:, for an extreme example, has five characters.--Pharos 21:00, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
• We normally use the ISO 639 code for the language. If you look at List of ISO 639 codes, you'll see they provide both two-letter and three-letter codes, but only some languages have a two-letter code. Wikipedia uses the two letter code if it exists, else the three letter code (haw: for Hawaiian language for example), and if the language isn't covered by ISO 639 at all, we make something up. As well as simple:, we have roa-rup:, fiu-vro:, and zh-min-nan:. See m:Requests_for_new_languages#FAQ for more details.-gadfium 00:56, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

simple: has 6 letters actually :) - Ghelae^talk_contribs 17:16, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Of course I was just anticipating the imminent changeover to Cut Spelling...--Pharos 15:12, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Possible to have a 1000th language pool contest?

On a side note, is it possible to have a 1000th language pool contest? How mann languages are there in this world today and in the history of human civilization? Is it also possible to include so called extinct or dead languages into Wikipedia? --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 20:26, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Sure, we'll probably start the 1000th language pool when the 500th language pool closes (because the real 500th language Wikipedia is about to be made). Ethnologue says there are 6912 living languages, so we won't run out for a while. There are already Wikipedias in "dead" langauges, like old English and a fairly impressive one in Latin. —Keenan Pepper 21:23, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Is there a Wikipedia in Sanskrit? JIP | Talk 06:48, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, you can see it at sa:. To find Wikipedias in other languages, see m:List_of_Wikipedias, or go to the language you are interested in (in this case Sanscrit) and look for a link near the bottom of the page.-gadfium 09:21, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

The one in Latin will come in handy in 12005 during the Second Roman Empire, as foretold in Doctor Who in 2005. DitzyNizzy (aka Jess) (talk) 10:20, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

There will never be a 500th language version

That´s my bet, can I put it in the article?A.Z. 03:13, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Sure. Just create a subheading ==Never== and add your name to it. I suggest you explain why there will never be one; will all languages other than the chosen few be abolished by President of Earth Jeb Bush, will Wikipedia collapse, or will World War IV result in nothing more advanced than cockroach being spoken?-gadfium 04:04, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

None. I thought there wouldn't be so many languages in the future. A.Z. 03:46, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

talk: eleventy-billion pool

There was in related page at Wikipedia:Eleventy-billion pool with over 500 edits, which was recently summarily deleted without discussion, and later MfD'ed on the strength of the original unilateral deletion. If you contributed to that pool, you can leave a comment on its discussion page. +sj + 03:48, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Moving to Meta

Should we move the pool to Meta? m:500th language pool Thingofme (talk) 10:04, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

It's a joke page which was part of a trend over ten years ago. It's effectively dead, and I see no point in moving it. I wouldn't bother opposing if it were nominated for deletion, but it is part of the history of English Wikipedian culture.-gadfium 18:55, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

I don't think this pool should be deleted. I find it interesting. There may be Wikipedias in 400 languages some day and this pool will close and like I said before that will be a significant event itself. Marsbar8 (talk) 19:22, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

400th language Wikipedia

Do you think there will ever be a 400th language Wikipedia and if so when? If that happens it will be a significant event itself because this pool which has been open for more than 16 years now will finally close. Marsbar8 (talk) 18:50, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

There were 212 language editions of Wikipedia when I started the pool in 2006. Now there are 318. I expect we will get to 400, but clearly not nearly as quickly as I had originally expected. The pool has not had more than very occasional entries for a very long time.-gadfium 22:58, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Well, I have read in the pool and I find it very interesting. I have added an entry for headlinese. Marsbar8 (talk) 23:58, 27 October 2022 (UTC)