User:Gadget850/FAQ/Language

The language selection in has a large number of selections, but defaults to. Changing the language does not translate pages; for example, setting  for British English does not change color to colour in articles.

The language selection allows localization for messages. Many system messages that appear in the Wikipedia interface are stored in the MediaWiki namespace. Each of those pages has a version for each language selection. Many of those interface pages do not exist by default or have been heavily customized for the English Wikipedia. Only a very few of the non- pages have been customized. You can view system messages through Special:AllMessages and select the desired language.

Examples:
 * The message that appears at