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Something funny about Wikipedia is how it mirrors the way humans spread knowledge. Look for the same article in Wikipedia in different languages, and you find d
by peterwwillis 8y ago
Something funny about Wikipedia is how it mirrors the way humans spread knowledge. Look for the same article in Wikipedia in different languages, and you find different information. Even further, many articles (such as this one) simply don't exist in other languages.
So good luck on bumping into information on the US Senate Candy Desk if you're only searching the French Wikipedia. Likewise, good luck bumping into an anecdotal article about France if you're only searching the English Wikipedia.
- bcaa7f3a8bbc 8y ago> how it mirrors the way humans spread knowledge. Look for the same article in Wikipedia in different languages [...] And I add two additional points here. 1. English is the gateway language. Once an article has an English version, it is more likely to be translated into other languages. 2. Since this article is now being listed on the homepage of Hacker News, it's more likely to attract attention of a Wikipedia contributor who speaks another language, and eventually leads to a new translation. Really interesting by itself.