Don't forget that even though en.wikipedia is the most important, each language version is independent. Some of those have distinct characteristics. Many thing

Don't forget that even though en.wikipedia is the most important, each language version is independent. Some of those have distinct characteristics. Many things are carried off from the largest one, but for example governance can include unique features (e.g. Arbitration Committee, which is rare). Each have their own established practices in deletions. For example En.wikipedia has merit-based deletion, where you suggest support or delete with an argument and it hopefully leads to a consensus. In fi.wikipedia only the numbers in a community-wide vote matter. There are also some optional quality assurance methods (Flagged revisions). For example De.wikipedia has a very developed, almost professional Wikimedia foundation chapter behind them. They run several development projects and global services on behalf of the whole community. Flagged revisions was piloted there. They also have a distinct look due to strict guidelines on image use. Unlike most, they don't allow fair use pictures. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Flagged_Revisions http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Flagged_Revisions http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arbitration_Committee http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arbitration_Committee Tektok @ Economist: "Wikipedia is run by those who have the most time to waste and energy to outlast others." Unfortunately this is not far from the truth.