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I agree, I'm a swede myself but almost always use the English version because the Swedish articles usually contains very little information.

• chton 12y ago
  It's exactly the same thing for me in Dutch. There are a lot of articles, sure, but the content is woeful. And there aren't even bots that artificially inflate the numbers there.
  • kalleboo 12y ago
    I agree for general articles, but for an article that has regional specificity, I'll look up the article in the local language and use an online translator.
    • _delirium 12y ago
      Yeah, I do that with French and German especially. For very well-known people and places, the English article is usually good, but if you want something only moderately known, like a French writer who is historically important, but not Voltaire-level famous, there's a good chance the other (in this case French) article will be more complete. Also true for Japanese Wikipedia articles on Japanese people and places. But Google-translated Japanese->English is hard to read, so I unfortunately rarely consult those. On the other hand, some of the smaller-language Wikipedias can be quite one-sided and nationalist when it comes to local topics, especially disputed history.
    • chton 12y ago
      I do the same, but for most subjects the english article is enough. I rarely need more detailed information than that, but if I do, and I need it, I will use a translator too.