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The press really loves to write pieces about how Wikipedia is in a constant state of disrepair. If you were to go off what's written about Wikipedia in the pre
by philipn 11y ago
The press really loves to write pieces about how Wikipedia is in a constant state of disrepair. If you were to go off what's written about Wikipedia in the press, you'd think it was filled with child pornography and that the project was a horrible, miserable failure. That said,
"One board member, María Sefidari, warned that 'some communities have become so change-resistant and innovation-averse” that they risk staying “stuck in 2006 while the rest of the Internet is thinking about 2020 and the next three billion users.'"
..is probably the best quote from this article. Wikipedia has a new set of growing pains now that it's a fully-established project. It will never be done, but a lack of increase of new contributors, month-on-month, isn't necessarily the worst thing in the world for Wikipedia. A focus on long-term maintenance (which includes not pissing off long-term editors, as the article mentions) and mobile growth seems smart.
- thanksgiving 11y agoThe English Wikipedia has a lot of contributors but smaller siblings such as new.wikipedia do not have this luxury. To be fair though, the problem isn't unique to Wikipedia as few people read and write in the language. https://new.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7:RecentChanges&days=30&from=&limit=500 https://new.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%... https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=special:RecentChanges&days=30&from=&limit=500 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=special:RecentCha...
- prodigal_erik 11y agoOff topic, I get why ne.wikipedia.org is in Nepali, but why does new.wikipedia.org have different content in the same language?
- pooper 11y agonew is nepal bhasa or NEWari which is the language of the Nepal valley (also commonly known as Kathmandu valley).
- prodigal_erik 11y agoAh, different language, same script. TIL.
- thanksgiving 11y agoThere is Ranjana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjana_alphabet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjana_alphabet and Devnagari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari From what I understand, language and alphabets are related but not the same. For example, you can write in Japanese with roman alphabets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese Thus, it is possible to write in Newari (also known as Nepal Bhasa which literally translates to Nepal Language) in devnagari as well as ranjana. I cannot read or write in Ranjana. I can read or write Devnagari.
- prawn 11y agoIf I were to go off only what I read on HN, I'd think Wikipedia was weak, completely flawed and inaccurate. In my experience, it's excellent - informative and free. But then I read it through a lens knowing that it's created by volunteers and may suffer graffiti, and I'm surprised more on HN don't do the same rather than cut it down. The media are just happy to cut down any tall poppy with public recognition because it incites interest.