tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post3366660669845662840..comments2024-03-27T13:58:49.915+01:00Comments on Words and what not: The #Russian #Wikipedia treats its newbies rightGerardMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14287269079265427282noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post-89540407354810686842011-02-24T09:30:24.302+01:002011-02-24T09:30:24.302+01:00Surely it's not just the incubator that makes ...Surely it's not just the incubator that makes the Russian Wikipedia successful.<br /><br />What makes it successful is mostly the fact that it's a Wikipedia in a very large language with a long tradition of reference literature, in a country where the Internet is quite popular and the knowledge of foreign languages is quite low. It would strange if with these abilities this Wikipedia wouldn't be successful. (It must be noted that mainstream press is heavily censored in Russia, but the Internet is hardly affected by it.)<br /><br />And, for better or worse, it also has a lot of bot-created articles.Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432457938574709371noreply@blogger.com