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Areas of strength
Areas of strength
* Multiple writing systems for simplified/traditional Chinese (see below)
*Multiple writing systems for simplified/traditional Chinese (see below)
* Popular culture of Greater China
*Popular culture of Greater China


Areas of weakness
Areas of weakness
* Blocked in the People's Republic of China
*Blocked in the People's Republic of China
* Due to the cultural difference and the difference in translation among Mainland China, HK, TW and other communities, two or more articles coexist for describing the same thing. Thus, it consumes some time for people to merge articles.
*Due to the cultural difference and the difference in translation among Mainland China, HK, TW and other communities, two or more articles coexist for describing the same thing. Thus, it consumes some time for people to merge articles.
* Most users being strong in translation do not have sufficient time, and those have sufficient time usually are weak in translation. Thus, leaving lots of articles in the middle of translation.
*Most users being strong in translation do not have sufficient time, and those have sufficient time usually are weak in translation. Thus, leaving lots of articles in the middle of translation.


Who is the competition (print, online)?
Who is the competition (print, online)?
* [http://baike.baidu.com/ Baidu Baike]
*Baidu Baike
*Britannica Online
⚫
* Yahoo! Answers
*Encyclopedia of China
* [http://www.wordpedia.com/ 台灣大百科全書]
*Taipedia
* [http://taipedia.cca.gov.tw/ 智慧藏百科全書網]
*Wordpedia
* [http://wordpedia.britannica.com/ Britannica Online]
⚫
*Yahoo! Answers
* [http://202.112.118.40:918/web/index.htm Encyclopedia of China]
* Various web sites using contents from Chinese Wikipedia but without attribution.
*various web sites using contents from Chinese Wikipedia but without attribution.


== Prominent milestones/events ==
== Prominent milestones/events ==
* Blocked and unblocked by the People's Republic of China
*Blocked and unblocked by the People's Republic of China
* January 2005 - new Chinese mapping software
*January 2005 - new Chinese mapping software
* August 2006 - First ever Chinese Wikimedia conference in Hong Kong
*August 2006 - First ever Chinese Wikimedia conference in Hong Kong


What has its impact been?
What has its impact been?
* Cooperation among Taiwan, HK and PRC users, has created better understanding of respective viewpoints.
*Cooperation among Taiwan, HK and PRC users, has created better understanding of respective viewpoints.


== Features ==
== Features ==


What language features are challenging?
What language features are challenging?
* At least two main writing systems exist -- traditional and simplified Chinese. Until January 2005, zh.wp was a mix of articles of both types depending on the origin of the article creator/editors. User:Mountain helped create a generic automated mapping system which has helped other languages as well, such as Serbian. See the article: [[Automatic_conversion_between_simplified_and_traditional_Chinese]]
*At least two main writing systems exist -- traditional and simplified Chinese. Until January 2005, zh.wp was a mix of articles of both types depending on the origin of the article creator/editors. User:Mountain helped create a generic automated mapping system which has helped other languages as well, such as Serbian. See the article: [[Automatic_conversion_between_simplified_and_traditional_Chinese]]


What would surprise the outside reader about the community?
What would surprise the outside reader about the community?
* Even though it is generally blocked in the PRC, a significant number of core contributors are able to use proxy software to get to Wikipedia.
*Even though it is generally blocked in the PRC, a significant number of core contributors are able to use proxy software to get to Wikipedia.
* Community makeup -- one quarter from Hong Kong, one quarter from Taiwan, and the rest smaller numbers from China, US, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia and other locations. (As of end of 2006)
*Community makeup -- one quarter from Hong Kong, one quarter from Taiwan, and the rest smaller numbers from China, US, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia and other locations. (As of end of 2006)


What are some unique practices/characteristics?
What are some unique practices/characteristics?
* TK


Who were the earliest participants, who started it?
Who were the earliest participants, who started it?
* Mountain & Formulax
*Mountain & Formulax


Other prominent Wikipedians?
Other prominent Wikipedians?
* KJ
*KJ
* Shizhao
*Shizhao
* Theodoranian
*Theodoranian


[[Category:Wikipedia history]]
[[Category:Wikipedia history]]

Revision as of 14:26, 29 April 2007

This page is a descriptive article on the Chinese Wikipedia, feel free to add any comment.

Facts

Started: Q1 2001

Areas of strength

  • Multiple writing systems for simplified/traditional Chinese (see below)
  • Popular culture of Greater China

Areas of weakness

  • Blocked in the People's Republic of China
  • Due to the cultural difference and the difference in translation among Mainland China, HK, TW and other communities, two or more articles coexist for describing the same thing. Thus, it consumes some time for people to merge articles.
  • Most users being strong in translation do not have sufficient time, and those have sufficient time usually are weak in translation. Thus, leaving lots of articles in the middle of translation.

Who is the competition (print, online)?

  • Baidu Baike
  • Britannica Online
  • Encyclopedia of China
  • Taipedia
  • Wordpedia
  • Yahoo! Answers
  • various web sites using contents from Chinese Wikipedia but without attribution.

Prominent milestones/events

  • Blocked and unblocked by the People's Republic of China
  • January 2005 - new Chinese mapping software
  • August 2006 - First ever Chinese Wikimedia conference in Hong Kong

What has its impact been?

  • Cooperation among Taiwan, HK and PRC users, has created better understanding of respective viewpoints.

Features

What language features are challenging?

  • At least two main writing systems exist -- traditional and simplified Chinese. Until January 2005, zh.wp was a mix of articles of both types depending on the origin of the article creator/editors. User:Mountain helped create a generic automated mapping system which has helped other languages as well, such as Serbian. See the article: Automatic_conversion_between_simplified_and_traditional_Chinese

What would surprise the outside reader about the community?

  • Even though it is generally blocked in the PRC, a significant number of core contributors are able to use proxy software to get to Wikipedia.
  • Community makeup -- one quarter from Hong Kong, one quarter from Taiwan, and the rest smaller numbers from China, US, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia and other locations. (As of end of 2006)

What are some unique practices/characteristics?

Who were the earliest participants, who started it?

  • Mountain & Formulax

Other prominent Wikipedians?

  • KJ
  • Shizhao
  • Theodoranian
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