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Wikipedia Explodes In China
eldavojohn writes "The Chinese have recently been allowed to enjoy the Chinese version of Wikipedia now that the ban has been lifted. And the result is an explosion in use after being banned for a year. From the article, 'Activity on nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation's Chinese Wikipedia site has skyrocketed since its release, which Internet users in China first started reporting on Nov. 10. Since then, the number of new users registering to contribute to the site has exceeded 1,200 a day, up from an average of 300 to 400 prior to the unblocking. The number of new articles posted daily has increased 75% from the week before, with the total now surpassing 100,000, according to the foundation.' No one's sure how long this will be available to the People's Republic of China but hopefully the government will recognize that at least a significant part of the populace enjoys a Wikipedia community."
jim can't read it so can't remove articles he doesn't like
While it is good for some reason I don't really get :), what is the future of Wikipedia as such in China? Especially when Wikipedia itself hardly manages to stop Vandalism, how will it stop the content addition of controversial subjects? Won't that prompt China to have a say in Wikipedia content?
Just shut up. You're not funny.
I smell some re-education torture in the near future.
"Taiwan may be a de facto separate state, but definitely not a separate nation"
It's a separate nation in reality. Everyone recognizes it as such except for just one foreign country. The only time it is not treated as a separate nation is when someone has to give a wink toward mainland China's wishes. The world operates under the basic attitude of "Of course Taiwan is a separate country. When forced to, we'll agree when Beijing for its own silly reasons says it isn't, but that is just to make them happy and NOT because Beijing's argument has any merit. Otherwise, we treat Taiwan for what it is: a separate nation."
Where were you when the voynix came?