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German Wikipedia Passes One Million Article Mark
saibot834 writes "The German Wikipedia, the second largest language edition behind the English Wikipedia, just reached its 1,000,000 article milestone. Combined with 3.1M English articles and 240 other language editions, this adds up to a total of 14 million Wikipedia articles. Interestingly, there is a request for deletion on the millionth article. German Wikipedia has been criticized for its rules on notability, which are stricter than on the English Wikipedia. Quality though, is often considered to be higher on the German Wikipedia."
Does this mean the German editors are nicer and less bureaucratic
Haha. Insert German stereotype joke here.
Good thing there is no Request for Deletion for Slashdot comments.
Sure there is. Just file a DMCA takedown notice.
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
I never had a freaking Chevy. I did, however, have a Chevy Nova and the only German car I feel comfortable comparing it to is a Trabant.
"You can't allow somebody to commit the crime before you detain them." [Condoleezza Rice]
It is not the Germans that spread this myth. But we are not offended either. :
Oh, come on. I was watching a documentary the other day about Blom and Voss (sp?) and how to this day there is some piece of leftover steel from the Bizmarck sitting there that was just too big to move, and the guy is like - "look, this is quality german steel.." And I'm like, dude, if the Bizmarck was so well built, the thing wouldn't have sunk so easily. The fact of the matter is, the only reason Germany competes on quality is that they tend to devote a higher degree of floor space to fixing things after they are built... its like Mercedes is two ticks better in quality than Chevy, but its way more expensive. If anything, American quality blows Europe out of the water.
That's not to say America doesn't have its delusional myths. Every country does. We call ourselves the kings of banking and international finance, and since the 1980s our banks have been subject to numerous government bailouts, failed reforms, blown mergers ... really, American banking is just a colossal waste of the world's capital.... but, oh, Wall Street is great.
so really, the reality is this:
Americans actually make the best stuff, but world banking should be headquartered in Berlin.
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