Korean Wikipedia
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| URL | http://ko.wikipedia.org/ |
| Commercial? | No |
| Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available language(s) | Korean |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
The Korean Wikipedia is the Korean language edition of the Wikipedia. It was founded in October 2002 and reached ten thousand articles on 4 June 2005.[1] As of 25 May 2008, it has over 60,000 articles and is the 28th largest Wikipedia.[2]
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[edit] History
The Korean Wikipedia used an older version of MediaWiki. The software had problems representing Hangul, which limited usage. In August 2002, the software was upgraded and started to support non-English scripts like hangul. However, Internet Explorer continued to have an encoding problem, which kept contributions to the encyclopedia low. Nevertheless, from October 2002 to July 2003, the number of articles increased from 13 to 159, and in August 2003 it reached 348. Finally, in September 2003 the hangul problem was solved.
[edit] Hangul and Hanja
- See also: Hanja and Korean with mixed script of Hangul and Hanja
The Korean Wikipedia is written almost entirely in hangul. Hanja is only used in order to clarify certain phrases, and is usually parenthesized. There is a group, named Dajimo, that is actively working to introduce a mixed script system to the Korean Wikipedia. Further details are available here.
[edit] Dialects
- See also: Korean language#Dialects and Names of Korea
There are two major standards in the Korean language, one is the South Korea standard, and other one is the North Korea standard. North Koreans are underrepresented on the Korean Wikipedia, due to restrictions on internet usage in that country. Therefore, most users of the Korean Wikipedia are South Koreans and most articles are written in the South Korean style. The official name of the Wikipedia is '한국어', which is the name for the Korean language in South Korea.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Meta Milestones Page (Web) (English). Wikimedia Foundation Inc. (2005). Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
- ^ List of Wikipedias (Web) (English). Wikimedia Foundation Inc. (2008). Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
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