The differences were particularly manifest in those instances when nations took rather diverging views on certain historical events, such as historical battles, he said.
“The Lithuanian-language Wikipedia has a Lithuanian version [of the battle of Grunwald], and the Polish-language Wikipedia has a Polish version. The English-language text included both versions and an explanation why these two versions are different,” Wales said at Vilnius-hosted web trends conference LOGIN on Thursday.
LOGIN conference of progress expects to draw about 2,000 Internet enthusiasts this year, slightly less than last year.
2012 06 01
Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia unveils differences between Lithuanians and Poles
A free online encyclopedia can be a great tool to explore differences between nations, for example, between Lithuanians and Poles, Jimmy Wales, a co-founder of Wikipedia, has said at LOGIN conference in Vilnius.
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales / „Login 2012“ organizatorių nuotr.
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