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Minangkabau Wikipedia

(Minangkabau) Wikipedia Bahaso Minangkabau

Questionaire

Contributors

• Wikimedia Statistics can be difficult to interpret. What is your impression, how many steady contributors do you have?
  • About 10-15 people

• Are your contributors mostly native speakers?
  • Yes, the majority are native speakers

• Where do your contributors live (regions/country)?
  • Mostly live in Indonesia (Riau, West Sumatera, Jakarta), but some also live abroad

• How common is it that your contributors meet in real life?
  • Not very common at all

Other Wikipedias

• Do you have special contacts with another Wikipedias (maybe in related languages)?
  • Yes, with Indonesian and Malay Wikipedias

• Do you translate a lot from other Wikipedias? Which ones?
  • Yes, from Indonesian, Malay, and English Wikipedias

Organization and support

• Is there a Wikimedia chapter in your country? How does your language relate to it?
  • Yes there is, it is Wikimedia Indonesia. The organization support so far is in the form of organizing meet up, and maybe writing competition in Minangkabau language in the future

• Are there work groups in other organizations about Wikipedia?
  • Not that I know of

Your Wikipedia and the linguistic community

• Is there a language institution for your language, like an Academy, or a club of people interested in your language? Do you have contact with them?
  • I don't know if that kind of institution exist or not

• Who (else) supports you?

• Do you get feedback from readers?
  • Yes, sometimes

• What other encyclopedias exist in your language?
  • None that I know of

Content

• Does your edition concentrates on certain topics, like your region and language, or Latin Wikipedia on Roman history and Christianity?
  • There is no consensus. Everybody contribute as they like

• Did your edition enjoy text donations, for example from older encyclopedias?
  • So far no

Language

• Is there a generally accepted norm about your language (spelling, dictionary, pronunciation)?
  • I am really not sure about that

• How do you deal with different spellings, dialects etc. (like B.E. lift and A.E. elevator)?
  • We discuss them at our village pump

Article bot creation

Similar to Lsjbot, in September 2013, about 200 thousands articles have been created by bot (User:Mimihitam using AWB, example).

The effects on activity levels are not clear yet.

See also

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