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Slogan கட்டற்ற கலைக்களஞ்சியம்
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Type of site Internet encyclopedia project
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Available language(s) Tamil
Owner Wikimedia Foundation

The Tamil Wikipedia (Tamil: தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா) is the Tamil language edition of Wikipedia, run by the Wikimedia Foundation.[1] It was established in September 2003 and crossed 44,000 articles on 26 January 2012. The Tamil Wikipedia is the 59th largest Wikipedia by article count. It is also the second Wikipedia of Dravidian origin to possess more than 10,000 articles, only second to the Telugu edition.

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[edit] Cultural significance

Contrary to common academic criticism of Wikipedia in the Western countries, the Tamil Wikipedia is widely regarded as an important source of information in the Tamil language on the Internet.[2] The encyclopedia undergoes far less vandalism compared to larger Wikipedia projects, largely because the project has slower growth, mainly due to the lack of computers or Internet service in rural areas of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. Most of the project's development comes from the overseas' Tamil diaspora.[2][3]

In April 2010, the Tamil Internet Conference held a contest for college students across the state of Tamil Nadu, India for increasing content on the Tamil Wikipedia.[4] The contest was made with regards to the World Classical Tamil Conference 2010, a meeting of Tamil scholars across the world who discuss modern development of the language. With over 2000 contestants enrolled, the contest concluded with the creation of 1,200 new academically reviewed articles on the Tamil Wikipedia in various subjects.[5]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Frederick, Prince (May 21, 2009). "The Tamil Wiki…six years on". The Hindu (Chennai, India). http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/05/21/stories/2009052150760100.htm. Retrieved May 26, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Tamil Wikipedia 1000 Articles CD Project Proposal – Version 1.0 : MAYU’s Personal Blog
  3. ^ The Photologue of the Tamil Wikipedia Academy | kiruba.com
  4. ^ "Move for more Tamil content in Wikipedia". The Hindu (Chennai, India). April 1, 2010. http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/01/stories/2010040162430800.htm. 
  5. ^ Madhavan, Karthik (15 June 2010). "1,200 articles selected to Tamil Wikipedia upload". The Hindu (Chennai, India). http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article457800.ece. 

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