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Not vandalism, this is the truth! Load up Firefox and then the site. You should see it too. The only modifications are the red highlights to immediately give away the drawing behind the logo.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The encyclopedia is written almost entirely in [[Hangeul|hangeul]], [[Hanja|hanja]] is only used in order to clarify certain phrases, and is usually parenthesized.
*The encyclopedia is written almost entirely in [[Hangeul|hangeul]], [[Hanja|hanja]] is only used in order to clarify certain phrases, and is usually parenthesized.
*For offenses such as vandalism and trolling on the Korean Wikipedia, the minimum block time is one month, as opposed to 24 hours on English Wikipedia.

===April Fools===

[[Image:Korean_Wikipedia%27s_April_Fools_gag.JPG|thumb|375px|right|A cartoon drawing hides behind the Wikipedia logo. This is an apparent April Fools gag. The drawing in question has been highlighted in red to immediately give it away.]]

For [[April Fools]], the Korean Wikipedia placed a cartoon drawing, apparently of a [[Mynci]] from [[Neopets]], behind the Wikipedia logo. This is only viewable from [[Mozilla Firefox]]; those using [[Internet Explorer]] won't be able to see it.


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 08:31, 1 April 2006

The Korean Wikipedia logo. Notice the subtitle, written completely in Hangeul.

The Korean Wikipedia is the Korean language edition of Wikipedia, run by the Wikimedia Foundation. As of February 2006, the Korean Wikipedia has over 20,000 articles.

Trivia

  • The encyclopedia is written almost entirely in hangeul, hanja is only used in order to clarify certain phrases, and is usually parenthesized.
  • For offenses such as vandalism and trolling on the Korean Wikipedia, the minimum block time is one month, as opposed to 24 hours on English Wikipedia.

April Fools

File:Korean Wikipedia's April Fools gag.JPG
A cartoon drawing hides behind the Wikipedia logo. This is an apparent April Fools gag. The drawing in question has been highlighted in red to immediately give it away.

For April Fools, the Korean Wikipedia placed a cartoon drawing, apparently of a Mynci from Neopets, behind the Wikipedia logo. This is only viewable from Mozilla Firefox; those using Internet Explorer won't be able to see it.