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In September 2013 complaints about [[right-wing]] bias of administrators and editors on the Croatian Wikipedia arose. Those complaints were already present, but they started receiving the media attention after launching of the [[Facebook page]] titled ''Razotkrivanje sramotne hr.wikipedije'' ({{transl|hr|''Exposing shameful Croatian Wikipedia''}}) whose creators warned the media about the bias. Notable examples of the bias |
In September 2013 complaints about [[right-wing]] bias of administrators and editors on the Croatian Wikipedia arose. Those complaints were already present, but they started receiving the media attention after launching of the [[Facebook page]] titled ''Razotkrivanje sramotne hr.wikipedije'' ({{transl|hr|''Exposing shameful Croatian Wikipedia''}}) whose creators warned the media about the bias. Notable examples of the bias include [[historical revisionism]] such as watering-down and even denial of the crimes committed by the [[Ustaše]] regime while equating [[anti-fascism]] with forms of [[totalitarianism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inserbia.info/news/2013/09/fascist-movement-takes-over-croatian-wikipedia/|title=Fascist movement takes over Croatian Wikipedia?|publisher=InSerbia News|accessdate=13 September 2013}}</ref> Other examples include the bias against [[Serbs of Croatia]] and [[LGBT]] population.<ref>[http://www.h-alter.org/vijesti/ljudska-prava/tko-prepravlja-lgbt-hrvatsku-na-wikipediji Tko prepravlja LGBT Hrvatsku na Wikipediji?]</ref> Editors who tried to remove the bias were reportedly being harassed by the administrators and quickly received permanent block under some pretext.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tportal.hr/scitech/znanost/285495/Kako-je-hrvatsku-Wikipediju-uzurpirala-ustasoidna-desnica.html|title=Kako je hrvatsku Wikipediju uzurpirala ustašoidna desnica||publisher=Tportal|language=Croatian|trans-title=How did pro-Ustasha right-wing editors take Croatian Wikipedia|accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref> The issue was reported by Croatia's daily ''[[Jutarnji list]]'' and even made its print edition front page on 11 September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/radikalni-desnicari-preuzeli-uredivanje-hr-wikipedije--ndh-nije-svjesno-bila-totalitarna--a-antifasizam-se-bori-protiv-svih-sloboda-/1125398/|title=Desničari preuzeli uređivanje hrvatske Wikipedije|publisher=[[Jutarnji list]]|language=Croatian|trans-title=Right-wing editors took over the Croatian Wikipedia|accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref> |
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On 13 September 2013 Croatia's Minister of Science, Education and Sports [[Željko Jovanović]] called for pupils and students in Croatia to avoid using Croatian Wikipedia.<ref name="novi">{{cite web|url=http://www.novilist.hr/Vijesti/Hrvatska/Jovanovic-Djeco-ne-baratajte-hrvatskom-Wikipedijom-jer-su-sadrzaji-falsificirani|title=Jovanović: Djeco, ne baratajte hrvatskom Wikipedijom jer su sadržaji falsificirani||publisher=[[Novi list]]|language=Croatian|trans-title=Jovanović: "Children, do not use Croatian Wikipedia because its contents are forgeries"|accessdate=13 September 2013}}</ref> In an interview given to ''[[Novi list]]'', Jovanović said that "the idea of openness and relevance as a knowledge source that Wikipedia could and should be, has been completely discredited - which, for certain, has never been the goal of Wikipedia's creators nor the huge number of people around the world who share their knowledge and time using that medium. Croatian pupils and students have been wronged by this, so we have to warn them, unfortunately, that a large part of content on the Croatian version of Wikipedia is not only dubious but also [contains] obvious forgeries, and therefore we invite them to use more reliable sources of information, which include Wikipedia in English and in other major languages of the world."<ref name="novi" /> Jovanović has also commented on the Croatian Wikipedia editors - calling them a "minority group that has usurped the right to edit Croatian-language Wikipedia".<ref name="novi" /> |
On 13 September 2013 Croatia's Minister of Science, Education and Sports [[Željko Jovanović]] called for pupils and students in Croatia to avoid using Croatian Wikipedia.<ref name="novi">{{cite web|url=http://www.novilist.hr/Vijesti/Hrvatska/Jovanovic-Djeco-ne-baratajte-hrvatskom-Wikipedijom-jer-su-sadrzaji-falsificirani|title=Jovanović: Djeco, ne baratajte hrvatskom Wikipedijom jer su sadržaji falsificirani||publisher=[[Novi list]]|language=Croatian|trans-title=Jovanović: "Children, do not use Croatian Wikipedia because its contents are forgeries"|accessdate=13 September 2013}}</ref> In an interview given to ''[[Novi list]]'', Jovanović said that "the idea of openness and relevance as a knowledge source that Wikipedia could and should be, has been completely discredited - which, for certain, has never been the goal of Wikipedia's creators nor the huge number of people around the world who share their knowledge and time using that medium. Croatian pupils and students have been wronged by this, so we have to warn them, unfortunately, that a large part of content on the Croatian version of Wikipedia is not only dubious but also [contains] obvious forgeries, and therefore we invite them to use more reliable sources of information, which include Wikipedia in English and in other major languages of the world."<ref name="novi" /> Jovanović has also commented on the Croatian Wikipedia editors - calling them a "minority group that has usurped the right to edit Croatian-language Wikipedia".<ref name="novi" /> |
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Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
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| Available in | Croatian |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| URL | hr.wikipedia.org |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
The Croatian Wikipedia (Croatian: Wikipedija na hrvatskom jeziku) is the Croatian version of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, started on February 16, 2003.[1] This version has more than 130,000 articles as of February 2013[update], making it the 39th largest edition of Wikipedia.[2]
As of February 2013[update], the Croatian Wikipedia has more than 106,000 registered editors, out of which approximately 650 are active,[2] and 28 are administrators.[3] As of February 2013[update], there are 401 featured articles (Croatian: Izabrani članci).[4]
Controversies
In September 2013 complaints about right-wing bias of administrators and editors on the Croatian Wikipedia arose. Those complaints were already present, but they started receiving the media attention after launching of the Facebook page titled Razotkrivanje sramotne hr.wikipedije (Exposing shameful Croatian Wikipedia) whose creators warned the media about the bias. Notable examples of the bias include historical revisionism such as watering-down and even denial of the crimes committed by the Ustaše regime while equating anti-fascism with forms of totalitarianism.[5] Other examples include the bias against Serbs of Croatia and LGBT population.[6] Editors who tried to remove the bias were reportedly being harassed by the administrators and quickly received permanent block under some pretext.[7] The issue was reported by Croatia's daily Jutarnji list and even made its print edition front page on 11 September 2013.[8]
On 13 September 2013 Croatia's Minister of Science, Education and Sports Željko Jovanović called for pupils and students in Croatia to avoid using Croatian Wikipedia.[9] In an interview given to Novi list, Jovanović said that "the idea of openness and relevance as a knowledge source that Wikipedia could and should be, has been completely discredited - which, for certain, has never been the goal of Wikipedia's creators nor the huge number of people around the world who share their knowledge and time using that medium. Croatian pupils and students have been wronged by this, so we have to warn them, unfortunately, that a large part of content on the Croatian version of Wikipedia is not only dubious but also [contains] obvious forgeries, and therefore we invite them to use more reliable sources of information, which include Wikipedia in English and in other major languages of the world."[9] Jovanović has also commented on the Croatian Wikipedia editors - calling them a "minority group that has usurped the right to edit Croatian-language Wikipedia".[9]
Jovanović's remarks have been reported by all major Croatian news outlets. In an interview to Index.hr, Robert Kurelić, a professor of history at the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, has commented that "Croatian Wikipedia is only a tool used by its administrators to promote their own political agendas, giving false and distorted facts".[10] As two particularly prominent examples he listed Croatian Wikipedia's coverage of the term Istrijanstvo, defined as a "movement fabricated to reduce the number of Croats", and antifašizam ("anti-fascism"), which is according to him defined opposite of what it really means.[10] Kurelić further advised "that it would be good if larger number of people got engaged and started writing on Wikipedia", because "administrators want to exploit high-school and university students, which are the most common users of Wikipedia, to change their opinions and attitudes, which presents a serious issue".[10]
Milestones
- April 25, 2003 — The first article is created
- February 8, 2004 — 1000 articles
- January 2005 — 5000 articles
- October 8, 2005 — 10,000 articles
- August 11, 2006 — 20,000 articles
- April 27, 2007 — 30,000 articles
- January 21, 2008 — 40,000 articles
- December 3, 2008 — 50,000 articles
- May 8, 2009 — 60,000 articles
- October 18, 2009 — 70,000 articles
- April 25, 2010 — 80,000 articles
- November 20, 2010 — 90,000 articles
- July 7, 2011 — 100,000 articles
- June 13, 2012 — 110,000 articles
- February 24, 2013 — 130,000 articles
- August 13, 2013 — 140,000 articles[11]
References
- ^ "Glavna stranica". Wikipedia (in Croatian). Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ a b "List of Wikipedias". Wikimedia Meta-Wiki. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ "Statistike". Croatian Wikipedia (in Croatian). Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ "Izabrani članci". Croatian Wikipedia (in Croatian). Wikimedia Foundation. February 18, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ "Fascist movement takes over Croatian Wikipedia?". InSerbia News. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Tko prepravlja LGBT Hrvatsku na Wikipediji?
- ^ "Kako je hrvatsku Wikipediju uzurpirala ustašoidna desnica" [How did pro-Ustasha right-wing editors take Croatian Wikipedia] (in Croatian). Tportal. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Desničari preuzeli uređivanje hrvatske Wikipedije" [Right-wing editors took over the Croatian Wikipedia] (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ a b c "Jovanović: Djeco, ne baratajte hrvatskom Wikipedijom jer su sadržaji falsificirani" [Jovanović: "Children, do not use Croatian Wikipedia because its contents are forgeries"] (in Croatian). Novi list. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b c "Jovanovićeva poruka učenicima i studentima: Ne koristite hrvatsku Wikipediju!" [Jovanović's message to the pupils and students: Don't use Croatian Wikipedia!] (in Croatian). Index.hr. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Aktualno". Croatian Wikipedia (in Croatian). Wikimedia Foundation. February 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
External links
- Template:Hr icon Croatian Wikipedia
- Template:Hr icon Croatian Wikipedia mobile version
- Template:Hr icon Hrvati koji pišu najveću svjetsku enciklopediju (Jutarnji list article)
- Template:Hr icon Tanja Simić (12 December 2005). "Hrvatski junaci Wikipedije" (in Croatian). Nacional. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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