Viva Wikipedia

Nuorempana sällinä minua kutsuttiin Vikiksi. Kun törmäsin nuoruuden kaveriin, hän lohkaisi:

– Toi sun Vikipedia on hyvä homma.

On helppoa arvostella Wikipediaa. Mutta useinkaan se ei ole oikeudenmukaista, varsinkin jos puhutaan englanninkielisestä Wikipediasta.

Joskus löytää helmiä niin asiasisällön kuin tyylinkin kannalta. Joskus myös puuduttavan pitkiä juttuja – mikä voi kertoa akateemisuudesta.

Wikipedian taso on vaihteleva, varsinkin suomenkielisen. Löytyy tosi tynkä juttuja turhan paljon. Taso ei aina huimaa. Mutta jutut on käsittääkseni aina tarkastettu Wikipedian avustajien toimesta.

Mutta katso vaikka suomenkielisen Wikipedian Antiikin filosofia artikkelia, niin huomaat asiantuntijoiden olevan monien tekstien takana.

Englanninkielinen Wikipedia on minun otannan mukaan usein asiantuntijoiden kirjoittama. Usein jutut ovat tieteellistä tasoa lähdeluetteloineen.

Samantapaista olen huomannut ranskankielisen ja saksankielisen Wikipedian suhteen varsinkin artikkeleista, joissa kerrotaan noiden kielialueiden asioista.

Ruotsinkielinen Wikipedia on ilmeisesti laajempi kujin suomenkielinen, ehkä tasokkaampikin mm. laajemman kielialueen vuoksi.

Olisi hyvä, että suomenkieliset asiantuntijat kirjoittaisivat enemmän Wikipediaan. Ainakin jossain tapauksissa se voisi olla aika helppoa: referoi omia kirjoituksiaan. Ainakin julkaisemattomia kirjoituksia voisi laittaa sellaisenaan.

Opiskelijoiden ansiokkaita töitä, ryhmätöitä Wikipediaan?

Wikipedian hienous on myös siinä, että artikkeleita voi kritisoida ja niistä voi käydä keskustelua Wikipediassa.

Olisi ihan hyvä, jos moni suomenkilinen Wikipedia korvattaisiin englanninkielisen Wikipedian käännöksellä.

Aika kuvaavana esimerkkinä Wikipedian paremmasta puolesta on Wikipedian artikkelin Origin of the Palestinians lähdeluettelo. Se on 24 sivua pitkä. FB hyväksyy vain 8000 merkkiä eli alla on osa lähdeluetteloa. Ei vaikuta ihan pinnalliselta.

Veikko Tarvainen

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11.8.2024

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