Thanks, Asaf and the others, for the talk about the global south
in deeper terms. That's both an important and interesting perspective.
I've tried to get a grip on the issue of the two major languages
in Ukraine, and how they affect the use and development of
Wikipedia. But I haven't yet read any detailed info of those
device defaults. Do you know more about what kinds of devices,
what kinds of applications, the reasoning involved and any talk
of trends? I'd be very happy to know more on the subject. :-)
Best of wishes,
/Per A.J. Andersson, Göteborg, Sweden
(Wikipedia user: Paracel63)
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 16:18:47 -0800
From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org>
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Invitation to WMF November 2014 Metrics &
Activities Meeting: Thursday, December 4, 19:00 UTC
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In Anglophone Africa, for example, most people are used
to looking for
information online in English and not in indigenous languages. But in
Brazil, people consume information in Portuguese, but many (16%) also refer
to the English Wikipedia (and intriguingly, 1 in 3 *edits* from Brazil is
to ENWP!), presumably for its broader coverage or higher average quality.
In Ukraine, 70% read the Russian Wikipedia and only 17% read the Ukrainian
Wikipedia; interviews tell me this is largely due to device defaults,
beyond the obvious different in size and average quality.
This page reveals some of those breakdowns:
http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/squids/
SquidReportPageViewsPerCountryBreakdown.htm