Chuvash Wikipedia
Encyclopedia
The Chuvash Wikipedia is the Chuvash language
edition of Wikipedia
. It was founded on November 22, 2004. Its 5,000th article was created in January 2007. On August 31, 2011, it passed the 13,000 articles.
The Chuvash Wikipedia accepts fair use
content and is generally quite liberal on what content is allowed. One thing which serves as an exception is categorization or listing of people based on their ethnicity, religion
or sexual orientation
. Such categories are generally prohibited unless the category is relevant to the main activity of a person.
Chuvash language
Chuvash is a Turkic language spoken in central Russia, primarily in the Chuvash Republic and adjacent areas. It is the only surviving member of the Oghur branch of Turkic languages....
edition of Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
. It was founded on November 22, 2004. Its 5,000th article was created in January 2007. On August 31, 2011, it passed the 13,000 articles.
Policies
Rules in Chuvash Wikipedia are not regarded as flexible in disputes as they are on the English project. Many things can be resolved through an arbitration committee which can resolve content disputes, block users or prohibit certain users from editing articles on certain topics. Misuse of an administrator's privileges can also be easily appealed.The Chuvash Wikipedia accepts fair use
Fair use
Fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. In United States copyright law, fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders...
content and is generally quite liberal on what content is allowed. One thing which serves as an exception is categorization or listing of people based on their ethnicity, religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
or sexual orientation
Sexual orientation
Sexual orientation describes a pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to the opposite sex, the same sex, both, or neither, and the genders that accompany them. By the convention of organized researchers, these attractions are subsumed under heterosexuality, homosexuality,...
. Such categories are generally prohibited unless the category is relevant to the main activity of a person.
Timeline
- On December 16, 2004, the main page was created.
- On March 9, 2006, the 2,000th article was created.
- On August 22, 2006, the 4,000th article was created.
- On November 22, 2006, the 4,500th article was created.
- In January 2007, the 5,000th article was created.
- In September 2007, the 6,000th article was created.
- On January 14, 2008, the 7,000th article was created.
- On July 17, 2008, the 8,000th article was created.
- On April 6, 2009, the 10,000th article was created.
- On February 13, 2010, the 11,000th article was created.
- On October 4, 2010, the 11,451st article was created.
- On August 31, 2011, the 13,000th article was created.
See also
- Chuvash language in global Internet
- ChuvashTetChuvashTetChuvashTet , is the name Chuvash-speaking Internet users commonly use for the segment of the Web about the Chuvash people or Chuvashia. It includes webpages and websites in many languages....