Tagalog Wikipedia


The Tagalog Wikipedia is the Tagalog language edition of Wikipedia, which was launched on December 1, 2003. It has articles and is the as of,. This is significantly fewer articles than the Cebuano Wikipedia, which currently has more than articles, and the Waray Wikipedia, which has more than articles, as the majority of the articles in those two languages were created by the Lsjbot.
However, the Tagalog Wikipedia has an of, compared to for the Waray Wikipedia and for the Cebuano Wikipedia, as of,.
By active users, it has, compared to for the Cebuano Wikipedia and for the Waray language edition.

History

The Tagalog Wikipedia was launched on December 1, 2003 as the first Wikipedia in a language of the Philippines requested at the Wikimedia Incubator, where potential Wikimedia project wikis in new language versions can be proposed.
As of February 3, 2011, it has more than :tl:Special:Statistics|50,000 articles. :tl:Bantayan, Cebu|Bantayan, Cebu became the 10,000th article on October 20, 2007 while :tl:Pasko sa Pilipinas|Pasko sa Pilipinas became the 15,000th article on December 24, 2007. Localization of software messages through the :betawiki:Main Page|Betawiki was finished on February 6, 2009.
In 2011, the Tagalog Wikipedia was part of the research project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The project tries to capture the triumphs, failures, and daily struggles of the editors working to make the dream of globally shared knowledge a reality.

Statistics

The very first article created in the Tagalog Wikipedia is about :tl:Wikipedia|Wikipedia. It was created on March 25, 2004. During the times when Tagalog Wikipedia's standards on articles were not strict, the very first featured article was :tl:Livestrong wristband|Livestrong wristband, but this was replaced by the article :tl:Kimika|kimika in line with the revised standards. But kimika along with the second featured article :tl:Wiki|wiki were eventually replaced by a review process. Technically, the very first featured article that survived the review process is about :tl:Keso|keso.
The File:Flutterbye.jpg was the first :tl:Wikipedia:Sinupan ng mga nagdaang napiling larawan/Sinupan 1|featured picture for the article :tl:Paru-parong Viceroy|paru-parong Viceroy. Because the file was deleted, it was replaced by :File:St Vitus stained glass.jpg|File:St Vitus stained glass.jpg for the article :tl:Katedral ng San Vitus|Katedral ng San Vitus. Although the :tl:Wikipedia:Sinupan ng mga nagdaang napiling larawan/Sinupan 1|featured picture archive lists :File:Viceroy Butterfly.jpg|File:Viceroy Butterfly.jpg as the first featured picture.
The first three articles that appeared in :tl:Wikipedia:Mga huling dinagdag|Alam Ba Ninyo? were :tl:Web browser|web browser, :tl:Wikang Bulgaro|Wikang Bulgaro and :tl:Pilipinas|Pilipinas. There was a section entitled :tl:Wikipedia:Mga pangyayari noong unang panahon|On This Day at the main page on April 2, 2008, but this was hidden on May 3, 2008 because of lack of contributors of this section.

Characteristics

The Tagalog Wikipedia has several characteristics which define it differently from other language editions of Wikipedia. According to Michael Tan, a Filipino anthropologist and Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist, the Tagalog Wikipedia greatly depends on the UP Diksyonaryong Filipino for basic definitions. Though focused on the Tagalog language, it has pages that helps non-Tagalog speakers on anything related about the online project.

Coverage

The Tagalog Wikipedia has significant coverage of topics related to the Philippines, as well as anime and manga-related topics. In 2010, GMA News and Public Affairs released a report criticizing the Tagalog Wikipedia's lack of science-related articles.

Project name

According to Wikipedians from the Tagalog and English Wikipedias, the Tagalog Wikipedia also represents the Filipino language. According to the Vibal Foundation, a foundation that started WikiPilipinas, the Tagalog Wikipedia is different from WikiFilipino, the wiki that they manage because WikiFilipino uses Filipino language while Tagalog Wikipedia uses Tagalog language. The difference or sameness of Tagalog and Filipino sparked a :tl:Wikipedia:Pagsalin ng mga nilalaman ng Wikipedia na ito sa Filipino|debate among Tagalog Wikipedians about the name of the project. This debate was mentioned in an article by DILA, an organization that defends indigenous languages of the Philippines.