dimecres, 22 de desembre del 2010

300,000 items for the Catalan Wikipedia

The Catalan edition of Wikipedia arrived on Wednesday to 300,000 items. The growth of the Catalan Wikipedia continues steadily. O March 2010 passed 250,000 articles, in September 2009 exceeded 200,000 articles, and in January 2010 reached the number one position worldwide in quality. Amid all this the British Museum was awarded two prizes for a couple of articles.


It is just in the 13th position in world ranking for this category. This summer, for instance, topped the Norwegian edition.. This sort of ranking for more than 270 editions of Wikipedia as its extension and the achievement of the 1000 articles considered most important by users of an encyclopedia. You can view the full details of the Catalan version of Wikipedia in the Statistics section.

dijous, 2 de desembre del 2010

Pujol (autonomist leader): "Bridges are broken between Madrid and Catalonia"

Jordi Pujol was the president of the autonomous government of Catalonia 23 years. He represented (represents) the Catalonians who want an entente with Spain but maintaining their Catalonian identity. His coalition CiU has always defended self-government in spite of independence. But things have changed…
You can read (in French) his new opinions in this "Le Figaro" interview. For instance:
"Bridges are broken between Madrid and Catalonia"
"There is now a climate of anti Catalan hostility in Madrid"
"Spain has done so in most regions, but Catalonia has resisted."
"Specifically, 8.5% of GDP in Catalonia disappears in favor of other Spanish regions. This situation is not tolerable."
"We can agree, but on one condition: the attacks against Catalonia must stop."
Pujol is a dreamer: the attacks will no stop.