Armenians’ activeness in Wikipedia under BBC's spotlight

The national campaign encouraging Armenian netizens to contribute more Armenian language items to Wikipedia has appeared in the headlines of BBC News.

In an article entitled Armenia: Citizens urged to write Wikipedia entry each, the authors describe the initiative as a patriotic duty urging Armenians to enrich the free encyclopedia’s content in their native tongue.

Citing a report by Armenia TV, the article says that Armenia could even be competing with its regional neighbors, Georgia and Azerbaijan, in the Wikipedia stakes.

“Reporting the number of Wikipedia articles has been on the agenda of Armenian TV and news agencies since the campaign began in March, and it's been noted there are around 102,000 Wikipedia pages in Azerbaijan and almost 84,000 in Georgia.

“What started as a YouTube clip has a new lease of life running on satellite TV to Armenians across the world. The Armenian diaspora - thought to number some eight million people - far outnumbers the country's resident population of about 3 million.

“High profile artists, musicians and politicians are getting in on the act too. Education minister Armen Ashotyan says in the clip: "One Armenian, one article - I will definitely do that and believe you will too."

The full article is available on the BBC website.