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Unicoding the Esperanto Wikipedia (Part 3 of 4) Posted by Chuck Smith on Jan 10, 2011
In the first part of this series, I told how I found the Esperanto Wikipedia and then in the second part of how I founded it. Now you’ll learn of how technical issues were dealt with and their influence on the entire multilingual Wikipedia project! So, this leaves one more problem… the site doesn’t support…
Founding the Esperanto Wikipedia (Part 2 of 4) Posted by Chuck Smith on Jan 5, 2011
Welcome to Part Two of my series on the early history of the Esperanto Wikipedia. On my last blog post on Finding the Esperanto Wikipedia, I explained what lead me to discover the existence of the then-empty Esperanto version of Wikipedia. Today I’ll explain the role of La Enciklopedio Kalblanda in quickly giving the Esperanto…
Junulara Esperantista Semajno: a language geek’s impressions Posted by Chuck Smith on Jan 3, 2011
After reading Pete Lypkie’s riveting account of our trip to the Youth Esperanto Week (JES: Junulara Esperantista Semajno), I decided to invite him to provide us a summary of the conference. For details about the history of JES, see my blog post entitled Celebrate the New Year in Esperanto. Needless to say, we’re now exhausted…
Getting to JES: Youth Esperanto Week Posted by Chuck Smith on Dec 29, 2010
Greetings from snowy Burg in Spreewald! So, why would I be writing you from a youth hostel in the middle of the Spreewald (Spree forest)? Because I’m currently attending one of the largest Esperanto youth meetings in the world, JES (Junulara E-Semajno, Youth Esperanto Week). If you want to learn about the history of JES…
Finding the Esperanto Wikipedia (Part 1 of 4) Posted by Chuck Smith on Dec 21, 2010
Dank’ al Bernardo pro lia traduko en Esperanto! Welcome to Part One of my series on the early history of the Esperanto Wikipedia! Today, in the Esperanto community, I am most well-known as the Founder of the Esperanto Wikipedia. But, how did this come to be? Well, one day I was speaking with a dear…
Happy Zamenhof Day! Posted by Chuck Smith on Dec 15, 2010
Some may argue that Esperanto doesn’t have a culture, because there aren’t paintings, sculptures, holidays, etc. But wait, there is a holiday! Well, December 15 is celebrated the world over as Zamenhof Day, because that is the birthday of the initiator of Esperanto: L. L. Zamenhof. Some people have wanted to change the name to…
Interview about Utopia in Four Movements Posted by Chuck Smith on Dec 6, 2010
Last week when I was in Amsterdam, I had a very unique opportunity to see a live documentary. Now, you may be wondering, how does that relate to Esperanto? Well, the documentary is called Utopia in Four Movements and one of those movements is Esperanto! Sam Green explains his idea[l]s behind the movie and future…