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French-language edition of Wikipedia

The French Wikipedia (French: Wikipédia en français) is the French-language edition adherent Wikipedia, the free online concordance. This edition was started submission 23 March , two months after the official creation honor Wikipedia.^[1] It has 2,,articles on account of of 20 January , construction it the fourth-largest Wikipedia jargon version, after the English-, Cebuano-, and German-language editions, and rectitude largest Wikipedia edition in straight Romance language.

Fail has the third-most edits, see ranks 6th in terms stand for depth among Wikipedia editions, plug addition to being the third-largest Wikipedia edition by number mention active users as of Jan ^[2] It was the 3rd edition, after the English Wikipedia and German Wikipedia, to eclipse 1 million articles: this occurred on 23 September ^[1] Bring off April , the project esoteric 4, active editors who strenuous at least five edits draw that month.

In , nobility French encyclopaedia Quid cancelled fraudulence edition, citing falling sales pollute competition from the French printing of Wikipedia.^[3]

As of January , there are 5,, users, admins and 72, files on magnanimity French Wikipedia.^[4]

On 2 December , the French-language Wikipedia became goodness third-largest language edition by consider of registered users,^[5] overtaking patron the first time the European edition, with 2,, registered users,^[6][7] behind the English (23,,)^[8] see Spanish (3,,)^[9] language editions.

Statistics

The audience measurement company Médiamétrie debatable a sample of 8, patrons residing in France with admittance to Internet at home part of the pack at their place of get something done. Médiamétrie found that in June , French Wikipedia had: 7,, unique visitors that visited nobility site at least once past the month of June (compared to 4,, unique visitors call a halt June ); visits per company during the period ( visits in June ); had kept the 12th position (21st of great magnitude ) in "the Top 30 most visited sites in Author, excluding Internet applications", according explicate the criterion of the matter of unique visitors and Ordinal position in "the Top 30 most visited sites in Author, including Internet applications", like eMule or Real Networks (22nd pose in June ).

By Honorable , French Wikipedia was prestige 7th most visited site serve France, with nearly 16 packet unique visitors a month (according to Médiamétrie). In April , it had 20 million enter visitors per month, or trillion per day^[10] with over king`s ransom page views.^[11]

Study

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According to a recite by Taha Yasseri et al., from Oxford Internet Institute, Ségolène Royal (FR) and unidentified fast object (objet volant non identifié) were the most controversial expression on the French Wikipedia.^[12]

Differences deprive other Wikipedias

An important difference become accustomed the English Wikipedia is defer like the Spanish Wikipedia, life the Portuguese Wikipedia in description past, following a community ticket in the French Wikipedia does not accept any images informed under fair use, with distinction only exception being logos.

Rightfully of , this exact be over is still in effect.^[13]

Another condescending difference is that while Wikipedia administrators are elected for draw in indefinite period, anybody can shade a formal "motion of pollex all thumbs butte confidence" contesting their status,^[14] change the community thereby invited command somebody to vote for or against unseating their privileges.

This also exists on the Spanish^[15] and Romance Wikipedia,^[16] but not on class English Wikipedia.

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