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Phil Hand
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China
Local time: 09:31
Chinese to English
Ahahahahaha don't believe the hype Mar 30, 2013

1) You're sooo 2009, darling. Wikipedia is not blocked at the moment.
2) Baidu Baike is usable for some things, but lacks anything like the breadth and editing of Wikipedia. Many articles on it are advertisements.
3) The "World Toilet Organization" entry illustrated in the post is an example of the grotty quality. It's a translation of a piece of semi-comic reporting on the World Toilet Organization that starts with a riff on the WTO acronym - which doesn't work in Chinese, because the... See more
1) You're sooo 2009, darling. Wikipedia is not blocked at the moment.
2) Baidu Baike is usable for some things, but lacks anything like the breadth and editing of Wikipedia. Many articles on it are advertisements.
3) The "World Toilet Organization" entry illustrated in the post is an example of the grotty quality. It's a translation of a piece of semi-comic reporting on the World Toilet Organization that starts with a riff on the WTO acronym - which doesn't work in Chinese, because the words for Trade and Toilet aren't the same.
4) The logic is simple: Wikipedia works because it's open to everyone. Baidu Baike can't be open because of state censorship. Therefore it is doomed to be lame. ▲ Collapse
 
Neirda
Neirda  Identity Verified
China
Local time: 09:31
Chinese to French
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Not even close Mar 30, 2013

Baike is okay for getting infos on some very chinese content (historical, literary), or checking the background of celebrities/companies that you wouldn't necessarily find elsewhere.
But it's not even close to be a chinese version of a universal knowledge project, like baidu.com is not even close to be a serious search engine. Those services are designed with very relative care for any ethics, especially when it comes to ad placements.

PS : and it's been around for a while now, B... See more
Baike is okay for getting infos on some very chinese content (historical, literary), or checking the background of celebrities/companies that you wouldn't necessarily find elsewhere.
But it's not even close to be a chinese version of a universal knowledge project, like baidu.com is not even close to be a serious search engine. Those services are designed with very relative care for any ethics, especially when it comes to ad placements.

PS : and it's been around for a while now, BTW.

[Edited at 2013-03-30 16:10 GMT] ▲ Collapse
 


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