Thai Wikipedia

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The Thai Wikipedia (Thai: วิกิพีเดียภาษาไทย; RTGS: Wikiphidia Phasa Thai) is the Thai language edition of Wikipedia. It was started on 25 December 2003. As of April 2026, it has 182,064 articles and 544,354 registered users.[1] As of March 2022, Wikipedia (all languages combined) was ranked 14th in Alexa's Top Sites Thailand.[2]

As of January 2021, the Thai Wikipedia is the most visited Wikipedia in both Thailand and Laos.[3] In Laos the position of the most popular language version of Wikipedia alternates between English and Thai.

On 31 January 2006, the Thai Wikipedia was first recognized along with English Wikipedia in the Thai press. In 2007, a thesis, Thai Wikipedia and Communicating Knowledge to the Public, was published by a graduate student from the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University.

The Thai Wikipedia was mentioned during a public forum during the 2005-2006 Thai political crisis when a speaker suggested that Thai people should read Wikipedia's article on Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister.[4]

The Thai Wikipedia is the second online encyclopedia in the Thai language after the Thai Junior Encyclopedia Project, which was developed under the patronage of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

News

Activities

On January 7, 2011, it was reported that Juti Krairiksh, the Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), instructed CAT Telecom to allocate 10.7 million THB to hire a translation service for 3 million English Wikipedia articles into Thai. This project utilized Statistical Machine Translation technology, with the translated content hosted on www.asiaonline.com.[5] However, by 2012, the website www.asiaonline.com had ceased operations for unknown reasons, and the exact date it stopped providing services remains unclear.[6]

On October 11, 2012, dtac launched the Wikipedia Zero service, allowing access to Wikipedia without data charges. The service was first introduced at the Professional Development for Teachers exhibition (Educa 2012).[7]

On April 27, 2014, dtac launched the "Expanding Knowledge for Thai Society with Wikipedia" campaign, encouraging its employees to translate English Wikipedia articles into Thai. The project aimed to create 5,000 Thai articles with over 10,000 combined volunteer hours. Taweetham Limpanuparb, a coordinator for Wikipedia volunteers in Thailand, noted that the Thai Wikipedia had significantly fewer articles compared to other languages, and many existing entries were brief or incomplete. He also highlighted the low number of volunteers relative to the internet-using population, stating that an increase in contributors would help bring the quality of Thai Wikipedia content to the level of developed nations.[8]

On the afternoon of September 19, 2014, reports emerged that users attempting to access the Thai Wikipedia URL were met with a message from the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology stating that the site contained "inappropriate content." Internet service providers unable to reach the site included 3BB and True, though access remained possible via HTTPS and mobile versions.[9][10]

In 2019, the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) organized a competition titled "Question Answering Program from Thai Wikipedia."[11]

Content

In 2009, the Manager Daily newspaper reported that the article on Thailand incorrectly listed the system of government as a Constitutional monarchy.[12]

In December 2013, media outlets reported that the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) article had been vandalized. The edits falsely claimed that Tarit Pengdith had passed away and altered his name to "Tarit-seeduang" (a pun on hemorrhoids), while listing "blowing a whistle" as his accomplishment. Tarit stated he would not pursue legal action regarding the incident.[13]

In August 2014, news reports stated that General Prayut Chan-o-cha had been identified as the Prime Minister on his Wikipedia page before the National Legislative Assembly had officially voted to select him.[14]

In 2020, inquiries were made regarding an IP address that edited the Kaewsan Atibodhi article, with demands for accountability from the responsible party.[15] Phaisan Phuechmongkhon posted that ill-intentioned individuals had edited the Triam Udom Suksa School article to incorrectly list Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram as the founder while removing the name of Mom Luang Pin Malakul.[16]

In 2021, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) investigated and arrested an individual who had edited the article for Yong Poovorawan. The edit falsely added that he was a "salesperson for Sinovac for General Prayut Chan-o-cha's government," following reports that the publication of this false information had caused damage.[17][18]

Timeline

Thai Wikipedia
Articles 182064
Files 8687
Edits 12954547
Users 544354
Active users 2788
Admins 18
Thai Wikipedia statistics as of 4 October 2007. It shows about 28,000 articles (shown in dots) and 32,000 users (orange bars).

References

  1. ^ "List of Wikipedias". Meta-Wiki. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ Top sites Thailand Archived 1 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine from Alexa
  3. ^ Wikimedia Stats
  4. ^ audio file Archived 9 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine on 26 July 2006
  5. ^ "ไอซีทีรับลูกบรอดแบนด์นายกฯ ลั่น 8ม.ค.เว็บไทยติดเบอร์2โลก". Thairath. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  6. ^ "พบเว็บแปล "วิกิพีเดีย" เป็นภาษาไทยโดยงบรัฐบาล ปิดตัวแล้ว". prachatai.com (in Thai). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  7. ^ "ดีแทคผุด 'วิกิพีเดียซีโร่' สืบค้นข้อมูลผ่านมือถือ หนุน นร.-ครูใช้". Thairath. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. ^ "อาสาสมัครต่อยอดคลังความรู้ เพิ่มบทความภาษาไทยบนวิกิพีเดีย". Thairath. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  9. ^ ICT บล็อกเว็บสารานุกรมเสรี 'วิกิพีเดียภาษาไทย' ระบุ “เนื้อหาไม่เหมาะสม"
  10. ^ ชาวเน็ตงง เปิดเว็บวิกิพีเดียไทย เจอโดนบล็อก
  11. ^ NSC 21 ข้อมูลรายละเอียดการแข่งขัน
  12. ^ "มือบอน! เปลี่ยนข้อมูล "ประเทศไทย" ในวิกิพีเดีย ทะลึ่งระบุปกครองด้วย "ระบอบราชาธิปไตย"". Manager Online. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  13. ^ "มือดีแก้เนื้อหา'ดีเอสไอ'ในวิกิพีเดีย อ้าง'ธาริต'ตายแล้ว". Thairath. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Thai Wikipedia jumps gun to name Prayuth 29th PM of Thailand". The Nation. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  15. ^ "ใครคือ ผู้ใช้นิรนาม 14.14.4.230 เพิ่มเติมประวัติ 'แก้วสรร' ทำแผน19 ก.ย.63 ในวิกิพีเดีย". Isranews Agency (in Thai). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  16. ^ "ซัดอุบาทว์! ไพศาลแฉไอ้โม่งกุข้อมูล"ไอดอลแก๊งล้มเจ้า"ตั้งโรงเรียนเตรียมอุดม". Siam Rath (in Thai). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  17. ^ "เตรียมดำเนินคดี 50 ราย เฟกนิวส์วัคซีนโควิด ปลอมแปลงข้อมูลวิกิพีเดีย". Manager Online. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  18. ^ "รวบหนุ่มวิศวะป้ายแดง ม.ดัง แก้ไขโปรไฟล์ "หมอยง" ในวิกิพีเดีย ใส่ร้ายเป็นเซลล์ขายวัคซีนชิโนแวคให้รัฐบาล". Manager Online. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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