Dedicated volunteer exposes “single largest self-promotion operation in Wikipedia’s history”

Quick—what are the top entries in the category “Wikipedia articles written in the greatest number of languages“?

The answer is countries.

Turkey tops the list with Wikipedia entries in 332 different languages, while the US is second with 327 and Japan is third with 324. Other common words make their appearance as one looks down the list. “Dog” (275 languages) tops “cat” (273). Jesus (274) beats “Adolf Hitler” (242). And all of them beat “sex” (122), which is also bested by “fever,” “Chiang Kai-Shek,” and the number “13.”

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Source: Ars Technica.