【新唐人2013年11月09日訊】中文《維基百科》網站的編輯來自中、港、臺三地及海外華人，《維基百科》的詞條，編輯們都可以進行修改，如果意見分歧，編輯們會通過討論然後確定。因此，《維基百科》成為中、港、臺華人，不同的意識形態和思想觀念交鋒的一個平臺。而中國人對於「六四事件」和「中華民國」等概念，也因此有了超越大陸教科書和官方媒體之外的認識。
《紐約時報》10月30號報導說，《維基百科》的編輯都是志願者，在中國政治、歷史和傳統文化方面，編輯們提出了彼此對立的觀點，也就是不同版本的中國，這使得一些條目成了一觸即發的導火索，導致一些存在爭議的條目被限制編輯。
例如，自從網站創辦以來，有關1989年北京天安門廣場上，軍事鎮壓民眾的條目，就經歷了多次「編輯大戰」。編輯們爭論的內容包括是否「屠殺」，中共軍隊是否「通過武力」鎮壓，以及北京當局是否「隱瞞了真相」。
台灣維基媒體基金會主席簡翔泰：「一開始是有人覺得，真的有這個事情嗎？因為當初中國官方（中共）是不承認有這個事情的。有的人會提供國際報導之類的，也有些照片出來、有些報導出來之後，大家才慢慢的……因為維基百科的社群方針是，如果你有可靠的新聞來源的話，文章的內容就可以編輯上去。」
台灣維基媒體基金會主席簡翔泰說，《維基百科》強調引用具有公信力的信息來源。由於大家都看到了美國有線電視新聞網（Cable News Network, CNN），或其他有公信力的媒體做的報導，大家就覺得應該把「天安門事件」寫進《維基百科》，不管他們覺不覺得這個事情是真的。
香港維基媒體協會代表陳子恩說，如果遇到各方意見分歧巨大，詞條被反覆修改，管理員可以暫時關閉詞條的編輯，要求各方進行討論。
陳子恩：「例如釣魚島的條目，你可以看到，一邊是條目，一邊是討論。假如真的沒辦法，真的討論不了，而且有很多人在編輯，就做成一個editing word，那時候就會由管理員去封鎖條目，到community（社群）確定真的解決了以後才可以解封。」
台灣延續中華民國的稱號，而來自中國大陸的編輯覺得，「中華民國」是1949年以後就不再存在的名詞。
簡翔泰：「我們跟他們講我們這邊的狀況，他們理解說，其實我們這邊有獨立的政府，獨立的領導人，有實際的治理權。他們就會認知到，（台灣）這邊原來有一個不一樣的政治環境。」
最終大家會尊重現狀，各方並存，把不同報章雜誌報導過的觀點都加進去。簡翔泰表示，《維基百科》這個平臺令他開闊了視野。
簡翔泰：「其實大家都有自己的想法和看法，雖然是衝突沒有錯，但是提出來之後反而能夠讓大家都了解，他的想法如何。為甚麼他會這樣想。我覺得是促進大家對彼此之間的了解。」
維基媒體國際大會第九屆會議，8月9號在香港召開，《維基百科》創辦人衛詹美（Jimmy Wales）在接受港媒訪問時強調，中共當局將無法繼續對網民進行訊息封鎖，因「互聯網會戰勝審查」。
大陸網友可以看到《維基百科》的普通詞條，但是不能看到所謂的「敏感詞條」，比如「六四」、「中華民國」、「台灣獨立」等。簡翔泰表示，大陸網友可以使用翻牆軟件查閱。
同時也有大陸網友加入《維基百科》，成為管理員。比如，來自北京，出席香港國際大會的一名「維基人」Filip表示，中共封鎖網頁情況嚴重，如無法在《維基百科》搜尋達賴喇嘛﹔而來自河北的Leo批評中國「山寨百科網站」為所欲為，在《維基》發佈的訊息，迅速會被山寨版抄襲。
衛詹美對香港媒體表示，《百度百科》抄襲《維基》的內容違反人權。他認為，《維基》和《百度百科》不同，因為《維基百科》「直接就道出事實的真相」。
採訪編輯/秦雪 後製/王明宇
Wikipedia Becomes the Platform in Hong Kong, Taiwan and China
Chinese “Wikipedia" site editors came from China, Hongkong,
Taiwan and overseas.
“Wikipedia" entries can be modified by
editors through discussion.
Therefore, the “Wikipedia" has become a different ideological
platform for Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Chinese.
For the concepts of the “June 4th Incident" and “Republic of
China", the Chinese people have more of an understanding
beyond the textbooks and official mainland media.
On 30th October, the New York Times reported that ‘Wikipedia’
editors are volunteers.
Regarding Chinese politics, history and traditional cultural
aspects, editors raised opposing views which offers different
information about China.
It triggers controversial lists which restrict on editing.
For example, the entry of “1989 Beijing Tiananmen Square
Military repression” has experienced a number of editing wars
since the website launched.
The topics, editors debated include whether massacre, whether
the Chinese military repressed by force, as well as whether
the Beijing authorities concealed the truth.
Taiwan Wikimedia Foundation Chairman Jian Xiangtai: at the
beginning, since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials
did not recognize it, some people doubted about it.
Then people slowly accepted it with
international news and pictures.
The policy of the Wikipedia community is that if you have
reliable news, your article can be edited and posted.
Chairman of the Taiwan Wikimedia Foundation, Jian Xiangtai
emphasized that Wikipedia cites credible information sources.
Everybody felt that we should post the Tiananmen incident into
Wikipedia after seeing it from CNN (Cable News Network)
no matter if it was true or not.
Hong Kong Wikimedia institute representative Chen Zien said
that the administrator can temporarily turn off the entry
editing to discuss it, if there is a huge disagreement
between the parties.
Hong Kong Wikimedia institute representative Chen Zien:
For the entry of the Diaoyu Island, you can see that one side
is the entry side and the other is discussion.
The administrator can block the entry using an editing word
until it is solved in the community if there is no way to
discuss it, but many people are editing it.
The editor from mainland thought the word of “Republic of
China” no longer exists after 1949 even though Taiwan
continues using “ROC" in the title.
Jane Xiangtai: when we told them our situation, they can
realize that Taiwan has a different political environment with
an independent government, leaders and sovereignty.
Eventually everyone will respect the status quo combining
the points from newspapers and magazines into the entry.
Jane Xiangtai said the platform of Wikipedia makes him
broaden his horizons.
Jane Xiangtai: in fact everyone has their own ideas and views
although conflict exist.
It will promote an understanding between each other if you
raise your ideas and reasoning.
The ninth session of International Wikimedia Conference was
held on 9th August in Hong Kong.
The founder Jimmy Wales stressed in the Hong Kong media
interview that the Chinese authorities will not be able to
continue to block information through the internet because the
Internet will overcome the review.
Mainland netizens can read the ordinary entries and
non-sensitive entries such as “June 4th", “ROC",
“Taiwan independence" etc in wikimedia.
Jane Xiangtai said that the mainland users can use software
to bypass over the firewall shield.
There is a mainland administrator in the Wikipedia team.
For example, Filip who was from Beijing to attend the Hong
Kong International Wikipedians Conference said the CCP blocked
the web site seriously and you couldn’t search for Dalai Lama
on Wikipedia in China.
Leo who is from Hebei criticized that the cottage Encyclopedia
Website can do whatever they want and even copy the
information published on Wikipedia.
Jimmy Wales said to Hong Kong media it is a human rights
violation that Baidu Encyclopedia copies
the content from Wikipedia.
There are differences between the Baidu Encyclopedia and
Wikipedia because Wikipedia tells the truth directly.