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I requested the creation of the Tagalog Wikipedia in late 2003 and I am its first bureaucrat. I have since delegated my responsibilities there to other competent Wikipedians (though I still retain my bureaucrat bit) since I prefer to concentrate on the English Wikipedia.
Wikimedia Philippines
I am a founding member and a member of the Board of Trustees of meta:Wikimedia Philippines, a local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. I am also the chapter's current Chairman of the Board of Trustees (for the 2014–2015 term). I previously held the Secretary position for the 2011–2012 term, the President/Chairman position for the 2012–2013 term, and the President position for the 2013–2014 term.
WikiPhilosophy
As a former Wikipedian said on his profile page, we all have our own Wikipedia philosophy. Here are some of mine.
Depth rather than breadth. This is why I will strongly oppose any systemic plan to have each and every barangay in the Philippines have their own articles. It's extremely unproductive to create and maintain articles for barangays "Talaba I, Bacoor, Cavite", "Talaba II, Bacoor, Cavite" all the way to "Talaba VII, Bacoor, Cavite." I'd much rather have a well-written in-depth article on Bacoor, Cavite.
The English Wikipedia is canonical. At least with respect to the other Philippine-language editions Wikipedia. I prefer that the articles in the Tagalog, Cebuano, Kapampangan and other Philippine Wikipedias be simply translated version of their English counterparts. After all, the aim of having versions of Wikipedia in various languages is so that people who understand the language can get access to this free information. It therefore won't help to have differing information in different languages. This is the reason why I will remain primarily active in the English edition, instead of in the Tagalog Wikipedia.
I award the Philippine Barnstar to Seav for a long legacy of quality edits to Philippine-related articles and for creating my province Laguna. Einahr (talk) 07:21, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
