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‘Wikipedia literature’, or ‘Wikipedia bungaku’ in Japanese, is a slang term for Japanese Wikipedia articles that are interesting to read or that have some literary quality. This presentation aims to point out how Wikipedia articles gain popularity among readers and how differently Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians evaluate Wikipedia articles by discussing the reception of ‘Wikipedia literature’ in and out of the Japanese Wikimedia community. In Japanese Wikipedia, there are several famous articles referred to as ‘Wikipedia literature’, and there is also an article titled ‘Wikipedia bungaku’ in Japanese Wikipedia. Although the articles referred to as ‘Wikipedia literature’ are well received by non-Wikipedians, there have been debates about this term among Wikipedians. These articles share several common characteristics. Sensational articles tend to be hailed as ‘Wikipedia literature’. While these articles are regarded as ‘interesting to read’, the quality of each article drastically varies from the viewpoint of Wikipedians.
