Welcome

Da Wikitalia.

Welcome to the main page of the Wikitalia project!

Italy is no different from any other country: you don't really understand it unless you are a local.

And even when you are a local, you might know a lot about your area, but not necessarily so about others.

We came to the conclusion that the many, many "things worth knowing" represent a useful body of knowledge that somehow ought to be preserved in a Commons -- hence this Wiki project.

The material is immense, but by definition a little less than the material tackled by Jimbo Wales when he first started Wikipedia; plus italians love to talk, so the challenge here is whether we can assemble a large enough community, a challenge we share with any other wiki.

The wiki will primarily be in italian - can't really expect to understand Italy if you don't speak the language, but as a nice gesture we will provide some english translations - à la wiki, that is...

So, back to benvenuto page !