Why actually spend all this effort on localized Wikipedia articles? Like someone commented, many people read the English Wikipedia because it contains more info. At least I do, I know most peers do, and a Swedish commenter (fiskpinne) just mentioned it. Sure, local articles are good to have for many basic subjects, but when you really want to get into something you probably know English.
People shouldn't want to read articles like the one about cryptography (just picking something technical at random) in a non-English language beyond what the word means and a general overview. There are so many English resources and so many people able to read English if you'd contribute resources, learning it should be encouraged rather than translating everything just because we can.
People shouldn't want to read articles like the one about cryptography (just picking something technical at random) in a non-English language beyond what the word means and a general overview. There are so many English resources and so many people able to read English if you'd contribute resources, learning it should be encouraged rather than translating everything just because we can.