Senior Czechs refine Wikipedia as retirement hobby

An elderly student (right) receives training on info boxes from chemical university student Jan Mysak, who leads a workshop at a centre for seniors, in Prague on Feb 15, 2024. — AFP

PRAGUE: A frail 80-year-old retiree does not fit everyone’s idea of a tech-savvy Wikipedia writer, but Jirina Kadnerova is a devoted contributor to the online encyclopaedia.

On a sunny Sunday morning, Kadnerova, a former librarian and bibliographer, snaps away with her cellphone in the village of Sobehrdy south of Prague.