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;Introduction | ;Introduction | ||
"the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" | |||
2nd expansion paragraph covering [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:NPOV|Wikipedia:NPOV]], etc. | 2nd expansion paragraph covering [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:NPOV|Wikipedia:NPOV]], etc. | ||
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;Dispute resolution | ;Dispute resolution | ||
*[[Wikipedia:WP:RFC]] | *[[Wikipedia:WP:RFC]] (Requests for Comments) | ||
*[[Wikipedia:WP:RFM]] | *[[Wikipedia:WP:RFM]] (Requests for Mediation) | ||
*[[Wikipedia:WP:RFAR]] | *[[Wikipedia:WP:RFAR]] (Requests for Arbitration) | ||
;Community | ;Community | ||
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;Controveries | ;Controveries | ||
*Seigenthaler | *[[Wikipedia:John Seigenthaler Sr. Wikipedia biography controversy]] | ||
*editing of Wikipedia articles by congressional staffers and campaign aides | |||
;Related Wikis | ;Related Wikis | ||
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;Blogs and discussion groups | ;Blogs and discussion groups | ||
* | *www.wikipedia-watch.org | ||
*[http://wikipediareview.proboards78.com The Wikipedia Review] | *[http://wikipediareview.proboards78.com The Wikipedia Review] | ||
;Additional data | ;Additional data | ||
*Sponsoring organization: [[Wikimedia Foundation]] http://wikimediafoundation.org | *Sponsoring organization: [[Wikimedia Foundation]] [http://wikimediafoundation.org] ([[June 20]], [[2003]]) | ||
*Copyright policy: [[GFDL]] | *Copyright policy: [[GFDL]] ([[GNU Free Document Licence]]} | ||
*Contact info: | *Contact info: [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Contact_us Wikimedia Foundation:Contact us] | ||
*Date founded: | *Date founded: [[15 January]] [[2001]] (see [[Wikipedia:History of Wikipedia|History of Wikipedia]] | ||
;Reviews of this wiki | ;Reviews of this wiki | ||
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;Mirror websites | ;Mirror websites | ||
The Wikipedia has numerous mirror websites. Some of them have cooperative agreements with the Wikipedia, while others have only posted an old download of the database that is never updated | The Wikipedia has numerous [[Wikipedia:Mirror (computing)|mirror]] websites. Some of them have cooperative agreements with the Wikipedia, while others have only posted an old download of the database that is never updated and they have removed all reference to the Wikipedia and the GFDL licence. Many other mirrors are somewhere between those extremes. Here are two of the better-known Wikipedia mirrors: | ||
*[http://answers.com Answers.com] | *[http://answers.com Answers.com] | ||
*[http://reference.com Reference.com] | *[http://reference.com Reference.com] | ||
See also: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks]]: a description and links to alphabetic lists of Wikipedia mirrors | |||
;Forks of the Wikipedia | ;Forks of the Wikipedia | ||
There are several [[wikipedia:Fork (software development)|forks]] of the Wikipedia, with most of them started by individuals who have had disagreements over Wikipedia policy or editorial content as an editor on the Wikipedia. | |||
*[[WikInfo]] http://wikinfo.org | *[[WikInfo]] http://wikinfo.org | ||
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*[http://uncyclopedia.org Uncyclopedia] [[Uncyclopedia]] | *[http://uncyclopedia.org Uncyclopedia] [[Uncyclopedia]] | ||
;Other | ;Other websites | ||
*[http://www.wikiwax.com/ WikiWas LookAhead™ Search engine for the Wikipedia] | *[http://www.wikiwax.com/ WikiWas LookAhead™ Search engine for the Wikipedia] | ||
*http://a9.com: search engine supports Wikipedia searches | *http://a9.com: search engine supports Wikipedia searches | ||