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[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo -v2, b&w.png|frame|current [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) logo]]
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo -v2, b&w.png|frame|current [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) logo]]
The '''[[Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.]]''' ('''WMF'''), founded 20 June [[:Category:FoundedIn2003|2003]], is the [[:Category:Wiki company|wiki company]] and [[:Category:Nonprofit|non-profit]] [[:Category:Charity|charitable]] [[:Category:Organization|organization]][https://Foundation.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use] responsible for a very large number (over 900 in total) of very active [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]], grouped together and known as '[[WMF:Our projects|projects]]'; as well as the [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] software initially developed by themselves, known as [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]].  The Foundations' major [[wiki]] projects include [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] (encyclopedias), [[:Category:Wiktionary|Wiktionary]] (dictionary and thesaurus), [[:Category:Wikiquote|Wikiquote]] (quotations), [[:Category:Wikibooks|Wikibooks]] (open content textbooks), [[:Category:Wikisource|Wikisource]] (free content primary and secondary source texts), [[:Category:Wikinews|Wikinews]] (news source), [[:Category:Wikiversity|Wikiversity]] (open learning community), [[Wikispecies]] (free species directory), and many others as listed below.  Most of these projects have separate wiki versions written in [[:Category:Wiki Multilingual|many]] different [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]].  There is also the [[Wikimedia Commons]] (shared repository for documents, images, videos, and other media and text files), [[Wikimedia Wikidata|Wikidata]] (central space knowledge base for data used on all WMF projects), and the [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] (coordination of issues common to all Wikimedia projects).  The Foundations' global reach is nurtured in its [[Wikimedia Incubator|Incubator]], where all new language versions for all projects are initiated and developed before being rolled outIts most recent major project, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] (a 'travelpedia'), was inducted to WMF in late [[:Category:FoundedIn2012|2012]].
The '''Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.''' ('''WMF'''), founded 20 June [[:Category:FoundedIn2003|2003]], is the [[:Category:Wiki company|wiki company]] and [[:Category:Nonprofit|non-profit]] [[:Category:Charity|charitable]] [[:Category:Organization|organization]][https://Foundation.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use] responsible for a very large number (over 900 in total) of very active [[WhatIsWiki|wiki sites]], grouped together and known as '[[WMF:Our projects|projects]]'; as well as the [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] software initially developed by themselves, known as [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]].  The [[Wikimedia Foundation]]s' major [[wiki]] projects include [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] (encyclopedias), [[:Category:Wiktionary|Wiktionary]] (dictionary and thesaurus), [[:Category:Wikiquote|Wikiquote]] (quotations), [[:Category:Wikibooks|Wikibooks]] (open content textbooks), [[:Category:Wikisource|Wikisource]] (free content primary- and secondary-source texts), [[:Category:Wikinews|Wikinews]] (news source), [[:Category:Wikiversity|Wikiversity]] (open learning community), [[Wikispecies]] (free species directory), and many others as listed below.  Most of these projects have separate wiki site versions written in [[:Category:Wiki Multilingual|many]] different [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]].  There is also the [[Wikimedia Commons]] (shared repository for documents, images, videos, and other media and text files), [[Wikimedia Wikidata|Wikidata]] (central space knowledge base for data used on all WMF projects), and the [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] (coordination of issues common to all Wikimedia projects).  The Wikimedia Foundations' [[:Category:Worldwide|global]] reach is nurtured in its [[Wikimedia Incubator|Incubator]], where all new language versions for all projects are initiated and developed before being launched as a new separate wiki siteThe Foundations' most recent major project, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] (a 'travelpedia'), was inducted to WMF in late [[:Category:FoundedIn2012|2012]].


[[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.]] is a member of the [[:Category:Open source|Open Source Initiative]] (OSI).  Furthermore, the Wikimedia Foundation is a [[:Category:United States|United States]] 501(c)(3) [[:Category:Nonprofit|non-profit]] [[:Category:Organization|organization]], granted April [[:Category:FoundedIn2005|2005]], headquartered in ??????????.
[[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.]] is a member of the [[:Category:Open source|Open Source Initiative]] (OSI).  Furthermore, the Wikimedia Foundation is a [[:Category:United States|United States]] 501(c)(3) [[:Category:Nonprofit|non-profit]] [[:Category:Organization|organization]], granted April [[:Category:FoundedIn2005|2005]], headquartered in ??????????.
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*Bell, Dan (editor) (August 2009); ''[[The Wiki Handbook: THE How To on Wiki, Complete Expert's hints and tips guide by the leading experts, everything you need to know about Wiki]]'';  [http://www.GoodReads.com/book/show/7164835-the-wiki-handbook-the-how-to-on-wiki-complete-expert-s-hints-and-tips]; Emereo Publishing; ISBN 1742441661; paperback; 140 pages.
*Bell, Dan (editor) (August 2009); ''[[The Wiki Handbook: THE How To on Wiki, Complete Expert's hints and tips guide by the leading experts, everything you need to know about Wiki]]'';  [http://www.GoodReads.com/book/show/7164835-the-wiki-handbook-the-how-to-on-wiki-complete-expert-s-hints-and-tips]; Emereo Publishing; ISBN 1742441661; paperback; 140 pages.
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