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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 site.  The Foundations' 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 site.  The 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 at 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, [[:Category:San Francisco|San Francisco County]], [[:Category:California|State of California]] 94104, United States of America.[https://WikimediaFoundation.org/about/contact/]


;<center><big><big>All [[Wikimedia Foundation]] projects, wikis, and portals </big><sup>([[Template:Wikimedia Foundation|view]] / [[edit:Template:Wikimedia Foundation|edit]])&nbsp;• ([[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|category]])</sup><br>
;<center><big><big>All [[Wikimedia Foundation]] projects, wikis, portals, and websites </big><sup>([[Template:Wikimedia Foundation|view]] / [[edit:Template:Wikimedia Foundation|edit]])&nbsp;• ([[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|category]])</sup><br>
[[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]&nbsp;•
[[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]&nbsp;•
[[:Category:Wiktionary|Wiktionary]]&nbsp;•
[[:Category:Wiktionary|Wiktionary]]&nbsp;•
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[[Wikimedia Wikitech|Wikitech]]&nbsp;•
[[Wikimedia Wikitech|Wikitech]]&nbsp;•
[[:Category:Wikimedia chapters|Chapters]]&nbsp;•
[[:Category:Wikimedia chapters|Chapters]]&nbsp;•
[[Wikimedia thematic organizations|Thematic organizations]]&nbsp;•<!--https://Meta.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_thematic_organizations-->
[[Wikimedia user groups|User groups]]&nbsp;•<!--https://Meta.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups-->
[[:Category:Wikimania|Wikimania]]&nbsp;•
[[:Category:Wikimania|Wikimania]]&nbsp;•
[[Wikimedia Outreach|Outreach]]&nbsp;•
[[Wikimedia Outreach|Outreach]]&nbsp;•
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[[Wikimedia Shop|Shop]]&nbsp;•
[[Wikimedia Shop|Shop]]&nbsp;•
[[Wikimedia Donate|Donate]]&nbsp;•
[[Wikimedia Donate|Donate]]&nbsp;•
[[Wikimedia Login Wiki|Login]]</big>
[[Wikimedia Login Wiki|Login]]&nbsp;•
[[Wikimedia Diff|Diff]]<!--https://Diff.Wikimedia.org--></big>
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo 2004.png|frame|original [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) logo from 2003]]
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo 2004.png|frame|original [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) logo from 2003]]
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo.png|frame|subsequent [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) logo]]
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo.png|frame|subsequent [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) logo]]
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*[https://www.Alexa.com/siteinfo/wikimedia.org Wikimedia.org site info] — from Alexa.com
*[https://www.Alexa.com/siteinfo/wikimedia.org Wikimedia.org site info] — from Alexa.com
*[[Wikipediocracy]] — an extensive highly detailed [https://Wikipediocracy.com WordPress blog] and [https://Wikipediocracy.com/forum/ internet forum] exposing the light of scrutiny into the dark crevices of [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] and its related [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia projects]]
*[[Wikipediocracy]] — an extensive highly detailed [https://Wikipediocracy.com WordPress blog] and [https://Wikipediocracy.com/forum/ internet forum] exposing the light of scrutiny into the dark crevices of [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] and its related [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia projects]]
*[https://Twitter.com/wikimedia Twitter feed]
*[https://www.Facebook.com/wikimediafoundation/ Facebook page]
*[https://www.Instagram.com/wikimediafoundation/ Instagram galleries]
*[https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/wikimedia-foundation LinkedIn profile]
;''Further reading
;''Further reading
*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.