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[[File:Wikipedia.png| | [[File:Wikipedia.png|thumb|left|110px|An earlier version of the generic [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] 'globe']] | ||
'''[[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]''' – ''The Free Encyclopedia'' — is "the free wiki [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]] that [[:Category:OpenEdit|anyone can edit]]". | '''[[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]''' – ''The Free Encyclopedia'' — is "the free wiki [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]] that [[:Category:OpenEdit|anyone can edit]]". | ||
The brainchild of [[Jimmy Wales]], among others, and the original project of the subsequent [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF), Wikipedia's stated objective is to have an officially '[[wp:Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]' ([[:Category:NPOV|NPOV]]); but is often [[wp:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|accused]] by people on one side of an issue of being biased toward the other side. This is true across the political spectrum, as well as for many other issues. Wikipedia is the biggest fish in the global [[:Category:Wiki|wiki]] pond, and receives far more traffic, ''and'' [[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|editing]] activity, than any other [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]. However, despite Wikipedias' claim to being an 'encyclopedia'; many [[:Category:Education|academic]] institutes and other [[:Category:Professions|professional]] organisations recommend that Wikipedia is <u>not</u> used as a primary source of information, due to the fact that many articles are frequently incorrect, can be adversely biased, and many articles have a seemingly extremely low threshold of '[[wp:Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable source]]' references and [[wp:Wikipedia:Citing sources|citations]]. Indeed, many Wikipedia articles fail their own [[wp:Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]] criteria, and can remain for many years without any citations, despite warning banners highlighting the lack of said citations (and threatening to delete said unreferenced articles), and this even includes biographical articles for [[wp:Category:Living people|living people]]. Also, the [[English Wikipedia]] allows articles to be 'promoted' to a [[wp:Wikipedia:Good articles|good article]] (GA) status – despite failing their own [[wp:Wikipedia:Good article criteria|criteria]] on having adequate reliable source citations, editorial conjecture, and even [[wp:Wikipedia:No original research|original research]]. [http://eng. | The brainchild of [[Jimmy Wales]], among others, and the original project of the subsequent [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF), Wikipedia's stated objective is to have an officially '[[wp:Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]' ([[:Category:NPOV|NPOV]]); but is often [[wp:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|accused]] by people on one side of an issue of being biased toward the other side, and vice-versa. This is true across the political spectrum, as well as for many other issues. Wikipedia is the biggest fish in the global [[:Category:Wiki|wiki]] pond, and receives far more traffic, ''and'' [[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|editing]] activity, than any other [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]. However, despite Wikipedias' claim to being an 'encyclopedia'; many [[:Category:Education|academic]] institutes and other [[:Category:Professions|professional]] organisations recommend that Wikipedia is <u>not</u> used as a primary source of information, due to the fact that many articles are frequently incorrect, can be adversely biased, and many articles have a seemingly extremely low threshold of '[[wp:Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable source]]' references and [[wp:Wikipedia:Citing sources|citations]]. Indeed, many Wikipedia articles fail their own [[wp:Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]] criteria, and can remain for many years without any citations, despite warning banners highlighting the lack of said citations (and threatening to delete said unreferenced articles), and this even includes biographical articles for [[wp:Category:Living people|living people]]. Also, the [[English Wikipedia]] allows articles to be 'promoted' to a [[wp:Wikipedia:Good articles|good article]] (GA) status – despite failing their own [[wp:Wikipedia:Good article criteria|criteria]] on having adequate reliable source citations, editorial conjecture, and even [[wp:Wikipedia:No original research|original research]]. [http://eng.Anarchopedia.org/Criticism_of_Wikipedia] | ||
When launched, Wikipedia initially used [[:Category:UseModWiki|UseMod Wiki]], a wiki engine software developed by [[CliffordAdams|Clifford Adams]] to moderate [[:Category:Usenet|Usenet]]. Wikipedia used this UseMod Wiki software during its first year of [[:Category:FoundedIn2001|2001]], until 25 January [[:Category:FoundedIn2002|2002]], when it started to use the 'Phase II software' as developed by [[Magnus Manske]]. On 20 July 2002, 'Phase III software' (also developed by Manske) was released and used on the [[English Wikipedia]], and at the same time, was renamed [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. [http://UseMod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Comparison_Of_Usemod_With_Mediawiki] [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Phase_II_software] | |||
In respect of [[:Category:Wiki License|licensing]], historically, when Wikipedia was founded, it released all textual [[wiki]] content under the [[:Category:Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License]] (GNU Free Doc License, or GFDL). However, during 2009, all existing Wikipedia wikis migrated to a new license – the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 unported license]] (CC-BY-SA 3.0); and all content published until that migration date could be retro-released under either or [[:Category:Wiki MultiLicense|both licenses]]. All content published ''after'' the migration date is released under only the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license, as are any newly created Wikipedia language versions. [https://news.Slashdot.org/story/09/05/21/2317253/wikipedia-moving-from-gfdl-to-creative-commons-license] | |||
*[[Meta-Wiki:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] — at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] | *[[Meta-Wiki:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] — at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] | ||
*[ | *[https://stats.Wikimedia.org/EN/Sitemap.htm Wikipedia Statistics] — stats.Wikimedia.org at [[Wikimedia Statistics]] | ||
*[ | *[[Archive.org:20151005050537/https://www.Wikistatistics.net/wikimedia#Wikipedia|Wikipedia Interactive Statistics]] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]] – at [[Archive.org]] | ||
*[ | *[https://S23.org/wikistats/wikipedias_html.php List of Wikipedias] — from WikiStats by [[s23-Wiki|S23.org]] (outdated, but still very useful info) | ||
*[https://noc. | *[https://noc.Wikimedia.org/conf/wikipedia.dblist Wikipedia database list] — at noc.Wikimedia.org | ||
*[ | *[https://www.Alexa.com/siteinfo/wikipedia.org Wikipedia.org site info] — from Alexa.com | ||
*One of the many mashups stemming from Wikipedia, [http://www. | *One of the many mashups stemming from Wikipedia, [[Archive.org:20130114222044/http://www.placeopedia.com|PlaceOpedia]], linking wiki articles with their physical place | ||
*[ | *[https://TheWikiGame.com The Wiki Game] — explore & race through Wikipedia articles | ||
*[ | *[https://archive.is/CsyKa Wikipedia-Watch.org] — an interesting site exposing some core Wikipedia policies – at [[archive.is]] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://WikipediaReview.com the wikipedia review] — an internet forum critiquing Wikipedia policies, editors, and [[Sysop|administrators]] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://Everything2.com/?node=Wikipedia Wikipedia at Everything2] — a personal commentary by AxelBoldt on Wikipedia policies and issues | ||
*[[ | *[[Archive.org:20120730142451/http://encyc.org/ReasonsNotToContributeToWikipedia|Reasons not to contribute to Wikipedia]] — [[Encyc (PmWiki)|Encyc.org]] – at Archive.org | ||
;See also | ;See also | ||
*[[Deletionpedia]] – ''Deleted from Wikipedia'' — is an archive of pages which have been [http://deletionpedia.dbatley.com/w/index.php?title=Deletionpedia:Archive deleted] from the [[English Wikipedia]] | *[[Deletionpedia]] – ''Deleted from Wikipedia'' — is an archive of pages which have been [http://deletionpedia.dbatley.com/w/index.php?title=Deletionpedia:Archive deleted] from the [[English Wikipedia]] | ||
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*[[Speedy deletion]] Wiki — a Wikia lifestyle wiki, consisting of wiki pages deleted from the [[English Wikipedia]] under their [[wp:Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|'Speedy Deletion' criteria]]. | *[[Speedy deletion]] Wiki — a Wikia lifestyle wiki, consisting of wiki pages deleted from the [[English Wikipedia]] under their [[wp:Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|'Speedy Deletion' criteria]]. | ||
;<big><big>All [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedias]] in these [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]]: </big><sup>([[edit:Template:Wikipedia|edit]])</sup></big> | ;<big><big>All [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedias]] available in these [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]]: </big><sup>([[edit:Template:Wikipedia|edit]])</sup></big> | ||
As of | As of November 2017, [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] indicates that there are [[Meta-Wiki:List of Wikipedias|288 active Wikipedias]] of different languages, and also groups them [[Meta-Wiki:List of Wikipedias#All Wikipedias ordered by number of articles|by size]]. | ||
<big><big><big><u>1 000 000+</u>:<small><sup>[[Meta-Wiki:List of Wikipedias#1 000 000+ articles|ref]]</sup></small> | <big><big><big><u>1 000 000+</u>:<small><sup>[[Meta-Wiki:List of Wikipedias#1 000 000+ articles|ref]]</sup></small> | ||
[[Sinugboanon Wikipedya|Sinugboanon]] (ceb), | |||
[[Deutsche Wikipedia|Deutsch]] (de), | [[Deutsche Wikipedia|Deutsch]] (de), | ||
[[English Wikipedia|English]] (en), | [[English Wikipedia|English]] (en), | ||
[[Español Wikipedia|Español]] (es), | |||
[[French Wikipedia|Français]] (fr), | [[French Wikipedia|Français]] (fr), | ||
[[Italian Wikipedia|Italiano]] (it), | [[Italian Wikipedia|Italiano]] (it), | ||
[[Japanese Wikipedia|日本語]] (ja), | |||
[[Nederlandse Wikipedia|Nederlands]] (nl), | [[Nederlandse Wikipedia|Nederlands]] (nl), | ||
[[Polska Wikipedia|Polski]] (pl), | [[Polska Wikipedia|Polski]] (pl), | ||
[[Russian Wikipedia|Русский]] (ru), | [[Russian Wikipedia|Русский]] (ru), | ||
[[Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia|Svenska]] (sv) | [[Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia|Svenska]] (sv), | ||
[[Wikipedia tiếng Việt|Tiếng Việt]] (vi), | |||
[[Winaray Wikipedia|Winaray]] (war) | |||
</big><br> | </big><br> | ||
<u>100 000+</u>:<small><sup>[[Meta-Wiki:List of Wikipedias#100 000+ articles|ref]]</sup></small> | <u>100 000+</u>:<small><sup>[[Meta-Wiki:List of Wikipedias#100 000+ articles|ref]]</sup></small> | ||
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[[Bulgarian Wikipedia|Български]] (bg), | [[Bulgarian Wikipedia|Български]] (bg), | ||
[[Català Viquipèdia|Català]] (ca), | [[Català Viquipèdia|Català]] (ca), | ||
[[Czech Wikipedia|Česky]] (cs), | [[Czech Wikipedia|Česky]] (cs), | ||
[[Dansk Wikipedia|Dansk]] (da), | [[Dansk Wikipedia|Dansk]] (da), | ||
[[Esperanto Vikipedio|Esperanto]] (eo), | [[Esperanto Vikipedio|Esperanto]] (eo), | ||
[[Eesti Vikipeedia|Eesti]] (et), | [[Eesti Vikipeedia|Eesti]] (et), | ||
[[Euskara Wikipedia|Euskara]] (eu), | [[Euskara Wikipedia|Euskara]] (eu), | ||
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[[Armenian Wikipedia|Հայերեն]] (hy), | [[Armenian Wikipedia|Հայերեն]] (hy), | ||
[[Bahasa Indonesia Wikipedia|Bahasa Indonesia]] (id), | [[Bahasa Indonesia Wikipedia|Bahasa Indonesia]] (id), | ||
[[Kazakh Wikipedia|Қазақша]] (kk), | [[Kazakh Wikipedia|Қазақша]] (kk), | ||
[[Korean Wikipedia|한국어]] (ko), | [[Korean Wikipedia|한국어]] (ko), | ||
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[[Ukrainian Wikipedia|Українська]] (uk), | [[Ukrainian Wikipedia|Українська]] (uk), | ||
[[O‘zbek Vikipediya|O‘zbek]] (uz), | [[O‘zbek Vikipediya|O‘zbek]] (uz), | ||
[[Volapük Vükiped|Volapük]] (vo), | [[Volapük Vükiped|Volapük]] (vo), | ||
[[Chinese Wikipedia|中文]] (zh) | [[Chinese Wikipedia|中文]] (zh) | ||
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