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'''Wikipedia – ''The Free Encyclopedia''''' — is 'the free wiki [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]] that [[:Category:OpenEdit|anyone can edit]]'.
'''Wikipedia – ''The Free Encyclopedia''''' — is 'the free wiki [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]] that [[:Category:OpenEdit|anyone can edit]]'.


The brainchild of [[:Category:American|American]] internet entrepreneur [[Jimmy Wales]], among others, and the original '{{WMF.org|Our projects|project}}' of the subsequent {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF), [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia's]] stated objective is to have an officially '{{Wp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view}}' ([[:Category:NPOV|NPOV]]).  Sadly, <u>many</u> articles suffer from systemic bias; Wikipedia is often justifiably {{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 and [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subjects]] covered.  Wikipedia is the biggest fish in the global [[:Category:All|wiki]] pond, and receives far more traffic, ''and'' [[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|editing]] activity, than any other [[WhatIsWiki|wiki site]].  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, and can be routinely adversely biased.  Furthermore, many Wikipedia articles have a seemingly extremely low threshold of '{{Wp|Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable source}}' references and {{Wp|Wikipedia:Citing sources|citations}}.  Indeed, <u>many</u> Wikipedia articles fail their own {{Wp|Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability}} criteria, and can remain for many years without any citations, despite highly visible warning banners highlighting the lack of said citations (and threatening to delete said unreferenced articles); 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}}. [https://web.Archive.org/web/20160205045501/http://Eng.Anarchopedia.org/Criticism_of_Wikipedia]
The brainchild of [[:Category:American|American]] internet entrepreneur [[Jimmy Wales]], among others, and the original '{{WMF.org|Our projects|project}}' of the subsequent {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF), [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia's]] stated [[Cambridge-Dictionary:objective|objective]] is to have an officially '{{Wp|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view}}' ([[:Category:NPOV|NPOV]]).  Sadly, <u>many</u> articles suffer from [[Cambridge-Dictionary:systemic|systemic]] bias; Wikipedia is often justifiably {{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 and [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subjects]] covered.  Wikipedia is the biggest fish in the global [[:Category:All|wiki]] pond, and receives far more traffic, ''and'' [[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|editing]] activity, than any other [[WhatIsWiki|wiki site]].  However, despite Wikipedias' claim to being an '[[Cambridge-Dictionary:encyclopedia|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, and can be routinely adversely biased.  Furthermore, many Wikipedia articles have a seemingly extremely low threshold of '{{Wp|Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable source}}' references and {{Wp|Wikipedia:Citing sources|citations}}.  Indeed, <u>many</u> Wikipedia articles fail their own {{Wp|Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability}} criteria, and can remain for many years without any citations, despite highly visible warning banners highlighting the lack of said citations (and threatening to delete said unreferenced articles); 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 [[Cambridge-Dictionary:conjecture|conjecture]], and even {{Wp|Wikipedia:No original research|original research}}. [https://web.Archive.org/web/20160205045501/http://Eng.Anarchopedia.org/Criticism_of_Wikipedia]


When launched in [[:Category:Founded in 2001|2001]], Wikipedia was initially powered by [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]], a wiki engine software package developed by [[CliffordAdams|Clifford Adams]] used to moderate the quality of posts on [[:Category:Usenet|Usenet]].  Wikipedia used this UseMod Wiki software during its first year of 2001, until 25 January [[:Category:Founded in 2002|2002]], when it started to use the '{{Wp|Wikipedia:Phase II software|Phase II software}}' as developed by [[Magnus Manske]].  On 20 July 2002, 'Phase III software' (a complete rewrite of Manskes' Phase II by [[Lee Daniel Crocker]]) 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]  The MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki engine]] has subsequently been extensively developed and expanded, through continued collaborative evolutions.  As well as being used all 900-or-so wikis of the Wikimedia Foundation, MediaWiki is also used by many thousands of other independently hosted wiki sites, and many [[:Category:Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free]] and commercial [[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farm|wiki farms]].
When launched in [[:Category:Founded in 2001|2001]], Wikipedia was initially powered by [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]], a wiki engine software package developed by [[CliffordAdams|Clifford Adams]] used to [[Cambridge-Dictionary:moderate#verb|moderate]] (''verb'') the quality of posts on [[:Category:Usenet|Usenet]].  Wikipedia used this UseMod Wiki software during its first year of 2001, until 25 January [[:Category:Founded in 2002|2002]], when it started to use the '{{Wp|Wikipedia:Phase II software|Phase II software}}' as developed by [[Magnus Manske]].  On 20 July 2002, 'Phase III software' (a complete rewrite of Manskes' Phase II by [[Lee Daniel Crocker]]) 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]  The MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki engine]] has subsequently been extensively developed and expanded, through continued collaborative [[Cambridge-Dictionary:evolution|evolutions]].  As well as being used all 900-or-so wiki sites of the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), MediaWiki is also used by many thousands of other [[:Category:Independent|independently]]-hosted wiki sites, and many [[:Category:Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free]] and commercial [[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farm|wiki farms]].


In respect of content [[:Category:Wiki license|licensing]], historically, when Wikipedia was founded, it released all textual [[wiki]] content under the 'copyleft' [[:Category:Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License]] (GNU Free Doc License, or GFDL).  However, during [[:Category:Founded in 2009|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 Multi-license|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]
In respect of content [[:Category:Wiki license|licensing]], historically, when Wikipedia was founded in 2001, it released all textual [[wiki]] content under the 'copyleft' [[:Category:Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License]] (GNU Free Doc License, or GFDL).  However, during [[:Category:Founded in 2009|2009]], all existing Wikipedia wiki sites 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 Multi-license|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 version wiki sites. [https://news.Slashdot.org/story/09/05/21/2317253/wikipedia-moving-from-gfdl-to-creative-commons-license]
*[https://www.Wikipedia.org www.Wikipedia.org] — Wikipedia [[:Category:Portal|portal]] to all language versions
*[https://www.Wikipedia.org www.Wikipedia.org] — Wikipedia [[:Category:Portal|portal]] to all language versions
*{{WMF-Meta|Wikipedia}} — Meta.Wikimedia.org at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]
*{{WMF-Meta|Wikipedia}} — Meta.Wikimedia.org at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]
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*[[Archive.org:20151005050537/https://www.Wikistatistics.net/wikimedia#Wikipedia|Wikipedia Interactive Statistics]] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]], via [[Archive.org]]
*[[Archive.org:20151005050537/https://www.Wikistatistics.net/wikimedia#Wikipedia|Wikipedia Interactive Statistics]] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]], via [[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://S23.org/wikistats/wikipedias_html.php List of Wikipedias] — from WikiStats by [[S23-Wiki|S23.org]] (outdated, but still very useful info)
*[https://NOC.Wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/wikipedia.dblist Wikipedia database list] — from [[Wikimedia NOC]] at NOC.Wikimedia.org
*[https://NOC.Wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/wikipedia.dblist Wikipedia database list] — NOC.Wikimedia.org at [[Wikimedia NOC]]
*{{WMF-Meta|List of Wikipedias by edits per article}} — Meta.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
*{{WMF-Meta|Wikipedia article depth}} — Meta.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
*{{WMF-Meta|List of Wikipedias by language group}} — Meta.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
*{{WMF-Meta|Wikipedias in multiple writing systems}} — Meta.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
*{{WMF-Meta|List of Wikipedias by country}} — Meta.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
*{{WMF-Meta|Wikipedia:Anniversary|Wikipedia:Anniversary - List of Wikipedias by creation date}} — Meta.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
*{{WMF-Meta|List of Wikipedias by sample of articles}} — Meta.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
*[http://GetWiki.net/-Pseudopedia Pseudopedia] — a detailed observation and criticism of Wikipedia failings, at [[:Category:GetWiki|GetWiki.net]]
*[http://GetWiki.net/-Pseudopedia Pseudopedia] — a detailed observation and criticism of Wikipedia failings, at [[:Category:GetWiki|GetWiki.net]]
*[[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 Wikipedia and its related 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 Wikipedia and its related Wikimedia projects
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*[https://archive.is/CsyKa Wikipedia-Watch.org] — an interesting site exposing some core Wikipedia policies (via [[archive.is]])
*[https://archive.is/CsyKa Wikipedia-Watch.org] — an interesting site exposing some core Wikipedia policies (via [[archive.is]])
*[http://WikipediaReview.com WikipediaReview.com] — [[Wikipedia Review]] is an internet forum critiquing Wikipedia policies, [[editor]]s, and [[administrator]]s
*[http://WikipediaReview.com WikipediaReview.com] — [[Wikipedia Review]] is an internet forum critiquing Wikipedia policies, [[editor]]s, and [[administrator]]s
*[[Everything2:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] — at Everything2.com, a personal commentary by AxelBoldt on Wikipedia policies and issues
*[[Everything2:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] — a personal commentary by AxelBoldt on Wikipedia policies and issues, at [[Everything2|Everything2.com]]
*[[Archive.org:20120730142451/http://Encyc.org/ReasonsNotToContributeToWikipedia|Reasons not to contribute to Wikipedia]] — [[Encyc (PmWiki)|Encyc]] at Encyc.org (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20120730142451/http://Encyc.org/ReasonsNotToContributeToWikipedia|Reasons not to contribute to Wikipedia]] — [[Encyc (PmWiki)|Encyc]] at Encyc.org (via Archive.org)
*{{Wv|Wiki studies/Wiki disease}} — a personal essay published on the [[English Wikiversity]] by [[user:Abd]], detailing Wikipedian administrator abuse, bias, community breakdown, dissent, hostility, etc
*{{Wv|Wiki studies/Wiki disease}} — a personal essay published on the [[English Wikiversity]] by [[user:Abd]], detailing [[Wikipedian]] administrator abuse, bias, community breakdown, [[Cambridge-Dictionary:dissent|dissent]], hostility, etc
*[[Archive.org:20220501195552/https://www.Alexa.com/siteinfo/wikipedia.org|Wikipedia.org site info]]<sup>[dead link]</sup> — from Alexa.com, via [[Archive.org]]
*[[Archive.org:20220501195552/https://www.Alexa.com/siteinfo/wikipedia.org|Wikipedia.org site info]]<sup>[dead link]</sup> — from Alexa.com, via [[Archive.org]]
;''See also
;''See also
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*[[Template:Wikipedia / Wikinfo / Wikia / WikiKnowledge — comparison table]].
*[[Template:Wikipedia / Wikinfo / Wikia / WikiKnowledge — comparison table]].
;''Further reading<!--Academic published articles ONLY. Oldest first.-->
;''Further reading<!--Academic published articles ONLY. Oldest first.-->
*Arto Lanamäki, Chitu Okoli, Finn Å Nielsen, Mostafa Mashhadi, Mohamad Mehdi, Mostafa Mesgari (2000); [https://www.Academia.edu/18555342/The_People_s_Encyclopedia_Under_the_Gaze_of_the_Sages_A_Systematic_Review_of_Scholarly_Research_on_Wikipedia The people's encyclopedia under the gaze of the sages: A systematic review of scholarly research on Wikipedia]; ''www.Academia.edu''; SSRN Electronic Journal.
*Arto Lanamäki, Chitu Okoli, Finn Å Nielsen, Mostafa Mashhadi, Mohamad Mehdi, Mostafa Mesgari (2000); [https://www.Academia.edu/18555342/The_People_s_Encyclopedia_Under_the_Gaze_of_the_Sages_A_Systematic_Review_of_Scholarly_Research_on_Wikipedia The people's encyclopedia under the gaze of the sages: a systematic review of scholarly research on Wikipedia]; ''www.Academia.edu''; SSRN Electronic Journal.
*Nicolas Jullien (2000); [https://www.Academia.edu/31423583/What_We_Know_About_Wikipedia_A_Review_of_the_Literature_Analyzing_the_Project_s_ What we know about Wikipedia: a review of the literature analyzing the project(s)]; ''www.Academia.edu''; SSRN Electronic Journal.
*Nicolas Jullien (2000); [https://www.Academia.edu/31423583/What_We_Know_About_Wikipedia_A_Review_of_the_Literature_Analyzing_the_Project_s_ What we know about Wikipedia: a review of the literature analyzing the project(s)]; ''www.Academia.edu''; SSRN Electronic Journal.
*Camille Roth (October 2007); [https://www.Academia.edu/2734893/Viable_wikis_struggle_for_life_in_the_wikisphere  Viable wikis: struggle for life in the wikisphere]; ''www.Academia.edu''; CRESS / Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, [[:Category:United Kingdom|UK]].
*Camille Roth (October 2007); [https://www.Academia.edu/2734893/Viable_wikis_struggle_for_life_in_the_wikisphere  Viable wikis: struggle for life in the wikisphere]; ''www.Academia.edu''; CRESS / Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, [[:Category:United Kingdom|UK]].
*Geert Lovink and Nathaniel Tkacz (eds) (2011); [https://NetworkCultures.org/blog/publication/critical-point-of-view-a-wikipedia-reader/ Critical Point of View: A Wikpedia Reader]; ''NetworkCultures.org''; Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures; ISBN 978-90-78146-13-1; paperback; 385 pages.
*Geert Lovink and Nathaniel Tkacz (eds) (2011); [https://NetworkCultures.org/blog/publication/critical-point-of-view-a-wikipedia-reader/ Critical point of view: a Wikpedia reader]; ''NetworkCultures.org''; Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures; ISBN 978-90-78146-13-1; paperback; 385 pages.
*Adrian Chen (August 2011); [https://www.Gawker.com/5827835/wikipedia-is-slowly-dying Wikipedia is slowly dying]; ''www.Gawker.com''; BDG Media Inc.; 315 Park Ave S, 11th Floor New York, [[:Category:New York State|NY]] 10010, [[:Category:United States of America|USA]].
*Adrian Chen (August 2011); [https://www.Gawker.com/5827835/wikipedia-is-slowly-dying Wikipedia is slowly dying]; ''www.Gawker.com''; BDG Media Inc.; 315 Park Ave S, 11th Floor New York, [[:Category:New York State|NY]] 10010, [[:Category:United States of America|USA]].
*Hélène Bourdeloie, Michaël Vicente (2014); [https://www.Academia.edu/37661498/Bourdeloie_H_et_Vicente_M_2014_Contributing_to_Wikipedia_A_Question_of_Gender_in_Fichman_P_et_Hara_N_dir_Global_Wikipedia_International_and_cross_cultural_issues_in_online_collaboration_Lanham_Rowman_and_Littlefield_p_147_160 Contributing to Wikipedia : A Question of Gender]; ''www.Academia.edu''; Global Wikipedia : International and cross-cultural issues in online collaboration; Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield; p. 147-160.
*Hélène Bourdeloie, Michaël Vicente (2014); [https://www.Academia.edu/37661498/Bourdeloie_H_et_Vicente_M_2014_Contributing_to_Wikipedia_A_Question_of_Gender_in_Fichman_P_et_Hara_N_dir_Global_Wikipedia_International_and_cross_cultural_issues_in_online_collaboration_Lanham_Rowman_and_Littlefield_p_147_160 Contributing to Wikipedia: a question of gender]; ''www.Academia.edu''; Global Wikipedia : International and cross-cultural issues in online collaboration; Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield; pp. 147-160.
*Ryan Safner (February 2015); [https://www.Academia.edu/10743010/Wiki_nomics_Bringing_Institutions_Back_into_the_Analysis_of_Copyright_with_a_Case_Study_of_Wikipedia Wiki-nomics: bringing institutions back into the analysis of copyright with a case study of Wikipedia]; ''www.Academia.edu''; George Mason University, Fairfax, [[:Category:Virginia|VA]], USA.
*Ryan Safner (February 2015); [https://www.Academia.edu/10743010/Wiki_nomics_Bringing_Institutions_Back_into_the_Analysis_of_Copyright_with_a_Case_Study_of_Wikipedia Wiki-nomics: bringing institutions back into the analysis of copyright with a case study of Wikipedia]; ''www.Academia.edu''; George Mason University, Fairfax, [[:Category:Virginia|VA]], USA.
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