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WikipediaWikipediathefreeencyclopedia
Wikipedia
Contents
∙1History
∙2NatureofWikipedia
o2.1Editingmodel
o2.2Rulesandlawsgoverningcontent
o2.3Contentlicensing
o2.4ReusingWikipedia'scontent
o2.5Defensesagainstundesirableedits
o2.6Coverageoftopics
o2.7Quality
o2.8Reliability
o2.9Community
∙3Operation
o3.1WikimediaFoundationandtheWikimediachapters
o3.2Softwareandhardware
o3.3Mobileaccess
∙4Languageeditions
∙5Culturalsignificance
∙6Relatedprojects
∙7Seealso
∙8Notes
∙9Furtherreading
∙10Externallinks
Wikipediaisafree,[3]web-based,collaborative,multilingualencyclopediaprojectsupportedbythenon-profitWikimediaFoundation.Its17millionarticles(over3.4millioninEnglish)havebeenwrittencollaborativelybyvolunteersaroundtheworld,andalmostallofitsarticlescanbeeditedbyanyonewithaccesstothesite.[4]Wikipediawaslaunchedin2001byJimmyWalesandLarrySanger[5]andhasbecomethelargestandmostpopulargeneralreferenceworkontheInternet,[2][6][7][8]rankingseventhamongallwebsitesonAlexaandhaving365millionreaders.[9][10]
ThenameWikipediawascoinedbyLarrySanger[11]andisaportmanteaufromwiki(atechnologyforcreatingcollaborativewebsites,fromtheHawaiianwordwiki,meaning"quick")andencyclopedia.
AlthoughthepoliciesofWikipediastronglyespouseverifiabilityandaneutralpointofview,criticsofWikipediaaccuseitofsystemicbiasandinconsistencies(includingundueweightgiventopopularculture),[12]andallegethatitfavorsconsensusovercredentialsinitseditorialprocesses.[13]Itsreliabilityandaccuracyarealsotargeted.[14]Othercriticismscenteronitssusceptibilitytovandalismandtheadditionofspuriousorunverifiedinformation,[15]thoughscholarlyworksuggeststhatvandalismisgenerallyshort-lived,[16][17]andaninvestigationinNaturefoundthatthesciencearticlestheycomparedcameclosetothelevelofaccuracyofEncyclopædiaBritannicaandhadasimilarrateof"seriouserrors".[18]
Wikipedia'sdeparturefromtheexpert-drivenstyleoftheencyclopediabuildingmodeandthelargepresenceofunacademiccontenthavebeennotedseveraltimes.WhenTimemagazinerecognizedYouasitsPersonoftheYearfor2006,acknowledgingtheacceleratingsuccessofonlinecollaborationandinteractionbymillionsofusersaroundtheworld,itcitedWikipediaasoneofseveralexamplesofWeb2.0services,alongwithYouTube,MySpace,andFacebook.[19]SomenotedtheimportanceofWikipedianotonlyasanencyclopedicreferencebutalsoasafrequentlyupdatednewsresourcebecauseofhowquicklyarticlesaboutrecenteventsappear.[20][21]StudentshavebeenassignedtowriteWikipediaarticlesasanexerciseinclearlyandsuccinctlyexplainingdifficultconceptstoanuninitiatedaudience.[22]
History
Mainarticle:
HistoryofWikipedia
WikipediabeganasacomplementaryprojectforNupedia,afreeonlineEnglish-languageencyclopediaprojectwhosearticleswerewrittenbyexpertsandreviewedunderaformalprocess.NupediawasfoundedonMarch9,2000,undertheownershipofBomis,Inc,awebportalcompany.ItsmainfigureswereJimmyWales,BomisCEO,andLarrySanger,editor-in-chiefforNupediaandlaterWikipedia.NupediawaslicensedinitiallyunderitsownNupediaOpenContentLicense,switchingtotheGNUFreeDocumentationLicensebeforeWikipedia'sfoundingattheurgingofRichardStallman.[23]
LarrySangerandJimmyWalesfoundedWikipedia.[24][25]WhileWalesiscreditedwithdefiningthegoalofmakingapubliclyeditableencyclopedia,[26][27]Sangerisusuallycreditedwiththestrategyofusingawikitoreachthatgoal.[28]OnJanuary10,2001,LarrySangerproposedontheNupediamailinglisttocreateawikiasa"feeder"projectforNupedia.[29]WikipediawasformallylaunchedonJanuary15,2001,asasingleEnglish-languageeditionat,[30]andannouncedbySangerontheNupediamailinglist.[26]Wikipedia'spolicyof"neutralpoint-of-view"[31]wascodifiedinitsinitialmonths,andwassimilartoNupedia'searlier"nonbiased"policy.Otherwise,therewererelativelyfewrulesinitiallyandWikipediaoperatedindependentlyofNupedia.[26]
WikipediagainedearlycontributorsfromNupedia,Slashdotpostings,andwebsearchengineindexing.Itgrewtoapproximately20,000articlesand18languageeditionsbytheendof2001.Bylate2002,ithadreached26languageeditions,46bytheendof2003,and161bythefinaldaysof2004.[32]NupediaandWikipediacoexisteduntiltheformer'sserversweretakendownpermanentlyin2003,anditstextwasincorporatedintoWikipedia.EnglishWikipediapassedthetwomillion-articlemarkonSeptember9,2007,makingitthelargestencyclopediaeverassembled,eclipsingeventheYongleEncyclopedia(1407),whichhadheldtherecordforexactly600 years.[33]
CitingfearsofcommercialadvertisingandlackofcontrolinaperceivedEnglish-centricWikipedia,usersoftheSpanishWikipediaforkedfromWikipediatocreatetheEnciclopediaLibreinFebruary2002.[34]Laterthatyear,WalesannouncedthatWikipediawouldnotdisplayadvertisements,anditswebsitewasmovedtowikipedia.org.[35]Variousotherwiki-encyclopediaprojectshavebeenstarted,largelyunderadifferentphilosophyfromtheopenandNPOVeditorialmodelofWikipedia.Wikinfodoesnotrequireaneutralpointofviewandallowsoriginalresearch.NewWikipedia-inspiredprojects –suchasCitizendium,Scholarpedia,Conservapedia,andGoogle'sKnolwherethearticlesarealittlemoreessayistic[36] –havebeenstartedtoaddressperceivedlimitationsofWikipedia,suchasitspoliciesonpeerreview,originalresearch,andcommercialadvertising.
ThoughtheEnglishWikipediareachedthreemillionarticlesinAugust2009,thegrowthoftheedition,intermsofthenumbersofarticlesandofcontributors,appearedtohaveflattenedoffaroundearly2007.[37]InJuly2007,about2,200articleswereaddeddailytotheencyclopedia;asofAugust2009[update],thataverageis1,300.AteamledbyEdH.ChiatthePaloAltoResearchCenterspeculatedthatthisisduetotheincreasingexclusivenessoftheproject.[38]Neworoccasionaleditorshavesignificantlyhigherratesoftheireditsreverted(removed)thananelitegroupofregulareditors,colloquiallyknownasthe"cabal."Thiscouldmakeitmoredifficultfortheprojecttorecruitandretainnewcontributors,overthelongtermresultinginstagnationinarticlecreation.Otherssimplypointoutthatthelow-hangingfruit,theobviousarticleslikeChina,alreadyexist,andbelievethatthegrowthisflatteningnaturally.[39][40]
InNovember2009,aPh.DthesiswrittenbyFelipeOrtega,aresearcherattheReyJuanCarlosUniversityinMadrid,foundthattheEnglishWikipediahadlost49,000editorsduringthefirstthreemonthsof2009;incomparison,theprojectlostonly4,900editorsduringthesameperiodin2008.[41][42]TheWallStreetJournalreportedthat"unprecedentednumbersofthemillionsofonlinevolunteerswhowrite,editandpolice[Wikipedia]arequitting."Thearrayofrulesappliedtoeditinganddisputesrelatedtosuchcontentareamongthereasonsforthistrendthatarecitedinthearticle.[43]TheseclaimsweredisputedbyJimmyWales,whodeniedthedeclineandquestionedthemethodologyofthestudy.[44]
NatureofWikipedia
Seealso:
ReliabilityofWikipedia,CriticismofWikipedia, andAcademicstudiesaboutWikipedia
Editingmodel
Seealso:
Wikipedia:
Howtoeditapage andWikipedia:
Templatemessages
Indeparturefromthestyleoftraditionalencyclopedias,Wikipediaemploysanopen,"wiki"editingmodel.Exceptforafewparticularlyvandalism-pronepages,everyarticlemaybeeditedanonymouslyorwithauseraccount,whileonlyregisteredusersmaycreateanewarticle(onlyintheEnglishedition).Noarticleisownedbyitscreatororanyothereditor,orisvettedbyanyrecognizedauthority;rather,thearticlesareagreedonbyconsensus.[46]
Mostimportantly,whenchangestoanarticlearemade,theybecomeavailableimmediatelybeforeundergoinganyreview,nomatteriftheycontainanerror,aresomehowmisguided,orevenpatentnonsense.TheGermanandtheHungarianeditionsofWikipediaareexceptionstothisrule:
theGermanWikipediahasbeentestingasystemofmaintaining"stableversions"ofarticles,[47]toallowareadertoseeversionsofarticlesthathavepassedcertainreviews.TheEnglisheditionofWikipediaplanstotrialarelatedapproach.[48][49]InJune2010,itwasannouncedthattheEnglishWikipediawouldremovestricteditingrestrictionsfrom"controversial"orvandalism-pronearticles(suchasGeorgeW.Bush,DavidCameronorhomework).Inplaceofaneditingprohibitionforneworunregisteredusers,therewouldbea"newsystem,called'pendingchanges'"which,JimmyWalestoldtheBBC,wouldenabletheEnglishWikipedia"toopenuparticlesforgeneraleditingthathavebeenprotectedorsemi-protectedforyears."The"pendingchanges"systemwasintroducedonJune15,shortlyafter11pmGMT.Editstospecifiedarticlesarenow"subjecttoreviewfromanestablishedWikipediaeditorbeforepublication."WalesoptedagainsttheGermanWikipediamodelofrequiringeditorreviewbeforeeditstoanyarticle,describingitas"neithernecessarynordesirable."HeaddedthattheadministratorsoftheGermanWikipediawere"goingtobecloselywatchingtheEnglishsystem,andI'msurethey'llatleastconsiderswitchingiftheresultsaregood."[50]
Contributors,registeredornot,cantakeadvantageoffeaturesavailableinthesoftwarethatpowersWikipedia.The"History"pageattachedtoeacharticlerecordseverysin
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