< Wikimedia

Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit".

Project

History

Wikipedia was started in January 2001. Several software changes were made before converting to today's MediaWiki. The community grew rapidly until 2007, when it started to decline.

Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia

Vision

Impact

Controversy

One of the main controversies is that anyone can edit it, thus increasing the chance for factual errors.

Future Projects


Usage

Further reading

 
The Wikimedia book
What is Wikimedia?
How to Use Wikis
The Wikis of Wikimedia, and What Goes Where
Wikipedia
Wikimedia/Wikimedia Commons
The History of Wikimedia Commons  · The Culture of Wikimedia Commons  · The Wikicommons MOS
Wikimedia/Wikibooks
The History of Wikibooks  · The Culture of Wikibooks  · The Wikibooks MOS
Wikinews
The History of Wikinews  · The Culture of Wikinews  · The Wikinews MOS
Wiktionary
The History of Wiktionary  · The Culture of Wiktionary  · The Wiktionary MOS
Wikisource
The History of Wikisource  · The Culture of Wikisource  · The Wikisource MOS
Wikiquote
The History of Wikiquote  · The Culture of Wikiquote  · The Wikiquote MOS
Wikispecies
The History of Wikispecies  · The Culture of Wikispecies  · The Wikispecies MOS
Wikiversity
The History of Wikiversity  · The Culture of Wikiversity  · The Wikiversity MOS
Meta
The History of Meta  · The Culture of Meta  · The Meta MOS
Wikidata
The History of Wikidata  · The Culture of Wikidata  · How Wikidata works
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