Wikimedia/Wikipedia

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Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia "created and edited" by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

Project

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History

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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.

Vision

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Impact

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Controversy

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

Future Projects

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Future projects

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  • ((/ Ideals/))
  • ((/Criticism/))

Usage

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Usage

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  • ((/Getting started/))

Further reading

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