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person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. |
That's what we're doing." — Jimmy Wales Wikipedia is a free online |
encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and millions already have . Wikipedia's |
purpose is to benefit readers by presenting information on all branches of |
knowledge . Hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation , it consists of freely |
editable content, whose articles also have numerous links to guide readers to |
more information. Written collaboratively by largely anonymous volunteers, |
known as Wikipedians , Wikipedia articles can be edited by anyone with |
Internet access (and who is not presently blocked ), except in limited cases |
where editing is restricted to prevent disruption or vandalism . Since its |
creation on January 15, 2001 , it has grown into the world's largest reference |
website , attracting over a billion visitors monthly . Wikipedia currently has |
more than sixty-two million articles in more than 300 languages , including |
6,763,007 articles in English , with 118,083 active contributors in the past |
month. Wikipedia's fundamental principles are summarized in its five pillars . |
The Wikipedia community has developed many policies and guidelines , although |
editors do not need to be familiar with them before contributing. Anyone can |
edit Wikipedia's text, references, and images. What is written is more |
important than who writes it. The content must conform with Wikipedia's |
policies , including being verifiable by published sources . Editors' opinions |
, beliefs, personal experiences, unreviewed research , libelous material, and |
copyright violations will not remain. Wikipedia's software allows easy |
reversal of errors, and experienced editors watch and patrol bad edits. |
Wikipedia differs from printed references in important ways . It is |
continually created and updated, and encyclopedic articles on new events |
appear within minutes rather than months or years. Because anyone can improve |
Wikipedia, it has become more comprehensive than any other encyclopedia. Its |
contributors enhance the quality and quantity of the articles and remove |
misinformation, errors, and vandalism . Any reader can fix a mistake or add |
more information to articles (see Researching with Wikipedia ). Begin by |
simply clicking the [edit] or [edit source] buttons or the pencil icon at the |
top of any non-protected page or section. Wikipedia has tested the wisdom of |
the crowd since 2001 and found that it succeeds. v t e Basic information on |
Wikipedia Help directory menu Teahouse (interactive help for new editors) |
About Wikipedia Readers' index to Wikipedia Statistics Administration FAQs |
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