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| screenshot = [[Image:Www.wikipedia.org screenshot.png|250px|border|Detail of Wikipedia's multilingual portal. Here, the project's largest language editions are shown.]]
| caption = Main page of www.wikipedia.org
| url = [http://www.wikipedia.org/ http://www.wikipedia.org/]
| earns_money = No
| type = Online encyclopedia
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| owner = [[Wikimedia Foundation]]
| author = [[Jimmy Wales]] and [[Larry Sanger]]
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'''Wikipedia''' ({{audio|en-us-Wikipedia.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a free,{{ref|free|[note 1]}} open content [[encyclopedia]] project in many [[language]]s owned by the [[United States|American]] [[organization]] [[Wikimedia Foundation]], [[headquarter]]ed in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]]. Its name is a mixture of ''[[wiki]]'' and encyclopedia. It was started on [[January 15]], [[2001]] by [[Jimmy Wales]] and [[Larry Sanger]], based on an older [[internet]] encyclopedia named [[Nupedia]]. It is a [[wiki]] that runs using [[MediaWiki]] (like other [[Wikimedia]] projects).

People can change the pages in Wikipedia, or even create new ones. Wikipedia has a [[standard]] [[format]]ting that must apply for all pages in the encyclopedia.

As of [[December]] [[2007]], Wikipedia had about 9.25 million articles in 253 languages, and more than 1.74 billion words for all Wikipedias.

The English Language Wikipedia has been [[criticize]]d for showing a [[wikt:bias|bias]] and unevenness.<ref name="Who">Simon Waldman, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2004/oct/26/g2.onlinesupplement Who knows?] ''The Guardian'', [[October 26]], [[2004]]</ref> Editors of reference works such as the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' have questioned Wikipedia's utility and status as an encyclopedia.<ref name="McHenry_2004">Robert McHenry, "[http://www.techcentralstation.com/111504A.html The Faith-Based Encyclopedia]", Tech Central Station, [[November 15]], [[2004]].</ref> Wikipedia also uses very big words, so some people cannot read it well. Simple Wikipedia was made as an easy Wikipedia for people who want to read about the same subjects, but cannot read big words.

==See also==
*''[[Truth in Numbers: The Wikipedia Story]]'', a film about Wikipedia.
*[[Simple English Wikipedia]]

==Notes==
#{{note|free|note 1}} Some language versions such as the English Wikipedia contain non-free images.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Other websites==
* [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] - multilingual portal (contains links to all language editions of the project)
* [http://dmoz.org/Computers/Open_Source/Open_Content/Encyclopedias/Wikipedia/ Wikipedia] at the [[Open Directory Project]]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/wikipedia.html CBC News: I, editor]
* [http://www.wikihow.com/Constructivly-Edit-Wikipedia Help Edit Wikipedia] A [[wikiHow]] article.

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Revision as of 23:21, 2 March 2009

ikipedia
Wikipedia logo.
Detail of Wikipedia's multilingual portal. Here, the project's largest language editions are shown.
Main page of www.wikipedia.org
Type of site
Online encyclopedia
OwnerWikimedia Foundation
Created byJimmy Wales and Larry Sanger
URLhttp://www.wikipedia.org/

Wikipedia (audio speaker iconpronunciation (help·info)) is a free,[note 1] open content encyclopedia project in many languages owned by the American organization Wikimedia Foundation, headquartered in San Francisco, California. Its name is a mixture of wiki and encyclopedia. It was started on January 15, 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, based on an older internet encyclopedia named Nupedia. It is a wiki that runs using MediaWiki (like other Wikimedia projects).

People can change the pages in Wikipedia, or even create new ones. Wikipedia has a standard formatting that must apply for all pages in the encyclopedia.

As of December 2007, Wikipedia had about 9.25 million articles in 253 languages, and more than 1.74 billion words for all Wikipedias.

The English Language Wikipedia has been criticized for showing a bias and unevenness.[1] Editors of reference works such as the Encyclopædia Britannica have questioned Wikipedia's utility and status as an encyclopedia.[2] Wikipedia also uses very big words, so some people cannot read it well. Simple Wikipedia was made as an easy Wikipedia for people who want to read about the same subjects, but cannot read big words.

See also

Notes

  1. ^note 1 Some language versions such as the English Wikipedia contain non-free images.

References

  1. ↑ Simon Waldman, Who knows? The Guardian, October 26, 2004
  2. ↑ Robert McHenry, "The Faith-Based Encyclopedia", Tech Central Station, November 15, 2004.

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