Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia "created and edited" by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Project
editHistory
editWikipedia 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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Jimmy Wales,
founder of Wikipedia. -
Larry Sanger,
co-founder of Wikipedia.
Impact
editControversy
editOne 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
edit- ((/ Ideals/))
- ((/Criticism/))
Usage
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Usage
edit- ((/Getting started/))