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This page lists recordings of Wikipedia articles being read aloud, and the year each recording was made. Articles under each subject heading are listed alphabetically (by surname for people). For help playing Ogg audio, see Help:Media. To request an article to be spoken, see Category:Spoken Wikipedia requests.
Spoken articles make Wikipedia content available to those who can understand English but cannot read it. Users can listen to Wikipedia articles while they perform tasks that preclude reading but not concentration (such as running, or housework). Visually impaired users can use screen readers, but they may not be as accurate as a human vocal ...
Currently, there are no formal guidelines on Wikipedia on how to read an article aloud, and this could lead to a great deal of inconsistency and mistakes. Therefore, some guidelines are being collaborated below. These rules are a guideline only. If the rules prevent you from improving or producing a recording, ignore them.
"Article name, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at E N dot wikipedia dot org." Read out all headings as you come to them like this: "Section one: History", "Section two: Modern uses" and so on. To make it easier to remember the numbering, go to Preferences , and under Gadgets at the Testing and development section check the box Auto ...
Before recording the selected article, carefully review and edit it for clarity and readability. Simplify complex sentences when possible. If you encounter errors or challenging passages during the recording and make subsequent edits, the final recording may become inconsistent with the text.
There seem to be some Wikipedia articles with spoken article audios that are not set in the respective Wikidata item (and also vice versa). Here is a query for all Wikidata items with the spoken text audio value set with the language qualifier English. (now 1692) Here is a query for all Wikipedia articles in Category:Spoken articles. (now 1837)
The bell-like sounds of a celesta correspond to edits with a net addition of content to Wikipedia, and the strums of a clavichord correspond to net subtractions of content. The pitch is inversely proportional to the size of the edit (lower pitched notes are produced by larger edits). [6] Newly registered Wikipedia users are welcomed by a string ...
This category is for spoken versions of articles created by WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia. For help playing Ogg audio, see Help:Media. You may also request for a spoken article at Category:Spoken Wikipedia requests. Pages are added to this category via Template:Spoken Wikipedia. Please do not manually add this category anywhere.