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Various observers have predicted the end of Wikipedia since it rose to prominence, with potential pitfalls from lack of quality-control or inconsistencies among contributors. Alternative online encyclopedias have been proposed as replacements for Wikipedia, including WolframAlpha , [ 1 ] as well as the both now-defunct Knol (from Google ) [ 2 ...
In April 2008, the 10-millionth Wikipedia article was created, and by the end of the year the English Wikipedia exceeded 2.5 million articles. 2009 On 25 June 2009 at 22:15 UTC, following the death of Michael Jackson , the website temporarily crashed.
A note on the separate status of the Wikimedia Endowment. The Wikimedia Endowment, held from 2016 to 2023 by the Tides Foundation and now a standalone 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is not and has never been included in Wikimedia Foundation assets, even though Wikimedia Foundation fundraising staff solicit donations to the Endowment and the Wikimedia Foundation itself made donations to the Endowment.
A 2017 MIT study suggests that words used in Wikipedia articles end up in scientific publications. [330] Studies related to Wikipedia have been using machine learning and artificial intelligence [290] to support various operations. One of the most important areas is the automatic detection of vandalism [331] [332] and data quality assessment in ...
Hughie Ferguson (2 March 1895 – 8 January 1930) was a professional footballer.He was one of Scotland's most sought-after young players before signing for Motherwell F.C. to begin his professional career.
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Afrikaans, Norwegian and Serbo-Croatian versions were announced by the end of that year. When the Wikimedia Foundation was launched in 2003, Wikipedia's domain was changed to wikipedia.org, corresponding with its new parent organization's .org top-level domain denoting its not-for-profit nature. There are now Wikipedias in over 300 languages.
Wikipedia is a community encyclopedia, and works by collaboration and consensus. If something becomes too much work for you, try to network with others to get the job done. Dive in, have fun, and don't be afraid to ask for help.