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There's an overlap (picture over words) but I can't edit. It's really too bad. Do your best or look on a different site.
Wikipedia admin Meresa Knitts is interviewed on Swedish National Broadcasting Service. She talks about protecting Wikipedia from vandals and sabotage. She feels proud to be a part of Wikipedia. Interview: Listen and learn -- Bondkaka 10:25, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
I'm curious as to why nothing from the pew report has been added to this entry? Pizzachicken 18:16, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
The word project is spelled projet
If one were to take a complete archive of all wikipedia articles, how much space would they consume? Not all of wikimedia, just wikipedia articles an everything that they include- text, images, supplementary attached video files, etc. I think this would be a useful figure to know. My apologies if I'm just not looking in the right places. Phasmatisnox 04:58, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
STATISTICS!!! I am sure mediawiki exposes these: How many characters, how many words, per language; How many megabytes of picture, video and audio. How big is the average article? How many times have the most edited article been edited, and what is the average numer of times an article has been edited, by date. How many visits, edits, per month, and what are the trends. 41.208.48.1 14:00, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
could someone please add that wikipedia is now on mobile/cell phones under the WAP name www.wapipedia.org please oddzag—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Oddzag ( talk • contribs) 15:27, 10 May 2007 (UTC). IIRC, wapipedia is not a wikimedia project. It may be put in the see also section, though. ffm ✎talk 15:49, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Do we really want the sourcewatch external link? I mean, does it really add something? And it's (partially) outdated: Bomis.com is the largest underwriter of Wikipedia, ssepp (talk) 18:38, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
I have
proposed a WikiProject Wikipedia to help improve the often-neglected articles relating to Wikipedia itself. I think that it is important for Wikipedia to have good, organized coverage of itself and that
Wikipedia should be a featured article again. If anyone is interested, please add your name on the proposal page. —
Pious
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03:06, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Gold Seal Campaign:
TJ is not a good writer!!!!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.39.127.250 ( talk) 21:01, August 22, 2007 (UTC)
What do you think of this? The administrators of Wikipedia establish a Gold Seal campaign for certain articles. This “Gold Seal” will indicate for a given article it’s factuality and lack of vandalism. Basically it will show..
1-This page is properly cited.
2-This page has been verified.
This will be an important step for Wikipedia. It means students, high school included will be able to cite Wikipedia in their work. As of now many schools do not allow students to this.
As for editing an article, It will still be allowed yet a person can easily revert to the Gold Sealed, verified page on Wikipedia. This will be an amazing step for Wikipedia, though difficult, it will allow readers to know for sure what they are reading is true. It will surely improve Wikipedia’s image in the public sphere. Of course someone will have to organize this, but in then it will be sufficient use of labour.
Three months moving average is down to 9. Alexa. Camptown 19:58, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Since the policies prohibits discussing the topic of the article page, it's not possible to say anything on this talk page, without breaking policies - so please shut up and be obedient! Said: Rursus 16:45, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
Bill Thompson is quoted as saying 'symptomatic of much learning about information which is happening in society today.' and referenced as item [49]. That sentence is nowhere in the referenced article.
64.42.107.210 19:29, 24 May 2007 (UTC)Dan, guzmand@yahoo.com
Can someone please explain the sentence During December 2005, about 27,000 users made at least five edits to Wikipedia; of these, 17,000 worked on the English edition. at the top of the second section. Five edits made by 27,000 people seems like a pittiful accomplishment if it is to be true. Does anyone know the true number? Mkdw talk 19:00, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
When I show my boss how to use the Wikipedia, I don't want him to see that I searched him and his brother :). Could you add an option to delete all searches I have done in the past? ( 207.127.241.2 18:39, 30 May 2007 (UTC))
Tools-Internet Options-Clear History. 76.110.82.251 01:48, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
I was just curious about WP:CFORK and the aforementioned articles. Any comments? -- FR Soliloquy 10:48, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, the one who vandalised this with the "LOOK AT THE TOP OF THE FREAKIN PAGE" was not me. My brother told me about him doing this, but I had no idea he did it on my account. Gah. My apologies. T_T XFactorInfinity 20:39, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Citizendium is a fork of Wikipedia.
There is no fork of Citizendium (or atleast none thats being discussed here). This should be rephrased for clarity. 82.69.168.181 15:17, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
With the semi-protection to this article it seems to be always vandalized. I just would like to know what use it is to semi-protect if the vandals can still attack it. I have come here a few times to try to see if I could help with the list to help the article at the top of this page but every time reverts are happening to vandalize and thus it seems it would be difficult to accomplish any editing here. Thanks for anyone insights. ---- CrohnieGal Talk/ Contribs 16:43, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Why does there not seem to be much information on how Wikipedia effects cultures outside of English speaking countries? Why does the Japanese Wikipedia have 50% more articles than the Spanish Wikipedia with less than half the number of speakers? Is it because of better education or greater access to technology? What is the Japanese's perception of Wikipedia? Or the Spanish? — Dispenser 01:52, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
In section "Language Editions" ---
Wikipedia has been described as "an effort to create and distribute a free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language" ---> Need a singular something like "that person's" or "his or her" instead of the plural "their".
[25] There are presently 252 language editions of Wikipedia; of these, the top 14 have over 100,000 articles and the top 136 have over 1,000 articles.[1] ----> top 14 have 100000, so top 136 ought to have at least as many..?? Is it bottom 136?
76.211.227.71 08:52, 13 June 2007 (UTC) dvn
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We cannot add every school that has banned Wikipedia. It's happening everywhere, even my former high school had Wikipedia on its block list. The one major example already in the article about Harvard is a legitimate example for the single reason that Harvard is an Ivy League school to which many academic standards are set. Other colleges that may have made the news about Wikipedia lack that notability and thus I feel the article should not be polluted with hundreds of similar stories. Mkdw talk 18:38, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Is there a wikipedia policy page that says you shouldn't use another wikipedia page as a source? The thing is there's an article on a war, and there's another article about the major empires involved in the war, and some people insist that in the infobox for the article on the war itself we must put what the concensus (more of lack there of) was of the article on the major empires involved. -- LtWinters 16:10, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
Thanks-- LtWinters 18:27, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
However, a lot of people (like myself) believe that the validity of any article without citations or sources (and decent ones at that) can be questioned at any time. I mean, come on. Anyone can edit it, so anything without a source could be questionable. 24.247.207.18 19:17, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
I don't know where to put this, but footnote 34 is supposed to refer to the neutrality of the editors, but the footnote is empty. I don't think its neutral at all, but biased towards the current center political view in the United States academia and corporate media. The claim at neutrality is ridiculous, really, and needs a better footnote. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.192.219.71 ( talk • contribs)
Why does it says first $10,000 then it says in the parenthesis $12,700? =S -- 190.40.99.35 06:00, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Hello all. I'm replacing the following:
with
I'm doing this because a. it helps to have a short sentence in the main article text itself that simply states what Larry Sanger believes, b. it's not POV pushing to include the sentence as it's not my POV nor is it the POV of Wikipedia, but Larry's, and Larry's comment had widespread press and were notable. It doesn't agree or disagree with Larry's position. Therefore it's a NPOV statement.
I should note that User:Ned Scott seems to be doing a lot of reversions of this material, no matter what is written. I would urge him to take this to the talk page. - Ta bu shi da yu 08:40, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
There are 1.84 million articles on the English Wikipedia. There is an estimated 7.5 million articles on Wikipedia. 1.84 x 4 = 7.36 which is not a quarter of the number of articles on Wikipedia. Introducing a factually inaccurate and relative fraction in place of a set value is in my opinion a weaker encyclopedic argument. Not only is the fraction incorrect, but it relies on a constant to maintain a set ratio: the English Wikipedia must grow proportionately to that of Wikipedia. A true value is factually accurate and can be changed accordingly with out relying on a ratio. It solely relies on a single point value: the article count for the English Wikipedia regardless of all Wikipedia articles. Mkdw talk 11:14, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
One thing this article fails to explain is the lack of advertisement in wikipedia. Even Wikipedia:Advertisements states the potential revenue as one of the worlds most popular websites.Considering that they chose to take donations, in stead of millions of dollars in revenue, seems like something that would at least be highlighted. Rodrigue 17:45, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
I agree. I would rather ignore some words telling me how white my shirts could be, or whatever, than wikipedia go under because, let's face it, it's a free service and not many people are willing to pay for a free service. I'm sure you can make millions from google ads if they just slapped it onto the bit of the page where it tells you to donate please. I was going to tell wikipedia itself about this, but there's no contact email address! Let's start a campaign! ElGenius 18:01, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
The Fork of Citizendium section needs to be removed.
67.142.130.19 01:38, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
I've had an idea of combining the functionality of a wiki with a video based application of youtube. Basically wikitube would work the same way as a wiki works, but instead of text, users would be able to edit videos and multimedia content. It would recuire an application that would make it very easy to cut, paste, rearange and connect videos or parts of videos to make up an altered version. A very simple, basic and easy to use online video editor that visitors vould be able to use to rearange and reshape to make a better presentation of the information available of those videos. A record would be available so that visitors would be able to go back and sift through the history in case someone made a mistake. It would probably have a database and an entry type system sort of like the one already in use by wikipedia. It would also be possible to add text and hight quality images in a not conspicuous place, like under the video screen, that users would be able to access for more information. The additional content could even be another video itself, so that users could shift to that video if they felt like taking the video in another direction. Basically it's a very ritch multimedia contect that anyone could edit with a bit of practice and would include all types of myltimedia like videos, pictures, and sound.
For example, visitors would be able to watch a video and see something on the screen like an ipod that would flicker when a mouse is pointed at it that would take the viewer to a new video or page about that item. Users would also be able to connect parts of videos together if they feel like a smooth transition could be made from one video to another. Basically it would be like watching television that would never end because the videos would always lead to somewhere else, but the user would be able influence the overal direction where the video goes.
In another example, the software would analyze the users mouse movement patterns to determine the users interest and preferences and accordingly decide which videos to play inserting articles and sounds at sounds at particular times to enrich the experience. In a later version the user would also be able to provide imput or feedback through the keyboard and possibly microphone / camera. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nadyes ( talk • contribs)
That is a VERY good idea. It would be a GIGANTIC project though, so you'd need loads of help. ~Crowstar~ 13:22, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
NOT A GOOD IDEA!!!!! ITS CALLED YOUTUBE. 76.110.82.251 23:52, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Could someone make a new screenshot? The current one is from when Ian Thorpe was on the Main Page, so the TFA doesn't have an image and is somewhat unrepresentative of how the page normally looks. ShadowHalo 22:27, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
"Its primary servers are in Tampa, Florida, with additional servers in Amsterdam and Seoul." isn't important enough to make the already lengthy introduction even longer. I removed it, but User:Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington reverted my change, but without giving any counterargument. What is it? -- rtc 06:52, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Should anything be mentioned about Wikipedia being in the media at the moment due to the wikipedia edit about Chris Benoit's wife dying before anyone had even found out? Arrowny 12:41, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Is Conservapedia really a project from Wikipedia? I am very progressive and very green, something quite the opposite of many people on Conservapedia, but I in fact respect their opinion (as I do with almost all opinions), but that site is filled with hatred and aversion towards anything and anyone! Homosexuality on that page is almost equal to being a massmurderer. The section there about homosexuality could be the last thing someone who is struggling with his/ hers homo-/bisexuality could have read, just before he/ she commits suicide. Or perhaps that some people see that page as a fiat to engage in gaybashing. I know, those are not the most likely things that could happen, but it CAN. And that is just about the article on homosexuality. If Conservapedia is part of Wikipedia (in whatever way possible), is there something/ someone who is controling Conservapedia? And how on earth can the people from Wikipedia, approve the articles on Conservapedia? Should it even be mentioned in this article? -- Robster1983 19:31, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
There was an article in the New York Times last week, beating on the Wikipedia Logo. It said some of the foreign characters in logo were improperly represented. I am no linguist, so I have no idea, but maybe someone should check it out, and add this occurrence to the "In the media" of the "Wikipedia" article. -- HockeyInJune 19:35, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
"Wikipedia is meant to be a Universal Repository for all human knowledge and wisdom in our known universe"
Anyone Agree? or is this WAAAAY to Ambitious? Even for Wikipedia?
Masterhand10 (Talk) (Contributions) 06:34, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
That would work, except many people still don't trust Wikipedia, and to be a universal knowledge repository everyone on Earth would have to be a very active member of the site. Magicallydajesus 03:19, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
Screw that. When I meant All human Knowlage, i was thinking about all encyclopedic human knowlage. Masterhand10 (Talk) (Contributions) 04:00, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia requires referencing to reliable sources. MUCH knowledge has not been published. And, wisdom? If you want academically-agreed-upon knowledge, start with Wikipedia. If you are looking for wisdom or insight about something, a Google search will get you much farther. Friarslantern 21:56, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
For every intelligent, well-informed contributor helping Wikipedia improve, there are numerous unqualified people who will edit anything that they think they have some level of knowledge about. This takes away all of Wikipedia's credibility. While it's a useful and imaginative tool for the community, the numerous errors, gaps in information and unqualified contributors make Wikipedia unreliable and very poor source of knowledge. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.251.81.14 ( talk) 20:10, August 20, 2007 (UTC)
This page should not even exist, it is a blatant exersize of vanity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.235.156.61 ( talk) 16:36, August 30, 2007 (UTC)
I don't know for sure if Wikipedia likes to be self-referential like this, but there's an article in the New York Times magazine this week about it...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/magazine/01WIKIPEDIA-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
72.80.9.170 12:41, 4 July 2007 (UTC)Jennifer, 7/4/07
love this site it helps with everything keep up the good work...
There is an article in vishnum.wordpress.com about wikipedia which is accessible here http://vishnum.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/what-you-can-do-with-wikipedia/
This site(Wikipedia) is amazing..!
"I got it off Wikipedia" new slogan. 76.110.82.251 23:56, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Isnt wikipedians editing the wikipedia article a conflict of interest? Since people who have a COI with some subject are discouraged from editing that article, shouldn't the same apply here too? (I am not seriously suggesting this, btw! Just this random thought crossed my min that since all who edits here are wikipedians, we all have a COI!) -- soum talk 13:31, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
A good point, both of you. That 'special care' does not seem to be present, however, as certain sections of the article do sound too much like an advertisement. Maybe it should be tagged so that more editors will review it and productive edits can be made to make it as unbiased as possible. Magicallydajesus 03:13, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
It would be cool. You could squash AI Vandalizers, or, if you really want to vandalize without hurting the site, you could defeat AI Vandal Reverters. Not an anon anymore !!!! Yeah!!!! 18:40, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
I feel that Wikipedia doesn't benefit anyone in learning or finding helpful information about anything. Its more based on opinions and to confusing to try and work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.172.143.176 ( talk) 16:32, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Lamest... Video... Game... Ever. 23:57, 19 September 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.110.82.251 ( talk)
Is there any problem with breaking up citations as I did here? It seems much easier to read and edit. I restricted myself to that paragraph because I have specific plans for the citations therein. I am concerned that such a huge change might be difficult for people to check; or perhaps there are other objections I haven't thought of. At least no one's reverted it yet... Tualha ( Talk) 12:24, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Isn't this a conflict of interest that we are writing about ourselves? We need to complain! FunJulie 03:25, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 July 13#Truth_in_Numbers:_The_Wikipedia_Story. This film does have articles on several other non-English-language Wikipedias. Badagnani 19:22, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
Please do not remove this section of the article. The Uncyclopedia is a more notable parody of Wikipedia than a quote by an American comedian. If you wish to contribution to the article you may do so, but replacing one very noteworthy section for another is unconstructive. Whether or not that newly added section is beneficial to the article I will leave to other editors. Mkdw talk 09:16, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
Well argue all you wish. Edit summaries are just that, summaries of the action done which was a revert to a previous version. My arguement was appropriately brought to the article's talk page. On a second note you should know there are two different problems here. One being that you are deleting a paragraph that should belong in this article, and the other that you are adding a relatively uncited and not very important paragraph in its place.
"It's 'Uncyclopedia" -- that simply is not an explanation or justification for the removal of that section. Uncyclopedia was created and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation to expand and feed parodies of Wikipedia. It's content has grown greatly as well as its editor and reader base. It has an accurate citation and is definitely noteworthy. If you wish to 'add' your section below the existing paragraph about Unencyclopedia that is fine and as I said above, I'd leave that to the other editors to decide its play in the article. Mkdw talk 09:28, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
I have tagged this article as sounding too much like an advertisement. While some of you may disagree with me, I firmly believe that this article does not deserve it's good status. This is an important article, a persistent issue, and a serious accusation, so allow me to explain myself as best I can.
The first thing that betrays this as an advertisement is it's use of statistics and figures, which are often used, particurlarly by advertisers, to circumvent lack of other facts. While Wikipedia's numbers are impressive, throwing them at the reader all at once is too much.
This is also an issue when it comes to Wikipedia's list of awards. While the list is impressive, that does not mean that it should all be thrown at the reader in a clump.
These two things are an elementary example of standard advertisement tactics, which is to say, that just like an advertiser would, this article throws one positive point after another at you, in a sad endeavor for attention, not unlike a commercial or billboard.
Another clear example of advertisement behavior is the repeated glossing over of Wikipedia's negative points. The question of Wikipedia's reliability, and the susceptibility to vandalism is a serious issue. It's the main reason so many people in the world don't use it, the reason my high school librarian spent five straight minutes badmouthing it, imploring my civics class not to use it, and the reason that every time I come here, and look at the words 'the free encyclopedia anyone can edit', I get a little giggle in my brain that someone is likely vandalizing an article right now. The article about Wikipedia should be the one place where we can put those doubts thoroughly to rest, not give them a brief mention, then give a single, lonely piece of evidence to support our claim.
An article can be as long as it needs to be to adaquately, eloquently, and fairly express it's point, so there is absolutely no excuse for this article's 'adverty' air, and I will not allow such blatant mistakes to continue. There are other issues involved with this article, but that was enough to read for now.
Sincerely, Magicallydajesus 00:07, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Are there any Wikipedia users who are in primary school (or made any edits while they were in prim school)? 124.179.224.113 12:26, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
i am Xelas211 23:43, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
It's half-broken. It only says 'pedia', which of no use to anyone. Someone please fix it. ISAYsorry 22:30, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Para has twice reverted the section I added today, Metadata, giving a different reason for doing so each time. The section briefly describes WP's use of microformats and inviting other contributors to describe WP's other uses of metadata. The former alone is certainly notable; WP is already one of the most prolific users of microformats on the web. Andy Mabbett | Talk to Andy Mabbett 20:52, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
My opinion: Adding a whole section for just one sentence is definitely overkill, if that's all the information you have then the sentence would be better worked into an existing section. However, reading through the article I don't see anyplace in the article where such a sentence would be appropriate. Your best bet to get such a thing in this article would be to find sources supporting Wikipedia's uses of microformats as being culturally significant and add the mention to the Wikipedia#Cultural significance section. There may be other articles for which a mention of Wikipedia using these microformats is more relevant, such as the article on microformats or the articles on the individual formats.
Also, FWIW, I don't find anything in Para's edit summaries or comments to be "baseless, PoV assertion", although one was perhaps an initial misunderstanding of how the listed formats work. The worst thing I see in this discussion is one reply failing to assume good faith. Anomie 17:16, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
Has there been any progress with OpenID?-- NeF 14:33, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
Hello, The word "database" in the sentence "upon the MySQL database" is hidden by the image "Wikipedia receives between 10,000 and 30,000 page requests per second, depending on time of day.[26] More than 100 servers have been set up to handle the traffic." 137.146.132.120 19:05, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
Are there meant to be citations in the introductory paragraphs of the article? I read somewhere ( WP:LEAD or WP:SUMMARY) that citations should be left out of these paragraphs, and cited later on in the article. Any other thoughts? – sebi 07:15, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
Is the "Software and hardware" section too technical? Should we remove it and just tell people who are itnerested in it to go see some more detailed article on how wikipedia servers works? RJFJR 15:18, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Isn't it odd that there are spots that need citation in an article on the encyclopedia itself? XD
why dioesn't it tell you yoru reading on wikipedia right now? XD —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.85.39.121 ( talk) 14:08, August 24, 2007 (UTC)
I don't need to explain what I mean. Bhbhbhhh 05:22, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
Citation 77 displays as:
77 ^ {{cite web |url= http://uncyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=1497858 |title=Main Page |accessdate=2007-01-28 |date=[[2007-01-26 |work=Uncyclopedia }} I am reluctant to edit the article.
I would prefer a more experience editor or admin to make the edit. -- Dan Dassow 00:55, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
On this article Wikipedia claims to be the person of the year but according to Time Magazine, Wikipedia (along with Facebook, MySpace, etc.) only contributed to the real Person of the Year: "YOU".
"The answer is, you do. And for seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game, TIME's Person of the Year for 2006 is you." - Time Magazine article: Time's Person of the Year: You (emphasis added)
The article doesn't even cite Time Magazine itself, but rather a third-party news source (BBC News), which itself says again that "YOU" is the Person of the Year, and only credits Wikipedia as providing technology:
"Time cited websites such as YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and Wikipedia, which allow users to interact with the web by uploading and publishing their own comments, videos, pictures and links." - BBC News article: "You" named Time's person of 2006 (emphasis added)
The article needs to be adjusted to contain only factual information. The phrase (the last paragraph of the first section):
"Wikipedia, along with other interactive websites such as YouTube and Facebook, won the Time Person of the Year, awarded to the most influential of that year in 2006. The award praised the accelerating success of on-line collaboration and interaction by millions of users around the world made possible through the World Wide Web."
...should be changed to...
"Wikipedia, along with other interactive websites such as YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook, was credited with providing the technology that allowed the community at large to be their own greatest influence when Time Magazine declared 'YOU' as the Time Magazine Person of the Year." (Cite the Time Magazine article here)
This seems to be the most accurate way to place this here.
GMerriment 03:28, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
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A whole "Films" section for one sentence seems a little unnecessary. Can that sentence be moved into the "Cultural significance" section instead? -- 81.129.46.180 10:17, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
The article cited by the Signpost http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118712061199497533.html, makes a good point. The article doesn't talk about discussions, or discussion pages. Should it? They are a vital part of what makes Wikipedia unique. Hires an editor 16:21, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Are people allowed to use WP articles in their essays, books, websites? Are people allowed to use WP articles in commercial products? Is it legal for a textbook to use WP images?
Kniito 03:11, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
There's a little black thing on top of the letter "U" of "Audio US" in the first and second line. It looks like a triangle and can not be clicked seperately. Is it just on my computer or it really does mean something? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kniito ( talk • contribs) 11:24, August 24, 2007 (UTC)
Recently I've read from newspaper saying that Wikipedia was originally run by the money Jimbo Wales made from a pornographic search engine he started, which now he seems to be shame of it. Why is it not written here!? -- Edmund the King of the Woods! 11:25, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
Does anybody ever sit back and think OH MY LORD WIKIPEDIA IS GIGANTIC?????? !!!!!!! ITS HUGE!!!!!!!!! The coverage is just out of this world literally. I sadly rarely see praise of it though ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Talk"? 20:56, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
This might be a good point, but it feels tacked onto the end of the criticism section:
Due to the large amount of links and content citations needed, Wikipedia is not very compliant with screen reading technology.
Maybe you should consider taking more comments & updates to your website. First of all, learn to respect other peoples time and then get a life. After you have done both of those successfully, I would like you guys to stop the website and choke on it. Wikipedia, ur future is in the gutters! Yash kk 09:07, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps some writing about public criticism of Wikipedia for accessibility, with a citation? Granted, there's perhaps a sad irony in requesting links & citations, given the content.... Thanks!
Eeblet 02:51, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
Please, I would like to know how to make my Wikipedia signature in a different font. Advice? St2-Dot 17:03, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
"nearly 2 million articles"
scrub the nearly part —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.134.164.46 ( talk) 03:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
seriously whats the point in this vid?
seriously whats the point in this artticle? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.207.161.152 ( talk) 21:29, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
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There's an overlap (picture over words) but I can't edit. It's really too bad. Do your best or look on a different site.
Wikipedia admin Meresa Knitts is interviewed on Swedish National Broadcasting Service. She talks about protecting Wikipedia from vandals and sabotage. She feels proud to be a part of Wikipedia. Interview: Listen and learn -- Bondkaka 10:25, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
I'm curious as to why nothing from the pew report has been added to this entry? Pizzachicken 18:16, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
The word project is spelled projet
If one were to take a complete archive of all wikipedia articles, how much space would they consume? Not all of wikimedia, just wikipedia articles an everything that they include- text, images, supplementary attached video files, etc. I think this would be a useful figure to know. My apologies if I'm just not looking in the right places. Phasmatisnox 04:58, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
STATISTICS!!! I am sure mediawiki exposes these: How many characters, how many words, per language; How many megabytes of picture, video and audio. How big is the average article? How many times have the most edited article been edited, and what is the average numer of times an article has been edited, by date. How many visits, edits, per month, and what are the trends. 41.208.48.1 14:00, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
could someone please add that wikipedia is now on mobile/cell phones under the WAP name www.wapipedia.org please oddzag—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Oddzag ( talk • contribs) 15:27, 10 May 2007 (UTC). IIRC, wapipedia is not a wikimedia project. It may be put in the see also section, though. ffm ✎talk 15:49, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Do we really want the sourcewatch external link? I mean, does it really add something? And it's (partially) outdated: Bomis.com is the largest underwriter of Wikipedia, ssepp (talk) 18:38, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
I have
proposed a WikiProject Wikipedia to help improve the often-neglected articles relating to Wikipedia itself. I think that it is important for Wikipedia to have good, organized coverage of itself and that
Wikipedia should be a featured article again. If anyone is interested, please add your name on the proposal page. —
Pious
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03:06, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Gold Seal Campaign:
TJ is not a good writer!!!!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.39.127.250 ( talk) 21:01, August 22, 2007 (UTC)
What do you think of this? The administrators of Wikipedia establish a Gold Seal campaign for certain articles. This “Gold Seal” will indicate for a given article it’s factuality and lack of vandalism. Basically it will show..
1-This page is properly cited.
2-This page has been verified.
This will be an important step for Wikipedia. It means students, high school included will be able to cite Wikipedia in their work. As of now many schools do not allow students to this.
As for editing an article, It will still be allowed yet a person can easily revert to the Gold Sealed, verified page on Wikipedia. This will be an amazing step for Wikipedia, though difficult, it will allow readers to know for sure what they are reading is true. It will surely improve Wikipedia’s image in the public sphere. Of course someone will have to organize this, but in then it will be sufficient use of labour.
Three months moving average is down to 9. Alexa. Camptown 19:58, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Since the policies prohibits discussing the topic of the article page, it's not possible to say anything on this talk page, without breaking policies - so please shut up and be obedient! Said: Rursus 16:45, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
Bill Thompson is quoted as saying 'symptomatic of much learning about information which is happening in society today.' and referenced as item [49]. That sentence is nowhere in the referenced article.
64.42.107.210 19:29, 24 May 2007 (UTC)Dan, guzmand@yahoo.com
Can someone please explain the sentence During December 2005, about 27,000 users made at least five edits to Wikipedia; of these, 17,000 worked on the English edition. at the top of the second section. Five edits made by 27,000 people seems like a pittiful accomplishment if it is to be true. Does anyone know the true number? Mkdw talk 19:00, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
When I show my boss how to use the Wikipedia, I don't want him to see that I searched him and his brother :). Could you add an option to delete all searches I have done in the past? ( 207.127.241.2 18:39, 30 May 2007 (UTC))
Tools-Internet Options-Clear History. 76.110.82.251 01:48, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
I was just curious about WP:CFORK and the aforementioned articles. Any comments? -- FR Soliloquy 10:48, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, the one who vandalised this with the "LOOK AT THE TOP OF THE FREAKIN PAGE" was not me. My brother told me about him doing this, but I had no idea he did it on my account. Gah. My apologies. T_T XFactorInfinity 20:39, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Citizendium is a fork of Wikipedia.
There is no fork of Citizendium (or atleast none thats being discussed here). This should be rephrased for clarity. 82.69.168.181 15:17, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
With the semi-protection to this article it seems to be always vandalized. I just would like to know what use it is to semi-protect if the vandals can still attack it. I have come here a few times to try to see if I could help with the list to help the article at the top of this page but every time reverts are happening to vandalize and thus it seems it would be difficult to accomplish any editing here. Thanks for anyone insights. ---- CrohnieGal Talk/ Contribs 16:43, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Why does there not seem to be much information on how Wikipedia effects cultures outside of English speaking countries? Why does the Japanese Wikipedia have 50% more articles than the Spanish Wikipedia with less than half the number of speakers? Is it because of better education or greater access to technology? What is the Japanese's perception of Wikipedia? Or the Spanish? — Dispenser 01:52, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
In section "Language Editions" ---
Wikipedia has been described as "an effort to create and distribute a free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language" ---> Need a singular something like "that person's" or "his or her" instead of the plural "their".
[25] There are presently 252 language editions of Wikipedia; of these, the top 14 have over 100,000 articles and the top 136 have over 1,000 articles.[1] ----> top 14 have 100000, so top 136 ought to have at least as many..?? Is it bottom 136?
76.211.227.71 08:52, 13 June 2007 (UTC) dvn
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We cannot add every school that has banned Wikipedia. It's happening everywhere, even my former high school had Wikipedia on its block list. The one major example already in the article about Harvard is a legitimate example for the single reason that Harvard is an Ivy League school to which many academic standards are set. Other colleges that may have made the news about Wikipedia lack that notability and thus I feel the article should not be polluted with hundreds of similar stories. Mkdw talk 18:38, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Is there a wikipedia policy page that says you shouldn't use another wikipedia page as a source? The thing is there's an article on a war, and there's another article about the major empires involved in the war, and some people insist that in the infobox for the article on the war itself we must put what the concensus (more of lack there of) was of the article on the major empires involved. -- LtWinters 16:10, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
Thanks-- LtWinters 18:27, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
However, a lot of people (like myself) believe that the validity of any article without citations or sources (and decent ones at that) can be questioned at any time. I mean, come on. Anyone can edit it, so anything without a source could be questionable. 24.247.207.18 19:17, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
I don't know where to put this, but footnote 34 is supposed to refer to the neutrality of the editors, but the footnote is empty. I don't think its neutral at all, but biased towards the current center political view in the United States academia and corporate media. The claim at neutrality is ridiculous, really, and needs a better footnote. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.192.219.71 ( talk • contribs)
Why does it says first $10,000 then it says in the parenthesis $12,700? =S -- 190.40.99.35 06:00, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Hello all. I'm replacing the following:
with
I'm doing this because a. it helps to have a short sentence in the main article text itself that simply states what Larry Sanger believes, b. it's not POV pushing to include the sentence as it's not my POV nor is it the POV of Wikipedia, but Larry's, and Larry's comment had widespread press and were notable. It doesn't agree or disagree with Larry's position. Therefore it's a NPOV statement.
I should note that User:Ned Scott seems to be doing a lot of reversions of this material, no matter what is written. I would urge him to take this to the talk page. - Ta bu shi da yu 08:40, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
There are 1.84 million articles on the English Wikipedia. There is an estimated 7.5 million articles on Wikipedia. 1.84 x 4 = 7.36 which is not a quarter of the number of articles on Wikipedia. Introducing a factually inaccurate and relative fraction in place of a set value is in my opinion a weaker encyclopedic argument. Not only is the fraction incorrect, but it relies on a constant to maintain a set ratio: the English Wikipedia must grow proportionately to that of Wikipedia. A true value is factually accurate and can be changed accordingly with out relying on a ratio. It solely relies on a single point value: the article count for the English Wikipedia regardless of all Wikipedia articles. Mkdw talk 11:14, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
One thing this article fails to explain is the lack of advertisement in wikipedia. Even Wikipedia:Advertisements states the potential revenue as one of the worlds most popular websites.Considering that they chose to take donations, in stead of millions of dollars in revenue, seems like something that would at least be highlighted. Rodrigue 17:45, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
I agree. I would rather ignore some words telling me how white my shirts could be, or whatever, than wikipedia go under because, let's face it, it's a free service and not many people are willing to pay for a free service. I'm sure you can make millions from google ads if they just slapped it onto the bit of the page where it tells you to donate please. I was going to tell wikipedia itself about this, but there's no contact email address! Let's start a campaign! ElGenius 18:01, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
The Fork of Citizendium section needs to be removed.
67.142.130.19 01:38, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
I've had an idea of combining the functionality of a wiki with a video based application of youtube. Basically wikitube would work the same way as a wiki works, but instead of text, users would be able to edit videos and multimedia content. It would recuire an application that would make it very easy to cut, paste, rearange and connect videos or parts of videos to make up an altered version. A very simple, basic and easy to use online video editor that visitors vould be able to use to rearange and reshape to make a better presentation of the information available of those videos. A record would be available so that visitors would be able to go back and sift through the history in case someone made a mistake. It would probably have a database and an entry type system sort of like the one already in use by wikipedia. It would also be possible to add text and hight quality images in a not conspicuous place, like under the video screen, that users would be able to access for more information. The additional content could even be another video itself, so that users could shift to that video if they felt like taking the video in another direction. Basically it's a very ritch multimedia contect that anyone could edit with a bit of practice and would include all types of myltimedia like videos, pictures, and sound.
For example, visitors would be able to watch a video and see something on the screen like an ipod that would flicker when a mouse is pointed at it that would take the viewer to a new video or page about that item. Users would also be able to connect parts of videos together if they feel like a smooth transition could be made from one video to another. Basically it would be like watching television that would never end because the videos would always lead to somewhere else, but the user would be able influence the overal direction where the video goes.
In another example, the software would analyze the users mouse movement patterns to determine the users interest and preferences and accordingly decide which videos to play inserting articles and sounds at sounds at particular times to enrich the experience. In a later version the user would also be able to provide imput or feedback through the keyboard and possibly microphone / camera. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nadyes ( talk • contribs)
That is a VERY good idea. It would be a GIGANTIC project though, so you'd need loads of help. ~Crowstar~ 13:22, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
NOT A GOOD IDEA!!!!! ITS CALLED YOUTUBE. 76.110.82.251 23:52, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Could someone make a new screenshot? The current one is from when Ian Thorpe was on the Main Page, so the TFA doesn't have an image and is somewhat unrepresentative of how the page normally looks. ShadowHalo 22:27, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
"Its primary servers are in Tampa, Florida, with additional servers in Amsterdam and Seoul." isn't important enough to make the already lengthy introduction even longer. I removed it, but User:Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington reverted my change, but without giving any counterargument. What is it? -- rtc 06:52, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Should anything be mentioned about Wikipedia being in the media at the moment due to the wikipedia edit about Chris Benoit's wife dying before anyone had even found out? Arrowny 12:41, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Is Conservapedia really a project from Wikipedia? I am very progressive and very green, something quite the opposite of many people on Conservapedia, but I in fact respect their opinion (as I do with almost all opinions), but that site is filled with hatred and aversion towards anything and anyone! Homosexuality on that page is almost equal to being a massmurderer. The section there about homosexuality could be the last thing someone who is struggling with his/ hers homo-/bisexuality could have read, just before he/ she commits suicide. Or perhaps that some people see that page as a fiat to engage in gaybashing. I know, those are not the most likely things that could happen, but it CAN. And that is just about the article on homosexuality. If Conservapedia is part of Wikipedia (in whatever way possible), is there something/ someone who is controling Conservapedia? And how on earth can the people from Wikipedia, approve the articles on Conservapedia? Should it even be mentioned in this article? -- Robster1983 19:31, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
There was an article in the New York Times last week, beating on the Wikipedia Logo. It said some of the foreign characters in logo were improperly represented. I am no linguist, so I have no idea, but maybe someone should check it out, and add this occurrence to the "In the media" of the "Wikipedia" article. -- HockeyInJune 19:35, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
"Wikipedia is meant to be a Universal Repository for all human knowledge and wisdom in our known universe"
Anyone Agree? or is this WAAAAY to Ambitious? Even for Wikipedia?
Masterhand10 (Talk) (Contributions) 06:34, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
That would work, except many people still don't trust Wikipedia, and to be a universal knowledge repository everyone on Earth would have to be a very active member of the site. Magicallydajesus 03:19, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
Screw that. When I meant All human Knowlage, i was thinking about all encyclopedic human knowlage. Masterhand10 (Talk) (Contributions) 04:00, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia requires referencing to reliable sources. MUCH knowledge has not been published. And, wisdom? If you want academically-agreed-upon knowledge, start with Wikipedia. If you are looking for wisdom or insight about something, a Google search will get you much farther. Friarslantern 21:56, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
For every intelligent, well-informed contributor helping Wikipedia improve, there are numerous unqualified people who will edit anything that they think they have some level of knowledge about. This takes away all of Wikipedia's credibility. While it's a useful and imaginative tool for the community, the numerous errors, gaps in information and unqualified contributors make Wikipedia unreliable and very poor source of knowledge. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.251.81.14 ( talk) 20:10, August 20, 2007 (UTC)
This page should not even exist, it is a blatant exersize of vanity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.235.156.61 ( talk) 16:36, August 30, 2007 (UTC)
I don't know for sure if Wikipedia likes to be self-referential like this, but there's an article in the New York Times magazine this week about it...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/magazine/01WIKIPEDIA-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
72.80.9.170 12:41, 4 July 2007 (UTC)Jennifer, 7/4/07
love this site it helps with everything keep up the good work...
There is an article in vishnum.wordpress.com about wikipedia which is accessible here http://vishnum.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/what-you-can-do-with-wikipedia/
This site(Wikipedia) is amazing..!
"I got it off Wikipedia" new slogan. 76.110.82.251 23:56, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Isnt wikipedians editing the wikipedia article a conflict of interest? Since people who have a COI with some subject are discouraged from editing that article, shouldn't the same apply here too? (I am not seriously suggesting this, btw! Just this random thought crossed my min that since all who edits here are wikipedians, we all have a COI!) -- soum talk 13:31, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
A good point, both of you. That 'special care' does not seem to be present, however, as certain sections of the article do sound too much like an advertisement. Maybe it should be tagged so that more editors will review it and productive edits can be made to make it as unbiased as possible. Magicallydajesus 03:13, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
It would be cool. You could squash AI Vandalizers, or, if you really want to vandalize without hurting the site, you could defeat AI Vandal Reverters. Not an anon anymore !!!! Yeah!!!! 18:40, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
I feel that Wikipedia doesn't benefit anyone in learning or finding helpful information about anything. Its more based on opinions and to confusing to try and work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.172.143.176 ( talk) 16:32, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Lamest... Video... Game... Ever. 23:57, 19 September 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.110.82.251 ( talk)
Is there any problem with breaking up citations as I did here? It seems much easier to read and edit. I restricted myself to that paragraph because I have specific plans for the citations therein. I am concerned that such a huge change might be difficult for people to check; or perhaps there are other objections I haven't thought of. At least no one's reverted it yet... Tualha ( Talk) 12:24, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Isn't this a conflict of interest that we are writing about ourselves? We need to complain! FunJulie 03:25, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 July 13#Truth_in_Numbers:_The_Wikipedia_Story. This film does have articles on several other non-English-language Wikipedias. Badagnani 19:22, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
Please do not remove this section of the article. The Uncyclopedia is a more notable parody of Wikipedia than a quote by an American comedian. If you wish to contribution to the article you may do so, but replacing one very noteworthy section for another is unconstructive. Whether or not that newly added section is beneficial to the article I will leave to other editors. Mkdw talk 09:16, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
Well argue all you wish. Edit summaries are just that, summaries of the action done which was a revert to a previous version. My arguement was appropriately brought to the article's talk page. On a second note you should know there are two different problems here. One being that you are deleting a paragraph that should belong in this article, and the other that you are adding a relatively uncited and not very important paragraph in its place.
"It's 'Uncyclopedia" -- that simply is not an explanation or justification for the removal of that section. Uncyclopedia was created and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation to expand and feed parodies of Wikipedia. It's content has grown greatly as well as its editor and reader base. It has an accurate citation and is definitely noteworthy. If you wish to 'add' your section below the existing paragraph about Unencyclopedia that is fine and as I said above, I'd leave that to the other editors to decide its play in the article. Mkdw talk 09:28, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
I have tagged this article as sounding too much like an advertisement. While some of you may disagree with me, I firmly believe that this article does not deserve it's good status. This is an important article, a persistent issue, and a serious accusation, so allow me to explain myself as best I can.
The first thing that betrays this as an advertisement is it's use of statistics and figures, which are often used, particurlarly by advertisers, to circumvent lack of other facts. While Wikipedia's numbers are impressive, throwing them at the reader all at once is too much.
This is also an issue when it comes to Wikipedia's list of awards. While the list is impressive, that does not mean that it should all be thrown at the reader in a clump.
These two things are an elementary example of standard advertisement tactics, which is to say, that just like an advertiser would, this article throws one positive point after another at you, in a sad endeavor for attention, not unlike a commercial or billboard.
Another clear example of advertisement behavior is the repeated glossing over of Wikipedia's negative points. The question of Wikipedia's reliability, and the susceptibility to vandalism is a serious issue. It's the main reason so many people in the world don't use it, the reason my high school librarian spent five straight minutes badmouthing it, imploring my civics class not to use it, and the reason that every time I come here, and look at the words 'the free encyclopedia anyone can edit', I get a little giggle in my brain that someone is likely vandalizing an article right now. The article about Wikipedia should be the one place where we can put those doubts thoroughly to rest, not give them a brief mention, then give a single, lonely piece of evidence to support our claim.
An article can be as long as it needs to be to adaquately, eloquently, and fairly express it's point, so there is absolutely no excuse for this article's 'adverty' air, and I will not allow such blatant mistakes to continue. There are other issues involved with this article, but that was enough to read for now.
Sincerely, Magicallydajesus 00:07, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Are there any Wikipedia users who are in primary school (or made any edits while they were in prim school)? 124.179.224.113 12:26, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
i am Xelas211 23:43, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
It's half-broken. It only says 'pedia', which of no use to anyone. Someone please fix it. ISAYsorry 22:30, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Para has twice reverted the section I added today, Metadata, giving a different reason for doing so each time. The section briefly describes WP's use of microformats and inviting other contributors to describe WP's other uses of metadata. The former alone is certainly notable; WP is already one of the most prolific users of microformats on the web. Andy Mabbett | Talk to Andy Mabbett 20:52, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
My opinion: Adding a whole section for just one sentence is definitely overkill, if that's all the information you have then the sentence would be better worked into an existing section. However, reading through the article I don't see anyplace in the article where such a sentence would be appropriate. Your best bet to get such a thing in this article would be to find sources supporting Wikipedia's uses of microformats as being culturally significant and add the mention to the Wikipedia#Cultural significance section. There may be other articles for which a mention of Wikipedia using these microformats is more relevant, such as the article on microformats or the articles on the individual formats.
Also, FWIW, I don't find anything in Para's edit summaries or comments to be "baseless, PoV assertion", although one was perhaps an initial misunderstanding of how the listed formats work. The worst thing I see in this discussion is one reply failing to assume good faith. Anomie 17:16, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
Has there been any progress with OpenID?-- NeF 14:33, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
Hello, The word "database" in the sentence "upon the MySQL database" is hidden by the image "Wikipedia receives between 10,000 and 30,000 page requests per second, depending on time of day.[26] More than 100 servers have been set up to handle the traffic." 137.146.132.120 19:05, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
Are there meant to be citations in the introductory paragraphs of the article? I read somewhere ( WP:LEAD or WP:SUMMARY) that citations should be left out of these paragraphs, and cited later on in the article. Any other thoughts? – sebi 07:15, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
Is the "Software and hardware" section too technical? Should we remove it and just tell people who are itnerested in it to go see some more detailed article on how wikipedia servers works? RJFJR 15:18, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Isn't it odd that there are spots that need citation in an article on the encyclopedia itself? XD
why dioesn't it tell you yoru reading on wikipedia right now? XD —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.85.39.121 ( talk) 14:08, August 24, 2007 (UTC)
I don't need to explain what I mean. Bhbhbhhh 05:22, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
Citation 77 displays as:
77 ^ {{cite web |url= http://uncyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=1497858 |title=Main Page |accessdate=2007-01-28 |date=[[2007-01-26 |work=Uncyclopedia }} I am reluctant to edit the article.
I would prefer a more experience editor or admin to make the edit. -- Dan Dassow 00:55, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
On this article Wikipedia claims to be the person of the year but according to Time Magazine, Wikipedia (along with Facebook, MySpace, etc.) only contributed to the real Person of the Year: "YOU".
"The answer is, you do. And for seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game, TIME's Person of the Year for 2006 is you." - Time Magazine article: Time's Person of the Year: You (emphasis added)
The article doesn't even cite Time Magazine itself, but rather a third-party news source (BBC News), which itself says again that "YOU" is the Person of the Year, and only credits Wikipedia as providing technology:
"Time cited websites such as YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and Wikipedia, which allow users to interact with the web by uploading and publishing their own comments, videos, pictures and links." - BBC News article: "You" named Time's person of 2006 (emphasis added)
The article needs to be adjusted to contain only factual information. The phrase (the last paragraph of the first section):
"Wikipedia, along with other interactive websites such as YouTube and Facebook, won the Time Person of the Year, awarded to the most influential of that year in 2006. The award praised the accelerating success of on-line collaboration and interaction by millions of users around the world made possible through the World Wide Web."
...should be changed to...
"Wikipedia, along with other interactive websites such as YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook, was credited with providing the technology that allowed the community at large to be their own greatest influence when Time Magazine declared 'YOU' as the Time Magazine Person of the Year." (Cite the Time Magazine article here)
This seems to be the most accurate way to place this here.
GMerriment 03:28, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
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A whole "Films" section for one sentence seems a little unnecessary. Can that sentence be moved into the "Cultural significance" section instead? -- 81.129.46.180 10:17, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
The article cited by the Signpost http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118712061199497533.html, makes a good point. The article doesn't talk about discussions, or discussion pages. Should it? They are a vital part of what makes Wikipedia unique. Hires an editor 16:21, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Are people allowed to use WP articles in their essays, books, websites? Are people allowed to use WP articles in commercial products? Is it legal for a textbook to use WP images?
Kniito 03:11, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
There's a little black thing on top of the letter "U" of "Audio US" in the first and second line. It looks like a triangle and can not be clicked seperately. Is it just on my computer or it really does mean something? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kniito ( talk • contribs) 11:24, August 24, 2007 (UTC)
Recently I've read from newspaper saying that Wikipedia was originally run by the money Jimbo Wales made from a pornographic search engine he started, which now he seems to be shame of it. Why is it not written here!? -- Edmund the King of the Woods! 11:25, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
Does anybody ever sit back and think OH MY LORD WIKIPEDIA IS GIGANTIC?????? !!!!!!! ITS HUGE!!!!!!!!! The coverage is just out of this world literally. I sadly rarely see praise of it though ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Talk"? 20:56, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
This might be a good point, but it feels tacked onto the end of the criticism section:
Due to the large amount of links and content citations needed, Wikipedia is not very compliant with screen reading technology.
Maybe you should consider taking more comments & updates to your website. First of all, learn to respect other peoples time and then get a life. After you have done both of those successfully, I would like you guys to stop the website and choke on it. Wikipedia, ur future is in the gutters! Yash kk 09:07, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps some writing about public criticism of Wikipedia for accessibility, with a citation? Granted, there's perhaps a sad irony in requesting links & citations, given the content.... Thanks!
Eeblet 02:51, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
Please, I would like to know how to make my Wikipedia signature in a different font. Advice? St2-Dot 17:03, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
"nearly 2 million articles"
scrub the nearly part —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.134.164.46 ( talk) 03:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
seriously whats the point in this vid?
seriously whats the point in this artticle? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.207.161.152 ( talk) 21:29, 13 September 2007 (UTC)