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{{ | {{Infobox website | ||
{{ | | name = {{Wiki favicon}} '''''English Wikipedia''''' | ||
| | | logo = Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg | ||
| | | logo_size = 85% | ||
| | | logo_caption = Logo of the English Wikipedia | ||
| screenshot = English Wikipedia screenshot.png | |||
| screenshot_alt = The homepage of the English Wikipedia | |||
| caption = The homepage of the English Wikipedia in June 2020 | |||
| collapsible = Yes | |||
| url = {{URL|https://en.wikipedia.org}} | |||
| commercial = No | |||
| location = | |||
| type = [[Online encyclopedia]] project | |||
| registration = Optional, but needed for some tasks including {{unbulleted list|•{{thinsp|protected page edit}}|•{{thinsp|page creation}}|•{{thinsp|file upload}}}} | |||
| language = English | |||
| owner = [[Wikimedia Foundation]] | |||
| author = English wiki community | |||
| launch_date = {{start date and age|df=yes|2001|1|15}} | |||
| content_license = {{nobr|[[Creative Commons licenses|Creative Commons Attribution/<br />Share-Alike]] 3.0}} (most text also dual-licensed under [[GFDL]])<br />Media licensing varies | |||
}} | }} | ||
< | The '''English Wikipedia''' is the [[English language]] edition of the [[Wikipedia]] encyclopedia. English is the first [[language]] in which Wikipedia was written. It was started on 15 January 2001. It is the largest [[encyclopedia]] in the world, and the largest version of Wikipedia since April 2019.<ref>about 10 percent more than the [[Cebuano Wikipedia]]. See [[:m:List of Wikipedias]].</ref> It has more than 6,085,700 articles as of May 2020.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics Statistics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]. Retrieved May 10, 2020</ref> In October 2015, the total volume of the compressed texts of the English Wikipedia's articles added up to 11.5 [[gigabyte]]s. It is often referred to as the Regular English Wikipedia to distinguish itself from the [[Simple English Wikipedia]]. | ||
The [[Simple English Wikipedia]] is a variation in which most of the articles use only basic English vocabulary ([[Main Page|simplewiki]]). There is also the [[Old English|Old English (Ænglisc/Anglo-Saxon)]] Wikipedia ([[:ang:Hēafodtramet|angwiki]]). It has a newsletter called The Signpost. | |||
{{ | Wikipedias in other languages have imitated some of its technical and organizational features. | ||
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As the English Wikipedia is very popular, there can be many people editing the wiki in one minute. This made the [[:en:Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] less effective for understanding changes. Instead, [[edit]]ors can select and watch for changes in particular articles, using the "watchlist" feature of [[MediaWiki]]. Some also use special software to detect and fix [[vandalism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5412636/this-machine-kills-trolls-how-wikipedia-robots-snuff-out-vandalism|title=This machine kills trolls: How Wikipedia’s robots and cyborgs snuff out vandalism|work=The Verge|last=jesse.hicks|date=February 18, 2014|accessdate=July 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bharatpedia:Cleaning up vandalism/Tools|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bharatpedia:Cleaning_up_vandalism/Tools&oldid=966907158|last=Wikipedia contributors|publisher=Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia|date=July 9, 2020|accessdate=July 16, 2020}}</ref> | |||
Some people think that the English Language Wikipedia shows [[wikt:bias|bias]] and unfairness.<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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060116022451/http://www.techcentralstation.com/111504A.html |date=2006-01-16 }}", Tech Central Station, November 15, 2004.</ref> An example of bias is that around 90% of Wikipedia editors are [[male]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/520446/the-decline-of-wikipedia/|title=The Decline of Wikipedia|publisher=MIT Technology Review|accessdate=October 31, 2014|date=October 22, 2013|last=Simonite|first=Tom}}</ref> Other people think that Wikipedia is more useful than other encyclopedias because it is large and can be updated quickly. | |||
[[File:Wikipedia Blackout Screen.jpg|thumb|The English language Wikipedia page from 18 January 2012, illustrating its international blackout in opposition to SOPA and PIPA.]] | |||
In 2012 the logo of the English Wikipedia like most Wikipedias was slightly changed. However, some Wikipedias, like the [[Simple English Wikipedia]], still kept the old logo. | |||
==Related pages== | |||
* [[Wikipedia administrators]] | |||
* [[Simple English Wikipedia]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
==Other websites== | |||
{{Commons category|English Wikipedia}} | |||
* [[:en:Main Page|The English Wikipedia main page]] | |||
* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org English Wikipedia mobile] | |||
* [[:en:Special:Statistics|English Wikipedia Statistics Page]] | |||
{{Wikipedias}} | |||
[[Category:Wikipedias]] | |||
[[Category:Websites established in 2001]] | |||
{{simple-Wikipedia}} | |||