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"If we create 1000 pages a month, we will be able to hit 100,000 pages in only 8 years."--Jimbo Wales, 2001
To-do list[edit]
- Wu Sangui: Copyedit
- Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute: Trim excessive detail, NPOV
Comparison of Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia[edit]
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (print)
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (online)
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English Wikipedia
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First edition
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6 December 1768
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1994
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25 January 2001
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Contributors
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4,411
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29,835,859 (plus IPs)
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Articles
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~40,000
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~120,000
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5,316,623
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Editions
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15
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866,007,638
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Word count
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44,000,000
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55,000,000
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3,180,000,000
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Cost
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>$1,000 (used print edition)
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$70 per year (subscription)
Pop-up advertising (no subscription)
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$0
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Last updated
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2010; subsequently went
out of print
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Unknown
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1.43 seconds ago,
on average
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Open-source
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No
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Partially; all edits must be approved
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Yes
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Tip of the Day[edit]
Placing interlanguage links
Interlanguage links are links from a page in one Wikipedia language to an equivalent page in another language. These links can appear in two places:
- In the "Languages" list – a sidebar that appears on the left side (default position) of the current page. These links should go last of all.
- Inline, in the text of a page.
Both of these two types of links are created and handled differently.
To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use
{{totd}}
Userboxes[edit]
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This user believes that anyone who thinks Wikipedia is an unreliable source should continue their quest to find a better website.
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This user has a keen interest in physics.
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54%
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Approximately 54% of this user's total edits have been mainspace edits.
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