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Wikipedia : the free encyclopedia

Definitions, descriptions, written compendium of human knowledge with hyperlinking. Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that is being written collaboratively by the readers of the web site. The site is a WikiWiki, meaning that anyone can edit any article right now by clicking on the edit this page link that appears in every article in Wikipedia. All of the articles are covered by the GNU Free Documentation License, to ensure that they can remain freely available forever
Website, English, 2001
Wikimedia Foundation, [San Francisco, Calif.], 2001
Electronic resources
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1. About Wikipedia
1.1. Wikipedia history
1.2. Trademarks and copyrights
1.3. Wikipedia contributors
2. Making the best use of Wikipedia
2.1. Exploring Wikipedia
2.2. Basic navigation in Wikipedia
2.3. Using Wikipedia as a research tool
2.4. Wikipedia vs. paper encyclopedias
2.5. Strengths, weaknesses, and article quality in Wikipedia
2.6. Disclaimers
3. Contributing to Wikipedia
3.1. Editing Wikipedia pages
3.2. Wikipedia content criteria
3.3. Editorial administration, oversight, and management
3.4. Handling disputes and abuse 3.5. Editorial quality review
4. Technical attributes
5. Feedback and questions
5.1. Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
5.2. Giving feedback
5.3. Research help and similar questions
5.4. Community discussion
5.5. Contacting individual Wikipedia editors
6. Related versions and projects
7. Sister projects
8. See also
9. References
10. Further reading
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