Wikipedia
Editable online encyclopedia
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, launched in 2001.
Its name combines wiki (a type of collaborative website) with encyclopedia.
Articles cover virtually any topic, written and maintained by volunteers.
Wikipedia has become a default first source for information: I looked it up on Wikipedia.
Critics note its variable reliability; defenders emphasize its breadth and self-correcting nature.
Modify written material
- contributeGive to a collective
- reviseAlter to improve
- updateNew version or information
- vandalismWillful property damage
revert · citation needed · stub · cleanup · merge · delete · protect · watchlist
Written works or items
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- informationKnowledge about something
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
pages · content · facts · sources · citations · summaries · topics · research
Hare's underground dwelling
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- browsingCasual examination of options
- information literacySkill in evaluating sources
- crowdsourcingGathering input from masses
did you know · democratization · copyleft · Creative Commons
Free knowledge project operator
- hyperlinksClickable webpage references
- categoriesGroups of related things
- infoboxesStructured summary panels
- templatesPreset formats for copying
redirects · disambiguation · portals · sidebar · search · mobile app · offline · mirrors
Content revisers and correctors
- administratorsPeople overseeing operations
- WikipediansVolunteer online encyclopedia contributors
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- contributorsThose who give help
moderators · bureaucrats · bots · sockpuppets · edit wars · disputes · arbitration · policies
edit
Modify written material
- contributeGive to a collective
- reviseAlter to improve
- updateNew version or information
vandalism · revert · citation needed · stub · cleanup · merge · delete · protect · watchlist · history
articles
Written works or items
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- informationKnowledge about something
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
reference · pages · content · facts · sources · citations · summaries · topics · research · definitions
rabbit hole
Hare's underground dwelling
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- browsingCasual examination of options
- information literacySkill in evaluating sources
did you know · crowdsourcing · democratization · copyleft · Creative Commons
Wikimedia
Free knowledge project operator
- hyperlinksClickable webpage references
- categoriesGroups of related things
- infoboxesStructured summary panels
templates · redirects · disambiguation · portals · sidebar · search · mobile app · offline · mirrors · API
editors
Content revisers and correctors
- administratorsPeople overseeing operations
- WikipediansVolunteer online encyclopedia contributors
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
contributors · moderators · bureaucrats · bots · sockpuppets · edit wars · disputes · arbitration · policies · guidelines
- 2000siPhone, Wii, MySpace, YouTube, Hurricane Katrina
- 2000s TechiPod, MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, Google
- Encyclopedia FeaturesBritannica, World Book, Encarta, digital editions, print editions
- encyclopediasBritannica, World Book, Encarta, Colliers
- Knowledge Historyprinting press, library, Alexandria, Gutenberg, writing systems
- reference booksdictionary, dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri
Wikipediapeer-reviewed journals
Publications vetted by field experts
academic journals · Nature · primary sources · Science · textbooks
- English WikipediaCrowdsourced online reference