Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
Представьте себе мир, в котором каждый человек может свободно делиться всей суммой накопленных человечеством знаний.
Imaginez un monde dans lequel chaque être humain peut librement prendre part au partage de la totalité des connaissances humaines.
تخيل عالمًا يمكن فيه لكل إنسانٍ أن يشارك بحريةٍ في مجموع المعرفة.
Imagina un mundo en el que todo ser humano pueda compartir libremente la suma de todo el conocimiento.
The nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge. We host Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the world, as well as many other vital community projects. All of which is made possible thanks to donations from individuals like you. We welcome anyone who shares our vision to join us in collecting and sharing knowledge that fully represents human diversity.
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You made it. It is yours to use. For free. That means you can use it, adapt it, or share what you find on Wikimedia sites. Just do not write your own bio, or copy/paste it into your homework.
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Readers verify the facts. Articles are collaboratively created and edited by a community of volunteers using reliable sources, so no single person or company owns a Wikipedia article. The Wikimedia Foundation does not write or edit, but you and everyone you know can help.
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The word “wiki” refers to a website built using collaborative editing software. Projects with no past or existing affiliation with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, such as Wikileaks and wikiHow, also use the term. Although these sites also use “wiki” in their name, they have nothing to do with Wikimedia.
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Our volunteers build tools, share photos, write articles, and are working to connect all the knowledge that exists.
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Six Wikimedia Chapters Rejected as Observers to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Geneva, Switzerland — Today, six Wikimedia chapters—independent Wikimedia movement affiliate organizations—were rejected from gaining accreditation to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). WIPO is the specialized United Nations (UN) agency that determines global policies on copyright, patents, and trademarks. The Wikimedia chapters of France, Germany, Italy, Mexico,….
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The journey to make Wikipedia’s technology more equitable
I will start by saying that I am a process-turned-product person. That is, I’m a process-turned-product person with a passion for making systems just, equitable, and transparent. It’s these values that drew me to the Wikimedia Foundation in the first place. I wanted to be part of the nonprofit with a vision where everyone, everywhere has access….
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Emily Temple-Wood
Editor since 2007, Wikimedia community![Photo of Felix Nartey](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220515012304im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Felix_Nartey_2.jpg?w=400&h=300&crop=1)
Felix Nartey
Editor since 2012, Wikimedia community![Photo of Armine Aghayan](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220515012304im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Armine_Aghayan-1-e1531344565295.jpg?w=400&h=300&crop=1)
Arminé Aghayan
Editor since 2013, Wikimedia communityThroughout history, knowledge has been controlled by a powerful few. Wikipedia needs knowledge from all languages and cultures. The internet has become the default for accessing information—women, people of color, and the global south remain underrepresented. We invite you to help correct history.
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