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Is Wikipedia a Credible Source?

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5 Unbelievable Things You Didn't Know About Wikipedia

It was launched by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. The latter invented its name. It is a portmanteau of wiki and encyclopaedia. A wiki is a website on which users collaboratively modify content and structure directly from the web browser. Wikipedia is run by a content management system called the wiki software.
    • Essentials 

    • Nupedia 

    • Launch and growth 

    • Milestones 

    • Openness 

    • Restrictions 

    • Review of changes 

    • Vandalism 

    • Edit warring 

    • Policies and laws 

    • Content policies and guidelines 

    • Governance 

    • Dispute resolution 

    • Arbitration Committee 

    • Community 

    • Studies 

    • Diversity 

    • Language editions 

    • English Wikipedia editor numbers 

    • Reception 

    • Accuracy of content 

    • Discouragement in education 

    • Medical information 

    • Coverage of topics and systemic bias 

    • Coverage of topics and selection bias 

    • Systemic biases 

    • Explicit content 

    • Privacy 

    • Sexism 

    • Wikimedia Foundation and affiliate movements 

    • Software operations and support 

    • Automated editing 

    • Hardware operations and support 

    • Internal research and operational development 

    • Internal news publications 

    • The Wikipedia Library 

    • Content licensing 

    • Methods of access 

    • Mobile access 

    • Chinese access 

    • Trusted source to combat fake news 

    • Readership 

    • COVID-19 pandemic 

    • Cultural significance 

    • Satire 

    • Sister projects{{snd}}Wikimedia 

    • Publishing 

    • Research use 

    • Related projects 

    • Academic studies 

    • Book review–related articles 

    • Other media coverage