Wikimedia/Wikipedia
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Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit".
Project[edit]
History[edit]
Wikipedia was started in January 2001. Several software changes were made before converting to today's MediaWiki. The community grew rapidly until 2007, when it started to decline.
Vision[edit]
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Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia
Impact[edit]
Controversy[edit]
One of the main controversies is that anyone can edit it, thus increasing the chance for factual errors.
