Wikipedia Turns 25 And Shares A Glimpse Into The Lives Of Its Volunteer Editors

It's been 25 years since nan motorboat of Wikipedia connected January 15th, 2001, and it's travel a agelong measurement from lodging just 100 pages to becoming a behemoth of online knowledge pinch much than 65 cardinal articles that get almost 15 cardinal views each month.

To celebrate, nan Wikimedia Foundation - nan nonprofit that backs Wikipedia - is releasing little clips that item 8 of its editors from crossed nan globe. Some of nan featured editors see "Hurricane Hank," who joined Wikipedia successful 2005 and contributed to nan Hurricane Katrina page, on pinch Netha, an Indian expert and knowledgeable Wikipedia editor who utilized her knowledge to combat misinf …

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