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Wikipedia

The Free Encyclopedia

Five pillars

Wikipedia … (from [[WP:5P]])• Is an Encyclopedia• Should have a neutral point of view

(NPOV)• Is free content• Has a code of conduct• Does not have firm rules

Core Content Policies

• NPOV• Verifiability• No original research

Administrators

• *not a big deal* -- Jimbo Wales

• Revert• Delete• Protect• Block

• “Wheel War”

Disputes Resolution

• Discuss• Consensus• Straw Poll

• Differ in differentWikipedia!

Wikimedia Foundation

• Meta: Foundation Projects <-> Foundation

• Foundation: Operator, MediaWiki, …