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...the single-sentence paragraphs, the lack of flow within paragraphs, the broken connections between paragraphs, the weak large-scale architecture in the article, the huge number of references for a paltry amount of data, the lack of distinction between important and trivial facts.
Record a new audio file once it reaches FA standard
Other:
Is it worth having an FAQ like other heavy traffic articles? E.g. "Why should Wikipedia have an article on itself?"
The "sub-articles" that were split off from this article are badly in need of attention, as are several other related articles. The following all need work:
History of Wikipedia — this one in particular is missing information and should be reorganized
Can we get the first three of these into a template somehow?
Many other language Wikipedia articles of questionable notability, particularly the smallest ones. A thorough going through is needed, with non-notable articles being AFD material.
Images: update graph in history section
Here are some tasks awaiting attention:
Expand : Add information about how well the open model is working. The number of articles protected and its evolution in time. Even better, share of reads (hits) according to page protection status.
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Wikipedia Reference Desk was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 27 February 2010 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Wikipedia. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.
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The last two paragraphs in this article's lede, which discuss Wikipedia's reliability, are imo outdated. It doesn't seem reasonable to, in 2019, reference a Nature study conducted on Wikipedia in 2005, back when the project was in its infancy. Further, the praise for and criticism of Wikipedia should be referenced with more than just individual examples and primarily with more recent examples. Currently, it basically has a bunch of really old criticism, and then reflects the encyclopedia's improving reputation by just jumping to the instances where other social networks decided to use it for fact checking in the past few years. I hope some editors with the inclination to work on this page will address these issues. - Sdkb (talk) 02:56, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia began with its first edit on 15 January 2001, two days after the domain was registered[2] by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Its technological and conceptual underpinnings predate this; the earliest known proposal for an online encyclopedia was made by Rick Gates in 1993,[3] and the concept of a free-as-in-freedom online encyclopedia (as distinct from mere open source)[4] was proposed by Richard Stallman in December 2000.[5] Ravirajkr04 (talk) 14:29, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
Not done -unsourced. 14:53, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 14 January 2021
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The logo needs a update as there is new logo with 4 squares the colors yellow with a person and a book and color blue with a computer on the top and the bottom has a red color square with a phone and a green square with a blue puzzle globe 71.169.176.57 (talk) 23:33, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
And your problem is?Crboyer (talk) 23:43, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
Isn't that logo temporary, anyway? Hawksbydesign (talk) 01:26, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
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Could someone please correct the spelling of Portuguese in the cartogram depicting the quantity of articles by language?
Specifically, "Portugese" should be "Portuguese".
As a Portuguese speaker, it is a bit embarrassing to find this on the Wikipedia page on Wikipedia.
I'll be happy to fix this if someone explains how it is done. Mgmt1969 (talk) 13:35, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
@Mgmt1969:Done by downloading the SVG file, editing in Notepad++, and re-uploading it to Commons as a new version. A text editor is good enough for a spelling correction, but anything more would need a proper editor such as Inkscape. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:55, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
Small typo in footnote #67
Footnote number 67 - Harrison, Stephen; Benjakob, Ome (January 14, 2021). "Wikipedia is twenty. It's time to start covering it better". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved January 15, 2021. - contains a small error, the second author's name, according to the piece is, "Omer" not "Ome"147.161.8.216 (talk) 12:32, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Fixed. Thanks for pointing that out. —Bruce1eetalk 12:37, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Kent, German (January 15, 2020). "In a post-truth world, we need Wikipedia more than ever". CNET. Commentary: Wikipedia celebrated its 20th anniversary today. The free encyclopedia may not be exciting, but its neutral, volunteer-driven content is incredibly valuable.7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:39, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
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This page is a prime target for vandals, I recommend locking it. ESBirdnerd (talk) 13:56, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
@ESBirdnerd: this page already has a level of protection on it. If there is actual vandalism occurring by many people you can request a change at WP:RFPP. — xaosfluxTalk 16:13, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Referencing and citation: not checked
Referencing and citation: criterion met
To-do list for Wikipedia:
Not done -unsourced. 14:53, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
Done by downloading the SVG file, editing in Notepad++, and re-uploading it to Commons as a new version. A text editor is good enough for a spelling correction, but anything more would need a proper editor such as Inkscape. -- John of Reading (talk) 15:55, 15 January 2021 (UTC)