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Wikipedia began as a complementary project for Nupedia, a free online English-language encyclopedia project whose articles were written by experts and reviewed under a formal process. [20] It was founded on March 9, 2000, under the ownership of Bomis, a web portal company.
Dec 2, 2020 · Wikipedia's search page is a fairly empty page on the Wikipedia website that contains the main navigational menu on the left side of the screen and a search box within the main body. Unlike the small search bar that's used in the top-right corner of Wikipedia pages, searches done via the search page will always show you the search results page ...
- Brad Stephenson
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