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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_WikipediaHistory of Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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   Wikipedia, a free-content online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers known as Wikipedians, began with its first edit on 15 January 2001, two days after the domain was registered. [2] . It grew out of Nupedia, a more structured free encyclopedia, as a way to allow easier and faster drafting of articles and translations.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WikipediaWikipedia - Wikipedia

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   The domains wikipedia.org and wikipedia.com (later redirecting to wikipedia.org) were registered on January 13, 2001, and January 12, 2001, respectively. Wikipedia was launched on January 15, 2001 as a single English-language edition at www.wikipedia.com, and was announced by Sanger on the Nupedia mailing list.

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   When did Wikipedia become a free online encyclopedia?

   • The technological and conceptual underpinnings of Wikipedia predate this; the earliest known proposal for an online encyclopedia was made by Rick Gates in 1993, and the concept of a free-as-in-freedom online encyclopedia (as distinct from mere open source) was proposed by Richard Stallman in 1998.

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   Did Wikipedia get its first website redesign in a decade?

   • "Wikipedia due to get its first substantial website redesign in a decade". CNN Business. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023. ^ a b c d e Fingas, Jon (19 January 2023). "Wikipedia's first desktop design update in a decade doesn't rock the boat (updated)". Engadget. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023.

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   When did Wikipedia become a non-English website?

   • The first domain reserved for a non-English Wikipedia was deutsche.wikipedia.com, followed by a wave of new language sites, including the Arabic one that appeared in September 2001. Jimmy Wales (pictured) and Larry Sanger registered Wikipedia's domain in 2001as an offshoot of an earlier web-based encyclopedia project, Nupedia. AFP

   How Wikipedia became the world's largest encyclopedia

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   How did wikipedia start?

   • 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. It was founded on March 9, 2000, under the ownership of Bomis, a web portal company.

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4. onezero.medium.com › an-oral-history-of-wikipediaAn Oral History of Wikipedia, the Web’s Encyclopedia

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   Jan 13, 2021 · Wikipedia was launched as the ugly stepsibling of a whole other online encyclopedia, Nupedia. That site, launched in 1999, included a rigorous seven-step process for publishing articles written...

5. www.britannica.com › topic › WikipediaWikipedia | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 19, 2024 · On January 15, 2001, Wikipedia was launched as a feature of Nupedia.com, but, following objections from the advisory board, it was relaunched as an independent Web site a few days later. In its first year Wikipedia expanded to some 20,000 articles in 18 languages, including French, German, Polish, Dutch, Hebrew, Chinese, and Esperanto.

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6. time.com › 4177280Wikipedia at 15: How Wiki Technology Was First Invented | TIME

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   Jan 15, 2016 · W ikipedia went live on Jan. 15, 2001, but the now-omnipresent online reference couldn’t have existed without work that began years earlier, around the the dawn of the World Wide Web. The...

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8. www.thenationalnews.com › world › europeHow Wikipedia became the world's largest encyclopedia

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   Jan 15, 2021 · It all started in January 2001, when internet entrepreneurs Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger registered Wikipedia's domain as an offshoot of an earlier web-based encyclopedia project, Nupedia. As the site became established, it soon grew beyond the scope of the earlier project.

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   Apr 16, 2024 · The first working online encyclopedia was Wikipedia, launched in January 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger.