1. Welcome to Wikipedia!
http://www.wikipedia.org/
We’ve probably all used Wikipedia at some point in our lives. But what do you actually know about it? We’re going to
use Wikipedia to investigate the what, where, why and how of Wikipedia.
For each answer you come up with, you must also cut and paste the URL as a reference.
1. What is Wikipedia?
2. When did it start?
3. What are the five pillars of Wikipedia? (state them and explain what you think they mean)
4. What is Wikipedia not?
5. Who can contribute to Wikipedia?
6. Can anyone put whatever they like on Wikipedia? Why/why not?
7. What is a MoS, and why do you think it’s important?
8. In the context of Wikipedia, what does quot;Ignore all rulesquot; mean?
9. What does quot;Ignore all rulesquot; not mean?
10. What is a Sandbox? Why is there a Sandbox?
11. What do the following abbreviations mean, and why do you think they’re important?:
• WP:NOT
• WP:NPOV
• WP:NOR
• WP:V
• WP:RS
• WP:CITE
