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The document details the second Wikimedia meetup in Phnom Penh, held on April 30, 2011, focused on Khmer Wikipedia and its community. It covers the history, current state, and future plans of the Khmer Wikipedia, along with an overview of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation's mission and vision. The document also highlights the challenges faced by the Khmer Wikipedia team and their strategies for improvement and community engagement.
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- 1. វិគីជួបជំុ លើកទី២ នៅទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញ៣០ មេសា ២០១១ HackerSpace Phnom Penh WikiMeetup Phnom Penh 2 30 Apr 2011 ការជួបជុំគ្នាប្រចាំខែនៃសហគមន៍អ្នកវិគីភីឌាភាសាខ្មែរ ក្រុមការងារវិគីភីឌាភាសាខ្មែរ Khmer Wikipedia Team
- 2. Contents Greetings &Short Intro of the Team and Participants Brief History of Khmer Wikipedia Other Khmer Wiki Projects About Wikipedia About Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) About Other Projects in WMF Family Khmer Wikipedia - In Details: Who We Are Our Vision & Missions, Values Our Stakeholders – Contributors/Users Communities Present: Opportunities & Challenges Future: Way Forward & Future Plans
- 3. Greetings & ShortIntro Greetings Introduction of Team Khmer Wikipedia’s Admin Team Online Coordinator Offline Lead Team based in PP Introduction of Participants Name, School/Workplace Education level, Area of expertise Area of Interest & Feedback
- 4. Brief History ofKhmer Wikipedia Established on 15 Jan 2005 (4 years after the English project started in 2001) Stats (as of 23 April 2011): Registered members: 5806 Articles: 2527 Images: 652 Admin (sysop) team: 11 Milestones: Reached 200 articles on 20 Feb 2005 Reached 500 articles on 13 Dec 2007 Reached 1,000 articles on 3 Mar 2008 Reached 2,000 articles on 25 Nov 2008
- 5. Other Khmer WikiSister Projects Besides Khmer Wikipedia, there are also other 3 sister projects including: Khmer Wiktionary Khmer Wikibooks Khmer Wikisource
- 6. About Wikipedia Wikipedia is an internet encyclopedia project in many languages including our Khmer language. Wikipedia = Wiki (Hawaiian word for quick ) + Encyclopedia It is free of charge. It is also "open content," which means anyone can copy it for any purpose, as long as they follow certain rules. It is hosted by Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), a US non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California. It was established on Jan 15, 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, separating from Nupedia. It is based on an older Internet encyclopedia named Nupedia. It is a wiki that runs using the software MediaWiki (like all other Wikimedia projects).
- 7. About Wikipedia Anyonecan change the pages in Wikipedia, or even make new ones. Wikipedia has a standard format that must apply for all pages in the encyclopedia. As of January 2011, Wikipedia had about: 17.9 million articles , and over 270 languages . Some people think that the English Language Wikipedia shows bias and unfairness. Editors of reference works such as the Encyclopædia Britannica have questioned Wikipedia's utility and status as an encyclopedia. Others believe that Wikipedia is more useful than other encyclopedias because it can be updated so quickly. “ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.”
- 8. About Jimmy WalesBorn: Jimmy Donal Wales August 7, 1966 (age 44) Huntsville, Alabama, United States Residence: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States Nationality: American Other names: Jimbo (online alias) Occupation: Financial trader (former), currently Internet entrepreneur Title: President of Wikia, Inc. (2004–present), Chairman of Wikimedia Foundation (June 2003 – October 2006), Chairman Emeritus, Wikimedia Foundation (October 2006–present) “ Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment.”
- 9. About Wikimedia Foundation(WMF) The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit foundation in the United States that coordinates many projects using the wiki idea, and the MediaWiki software. The foundation's creation was officially announced by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, who was running Wikipedia within his company Bomis, on June 20, 2003. The foundation gets most of its funds from donations, as it is nonprofit. It also looks for grants. Some companies have helped Wikimedia by giving free computer hardware, and by hosting servers. Since people can write the wikis, Wikimedia projects are free to use.
- 10. About Wikimedia Foundation(WMF) Vision : Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Mission : To empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally. Values : Freedom Accessibility and quality Independence Commitment to openness and diversity Transparency Our community is our biggest asset http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Vision http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Mission
- 11. About Other WMFProjects Family
- 12. Wikipedia’s Sisters ProjectsWikipedia is hosted by the WMF, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects including:
- 13. Other WMF’s ProjectsBeside the main projects mentioned earlier, WMF also run other projects: Wikimania Wikimedia Incubator MediaWiki Other MWF’s activities/programs include: Outreach Strategic planning Usability Initiative etc…
- 14. Local Chapters: 30around the World ( dark blue ) are existing chapters. ( dark turquoise ) indicates a chapter has been board approved but not yet founded. ( green ) indicates a chapter is in the planning stages. ( light blue ) indicates a chapter in discussion. Current as of 6 September 2010.
- 15. Khmer Wikipedia WhoWe Are Our Vision & Missions, Values Our Stakeholders – Contributors/Users Communities Present: Opportunities & Challenges Future: Way Forward & Future Plans
- 16. KMWP – OurVision, Missions & Values As part of the global movement along with other language communities, our Khmer Wikipedia shares the same Vision, Mission and Values with WMF. Plus promoting resources in our Khmer language as well as the usage of Khmer Unicode font. Vision : Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Mission : To empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally. Values : Freedom Accessibility and quality Independence Commitment to openness and diversity Transparency Our community is our biggest asset
- 17. KMWP – OurStakeholders Our Stakeholders – Contributors/Users Communities
- 18. KMWP – PresentPresent: Opportunities & Challenges Op: Existence of Khmer Unicode font Access to ICT, Internet and other online/social media by Cambodians Volunteer-friendly Cambodian youth Many resources we can compile, digitize and share on Khmer Wikipedia Challenges: Small team of Khmer Wikipedia, mainly online Lack of interpersonal communication among the team, esp. no offline contact Lack of networking, team structure, human resource & proper planning Lack of how-to guide, instructions and tutorial.
- 19. KMWP – FutureFuture: Way Forward & Future Plans To-do List Reviewing existing pages: About Khmer Wikipedia FAQ page etc… Renewing logos of our Khmer Wiki Projects Recruiting new members of Lead Team. Setting a blog Compiling instructions & links on ‘how to install Khmer Unicode font’ both on PC and Mac. Making video tutorial & written manuals. Requested Articles Social Media Forming Teams by: Project, Area of Expertise/Interest
- 20. Learning more aboutWikipedia in general: Policies & Guidelines Rules & Principles How to write/improve better?
- 21. Wikipedia: Community StandardsPolicies & Guidelines: Wikipedia policies and guidelines are developed by the community to: describe best practice, clarify principles, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal of creating a free, reliable encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/Policies_and_guidelines
- 22. Wikipedia: Simplified RulesetCore principles Five pillars Founding principles Copyright Ignore all rules (IAR) Writing high-quality articles Getting along with other editors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset
- 23. Core principle 1: Five pillars The foundations of the Wikipedia community are summarized in 5 simple ideas: Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia; it has a neutral point of view; it is free content that anyone can edit and distribute; all Wikipedians should interact in a respectful and civil manner; and Wikipedia does not have firm rules. Simplified Ruleset – Explained
- 24. Core principle 2: Founding principles : The Wikimedia Foundation, the global organization which oversees Wikipedia and other projects like it, is based on important common ideas as well: Neutrality is mandatory; anyone can edit (most) articles without registration; we make decisions through the "wiki process" of discussion; we want to work in a welcoming and collaborative environment; our content is freely licensed; and we leave room for particularly difficult problems to be resolved by an authority. Simplified Ruleset – Explained
- 25. Core principle 3: Copyright : Wikipedia uses opensource licensing under: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License. Content on Wikipedia can be used and re-used freely, as long as attribution is given; it can even be modified and used for profit, as long as all future re-users can do the same. Simplified Ruleset – Explained
- 26. Core principle 4: Ignore all rules (IAR) : Rules on Wikipedia are not fixed in stone. The spirit of the rule trumps the letter of the rule. The common purpose of building an encyclopedia trumps both. This means that any rule can be broken for a very good reason, if it ultimately helps to improve the encyclopedia. It doesn't mean that anything can be done just by claiming IAR, or that discussion is not necessary to explain one's decision. Simplified Ruleset – Explained
- 27. Simplified Ruleset – Explained Getting along with other editors Be civil Assume good faith Discuss contentious changes on the talk page: Undo others' edits with care: Use clear edit summaries: Try to understand why your article or edit was deleted Sign your posts: Preview your changes Ask for help
- 28. Writing high-quality articles Neutral point of view Verifiability No original research Be bold Simplified Ruleset – Explained
- 29. 10 things youmay not know about Wikipedia We're not for sale Everyone can use our work with a few conditions We speak Banyumasan… You can't actually change anything in Wikipedia… We care deeply about the quality of our work We do not expect you to trust us We are not alone We are only collectors We're neither a dictatorship nor any other political system We're in it for the long haul http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ten_things_you_may_not_know_about_Wikipedia
- 30. Summary: Wikipedia inBrief Wikipedia aims to be a neutral compilation of verifiable, established facts. This means: Neutral : Wikipedia does not judge or advocate specific views or opinions, or make determinations on "correctness". Differing views must be presented objectively, without bias or undue weight. Compilation : Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, consisting of articles written in a particular style. There is a process which advances articles to our goal. Verifiable : Information must be realistically verifiable by others. This is generally done by citing from reliable sources. Established : Original ideas, interpretations, or research cannot be verified, and thus are inappropriate for Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a primary source; it strives to be a tertiary source. Facts : Wikipedia is about facts, not opinions. Articles may state which viewpoints exist, and who holds them ("facts about opinions"), but does not itself advocate viewpoints. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_in_brief
- 31. INTERACTION Before Q&Asession, let’s do this exercise by answering: What do you believe in? (after listening to this presentation) Q&A session Demo session
- 32. Activity: Community/User CreedQuestion: WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN? I believe in knowledge. I believe that making knowledge available to others is a good thing. I believe in cooperation and teamwork. I hope and believe that by working together, Wikipedians will achieve results better than any of us could produce on our own. I believe in the Internet. I believe that it offers opportunities for human advancement that outweigh its dangers. I believe in improving articles. I believe that no article is perfect, however much I may have worked on it, and will give others the chance to make their own contributions. I believe in the maintenance of a neutral point of view when editing. I accept that it's not negotiable and I think it can work. I will try to put whatever understanding I do have into practice whenever I edit an article.
- 33. Activity: Community/User CreedQuestion: WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN? I believe in consensus. I may not know what it means, but I'll try as hard as I can to make it work anyway. I'm wrong sometimes, otherwise I wouldn't be human, and right sometimes too, otherwise I wouldn't be here. I believe in being polite and considerate to others. I recognise that if I can't do that, Wikipedia doesn't want me. I believe in forgiveness, which is just as well because I sometimes wish I hadn't pressed "save" myself. I believe in welcoming newbies and anonymous editors. I will always remember the days when I was in their shoes. I believe in discussion. I will try to initiate and participate in discussions rather than making an article into a battleground, and in that I am able I will try to encourage others to do the same.
- 34. Activity: Community/User CreedQuestion: WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN? I believe in copyleft. I will respect the GFDL, CC-BY-SA and their successors. I believe in the project. Wikipedia won't solve all of the world's problems, but I believe it can help to solve some of them, however slightly. Whenever I edit I will focus on the goal of writing an encyclopedia, and use Wikipedia's resources only to advance that goal. Wikipedia may not be perfect, but I believe in Wikipedia, and that's why I'm here. TO SEE THE FULL LIST: VISIT http:// en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ Wikipedia:User_Creed
- 35. Resources Wikipedia – http://wikipedia.org Wikimedia Foundation – http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home Khmer Wikipedia – http://km.wikipedia.org Khmer Wiktionary – http://km.wiktionary.org Khmer Wikibooks – http://km.wikibooks.org Khmer Wikisource – http://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page: ភាសាខ្មែរ Khmer Wikipedia Fan Page on FB – http://www.facebook.com /kmwp.fb Khmer Wikipedia on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/ khmerwikipedia Khmer Wikipedia on Youtube – http://www.youtube.com/ khmerwikipedia Khmer Wikipedia blog – http://khmerwikipedia.wordpress.com
Editor's Notes
- #10 Video: Inside Wikimedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edit_01-12-09_small.ogg
- #11 Vision – http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Vision Mission – http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Mission http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Values Our Values: Freedom An essential part of the Wikimedia Foundation's mission is encouraging the development of free-content educational resources that may be created, used, and reused by the entire human community. We believe that this mission requires thriving open formats and open standards on the web to allow the creation of content not subject to restrictions on creation, use, and reuse. At the creation level, we want to provide the editing community with freely-licensed tools for participation and collaboration. Our community should also have the freedom to fork thanks to freely available dumps . The community will in turn create a body of knowledge which can be distributed freely throughout the world, viewable or playable by free software tools. Accessibility and quality All the legal freedom to modify or distribute educational content is useless if users cannot get access to it. We try our best to give online access to high quality Wikimedia project content 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, as well as provide access to regularly updated, user-friendly, and free dumps of Wikimedia project content. We try, through partnerships if necessary, to ensure the widest distribution, through DVD's, books, PDF's, or other non-internet based means. To ensure world-wide, unrestricted, dissemination of knowledge, we do not enter into exclusive partnerships, with regards to access to our content or use of our trademarks. Independence As a non-profit, we mostly depend on gifts to operate (donations, grants, sponsorship, etc.). It is very important to us to ensure our organization stays free of influence in the way it operates. For this reason, we strictly follow a donation policy, reserve the right to refuse donations which could generate constraints, and try to multiply the diversity of revenue sources. Commitment to openness and diversity Though US-based, the organization is international in its nature. Our board of trustees, staff members, and volunteers are involved without discrimination based on their religion, political beliefs, sexual preferences, nationalities, etc... Not only do we accept diversity, but we actually look forward to it. Transparency We must communicate Wikimedia Foundation information in a transparent, thorough and timely manner, to our communities and more generally, to the public. Our community is our biggest asset We are a community-based organization. We must operate with a mix of staff members, and of volunteers, working together to achieve our mission. We support community-led collaborative projects, and must respect the work and the ideas of our community. We must listen and take into account our communities in any decisions taken to achieve our mission.
- #13 Commons Free media repository Wikinews Free-content news Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals Wikisource Free-content library Wikispecies Directory of species Wikiversity Free learning materials and activities Meta-Wiki Wikimedia project coordination
- #14 Wikimania is an annual international conference for users of the wiki projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation (such as Wikipedia and other sister projects ). Wikimedia Incubator Used to test possible new languages for existing projects. MediaWiki Wiki devoted to the coordination of the Wikimedia projects. Outreach Promotion of Wikimedia projects Strategic planning Strategy planning work for all Wikimedia projects Usability Initiative Usability team wiki
- #22 Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/Policies_and_guidelines
- #23 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset Core principles While theoretically, anything can be changed, the community up to this point has been built on certain principles. Much thought has been put into them, and they are unlikely to change in the future. They've worked for us so far, so give them a fair shake before attempting radical reform or leaving the project. Five pillars : The foundations of the Wikipedia community are summarized in 5 simple ideas: Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia; it has a neutral point of view; it is free content that anyone can edit and distribute; all Wikipedians should interact in a respectful and civil manner; and Wikipedia does not have firm rules. Founding principles : The Wikimedia Foundation , the global organization which oversees Wikipedia and other projects like it, is based on important common ideas as well: Neutrality is mandatory; anyone can edit (most) articles without registration; we make decisions through the "wiki process" of discussion; we want to work in a welcoming and collaborative environment; our content is freely licensed; and we leave room for particularly difficult problems to be resolved by an authority. On English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee has power to make certain binding, final decisions. Copyright : Wikipedia uses opensource licensing under Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License . Content on Wikipedia can be used and re-used freely, as long as attribution is given; it can even be modified and used for profit, as long as all future re-users can do the same. Everything editors contribute must be compatible with Wikipedia's licenses and cannot violate others' copyrights, except under very particular circumstances . Ignore all rules (IAR) : Rules on Wikipedia are not fixed in stone. The spirit of the rule trumps the letter of the rule . The common purpose of building an encyclopedia trumps both. This means that any rule can be broken for a very good reason, if it ultimately helps to improve the encyclopedia. It doesn't mean that anything can be done just by claiming IAR, or that discussion is not necessary to explain one's decision. Writing high-quality articles Main page: Wikipedia:The perfect article Neutral point of view : Write from a neutral point of view. Make a fair representation of the world as reliable sources describe it. All articles should be balanced to convey a fair and proportional impression of the various points of view on a subject. Some views may get more attention than others, depending on the attention they receive in reliable sources. Wikipedia has no "opinion" of its own; it just accurately summarizes reliable sources. Verifiability : Articles should contain only material that has been published by reliable sources . Even if something is true our standards require it be published in a reliable source before it can be included. Editors should cite reliable sources for any material that is challenged or likely to be, otherwise it may be removed by any editor. The obligation to provide a reliable source is on whoever wants to include material. No original research : Articles may not contain previously unpublished arguments, concepts, data, or theories, nor any new analysis or synthesis of published arguments, concepts, data, or theories that serves to advance a position. In other words, you can't make a point that hasn't already been directly made somewhere else in a reliable source. Be bold in updating pages! Go ahead, it's a wiki ! No mistake can break Wikipedia, because any edit can be undone. Encourage others, including those who disagree with you, to likewise be bold! If you find yourself disagreeing with someone's boldness or they with yours, discuss it on the talk page. Getting along with other editors Be civil to other users at all times. If you have a criticism, comment about content and specific edits. Don't make negative remarks about other editors as people. Assume good faith : Try to consider the person on the other end of the discussion as a thinking, rational being who is trying to positively contribute to Wikipedia. Even if you're convinced that they're an [insert insult of your choice], still pretend that they're acting in good faith. Ninety percent of the time you'll find that they actually are acting in good faith (and the other ten percent of the time a negative attitude won't help anyway). Be gracious. Be liberal in what you accept, be conservative in what you do . Try to accommodate other people's quirks as best you can, while trying to be as polite and straightforward as possible. Discuss contentious changes on the talk page : Mutual respect is the guiding behavioral principle of Wikipedia. Although everyone knows that their contributions may be edited by others, it is easier to accept changes when you understand the reasons for them. Discussing changes on the article's talk page before you make them can help reach consensus even faster, especially on controversial subjects. We have all the time in the world , so always make an effort to explain changes to other editors, and feel free to ask them to do the same. Undo others' edits with care : Undoing someone's work is a powerful tool, hence the three-revert rule that an editor should never undo the same content more than three times in twenty-four hours (ideally, even less). Try not to revert changes which are not obvious vandalism. If you really can't stand something, revert once , with an edit summary like "I disagree, I'll explain why on Talk", and immediately take it to the accompanying talk page to discuss . If someone reverts your edits, do not just add them back without attempting discussion. Use clear edit summaries: straightforward, transparent explanations are greatly appreciated. Other editors need to understand your thinking, and edit summaries also help you understand what you did after a leave of absence or a complex series of changes. Please state what you changed and why . If the explanation is too long, use the Talk page to add details. Since anyone can edit articles, even without registering, there are a lot of changes to watch; good edit summaries simplify things for everyone. Try to understand why your article or edit was deleted : Many topics do not meet our inclusion guidelines . Some of the same bad article ideas show up and get deleted frequently in articles for deletion and speedy deletion discussions. New editors may benefit from the Articles for creation helper. Other contributions are often just not neutral or just not well-sourced. In general, finding better, more reliable sources is almost always the best response. Sign your posts : Sign on talk pages (using ~~~~, which gets replaced by your username and timestamp when you hit "save page"), but don't sign in mainspace articles. Preview your changes : Repeatedly saving small edits clutters the page's history , which makes it difficult for some editors to follow along with changes. Small changes plus no edit summaries is every worse. Use the show preview button rather than saving many times. Ask for help : The Wikipedia community has a wealth of knowledge and you are almost surely not the first person to have a particular question, concern, idea or disagreement. You can ask anyone for help, anywhere and anytime, but a good place to start is the Help Desk which offers quick responses on Wikipedia or through live chat .
- #24 The fundamental principles by which Wikipedia operates are summarized in the form of five "pillars" : Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia . Wikipedia is not a soapbox, an advertising platform, a vanity press, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, an indiscriminate collection of information, or a web directory. Wikipedia has a neutral point of view. We strive for articles that advocate no single point of view. Sometimes this requires representing multiple points of view, presenting each point of view accurately and in context, and not presenting any point of view as "the truth" or "the best view". Wikipedia is free content that anyone can edit and distribute. Respect copyright laws, and do not plagiarize your sources Wikipedians should interact in a respectful and civil manner. Respect and be polite to your fellow Wikipedians, even when you disagree. Wikipedia does not have firm rules. Rules on Wikipedia are not carved in stone, and the spirit of the rule trumps the letter of the rule. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars
- #25 The fundamental principles by which Wikipedia operates are summarized in the form of five "pillars" : Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia . Wikipedia is not a soapbox, an advertising platform, a vanity press, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, an indiscriminate collection of information, or a web directory. Wikipedia has a neutral point of view. We strive for articles that advocate no single point of view. Sometimes this requires representing multiple points of view, presenting each point of view accurately and in context, and not presenting any point of view as "the truth" or "the best view". Wikipedia is free content that anyone can edit and distribute. Respect copyright laws, and do not plagiarize your sources Wikipedians should interact in a respectful and civil manner. Respect and be polite to your fellow Wikipedians, even when you disagree. Wikipedia does not have firm rules. Rules on Wikipedia are not carved in stone, and the spirit of the rule trumps the letter of the rule. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars
- #26 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset Core principles While theoretically, anything can be changed, the community up to this point has been built on certain principles. Much thought has been put into them, and they are unlikely to change in the future. They've worked for us so far, so give them a fair shake before attempting radical reform or leaving the project. Five pillars : The foundations of the Wikipedia community are summarized in 5 simple ideas: Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia; it has a neutral point of view; it is free content that anyone can edit and distribute; all Wikipedians should interact in a respectful and civil manner; and Wikipedia does not have firm rules. Founding principles : The Wikimedia Foundation , the global organization which oversees Wikipedia and other projects like it, is based on important common ideas as well: Neutrality is mandatory; anyone can edit (most) articles without registration; we make decisions through the "wiki process" of discussion; we want to work in a welcoming and collaborative environment; our content is freely licensed; and we leave room for particularly difficult problems to be resolved by an authority. On English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee has power to make certain binding, final decisions. Copyright : Wikipedia uses opensource licensing under Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License . Content on Wikipedia can be used and re-used freely, as long as attribution is given; it can even be modified and used for profit, as long as all future re-users can do the same. Everything editors contribute must be compatible with Wikipedia's licenses and cannot violate others' copyrights, except under very particular circumstances . Ignore all rules (IAR) : Rules on Wikipedia are not fixed in stone. The spirit of the rule trumps the letter of the rule . The common purpose of building an encyclopedia trumps both. This means that any rule can be broken for a very good reason, if it ultimately helps to improve the encyclopedia. It doesn't mean that anything can be done just by claiming IAR, or that discussion is not necessary to explain one's decision.
- #27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset Core principles While theoretically, anything can be changed, the community up to this point has been built on certain principles. Much thought has been put into them, and they are unlikely to change in the future. They've worked for us so far, so give them a fair shake before attempting radical reform or leaving the project. Five pillars : The foundations of the Wikipedia community are summarized in 5 simple ideas: Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia; it has a neutral point of view; it is free content that anyone can edit and distribute; all Wikipedians should interact in a respectful and civil manner; and Wikipedia does not have firm rules. Founding principles : The Wikimedia Foundation , the global organization which oversees Wikipedia and other projects like it, is based on important common ideas as well: Neutrality is mandatory; anyone can edit (most) articles without registration; we make decisions through the "wiki process" of discussion; we want to work in a welcoming and collaborative environment; our content is freely licensed; and we leave room for particularly difficult problems to be resolved by an authority. On English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee has power to make certain binding, final decisions. Copyright : Wikipedia uses opensource licensing under Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License . Content on Wikipedia can be used and re-used freely, as long as attribution is given; it can even be modified and used for profit, as long as all future re-users can do the same. Everything editors contribute must be compatible with Wikipedia's licenses and cannot violate others' copyrights, except under very particular circumstances . Ignore all rules (IAR) : Rules on Wikipedia are not fixed in stone. The spirit of the rule trumps the letter of the rule . The common purpose of building an encyclopedia trumps both. This means that any rule can be broken for a very good reason, if it ultimately helps to improve the encyclopedia. It doesn't mean that anything can be done just by claiming IAR, or that discussion is not necessary to explain one's decision.
- #28 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset Core principles While theoretically, anything can be changed, the community up to this point has been built on certain principles. Much thought has been put into them, and they are unlikely to change in the future. They've worked for us so far, so give them a fair shake before attempting radical reform or leaving the project. Five pillars : The foundations of the Wikipedia community are summarized in 5 simple ideas: Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia; it has a neutral point of view; it is free content that anyone can edit and distribute; all Wikipedians should interact in a respectful and civil manner; and Wikipedia does not have firm rules. Founding principles : The Wikimedia Foundation , the global organization which oversees Wikipedia and other projects like it, is based on important common ideas as well: Neutrality is mandatory; anyone can edit (most) articles without registration; we make decisions through the "wiki process" of discussion; we want to work in a welcoming and collaborative environment; our content is freely licensed; and we leave room for particularly difficult problems to be resolved by an authority. On English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee has power to make certain binding, final decisions. Copyright : Wikipedia uses opensource licensing under Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License . Content on Wikipedia can be used and re-used freely, as long as attribution is given; it can even be modified and used for profit, as long as all future re-users can do the same. Everything editors contribute must be compatible with Wikipedia's licenses and cannot violate others' copyrights, except under very particular circumstances . Ignore all rules (IAR) : Rules on Wikipedia are not fixed in stone. The spirit of the rule trumps the letter of the rule . The common purpose of building an encyclopedia trumps both. This means that any rule can be broken for a very good reason, if it ultimately helps to improve the encyclopedia. It doesn't mean that anything can be done just by claiming IAR, or that discussion is not necessary to explain one's decision. Writing high-quality articles Main page: Wikipedia:The perfect article Neutral point of view : Write from a neutral point of view. Make a fair representation of the world as reliable sources describe it. All articles should be balanced to convey a fair and proportional impression of the various points of view on a subject. Some views may get more attention than others, depending on the attention they receive in reliable sources. Wikipedia has no "opinion" of its own; it just accurately summarizes reliable sources. Verifiability : Articles should contain only material that has been published by reliable sources . Even if something is true our standards require it be published in a reliable source before it can be included. Editors should cite reliable sources for any material that is challenged or likely to be, otherwise it may be removed by any editor. The obligation to provide a reliable source is on whoever wants to include material. No original research : Articles may not contain previously unpublished arguments, concepts, data, or theories, nor any new analysis or synthesis of published arguments, concepts, data, or theories that serves to advance a position. In other words, you can't make a point that hasn't already been directly made somewhere else in a reliable source. Be bold in updating pages! Go ahead, it's a wiki ! No mistake can break Wikipedia, because any edit can be undone. Encourage others, including those who disagree with you, to likewise be bold! If you find yourself disagreeing with someone's boldness or they with yours, discuss it on the talk page. Getting along with other editors Be civil to other users at all times. If you have a criticism, comment about content and specific edits. Don't make negative remarks about other editors as people. Assume good faith : Try to consider the person on the other end of the discussion as a thinking, rational being who is trying to positively contribute to Wikipedia. Even if you're convinced that they're an [insert insult of your choice], still pretend that they're acting in good faith. Ninety percent of the time you'll find that they actually are acting in good faith (and the other ten percent of the time a negative attitude won't help anyway). Be gracious. Be liberal in what you accept, be conservative in what you do . Try to accommodate other people's quirks as best you can, while trying to be as polite and straightforward as possible. Discuss contentious changes on the talk page : Mutual respect is the guiding behavioral principle of Wikipedia. Although everyone knows that their contributions may be edited by others, it is easier to accept changes when you understand the reasons for them. Discussing changes on the article's talk page before you make them can help reach consensus even faster, especially on controversial subjects. We have all the time in the world , so always make an effort to explain changes to other editors, and feel free to ask them to do the same. Undo others' edits with care : Undoing someone's work is a powerful tool, hence the three-revert rule that an editor should never undo the same content more than three times in twenty-four hours (ideally, even less). Try not to revert changes which are not obvious vandalism. If you really can't stand something, revert once , with an edit summary like "I disagree, I'll explain why on Talk", and immediately take it to the accompanying talk page to discuss . If someone reverts your edits, do not just add them back without attempting discussion. Use clear edit summaries: straightforward, transparent explanations are greatly appreciated. Other editors need to understand your thinking, and edit summaries also help you understand what you did after a leave of absence or a complex series of changes. Please state what you changed and why . If the explanation is too long, use the Talk page to add details. Since anyone can edit articles, even without registering, there are a lot of changes to watch; good edit summaries simplify things for everyone. Try to understand why your article or edit was deleted : Many topics do not meet our inclusion guidelines . Some of the same bad article ideas show up and get deleted frequently in articles for deletion and speedy deletion discussions. New editors may benefit from the Articles for creation helper. Other contributions are often just not neutral or just not well-sourced. In general, finding better, more reliable sources is almost always the best response. Sign your posts : Sign on talk pages (using ~~~~, which gets replaced by your username and timestamp when you hit "save page"), but don't sign in mainspace articles. Preview your changes : Repeatedly saving small edits clutters the page's history , which makes it difficult for some editors to follow along with changes. Small changes plus no edit summaries is every worse. Use the show preview button rather than saving many times. Ask for help : The Wikipedia community has a wealth of knowledge and you are almost surely not the first person to have a particular question, concern, idea or disagreement. You can ask anyone for help, anywhere and anytime, but a good place to start is the Help Desk which offers quick responses on Wikipedia or through live chat .
- #29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset Core principles While theoretically, anything can be changed, the community up to this point has been built on certain principles. Much thought has been put into them, and they are unlikely to change in the future. They've worked for us so far, so give them a fair shake before attempting radical reform or leaving the project. Five pillars : The foundations of the Wikipedia community are summarized in 5 simple ideas: Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia; it has a neutral point of view; it is free content that anyone can edit and distribute; all Wikipedians should interact in a respectful and civil manner; and Wikipedia does not have firm rules. Founding principles : The Wikimedia Foundation , the global organization which oversees Wikipedia and other projects like it, is based on important common ideas as well: Neutrality is mandatory; anyone can edit (most) articles without registration; we make decisions through the "wiki process" of discussion; we want to work in a welcoming and collaborative environment; our content is freely licensed; and we leave room for particularly difficult problems to be resolved by an authority. On English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee has power to make certain binding, final decisions. Copyright : Wikipedia uses opensource licensing under Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License . Content on Wikipedia can be used and re-used freely, as long as attribution is given; it can even be modified and used for profit, as long as all future re-users can do the same. Everything editors contribute must be compatible with Wikipedia's licenses and cannot violate others' copyrights, except under very particular circumstances . Ignore all rules (IAR) : Rules on Wikipedia are not fixed in stone. The spirit of the rule trumps the letter of the rule . The common purpose of building an encyclopedia trumps both. This means that any rule can be broken for a very good reason, if it ultimately helps to improve the encyclopedia. It doesn't mean that anything can be done just by claiming IAR, or that discussion is not necessary to explain one's decision. Writing high-quality articles Main page: Wikipedia:The perfect article Neutral point of view : Write from a neutral point of view. Make a fair representation of the world as reliable sources describe it. All articles should be balanced to convey a fair and proportional impression of the various points of view on a subject. Some views may get more attention than others, depending on the attention they receive in reliable sources. Wikipedia has no "opinion" of its own; it just accurately summarizes reliable sources. Verifiability : Articles should contain only material that has been published by reliable sources . Even if something is true our standards require it be published in a reliable source before it can be included. Editors should cite reliable sources for any material that is challenged or likely to be, otherwise it may be removed by any editor. The obligation to provide a reliable source is on whoever wants to include material. No original research : Articles may not contain previously unpublished arguments, concepts, data, or theories, nor any new analysis or synthesis of published arguments, concepts, data, or theories that serves to advance a position. In other words, you can't make a point that hasn't already been directly made somewhere else in a reliable source. Be bold in updating pages! Go ahead, it's a wiki ! No mistake can break Wikipedia, because any edit can be undone. Encourage others, including those who disagree with you, to likewise be bold! If you find yourself disagreeing with someone's boldness or they with yours, discuss it on the talk page. Getting along with other editors Be civil to other users at all times. If you have a criticism, comment about content and specific edits. Don't make negative remarks about other editors as people. Assume good faith : Try to consider the person on the other end of the discussion as a thinking, rational being who is trying to positively contribute to Wikipedia. Even if you're convinced that they're an [insert insult of your choice], still pretend that they're acting in good faith. Ninety percent of the time you'll find that they actually are acting in good faith (and the other ten percent of the time a negative attitude won't help anyway). Be gracious. Be liberal in what you accept, be conservative in what you do . Try to accommodate other people's quirks as best you can, while trying to be as polite and straightforward as possible. Discuss contentious changes on the talk page : Mutual respect is the guiding behavioral principle of Wikipedia. Although everyone knows that their contributions may be edited by others, it is easier to accept changes when you understand the reasons for them. Discussing changes on the article's talk page before you make them can help reach consensus even faster, especially on controversial subjects. We have all the time in the world , so always make an effort to explain changes to other editors, and feel free to ask them to do the same. Undo others' edits with care : Undoing someone's work is a powerful tool, hence the three-revert rule that an editor should never undo the same content more than three times in twenty-four hours (ideally, even less). Try not to revert changes which are not obvious vandalism. If you really can't stand something, revert once , with an edit summary like "I disagree, I'll explain why on Talk", and immediately take it to the accompanying talk page to discuss . If someone reverts your edits, do not just add them back without attempting discussion. Use clear edit summaries: straightforward, transparent explanations are greatly appreciated. Other editors need to understand your thinking, and edit summaries also help you understand what you did after a leave of absence or a complex series of changes. Please state what you changed and why . If the explanation is too long, use the Talk page to add details. Since anyone can edit articles, even without registering, there are a lot of changes to watch; good edit summaries simplify things for everyone. Try to understand why your article or edit was deleted : Many topics do not meet our inclusion guidelines . Some of the same bad article ideas show up and get deleted frequently in articles for deletion and speedy deletion discussions. New editors may benefit from the Articles for creation helper. Other contributions are often just not neutral or just not well-sourced. In general, finding better, more reliable sources is almost always the best response. Sign your posts : Sign on talk pages (using ~~~~, which gets replaced by your username and timestamp when you hit "save page"), but don't sign in mainspace articles. Preview your changes : Repeatedly saving small edits clutters the page's history , which makes it difficult for some editors to follow along with changes. Small changes plus no edit summaries is every worse. Use the show preview button rather than saving many times. Ask for help : The Wikipedia community has a wealth of knowledge and you are almost surely not the first person to have a particular question, concern, idea or disagreement. You can ask anyone for help, anywhere and anytime, but a good place to start is the Help Desk which offers quick responses on Wikipedia or through live chat .
- #30 Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ten_things_you_may_not_know_about_Wikipedia Run by WMF, a non-profit org in US – We are supported by donations and grants, and our mission is to bring free knowledge to everyone. We utilize the free software community (which includes projects like GNU , Linux and Mozilla Firefox ). Plus, we've adopted what is known as a " free content license " (specifically, a choice between the CC-BY-SA and the GFDL ). … and about 250 other languages (of course, Khmer language too, the mother tongue of Cambodia) … you can only add to it. F F F F F F
- #31 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_in_brief Wikipedia aims to be a neutral compilation of verifiable, established facts. This means: Neutral Wikipedia does not judge or advocate specific views or opinions, or make determinations on "correctness". Differing views must be presented objectively , without bias or undue weight . Compilation Wikipedia is an encyclopedia , consisting of articles written in a particular style . There is a process which advances articles to our goal . Verifiable Information must be realistically verifiable by others. This is generally done by citing from reliable sources . Established Original ideas, interpretations, or research cannot be verified, and thus are inappropriate for Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a primary source ; it strives to be a tertiary source . Facts Wikipedia is about facts , not opinions . Articles may state which viewpoints exist, and who holds them ("facts about opinions"), but does not itself advocate viewpoints .
- #33 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:User_Creed I believe in knowledge . I believe that making knowledge available to others is a good thing. I believe that while inaccuracy and deception may be morally justified on occasions, they are inherently evil . I believe that dispelling ignorance is in general a good thing. I believe in cooperation and teamwork . I hope and believe that by working together, Wikipedians will achieve results better than any of us could produce on our own. I believe in the Internet . I believe that it offers opportunities for human advancement that outweigh its dangers . I believe in wikis . They are fun . I'll try not to let anyone else spoil my fun; if they don't seem to want to have fun too, that's their choice. And I'll try very hard not to spoil anyone else's fun (even if they seem not to care about mine). I believe in improving articles . I believe that no article is perfect , however much I may have worked on it, and will give others the chance to make their own contributions . I believe in the maintenance of a neutral point of view when editing. I accept that it's not negotiable and I think it can work. I will try to put whatever understanding I do have into practice whenever I edit an article. I believe in consensus . I may not know what it means, but I'll try as hard as I can to make it work anyway. I'm wrong sometimes, otherwise I wouldn't be human, and right sometimes too, otherwise I wouldn't be here. I believe in being polite and considerate to others. I recognise that if I can't do that, Wikipedia doesn't want me. I believe in forgiveness , which is just as well because I sometimes wish I hadn't pressed "save" myself. I believe in welcoming newbies and anonymous editors . I will always remember the days when I was in their shoes. I believe in discussion . I will try to initiate and participate in discussions rather than making an article into a battleground , and in that I am able I will try to encourage others to do the same. I believe (sometimes) in Wikipedia policies and guidelines and I particularly expect administrators (etc) to follow them when exercising their sysop (etc) powers. But I also try to bear in mind what the rules are there for, and notice that whenever we have a consensus that the rules are wrong, we seem to go with the consensus and tidy up the rules later. I believe in copyleft . I will respect the GFDL , CC-BY-SA and their successors. I believe in the project. Wikipedia won't solve all of the world's problems, but I believe it can help to solve some of them, however slightly. Whenever I edit I will focus on the goal of writing an encyclopedia, and use Wikipedia's resources only to advance that goal. Wikipedia may not be perfect, but I believe in Wikipedia , and that's why I'm here.