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'''Wikiquote''' is a [[w:Free content|free]] [[w:compendium|compendium]] of [[w:quotations|quotations]] that is being written collaboratively by the readers. |
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The site is a [[w:WikiWiki|WikiWiki]], meaning that anyone, including you, can edit any entry right now by clicking on the ''edit this page'' link that appears in every Wikiquote entry. |
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The project was started on June 27, 2003. There are {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles in the [[w:English language|English]] language Wikiquote that are being worked on, and versions of Wikiquote in [[Wikiquote:Other language Wikiquotes|other languages]] are being developed. |
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Every day many contributors from around the world can make hundreds of edits and create many new articles. |
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All of the site's content created by Wikiquote editors is covered by the [[w:GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License]]. Contributions remain the property of their creators, while the [[w:copyleft|copyleft]] licensing ensures that the content will always remain freely distributable and reproducible. Some quotation content may be copyrighted or in the public domain depending where it was taken from. See [[Wikiquote:Copyrights|copyrights]] for more information. |
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'''Press Inquiries:''' Please use this number for '''press inquiries only.''' Please be sure to leave a message and Terry Foote will pass it on to [[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimmy Wales]], Wikimedia Foundation president. Messages on anything other than press inquiries will not be returned. The number to reach Terry Foote is +1 (310) 474-3223. One may contact Jimmy Wales directly at [mailto:jwales@wikia.com jwales@wikia.com]. |
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For help, please ask at the '''[[Village pump]]''', or find some other contact details at our sister project, '''[[w:Wikipedia:Contact us|Wikipedia:Contact us]]'''. |
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''Note:'' Wikiquote contains content that may be considered offensive, vulgar or profane by some users. |
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See the [[Wikiquote:General disclaimer|general disclaimer]] for more information. |
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== More about Wikiquote == |
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It would seem almost strange that anyone can edit anything, because there's always the potential of reckless "spammers", or annoying "deleters", yet the integrity of Wiki seems to remain. |
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* [[Wikiquote]], an article about quotations and why they are important. |
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* [[w:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]], the non-profit parent organization of Wikiquote and similar projects. |
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* [[Wikiquote:FAQ|Frequently asked questions]] |
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* [[Wikiquote:History of Wikiquote|History of Wikiquote]] |
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* [[Wikiquote:Announcements|Announcements]] |
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== Exploring the Wikiquote == |
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* [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]], see articles that are being worked on right now. |
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* [[Special:Randompage|Random article]] |
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* [[Special:Newpages|New articles]] |
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== Contributing to Wikiquote == |
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* [[Wikiquote:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome, newcomers!]], a starting point for new contributors. |
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* [[Wikiquote:Policies and guidelines|Policies and guidelines for contributors]] |
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* [[Wikiquote:Help|Help pages]], help on editing articles and more. |
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== Getting in touch == |
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* [[Wikiquote:Village pump|Village pump]], a forum to ask questions not answered in the [[Wikiquote:FAQ|FAQs]] or [[Wikiquote:Help|help pages]]. |
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* [[w:Wikipedia:Bug reports|Bug reports and feature requests]] |
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* [[Wikiquote:Wikiquotians|Wikiquotians]], lists of Wikiquote contributors. |
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* [http://meta.wikimedia.com/ Meta-Wiki], a site that works alongside the Wikimedia projects. Here you can post essays and discussions about topics related to any of Wikimedia projects. |
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== Other language versions == |
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* '''Wikiquote in other languages''' - [[Wikiquote:Other language Wikiquotes|other languages]] |
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== Our sister projects == |
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* [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], a multilingual Wiki encyclopedia. (See [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] for background) |
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* [http://wiktionary.org Wiktionary], a multilingual Wiki dictionary and thesaurus. (See [[w:Wiktionary|Wiktionary]] for background) |
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* [http://wikisource.org Wikisource], a collection of public domain source texts. (See [[w:Wikisource|Wikisource]] for background) |
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* [http://wikibooks.org Wikibooks], a collection of free, open content textbooks, manuals and other texts. (See [[w:Wikibooks|Wikibooks]] for background) |
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* [http://sep11.wikipedia.org September 11 Memorial Wiki] |
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