As Wikipedia turns 15 years old, it turns out that there is no richer source of information about Wikipedia than Wikipedia itself.
The circularity of being able to read about Wikipedia on Wikipedia, signals the intricate depth of this wonderful enterprise.
So, here’s a sampling of pages that provide doorways into the labyrinth (follow the links to read the complete articles):
Wikipedia’s description of itself: Wikipedia is a free-access, free-content Internet encyclopedia, supported and hosted by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Those who can access the site can edit most of its articles. Wikipedia is ranked among the ten most popular websites, and constitutes the Internet’s largest and most popular general reference work.
Wikipedia notability: On Wikipedia, notability is a test used by editors to decide whether a given topic warrants its own article.
List of Wikipedias: This is a list of the different language editions of Wikipedia; as of January 2016 there are 291 Wikipedias of which 280 are active.
Wikipedia’s Top 5000 pages: This lists pages accessed during the last week (updated once a week).
Wikipedia’s contents overview: This is a portal that allows readers to explore content through a directory system.
Conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia
Wikimedia Endowment: “This Endowment will serve as a perpetual source of support for Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation. It will empower people around the world to create and contribute free knowledge, and share that knowledge with every single human being.
“With your support, we are only getting started. Help us ensure that Wikipedia lives forever!”
