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What is Wikipedia dump?
Instead, we can access a dump of all of Wikipedia through Wikimedia at dumps.wikimedia.org. (A dump refers to a periodic snapshot of a database). The English version is at dumps.wikimedia.org/enwiki.
How do I get rid of a Wikipedia page?
This page in a nutshell: To request a speedy deletion of a page: if it is not a page you created yourself, put {{delete | [your reason] }} at the top of it; if it is a page you created yourself, add {{db-author}} at the top. While anyone can edit articles, to keep things manageable, only administrators can delete them.
Is there a Wikipedia for Wikipedia?
There are currently 323 language editions of Wikipedia (also called language versions, or simply Wikipedias). The largest, the English Wikipedia, has over 6.3 million articles. As of January 2021, the English Wikipedia receives 48% of Wikipedia’s cumulative traffic, with the remaining split among the other languages.
Can Wikipedia be cited?
Wiki is not paper, so you will need to use an electronic-citation format instead. You should not cite any particular author or authors for a Wikipedia article, in general. Wikipedia is collaboratively written. However, if you do need to find the list of authors of a particular article, you can check the Page history.
Who can delete Wikipedia pages?
Proposed deletion An editor who believes a page obviously and uncontroversially does not belong in an encyclopedia can propose its deletion. Such a page can be deleted by any administrator if, after seven days, no one objects to the proposed deletion.
How do you nominate a Wikipedia article for deletion?
- To nominate a page, place the {{subst:Proposed deletion|concern=reason for proposed deletion}} tag at the top of the page.
- If anybody objects to the deletion (usually by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} tag—see full instructions below), the proposal is aborted and may not be re-proposed.
What is Larry Sangers net worth?
According to Spear’s magazine, Wales’s net worth is estimated at a modest $1 million.