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How many people have their Wikipedia page?
59% of the editors are aged 17 to 40. The English Wikipedia currently has 42,167,667 users who have registered a username. Only a minority of users contribute regularly (122,150 have edited in the last 30 days), and only a minority of those contributors participate in community discussions.
Does everyone have a Wikipedia page?
Anyone can create a Wikipedia user account and write an article, on any topic whatsoever. Wikipedia, however, would prefer that topic not be “Myself.” It’s right there, clearly stated in their terms of service. Wikipedia entries are like wedding showers.
Can you see who created a Wikipedia page?
If you want to know who wrote a particular article, click on the “history” tab at the top of that page. That will show who has edited the page. It will display usernames for editors who have registered with Wikipedia, and IP addresses for editors who haven’t registered.
How do people get their own Wikipedia page?
freely usable media files to which anyone can contribute. To create a new page, all you need to do is create an account on Wikipedia, and then add your new article. While only registered and signed-in users can create pages, anyone can modify a page, and the edits are simply attributed to their IP address.
Do you have to be famous to have a Wikipedia page?
A Wikipedia page about a person requires the person be notable. Many people and brands believe they are notable enough, but aren’t. An article where you are just mentioned or quoted isn’t usually good enough. Articles about you need to be *about* you as the main subject.
Can you track Wikipedia edits?
There are a number of tools available so that a user can see what content has been changed on a page, by whom it was changed, and the reasoning behind the change. In fact, Wikipedia also tracks user history so anyone can go back and see their track record.
Is it possible to get your own Wikipedia page?
Getting your own Wikipedia page is tough. You need to have significant news coverage about you, ample articles written and plenty of sources backing up information about you online. Also, in some cases even if you have all of this, Wikipedia will delete your page.
What does it mean to have page history on Wikipedia?
10 minute video introduction to the View History feature. A page history shows the order in which changes were made to any editable Wikipedia page, the difference between any two versions, and a menu of special external tools. A page history is sometimes called revision history or edit history .
Can you write an article about your organization on Wikipedia?
Many people see that a similar organization, campaign, product, or service has an article and assume their organization is also entitled to an article. However, writing an article about yourself or your organization creates a conflict of interest (see above), and such articles are often deleted if even slightly inappropriate.
How to get help finding out how to use Wikipedia?
To get help finding out how to use Wikipedia, leave a note at Wikipedia:Help desk. “WP:PAGE” redirects here. It is not to be confused with WP:PAG. This help page is a how-to guide. It details processes or procedures of some aspect (s) of Wikipedia’s norms and practices.