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It is yours to use. For free. That <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reusing_Wikipedia_content">means</a> you can use it, adapt it, or share what you find on Wikimedia sites. Just <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest">do not write your own bio</a>, or copy/paste it into your homework.</p> <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <p></p> </div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <p class="is-style-h1">2</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading is-style-sans-h3">We respect your data and privacy</h2> <p class="is-style-sans-p has-small-font-size">We do not sell your email address or any of your personal information to third parties. More information about our privacy practices are available at the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy">Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Donor_privacy_policy/en">donor privacy policy</a>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data_retention_guidelines">data retention guidelines</a>.</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <p class="is-style-h1">3</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading is-style-sans-h3">People like you keep Wikipedia accurate</h2> <p class="is-style-sans-p has-small-font-size">Readers <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability">verify the facts</a>. Articles are collaboratively created and edited by a community of volunteers using <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#What_counts_as_a_reliable_source">reliable sources</a>, so no single person or company owns a Wikipedia article. The Wikimedia Foundation does not write or edit, but <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents">you and everyone you know can help</a>.</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:25%"> <p class="is-style-h1">4</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading is-style-sans-h3">Not all wikis are Wikimedia</h2> <p class="is-style-sans-p has-small-font-size">The word “<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki">wiki</a>” refers to a website built using collaborative editing software. Projects with no past or existing affiliation with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, such as Wikileaks and wikiHow, also use the term. Although these sites also use &#8220;wiki&#8221; in their name, they have nothing to do with Wikimedia.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-align-buttons-bottom tweet-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group has-border-radius has-radius-big has-base-70-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <p class="is-style-h1">280,000+</p> <p><strong>editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month</strong></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=300%2C000%2B%20editors%20contribute%20to%20%40Wikimedia%20projects%20every%20month https%3A%2F%2Fwikimediafoundation.org%2F" class="tweet-this wp-block-shiro-button is-style-as-link has-icon has-icon-social-twitter-blue">Share on X</a> </div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group has-border-radius has-radius-big has-base-70-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <p class="is-style-h1">100+ million</p> <p><strong>media files on Wikimedia Commons and counting</strong></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=90%2B%20million%20media%20files%20on%20%40Wikimedia%20Commons https%3A%2F%2Fwikimediafoundation.org%2F" class="tweet-this wp-block-shiro-button is-style-as-link has-icon has-icon-social-twitter-blue">Share on X</a> </div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group has-border-radius has-radius-big has-base-70-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <p class="is-style-h1">1.5 billion</p> <p class="is-style-default"><strong>unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month</strong></p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=1.7%2B%20billion%20unique%20devices%20access%20%40Wikimedia%20projects%20every%20month https%3A%2F%2Fwikimediafoundation.org%2F" class="tweet-this wp-block-shiro-button is-style-as-link has-icon has-icon-social-twitter-blue">Share on X</a> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-shiro-card content-card click-to-call-to-action"><div class="content-card__contents"><h2 class="content-card__heading is-style-h3">Research</h2><p class="content-card__body has-small-font-size">We conduct our own research and partner with researchers worldwide to address change in society and technology.</p><a class="content-card__call-to-action call-to-action" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://wikimediafoundation.org/research/">More about research</a></div><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-277 size-image_16x9_small content-card__image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Wikimedia_Conference_2017_–_228-e1533253661801.jpg?w=600&amp;h=338&amp;crop=1" height="338" width="600"/></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-shiro-card content-card click-to-call-to-action"><div class="content-card__contents"><h2 class="content-card__heading is-style-h3">Technology</h2><p class="content-card__body has-small-font-size">From site reliability to machine learning, our open-source technology makes Wikipedia faster, more reliable, and more accessible worldwide.</p><a class="content-card__call-to-action call-to-action" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://wikimediafoundation.org/technology/">More about technology</a></div><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-57415 size-image_16x9_small content-card__image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-1.24.58-PM-e1533254033550.png?w=600&amp;h=338&amp;crop=1" height="338" width="600"/></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-shiro-card content-card click-to-call-to-action"><div class="content-card__contents"><h2 class="content-card__heading is-style-h3">Advocacy</h2><p class="content-card__body has-small-font-size">We fight to protect everyone&#8217;s right to access free and open knowledge.<br><br></p><a class="content-card__call-to-action call-to-action" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://wikimediafoundation.org/advocacy/">More about advocacy</a></div><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-292 size-image_16x9_small content-card__image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SOPA_protest_in_Midtown_NYC-e1533254825755.jpg?w=600&amp;h=338&amp;crop=1" height="338" width="600"/></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading is-style-sans-h3">Collaborative projects are the core of the Wikimedia movement</h2> <div style="height:40px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p></p> <p class="is-style-sans-p">Our volunteers build tools, share photos, write articles, and are working to connect all the knowledge that exists.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-as-link"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="/web/20240917101613/https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/wikimedia-projects/">See all projects</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group has-base-90-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="935" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Wikipedia-logo-e1534036958292.png?w=1024" alt="Wikipedia puzzle globe" class="wp-image-58340" style="width:60px;height:55px" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Wikipedia-logo-e1534036958292.png 1024w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Wikipedia-logo-e1534036958292.png?resize=300,274 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Wikipedia-logo-e1534036958292.png?resize=768,701 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"/></figure></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading is-style-sans-h3">Wikipedia</h3> <p class="is-style-sans-p">Free encyclopedia written in over 300 languages by volunteers around the world.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-as-link"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://wikipedia.org/">Visit Wikipedia</a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group has-base-90-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="446" height="599" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/446px-commons-logo-svg.png?w=446" alt="Wikimedia Commons logo" class="wp-image-67" style="width:41px;height:55px" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/446px-commons-logo-svg.png 446w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/446px-commons-logo-svg.png?resize=223,300 223w" sizes="(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px"/></figure></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading is-style-sans-h3">Wikimedia Commons</h3> <p class="is-style-sans-p">The world&#8217;s largest free-to-use-library of illustrations, photos, drawings, videos and music.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-as-link"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://commons.wikimedia.org/">Visit Wikimedia Commons</a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-base-90-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="double-heading"> <p class="double-heading__secondary is-style-h5"> <span></span> </p> <h2 class="double-heading__primary is-style-h3"> See what we have been up to </h2> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/07/31/wikimania-poland-celebrates-global-volunteers/"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LP_800x600_2.png?w=800&amp;h=600&amp;crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LP_800x600_2.png 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613im_/https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LP_800x600_2.png?resize=300,225 300w, 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/wikimania/">Wikimania</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>The nineteenth edition of the global event will take place in Katowice, Poland (the 2024 European City of Science), from 7 &#8211; 10 August.</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 31 July 2024 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917101613/https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/07/31/wikimania-poland-celebrates-global-volunteers/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Wikimania 2024 in Poland celebrates global volunteers who make Wikipedia and sister projects possible"> 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