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href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%B6_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9E%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF" title="উইকিপিডিয়া:প্রায়শ জিজ্ঞাসিত প্রশ্ন/অন্যান্য – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইকিপিডিয়া:প্রায়শ জিজ্ঞাসিত প্রশ্ন/অন্যান্য" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%94%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B8_%D0%A7%D0%97%D0%92" title="Уикипедия:Други ЧЗВ – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уикипедия:Други ЧЗВ" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hj%C3%A6lp:%C3%98vrige_sp%C3%B8rgsm%C3%A5l" title="Hjælp:Øvrige spørgsmål – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Hjælp:Øvrige spørgsmål" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayuda:FAQ_Miscel%C3%A1nea" title="Ayuda:FAQ Miscelánea – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ayuda:FAQ Miscelánea" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a 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dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist nowraplinks" style="text-align:center; padding:4px 1em; border:1px solid #A3B1BF; background:var(--background-color-progressive-subtle, #f1f4fd); color:inherit;"><b>Frequently asked questions (FAQs)</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ" title="Wikipedia:FAQ">Index of FAQs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Main" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Main">Main FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Overview" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Overview">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers">Readers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Schools" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Schools">Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Contributing" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Contributing">Contributing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Editing" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Editing">Editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Featured_articles" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Featured articles">Featured articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Administrators" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Administrators">Administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Blocks" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Blocks">Blocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Technical" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Technical">Technical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Problems" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Problems">Problems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Article_subjects" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Article subjects">Article subjects</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories">Categories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization">Categorization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright">Copyright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Forking" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Forking">Forking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Template" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Template">Templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Main_Page" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Main Page">Main Page</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Miscellaneous</a> <div class="mw-inputbox-centered" style=""><form name="searchbox" class="searchbox mw-inputbox-form-inline" action="/wiki/Special:Search"><div class="cdx-text-input"><input class="mw-searchInput searchboxInput cdx-text-input__input" name="search" placeholder="" size="22" dir="ltr"/></div><input type="hidden" value="Wikipedia:FAQ" name="prefix"/> <input type="submit" name="fulltext" value="Search the FAQs" class="cdx-button"/><input type="hidden" value="Search" name="fulltext"/></form></div></li></ul> </div> <p><br/> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:MFAQ"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:MFAQ&redirect=no">WP:MFAQ</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>The purpose of this page of frequently asked questions is to answer questions that do not fit into any of the other categories. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Why_does_the_Wikipedia_logo_look_like_that?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Why_does_the_Wikipedia_logo_look_like_that?"><span id="Why_does_the_Wikipedia_logo_look_like_that.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Why_does_the_Wikipedia_logo_look_like_that?"></span><span id="LOGO"></span>Why does the Wikipedia logo look like that?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Why_does_the_Wikipedia_logo_look_like_that?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Why does the Wikipedia logo look like that?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:MFAQ#LOGO"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:MFAQ&redirect=no#LOGO">WP:MFAQ#LOGO</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_logos" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia logos">Wikipedia:Wikipedia logos</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_do_the_+/-_numbers_in_red_and_green_next_to_the_edits_mean?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_do_the_+/-_numbers_in_red_and_green_next_to_the_edits_mean?"><span id="What_do_the_.2B.2F-_numbers_in_red_and_green_next_to_the_edits_mean.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_do_the_+/-_numbers_in_red_and_green_next_to_the_edits_mean?"></span>What do the +/- numbers in red and green next to the edits mean?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_do_the_+/-_numbers_in_red_and_green_next_to_the_edits_mean?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: What do the +/- numbers in red and green next to the edits mean?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:+-"></span><span id="WP:+/-"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:%2B-&redirect=no">WP:+-</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:%2B/-&redirect=no">WP:+/-</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <dl><dd>The numbers represent the number of bytes of information added or removed by the edit. Green means data added; red means data removed.</dd></dl> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_is_the_longest_article_in_Wikipedia?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_is_the_longest_article_in_Wikipedia?"><span id="What_is_the_longest_article_in_Wikipedia.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_is_the_longest_article_in_Wikipedia?"></span>What is the longest article in Wikipedia?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_is_the_longest_article_in_Wikipedia?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: What is the longest article in Wikipedia?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A dynamically updated and current list can be found at <a href="/wiki/Special:LongPages" title="Special:LongPages">Special:Longpages</a>, for a database snapshot at any given time. There is also a <a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_that_may_be_too_long" title="Category:Articles that may be too long">category of articles that may be too long</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Where_can_I_get_the_Wikipedia_icon_used_in_favorites_or_shortcuts?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Where_can_I_get_the_Wikipedia_icon_used_in_favorites_or_shortcuts?"><span id="Where_can_I_get_the_Wikipedia_icon_used_in_favorites_or_shortcuts.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Where_can_I_get_the_Wikipedia_icon_used_in_favorites_or_shortcuts?"></span>Where can I get the Wikipedia icon used in favorites or shortcuts?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Where_can_I_get_the_Wikipedia_icon_used_in_favorites_or_shortcuts?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Where can I get the Wikipedia icon used in favorites or shortcuts?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Right <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/favicon.ico">here</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Is_allowing_everyone_to_edit_pages_safe?_What_if_someone_starts_defaming_people?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Is_allowing_everyone_to_edit_pages_safe?_What_if_someone_starts_defaming_people?"><span id="Is_allowing_everyone_to_edit_pages_safe.3F_What_if_someone_starts_defaming_people.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Is_allowing_everyone_to_edit_pages_safe?_What_if_someone_starts_defaming_people?"></span>Is allowing everyone to edit pages safe? What if someone starts defaming people?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Is_allowing_everyone_to_edit_pages_safe?_What_if_someone_starts_defaming_people?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Is allowing everyone to edit pages safe? What if someone starts defaming people?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Any sort of illegal material gets removed from active wikis quite quickly.</dd> <dd>Wikipedia has received several threats of legal action, but none have yet been followed through. Under <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and international law, the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_Foundation" title="Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation">Wikimedia Foundation</a> is not responsible for defamation posted on Wikipedia.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>If you feel there is anything defamatory about <b>you</b> on Wikipedia, please read <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLP">our biographies of living persons policy page</a>, then post on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLP/N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLP/N">the BLP noticeboard</a> for assistance from experienced editors. We are ready to help, so please be polite and do not make threats.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_is_the_best_way_to_link_into_Wikipedia_from_another_site?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_is_the_best_way_to_link_into_Wikipedia_from_another_site?"><span id="What_is_the_best_way_to_link_into_Wikipedia_from_another_site.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_is_the_best_way_to_link_into_Wikipedia_from_another_site?"></span>What is the best way to link into Wikipedia from another site?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_is_the_best_way_to_link_into_Wikipedia_from_another_site?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: What is the best way to link into Wikipedia from another site?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To link to the multilingual Wikipedia home page, the URL is <a class="external free" href="https://www.wikipedia.org">http://www.wikipedia.org</a>. To link to the home page of the English Wikipedia, the URL is <a class="external free" href="https://en.wikipedia.org">http://en.wikipedia.org</a>.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>If you want to link to a specific Wikipedia page, the URL is XX.wikipedia.org/wiki/<page_name>, where XX is the code for the language the article is written in. For example, this is a link to the <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English-language</a> article <a href="/wiki/Mohandas_Gandhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohandas Gandhi">Mohandas Gandhi</a>:</dd></dl> <dl><dd><code><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Gandhi">Mohandas Gandhi</a></code></dd></dl> <dl><dd>The currently valid language codes are listed at <a href="/wiki/Special:SiteMatrix" title="Special:SiteMatrix">Special:SiteMatrix</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Are_there_any_Wikipedia_banners_or_graphics_I_can_use_for_a_link?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Are_there_any_Wikipedia_banners_or_graphics_I_can_use_for_a_link?"><span id="Are_there_any_Wikipedia_banners_or_graphics_I_can_use_for_a_link.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Are_there_any_Wikipedia_banners_or_graphics_I_can_use_for_a_link?"></span>Are there any Wikipedia banners or graphics I can use for a link?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Are_there_any_Wikipedia_banners_or_graphics_I_can_use_for_a_link?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Are there any Wikipedia banners or graphics I can use for a link?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A few of our contributors have made some. They can be found at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banners_and_buttons" title="Wikipedia:Banners and buttons">Wikipedia:Banners and buttons</a>. You can also use our <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_logos" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia logos">logo</a>. If you make your own Wikipedia graphics and want them to be redistributed, simply <a href="/wiki/Special:Upload" title="Special:Upload">upload</a> them and link to them from the banners and buttons page.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Is_there_a_place_where_people_ask_for_new_articles?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Is_there_a_place_where_people_ask_for_new_articles?"><span id="Is_there_a_place_where_people_ask_for_new_articles.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Is_there_a_place_where_people_ask_for_new_articles?"></span>Is there a place where people ask for new articles?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Is_there_a_place_where_people_ask_for_new_articles?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Is there a place where people ask for new articles?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>On the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_articles" title="Wikipedia:Requested articles">Wikipedia:Requested articles</a> page you can ask for a specific article to be created. However, the page is very backlogged, and you may have to wait for very long to see your article request be fulfilled, if ever. We recommend you try and create it yourself. <a href="/wiki/Help:Your_first_article" title="Help:Your first article">Help:Your first article</a> has helpful guidance on creating an article.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Is_there_any_peer_review_process_to_validate_your_articles?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Is_there_any_peer_review_process_to_validate_your_articles?"><span id="Is_there_any_peer_review_process_to_validate_your_articles.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Is_there_any_peer_review_process_to_validate_your_articles?"></span>Is there any peer review process to validate your articles?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Is_there_any_peer_review_process_to_validate_your_articles?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Is there any peer review process to validate your articles?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>We are all peers here and we all review each other's work. There is currently no formal approval process as standard procedure.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>However, we do technically have a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Peer_review" title="Wikipedia:Peer review">peer review</a> system. This is a <i>completely</i> optional process where editors submit articles that they are developing for review by another editor.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_is_Wikipedia_backed_up?_Is_it_possible_that_an_accident_could_destroy_all_of_this?" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_is_Wikipedia_backed_up?_Is_it_possible_that_an_accident_could_destroy_all_of"><span id="How_is_Wikipedia_backed_up.3F_Is_it_possible_that_an_accident_could_destroy_all_of_this.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_is_Wikipedia_backed_up?_Is_it_possible_that_an_accident_could_destroy_all_of"></span>How is Wikipedia backed up? Is it possible that an accident could destroy all of this?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_is_Wikipedia_backed_up?_Is_it_possible_that_an_accident_could_destroy_all_of"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: How is Wikipedia backed up? Is it possible that an accident could destroy all of this?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Database dumps are made weekly and a <a href="/wiki/Slave_server" class="mw-redirect" title="Slave server">slave server</a> is usually running a copy of the database. <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Contingency_plans" class="extiw" title="m:Contingency plans">Contingency plans</a> include backups of the site's configuration files. The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download" title="Wikipedia:Database download">database download</a> is available for anyone wanting to keep off-site backups.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Is_it_"the_Wikipedia,"_or_just_plain_"Wikipedia"?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Is_it_"the_Wikipedia,"_or_just_plain_"Wikipedia"?"><span id="Is_it_.22the_Wikipedia.2C.22_or_just_plain_.22Wikipedia.22.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Is_it_"the_Wikipedia,"_or_just_plain_"Wikipedia"?"></span>Is it "<i>the</i> Wikipedia," or just plain "Wikipedia"?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Is_it_"the_Wikipedia,"_or_just_plain_"Wikipedia"?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Is it "the Wikipedia," or just plain "Wikipedia"?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Wikipedia, as a proper noun, does not take an article. When referring to the project as a whole, plain "Wikipedia" is standard usage. There is only one project known as Wikipedia without any further description or qualification, and that project has many languages: Wikipedia currently is in over 260 languages. <ul><li>When referring to individual editions of the project, each of which is usually described by its language, the <i>edition</i> takes an article: "the Romanian-language Wikipedia", "a Romance-language Wikipedia".</li> <li>When describing Wikipedia as one of many encyclopedias, reference works, or projects, an article is appropriate: "the Wikipedia encyclopedia", or "the Wikipedia project". In each case the article is attached to the common, not the proper noun (<i>the</i> encyclopedia, <i>the</i> project).</li> <li>When referring to one of these language editions, in comparison with other editions, an article is likewise used: <dl><dd>"The smallest Wikipedia" = the smallest language edition of Wikipedia</dd> <dd>"A recently-started Wikipedia" = a Wikipedia language edition started recently</dd></dl></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Help!_I_found_a_website_that's_copying_from_Wikipedia!" data-mw-thread-id="h-Help!_I_found_a_website_that's_copying_from_Wikipedia!"><span id="Help.21_I_found_a_website_that.27s_copying_from_Wikipedia.21"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Help!_I_found_a_website_that's_copying_from_Wikipedia!"></span>Help! I found a website that's copying from Wikipedia!<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Help!_I_found_a_website_that's_copying_from_Wikipedia!"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Help! I found a website that's copying from Wikipedia!"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Chances are, they're allowed to do it, just as long as they comply with the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CC-BY-SA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CC-BY-SA">CC BY-SA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FDL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FDL">GFDL</a>, which all Wikipedia text is licensed under, which allows anyone to copy our material <i>just as long as they cite</i> Wikipedia and include a copy of the license.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>However, if you find a site that does not comply with this, please by all means let us know on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mirrors_and_forks" title="Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks">Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks</a> based on the degree of compliance (see that page).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="When_does_an_article_warrant_having_its_stub_template_removed?" data-mw-thread-id="h-When_does_an_article_warrant_having_its_stub_template_removed?"><span id="When_does_an_article_warrant_having_its_stub_template_removed.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-When_does_an_article_warrant_having_its_stub_template_removed?"></span><span id="STUB"></span>When does an article warrant having its stub template removed?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-When_does_an_article_warrant_having_its_stub_template_removed?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: When does an article warrant having its stub template removed?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:MFAQ#STUB"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:MFAQ&redirect=no#STUB">WP:MFAQ#STUB</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <dl><dd>Whenever you feel the article is no longer a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">Stub</a>, or when there is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CON" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CON">consensus</a> to remove the stub template. When removing a stub template, be sure to also change the status of article on its talk page. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Find_or_fix_a_stub" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Find or fix a stub">Find or fix a stub</a> for more info.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_was_the_very_first_article?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_was_the_very_first_article?"><span id="What_was_the_very_first_article.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_was_the_very_first_article?"></span>What was the very first article?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_was_the_very_first_article?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: What was the very first article?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Much of the earliest page history is lost due to quirks in the old software used to run Wikipedia. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia%27s_oldest_articles" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia's oldest articles">Wikipedia:Wikipedia's oldest articles</a> for an attempt to answer this question.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Where_can_I_find_Wikipedia_tips?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Where_can_I_find_Wikipedia_tips?"><span id="Where_can_I_find_Wikipedia_tips.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Where_can_I_find_Wikipedia_tips?"></span>Where can I find Wikipedia tips?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Where_can_I_find_Wikipedia_tips?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Where can I find Wikipedia tips?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>At <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day" title="Wikipedia:Tip of the day">Wikipedia:Tip of the day</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Where_can_I_see_a_log_or_list_of_all_the_pages_created_by_a_specific_user?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Where_can_I_see_a_log_or_list_of_all_the_pages_created_by_a_specific_user?"><span id="Where_can_I_see_a_log_or_list_of_all_the_pages_created_by_a_specific_user.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Where_can_I_see_a_log_or_list_of_all_the_pages_created_by_a_specific_user?"></span>Where can I see a log or list of all the pages created by a specific user?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Where_can_I_see_a_log_or_list_of_all_the_pages_created_by_a_specific_user?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Where can I see a log or list of all the pages created by a specific user?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>For a list of articles that you have created, click on the tab at the top of the page that says "My contributions". Scroll to the bottom. There should be a link that says "Articles created".</dd> <dd>For any other user, go to their User page and select the "contributions" option on the right hand Toolbox menu. This will take you to their Contributions page, which lists all of their contributions to that wiki. At the bottom of the page are links to the "Articles created" and the "Global contributions" (across all Wikimedia wikis) by this user name.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_do_I_move_an_image_from_English_Wikipedia_to_Wikimedia_Commons?" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_do_I_move_an_image_from_English_Wikipedia_to_Wikimedia_Commons?"><span id="How_do_I_move_an_image_from_English_Wikipedia_to_Wikimedia_Commons.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_do_I_move_an_image_from_English_Wikipedia_to_Wikimedia_Commons?"></span>How do I move an image from English Wikipedia to Wikimedia Commons?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_do_I_move_an_image_from_English_Wikipedia_to_Wikimedia_Commons?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Miscellaneous&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: How do I move an image from English Wikipedia to Wikimedia Commons?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Moving_images_to_the_Commons" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Moving images to the Commons">Wikipedia:Moving images to the Commons</a>. 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