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ALT The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and 13 other free knowledge projects. We want to make it easier for everyone to share what they know. To do this, we keep our sites fast, reliable, and available to all. We protect the values and policies that allow free knowledge to thrive. We build new features and tools to make it easy to read, edit, and share from our sites. Above all, we support the communities of volunteers around the world who edit, improve, and add knowledge across Wikimedia projects.
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ALT What is a watchlist on Wikipedia? It is a personalized tool that lets you track changes to specific pages. You can monitor edits, moves, deletions, and talk page updates all in one convenient place. Image depicts a magnifying glass with focus on paper, with text in the background from the public domain work “Die Baukunst”, written by Max Hasak.
ALT Why use a watchlist? Stay informed about changes to pages you have contributed to. Monitor edits to help maintain accuracy and quality. Follow discussions on talk pages to collaborate more effectively. Keep connected to the topics and conversations that matter most to you.
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ALT Using Wikibooks serves as a helpful introduction to this collaborative platform where users worldwide create textbooks and instructional books on various topics. Image depicts a library scene featuring a bust of a man, with extensive bookshelves lined with books in the background.
ALT On 18 December 2004, the Wikimedia Foundation installs its first servers outside the United States at a data center in France, to improve access to Wikipedia for users living in Europe. Picture depicts a back view of the cluster of Wikimedia servers in Aubervilliers near Paris, France, installed on 18 December 2004.
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ALT Wikipedia is now live in five additional languages. Welcome, Pannonian Rusyn, Tai Nüa, Iban, Obolo, and Southern Ndebele!
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ALT “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.” Quote from Article 1 of the United Nations: Universal Declaration of Human Rights (10 December 1948).
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