In the year 2001, two men named Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger had a crazy idea. They wanted to create a website where anyone could write and edit articles. They called it "Wikipedia." The word "Wiki" comes from the Hawaiian language, and it means "quick." Before this, if you wanted to know something, you had to buy a very expensive set of books called the Encyclopædia Britannica. These books were heavy, and the information was often old.
Wikipedia changed everything because it is "open-source." This means it is free for everyone. Today, it has millions of articles in over 300 languages. It survives because of "crowdsourcing." Thousands of volunteers, or "Wikipedians," spend their free time fixing mistakes and adding new facts.
However, being free and open is a challenge. Sometimes people add "vandalism" (fake or mean information). To stop this, Wikipedia has a "Neutral Point of View" policy. This means articles must be fair and not show only one opinion. It also uses "bots" (computer programs) to find and delete bad words in seconds. Wikipedia isn't just a website; it’s a global community working together to make sure knowledge is available to every person on Earth, for free.
ACTIVITIES
1 - True or False?
2 - Match the words to their definitions.
3 - Write: Why do you think people spend their free time writing for Wikipedia if they don't get paid?
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