It's earned him not only accolades but almost legendary status on the internet. The online encyclopedia now boasts more than 5. Pruitt was named one of the most influential people on the internet by Time magazine in part because one-third of all English language articles on Wikipedia have been edited by Steven.
An incredible feat, ignited by a fascination with his own history. Pruitt is deeply obsessed with history, and his love of opera inspired his Wikipedia username: Ser Amantio Di Nicolao, his favorite opera character. If you read the story you would not believe any of it happened. Still living with his parents in the home he grew up in, Pruitt has always remained true to his interests. The boy's crazy.
I don't know why he wastes his time, the boy's crazy,'" Pruitt said of what his parents think of his volunteer gig. That may have changed when Time magazine named him one of the top 25 most influential people on the internet, alongside President Trump, J.
Rowling and Kim Kardashian West. My mother grew up in the Soviet Union So I'm very conscious of what, what it can mean to make knowledge free, to make information free," he said. Pulling from books, academic journals and other sources, he spends more than three hours a day researching, editing and writing. Even his day job is research, working in records and information at U. With Wikipedia, we can now have an encyclopedia that we can use on a close-to-equal footing with sighted people.
Takashi, a native Japanese speaker, volunteers as a Wikimedia translator. He helps interpret events, translate articles, and more. Every time you launch the app in Japanese, you are reading his translation. That way, all the knowledge across Wikimedia projects would be available to readers in every language as soon as it is written. At that time, human translators will no longer be needed. Sherry is on a mission to improve representation on Wikipedia for people of African descent.
She is also motivated by a sense of community. So, during the pandemic in , Sherry planned a hour virtual event in which Wikimedia volunteers around the world uploaded pictures and shared updates that represented their experiences in the unique time.
Connection had become ever more valuable, and I felt it could be therapeutic. We edited about the pandemic, shared our experiences in our own languages, and left messages of encouragement for one another.
Muzammiluddin, who goes by Muzammil, is a living historian of the Wikimedia movement. For more than half a decade, he has highlighted the work of fellow volunteers through countless interviews and blog posts. An accomplished Wikipedia editor and community organizer himself, Muzammil has participated in conferences, established a growing volunteer community in India, and made more than , edits across Wikimedia projects.
Although people from all walks of life use Wikipedia for knowledge and information, many are either unaware or unmindful of the fact that they too can help in creating or expanding the content in their area of interest and in their own language.
Bobby speaks five languages fluently. It is a skill he puts to use regularly in editing several language versions of Wikipedia, with a focus on promoting smaller languages such as Swati. In addition to editing, Bobby also supports community engagement activities, which includes sharing input on a new Universal Code of Conduct for all Wikimedia projects. The strength of Wikimedia lies in its ability to crowdsource content and its quest to share that content freely.
I think this has made a huge impact on the world. Rosie has created 5, new articles on Wikipedia, an activity that she says is her great passion in life. Before he was forced to flee Venezuela, photographer Wilfredo risked his safety on several occasions to take and share photos of his home country. In total, he has uploaded more than 46, images to Wikimedia Commons, a free online media repository. And, unlike many other contributors, he releases most of his photos into the public domain, giving up the right to be credited when his work is shared.
I always thought that what I was trying to show was more important than my life, because what I was doing was going to remain for future generations. In the wake of the Arab Spring, Emna was startled by the lack of information available about the history of her home country, Tunisia. She saw an opportunity to close the content gap with Wikipedia.
Since then, there is not much Emna has not done in the Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedian of the Year organizes workshops; recruits new volunteers; and edits articles on women, African people and culture, and human rights topics. Wikipedia is for everyone to read and edit.
Many people use it as an informative website, if they spot a mistake while reading it, I hope they edit it instead of ignoring it. From there, she began training other new contributors and hosting workshops in partnership with universities and cultural institutions.
Wikipedia helps the world to be more free and educated. I want people to know that doing little things on the website can culminate in a great impact on other people. There, he proofreads documents and uploads freely-licensed books.
This daunting task was made even more challenging because all of the text was handwritten. Wikipedia has made knowledge freely and readily accessible to the masses. Instead of information scattered around in multiple websites and offline libraries, now all of it is under one umbrella, which makes our real life endeavours that much easier and knowledge-based.
Thanks to Sam and his brainchild, the Afrocine Project, more than 3, articles about African cinema have been added to Wikipedia. The project is just the latest success for Sam, a co-founder of Wikimedia Nigeria. In , he helped produce two Wikipedia informational videos that went viral and dramatically increased awareness of the website in Nigeria.
In Africa, I would love for people to realize that what they read on Wikipedia is written and added by other internet users like them, and we desperately need them to also join in contributing to this huge knowledge base. She works with fellow volunteers to add articles to the website in indigneous languages — helping preserve and promote the culture and histories of native communities in Latin America.
It motivates me to know that Wikipedia and the movement are built day by day, with each individual contribution, and that we still have much to learn from new voices. There are no limits to participating and contributing. Wikipedia is more than an encyclopedia.
First donation: No idea — my husband and I have been contributing for a while! Susan, a college professor, has a son who is an avid animal and zoo enthusiast and uses Wikipedia every day to find new and fascinating facts.
They donate to Wikipedia in support of his continued curiosity and love of knowledge. What a gift your website is — it lets him explore new subjects daily. Nearly every dinnertime conversation includes new information gleaned from Wikipedia. If you read or donate to Wikipedia , you are part of a global movement of volunteers, projects, and campaigns contributing to free knowledge around the world.
Wikimedia Commons 60 million images, photographs, videos and music files and counting. Wikiversity Access learning resources, projects and research at any level of study. Wikimedia Foundation, a group of people dedicated to supporting Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, is formed. English Wikipedia celebrates the creation of its millionth article: the Jordanhill railway station. The number of human beings helping to document the sum of all human knowledge grows to over five million.
After a more than two and a half year block imposed by the Turkish government, access to Wikipedia is restored to the 82 million humans in Turkey. Happy birthday, Wikipedia! Cheers to the humans around the world who make Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects possible! Humans around the world look to Wikipedia around 21 billion times every month for information on everything from politics, to music, sports, and beyond. Have you ever wondered what the most popular articles on Wikipedia were in the last 20 years?
Party for one? For 10? Download digital swag pack. Attend an event. Get Wikipedia merchandise. Do you know what we would really like for our 20th birthday? To keep the sum of all human knowledge free for every human being in the world to share in it.
Here is how to help us:. Learn about making a leadership gift. Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects are made by volunteers — people like you. Everyone is invited to join our global community. You can help improve Wikipedia articles, join local or virtual events, write code, and so much more.
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