Where did Wikipedia get its name?
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The name comes from wiki and encyclopedia\n\nWikipedia (IPA: /ˌwɪkiˈpiːdi.ə/, /ˌwiki-/, or /ˌwɪkə-/) is an international Web-based cooperative free-content encyclopedia. It exists as a wiki, a type of website that allows visitors to edit its content; the word Wikipedia itself is a portmanteau of wiki and encyclopedia and is often abbreviated to WP by its users. Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers, allowing most articles to be changed by anyone with access to a computer, web browser and Internet connection.\n\nThe project began on January 15, 2001 as a complement to the expert-written (and now defunct) Nupedia, and is now operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia has more than 3,800,000 articles in many languages, including more than 1,156,000 in the English-language version. Since its inception, Wikipedia has steadily risen in popularity[1] and has spawned several sister projects.\n\nWikipedia's most controversial style policy is that editors are required to uphold a "neutral point of view", under which notable perspectives are purportedly summarized without an attempt to determine an objective truth. Application of this policy has proven difficult to enforce consistently.\n\nWikipedia's co-founder, Jimmy Wales, has called Wikipedia "an effort to create and distribute a multilingual free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language."[2] However, there has been controversy over Wikipedia's reliability and accuracy, with the site receiving criticism for its susceptibility to vandalism, uneven quality and inconsistency, systemic bias, and preference of consensus or popularity over credentials. Nevertheless, its free distribution, constant updates, diverse and detailed coverage, and numerous multilingual versions have made it one of the most-used reference resources available on the Internet.
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I think it's fundamentally different.  Wikipedia is a replacement for an encyclopedia, so it's a great source of general knowledge.  Yahoo! Answers seeks to be a repository of more esoteric tribal knowledge which may not be easily found in an encyclopedia.  There is of course some overlap as people ask questions which can be answered easily by wikipedia, but yours is a prime example of one that cannot. ;)
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wikipedia has alot of stuff on it.
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wikipedia.org has tons of info on everything.
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wikipedia.com\n\n:> peace\n.
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wikipedia.com or  kvadynamo.com
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wikipedia.com is an online encyclopedia that should have terms for almost everything you would need.
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This was the latest info that Wikipedia has posted on their website:
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Wikipedia is fairly reliable. But it certsinly isn't the final word, and in a contest betwen Wikipedia and any other source I will always bet on the other source.\n\nBut what you read on Wikipedia is worth believing until you find a reason not to.
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A good place to start is on Wikipedia.
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depends on your question; for factual information Wikipedia is my favorite place on earth, I could spend days looking up everything under the sun. Thats just the nerd in me talking though. \n\nsearch engines are not that reliable since they are usually biased.\n\nif you are looking to relate with people or get other peoples' useful information or opinions then this is the place to be.
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use Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia
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you'll find everything you need to know with Wikipedia
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THEY HAVE A LOT ON WIKIPEDIA.COM, I DONT WANT TO TYPE IT ALL UP. CAN I PLEASE HAVE 10 POINTS FOR DOING THE RESEARCH. THANKS
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Because no one here knows of www.wikipedia.org =P
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www.wikipedia.com it sorta in a way makes this yahoo answers kinda useless lol!
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Obviously wikipedia couldn't answer your question.  Thats why you are here.