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| text = '''This is a [[WP:INFOPAGES|general introduction]] for visitors to Wikipedia'''. The project also has an [[Wikipedia|encyclopedia article about itself]], an [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|introduction]] | | text = '''This is a [[WP:INFOPAGES|general introduction]] for visitors to Wikipedia'''. The project also has an [[Wikipedia|encyclopedia article about itself]], and an [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|introduction]] and [[Help:Introduction|tutorial]] for aspiring contributors.}} | ||
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Wikipedia is [[Collaborative writing|written collaboratively]] by largely anonymous [[Wikipedia community|volunteers]]. Anyone with [[Internet access]] can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles, except in [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|limited cases]] where [[editing]] is restricted to prevent further disruption or vandalism. | Wikipedia is [[Collaborative writing|written collaboratively]] by largely anonymous [[Wikipedia community|volunteers]]. Anyone with [[Internet access]] can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles, except in [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|limited cases]] where [[editing]] is restricted to prevent further disruption or vandalism. | ||
Since its creation on January 15, 2001, Wikipedia has grown into the world's [[Wikipedia:Size of Wikipedia|largest]] reference [[website]], attracting [[stats:#/all-wikipedia-projects/reading/unique-devices|1. | Since its creation on January 15, 2001, Wikipedia has grown into the world's [[Wikipedia:Size of Wikipedia|largest]] reference [[website]], attracting [[stats:#/all-wikipedia-projects/reading/unique-devices|1.7 billion unique-device visitors monthly]] {{as of|2021|11|lc=y}}. It currently has more than [[m:List of Wikipedias#Grand Total|{{Number to word|{{rounddown|{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|totalactive}}|-6}}}} articles]] in [[Special:SiteMatrix|more than 300 languages]], including {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles in [[English language|English]] with {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} active contributors in the past month. | ||
The fundamental principles by which Wikipedia operates are the [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|five pillars]]. The [[Wikipedia community]] has developed many [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] to improve the encyclopedia; however, it is not a requirement to be familiar with them before contributing. | The fundamental principles by which Wikipedia operates are the [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|five pillars]]. The [[Wikipedia community]] has developed many [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] to improve the encyclopedia; however, it is not a requirement to be familiar with them before contributing. | ||