
The Wikipedia Story | Ep 1 | Don't Bite The Newbies
10/19/21 • 49 min
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This is where it starts. The gateway to the hidden universe of Wikipedia. Behind that laptop screen there's a teaming anthill of Wiki people; writing, writing, writing, to bring free knowledge to the world. But who are they, what do they sound like, and what do they do? They're oddbods, lovers, leaders, loners. And nobody has any idea who they are. Until now.
The clips used in this episode are from Wikimedia Commons and are published under the Creative Commons license. No changes were made. WikimedianOfTheYearAnnouncement (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Wikimedia Foundation); Felix Nartey voice (en) (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Andy Mabbett); Voix de Benoît Prieur (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Benoît Prieur); Vera de Kok - voice - nl (cc-by-CC0-1.0, author: Vera de Kok); Tomasz Ganicz (cc-by-4.0, author: Borys Kozielski).
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This is where it starts. The gateway to the hidden universe of Wikipedia. Behind that laptop screen there's a teaming anthill of Wiki people; writing, writing, writing, to bring free knowledge to the world. But who are they, what do they sound like, and what do they do? They're oddbods, lovers, leaders, loners. And nobody has any idea who they are. Until now.
The clips used in this episode are from Wikimedia Commons and are published under the Creative Commons license. No changes were made. WikimedianOfTheYearAnnouncement (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Wikimedia Foundation); Felix Nartey voice (en) (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Andy Mabbett); Voix de Benoît Prieur (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Benoît Prieur); Vera de Kok - voice - nl (cc-by-CC0-1.0, author: Vera de Kok); Tomasz Ganicz (cc-by-4.0, author: Borys Kozielski).
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The clips used in this episode are from Wikimedia Commons and are published under the Creatives Commons license. No changes were made. Happy birthday, Wikipedia! (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: Wikimedia Foundation); Wikibirthday in Tehran (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Iranian Wikimedians User Group); Katherine Maher's Message on the Occasion of Wikipedia 20 (cc-by-CC0-1, author: Wikimedia Foundation); WalesCallToAction (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: Wikimedia Foundation); Wikipedia 15 - Jimmy's greetings (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: Jimmy Wales).
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