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How to Appeal a Wikipedia Ban or Request Account Reinstatement
Learn how to appeal a Wikipedia block, understand why users get restricted, and follow proven steps to get reinstated. Real strategies for resolving editing conflicts on the world's largest encyclopedia.
How Wikimedia Foundation Allocates Its Budget and Raises Funds
The Wikimedia Foundation funds Wikipedia through millions of small donations. Learn how its $142 million budget is spent on servers, staff, and global outreach - and why it doesn't take ads or corporate money.
How to Meet Wikipedia's Featured Article Criteria with Reliable Sources
Learn how to meet Wikipedia's Featured Article criteria by using reliable, properly cited sources. Discover what sources are acceptable, how to cite them correctly, and how to avoid common mistakes that lead to rejection.
AI-Generated Articles in Grokipedia: Accuracy, Bias, and Accountability
Grokipedia's AI-generated articles offer speed and scale but carry risks of factual errors, hidden bias, and no accountability. Learn how to spot inaccuracies and use them safely.
Accessibility on Wikipedia: How ARIA, Contrast, and Keyboard Navigation Make It Work
Wikipedia uses ARIA, high contrast text, and full keyboard navigation to ensure its content is accessible to everyone, including screen reader users and people with motor disabilities. It's not just compliant-it's designed for real use.
How Social Platforms Amplify Wikipedia Announcements
Wikipedia's major updates rarely come through press releases-instead, they spread through social media when users share announcements from Meta-Wiki. Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon turn community discussions into global stories.
The Signpost's Traffic Reports: What Topics Really Engage Wikipedia Readers
The Signpost's weekly traffic reports reveal what topics Wikipedia readers actually care about-from politics and disasters to viral pop culture. These numbers show real-time global curiosity and how knowledge spreads online.
How Wikipedia Enforces Behavioral Policies: Civility, Harassment, and Blocks
Wikipedia enforces civility and fights harassment through volunteer moderation, public blocks, and transparent policies. Learn how editors are warned, blocked, and held accountable without corporate oversight.
The Wikipedia Library: How Academic Resources Help Editors Improve Articles
The Wikipedia Library gives volunteer editors free access to academic journals and books, helping them improve article accuracy with peer-reviewed sources. Thousands of editors use it monthly to turn Wikipedia into a trusted educational resource.
How to Build a Newsroom Policy for Wikipedia Use and Citation
A clear policy for using Wikipedia in journalism helps prevent misinformation. Learn how to train reporters, verify sources, and avoid citing Wikipedia directly in published stories.
Wikipedia Editing Challenges and Backlog Drives This Month
Wikipedia's editing backlog has hit record levels, with over 300,000 unreviewed edits. Volunteer editors are overwhelmed as new contributors face steep barriers and outdated tools. Here's why the system is straining-and how you can help.
How to Handle Contradictory Information on Wikipedia
Wikipedia often has conflicting data from different sources. Learn how to spot contradictions, check citations, use talk pages, and verify facts with official records to find the most reliable information.
