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| The '''Wikimedia Foundation''' is the parent organization of ] and ]. It is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of ] and its existence was officially announced by ] CEO ] on ], ]. The name "Wikimedia" was coined by ] in a ] mailing list post. | |||
| '''Wikimedia''' is an offshoot of ] first proposed by Daniel Ehrenberg (]). Instead of writing encyclopedia articles, users write articles about ]. Instead of writing ], users write every point of view. | |||
| ==External link== | |||
| *http://www.wikimedia.org (under construction) | |||
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The Wikimedia Foundation is the parent organization of Misplaced Pages and Wiktionary. It is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of Florida and its existence was officially announced by Bomis CEO Jimbo Wales on June 20, 2003. The name "Wikimedia" was coined by Sheldon Rampton in a WikiEN-l mailing list post.
External link
- http://www.wikimedia.org (under construction)
- Wikimedia meta page