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1 00:00:01,033 --> 00:00:02,966 A lot can happen in a Wiki minute 2 00:00:02,966 --> 00:00:03,933 Like the 60 seconds 3 00:00:03,933 --> 00:00:05,133 of everything that happens on 4 00:00:05,133 --> 00:00:06,566 Wikimedia projects. 5 00:00:06,566 --> 00:00:08,400 Or even the time it takes to answer: 6 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,466 What makes a Wikipedia article unique? 7 00:00:11,466 --> 00:00:13,066 Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia 8 00:00:13,066 --> 00:00:14,333 everyone can edit. 9 00:00:14,333 --> 00:00:15,900 And nearly 300,000 volunteers 10 00:00:15,900 --> 00:00:18,000 around the world do it every month! 11 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:19,200 Many Wikipedia articles 12 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:20,433 share the same structure: 13 00:00:20,433 --> 00:00:22,200 A table of contents, different sections, 14 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,866 and an infobox with stats and images. 15 00:00:24,866 --> 00:00:26,566 Content on Wikipedia can't exist 16 00:00:26,566 --> 00:00:28,833 without a secondary source: A newspaper 17 00:00:28,833 --> 00:00:30,033 publication, archive, 18 00:00:30,033 --> 00:00:31,200 or historical record 19 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:32,833 that editors rely on to create 20 00:00:32,833 --> 00:00:34,733 and improve content. 21 00:00:34,733 --> 00:00:36,566 Towards the bottom of each article, 22 00:00:36,566 --> 00:00:37,000 you can see 23 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,933 all the sources used by editors to build 24 00:00:38,933 --> 00:00:40,033 that article. 25 00:00:40,033 --> 00:00:41,100 The quality of an article 26 00:00:41,100 --> 00:00:43,000 is as good as its sources! 27 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:43,833 At the top menu 28 00:00:43,833 --> 00:00:45,166 you'll find the talk page. 29 00:00:45,166 --> 00:00:46,400 That's where volunteer editors 30 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:48,266 discuss the contents of an article. 31 00:00:48,266 --> 00:00:50,033 Articles are the result of great debate 32 00:00:50,033 --> 00:00:51,700 and collaboration! 33 00:00:51,700 --> 00:00:52,433 There are two types 34 00:00:52,433 --> 00:00:53,933 of hyperlinks on Wikipedia. 35 00:00:53,933 --> 00:00:55,433 When you see a red hyperlink, 36 00:00:55,433 --> 00:00:56,466 that means those pages 37 00:00:56,466 --> 00:00:57,533 are not yet started, 38 00:00:57,533 --> 00:00:58,900 but are waiting for someone like you 39 00:00:58,900 --> 00:01:01,433 to start editing them. Like knowledge, 40 00:01:01,466 --> 00:01:03,533 the work on Wikipedia is never finished. 41 00:01:03,966 --> 00:01:05,933 That's what makes a Wikipedia article unique, 42 00:01:05,933 --> 00:01:07,833 in only one minute.