Wikipedia Day on January 15 is an occasion that celebrates the birth and formation of multilingual online encyclopedia. Almost every single person in the world knows what Wikipedia is.
When we search for something, a Wikipedia link is the first thing that pops up on our search engines. It is also a popular site since it provides in-depth information and presents everything in a user-friendly way.
So without further ado, let’s dedicate this day to the information provider that has been feeding us with knowledge since day one. Happy Wikipedia Day!
History of Wikipedia Day:
There was a time when students and researchers would need to go through tons of books in a library to attain information regarding a certain topic.
This was the time when the internet had not reached the heights of innovation it has today. However, the world as we know it, completely evolved when this search engine was formed, and numerous websites were created to provide people with information regarding several topics.
One of these famous websites is Wikipedia, also known as the free internet encyclopedia.
Overseen by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, the website is recognized for facilitating the creation and development of articles.
Although with time, a lot of questions have been raised on the content available on the website.
It is a widely known fact that Wikipedia pages are edited innumerable times, some suggest that the website has had over a billion edits and as a result, there has been a lot of discussion on the credibility of the content available on Wikipedia.
A lot of articles have also been deleted from the website. Political organizations have accused Wikipedia’s editors of following a set agenda. Moreover, Wikipedia went all out asking its readers to donate a while ago.
This raised many questions about Wikipedia as people were not able to comprehend why one of the biggest websites in the world with billions of views on its pages needed money to survive.
However, it is factually correct that Wikipedia has been under the scanner for a lot of reasons but it is impossible to deny the importance and relevance of it in the age of the Internet.
