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By Ral315, 28 November 2005

Article validation to go live soon

Article validation is set to be enabled on Wikipedia "very soon", according to David Gerard. Currently, Brion is "cleaning it up" for usage.

Briefly

  • Wikipedia is #8 in the Nielsen/NetRatings list for Top 10 Online News & Information Destinations. [1] (Wikipedia is the first open citizen-powered site to crack the top ten, says Steve Rubel. [2])
  • The Danish Wikipedia has reached 35,000 articles.
  • The Bosnian Wikipedia has reached 5,000 articles.
  • The Romanian Wikipedia has reached 15,000 articles.
  • The Telugu Wikipedia has reached 2,000 articles.
  • The Udmurt Wikipedia has reached 100 articles.


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