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1. Wikipedia needs you!
	Some background information about Wikipedia and its worldwide commmunity In this section you will find a number of blogposts and videos, which highlight different aspects of what makes Wikipedia and its community special. Have a closer look at how insiders perceive wikipedia. Pick and choose what is catching your attention - you don't have to read or watch all of them, or just use the links as a starting point to explore. Video: History of Wikipedia in 2 minutes Blogpost: William Beutler (User:WWB): How Wikipedia is Covering the Coronavirus Pandemic (10 minutes) Blogpost: Geoff (User:Llywrch) That is why I tell myself I contribute to Wikipedia (1 minute) Blogpost: Alex Stinson (User:Sadads): Why Wikipedia matters for Academia (4 minutes) Blogpost: Alex Stinson (User:Sadads): Adressing Common Misconceptions about Wikipedia (5 minutes) Wikipedia: Read a random featured article (20-30 minutes) Wikipedia: What articles are currently going viral on social media? (2 minutes) Video: Jimmy Wales: The Story of Wikipedia (59 minutes) Map showing new Wikipedia articles created in (near) real time Some Questions Please write your answers below your name into the webinar's etherpad. Do you remember the first time you were using Wikipedia? Why? What were you looking for? Did you ever edit Wikipedia so far? If yes: what did you do? Any fun facts you remember from using Wikipedia?
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