Talk:Wikipedia

I was thinking of adding it but to avoid me getting yelled at I want to think if should the fact (.) 14:29, 17 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

If you can provide reliable sources, sure! SeaDragon1 (talk, contributions) 19:37, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

I am often mistaken, but vaguely I remember that all the articles in Wikipedia were lost in a crash a week or two after it started, so the question relies on vague memories of the earliest editors. One version has it that the first article was about some technical concept used in Linux. If I am not mistaken in this matter, then anything we say on the topic of first article will be more about legends or mythology than about verifiable historical facts. Jim.henderson (talk) 05:48, 6 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

On September 21, the "History" section was removed.

This causes the layout to be strange as it is starting off with level-3 headings instead of level-2.

Is this consensus based? It hasn't been reverted for two days. TheSilksongPikmin (talk | contribs) 19:06, 23 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

 Done, thanks for noticing this good faith removal. Yes, a discussion would be needed, and the benefit of the 'History' section title is that it includes the main link to 'History of Wikipedia'. Thanks again. Randy Kryn (talk) 00:45, 24 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Right now, Wikipedia is going through crisis needing donations. Should I add it, and where? Mark The Chill (talk) 19:41, 17 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Find a few sources first, specifically ones that follow WP:VERIFY. Remember, prioritize verifiability over truth. | One Reaction was here. Got a complaint? 15:47, 20 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Crises generally have a beginning date. For example, the July Crisis began with an assassination, though it was a culmination of a long series of developments. As far as I know there is no beginning date for the crisis you refer to. If we are to address this topic, Predictions of the end of Wikipedia is perhaps a better place for it. Jim.henderson (talk) 14:52, 6 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

I'm not sure where to put this feedback where it won't disappear into the void, so I'm logging it here. Please let me know where it belongs, and will get to the eyeballs that need to see it.

I just saw the WP donate message, which mentioned that donations are down this year. I can guess at why.

I have been editing WP on and off since it began, and despite surviving on a disability benefit, I have donated in the past. But I will not be doing so this year. Because of the unionbusting and unjustified dismissals (IMHO) carried out by the short-sighted managerialists (or to use Ed Zitron's less polite term, 'Business Idiots') currently in control of the WM Foundation. I will continue to edit WP, for now, but I will never again donate to WMF unless they;

• rehire all dismissed workers who are willing to return

• publicly apologise for their anti-worker conduct, and especially for hiring unionbusting management 'consultants'

• hold a formal review of management decision-making open to all WP editors, and commit to a constitutional change that would forbid any such anti-worker conduct conduct or expenditure in the future

• make a donation to an organisation that actively supports unionisation of tech workers, at twice the value of the total spend on management consultants in 2026

WMF management really shit the bed on this one, behaving more like BrandCramp corp than a responsible common steward. If they can't convince the community that this will be addressed, at the deepest possible level, I suspect there will be a forking of WP in the foreseeable future. Danylstrype (talk) 00:13, 24 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

This is the wrong place to put this. This page is intended for discussion and improvement of this article NightWolf1223 <Howl at me • My hunts> 00:26, 25 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Should I inform my web person to write for if ni cannot write my autobiography? Saheed Aderemi Yussuf Olubodun (talk) 12:25, 26 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Do I require any formal training to do all this apart from reading the guidelines properly .?? Saheed Aderemi Yussuf Olubodun (talk) 12:27, 26 October 2026 (UTC)Reply