Wikipedia:TourBusStop
This is the English-language Wikipedia bus stop. Wikipedia is building a free online encyclopedia, and is one of the best developed projects in the open content movement. This is the English-language Wikipedia, and is the largest Wiki in existence. There are Wikipedias in other languages, many of them part of the Bus #80 tour. Please take your time to look around. Most material on Wikipedia is available under one or more free content licenses.
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[edit] Bus connections
... any time you're ready to move on.
| Bus number | Tour name | Previous stop | Next stop |
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| #01 | Grand Wiki Community Tour | Daynotes Forum[dead link] detour to Meatball Wiki | DseWiki, currently the end of the route (15 Aug 2010) |
| #66 | International Wiki Tour | Open Guide to London | HammondWiki |
| #80 | Multilingual Wikipedia Tour | Korean Wikipedia | Cantonese Wikipedia |
| #108 | MediaWiki Tour | Dpldemo Wiki | WikiIndex |
You can also get the tour bus map of existing routes at Tour Bus Map on MeatballWiki.
[edit] Famous sights to see here at the Wikipedia
[edit] Main Page
Has daily updated sections including featured articles, News and other interesting stuff. Wikipedia's front page, with a comprehensive category scheme.
[edit] Neutral Point of View
This is the guiding principle here at Wikipedia. An encyclopedia article must not advocate a position on any given issue; rather, it must describe the various positions fairly and accurately.
[edit] Wikipedias in all languages
Wikipedia aims to be an encyclopedia encompassing all languages. If your language is not yet active, recruit a few friends and get the ball rolling!
[edit] Welcome, newcomers
Want to participate in Wikipedia? This page serves as a jumping-off point for new Wikipedians.
[edit] Wikimedia servers
Of special interest to TourBus riders with a flair for technology, this page on a related wiki contains information about the server farm used by Wikipedia.
[edit] Wikipedia
You may be wondering: "What is Wikipedia?", Well, here is your answer!
[edit] Other Wikimedia projects
Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects:
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Commons Free media repository |
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Wikinews Free-content news |
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Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus |
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Wikiquote Collection of quotations |
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Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals |
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Wikisource Free-content library |
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Wikispecies Directory of species |
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Wikiversity Free learning materials and activities |
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Meta-Wiki Wikimedia project coordination |
[edit] Comments or questions?
Send any questions or comments about the tour bus to Bus Management on MeatballWiki.
