User:Tawker/FAQ

This is my hope for an FAQ for the press and outside users, this is a major work in progress so....

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What is Wikipedia
Wikipedia is Wikipedia

How big is Wikipedia
Article Stats: For the English Wikipedia > 1Million Traffic Wise: Top 20 by hits in the US, worldwide stats here

What is the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia foundation is the organization which owns a registered charity

What is Wikia
Wikia is a private company co-founded by the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales. Wikia does not have a formal relationship with the Wikimedia Foundation and there is no ownership. In short, Wikia is not the "for profit" branch of Wikipedia/Wikimedia, it is a separate non connected legal entity.

What are Wikipedia Administrators
Wikipedia administrators are usually not experts in any specific field. Wikipedia does not have a "Science admin" or a "History admin" - the only extra access administrators have is the ability to block vandalizing users, delete (and undelete pages) and protect and unprotect pages (to prevent vandalism / edit wars) etc.