How does the "random article" in Wikipedia work?

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How does the "random article" in Wikipedia work? | Yahoo ...

How does the "random article" in Wikipedia work? ... And whenever you click it, sure enough, a random article pops up. How does this work? It's, ahem, ...

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You will need to contact Wikipedia to get an article about yourself on their site.

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Can I write an article about the company I work for and then post it on wikipedia?

I read wikipedia a lot but I have never edited. Do you have any tips?

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You don't need approval from your company to write an article on it. However, the company has to be...

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Is it legal to re-hash an article from Wikipedia in your own words and publish it as your own work?

Obviously references would need to be made where applicable (e.g. to scientific studies) but what about the general description. e.g. could I just steal the summary of World War 2 and ...show more

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No need to steal anything. You are free to take it and do what you want with it providing and new work...

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How can I bring Wikipedia article abuse to the notice of moderators?

My friend painstakingly collected common last-names of our caste (loosely equated with tribe/clan ) and put it as a Wikipedia topic. Someone has been deleting this article with reason given as  "this is ridiculous: unsourced gibberish - we've got...

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From your description, it appears that it violates a number of Wikipedia policies, especially Wikipedia...

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How do I find out who the author is of an article on WIKIPEDIA?

I need to refer to the author of an article on wikipedia as I've used some info from it and obviously need to recognise who's work it was. At the very end of the article ...show more

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You can't confirm who it was. And hint: Wikipedia is not a formal source. If you're writing something...

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Steps on how to post a article on wikipedia?

step by step how to post a article on wikipedia,cuz I go to the sand box doesn't work,dont know what 2 do,no links plz. I already have account with them.

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Step 1: Read the instructions on wikipedia. Step 2: Forget everything you read in the instructions and...

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How do i cite the work for wikipedia?

i'm doing a project on Barack Obama and i have to cite my work but idk where i can find the author of the article. here is the site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama ...show more

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There are probably many authors to the article. Go to the bottom of the wikipedia page and look at the...

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Will the CAMERA people be "socialized" into the wikipedia "Neutral Point of View?" (NPOV)?

This, apparently, is the attitude Wikipedia has towards an effort by pro-Israel activists at CAMERA who call for "volunteers who can work as 'editors' to ensure" that Israel-related articles on Wikipedia are "free of bias and error, and...

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I have noticed that too, that is why I never consider Wikipaedia a credible source of input. WikiP is...

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