@Wikipedia/Introduction

This is the introduction for the @Wikipedia Mastodon account (original English post). Translations done here will be posted on Mastodon to help make the account more multilingual. The overall post must be 500 characters or less, but if necessary, we can remove some of the hashtags to make it fit when posting.

---

Hello Fediverse! 👋

#Wikipedia :wikipedia: is a multilingual free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and using a wiki-based editing system called MediaWiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia

Remember, anyone can edit, including you! Follow us to learn how; plus we'll share cool facts and behind-the-scenes details too!

#Introduction #FreeCulture #FreeContent #OpenKnowledge #wiki #CreativeCommons