Wikimedia Ireland/Release 1
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- Meeting of Irish Wikipedia Editors Announced
- Issued: <date of release>
Gathering to take place discussing possible Wikipedia representation in Ireland.
"Today, <date of release> it has been announced that the first official gathering of Irish editors of the free encyclopedia Wikipedia will be held. The meeting will take place on 25 September in the Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire.
One of the items on the meeting's agenda, is to form an Irish Chapter of Wikipedia's parent project, the Wikimedia Foundation. The suggested Chapter would be an independent organisation to support and promote Irish related activities across the Wikimedia projects and to liaise with Irish media and institutions.
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Contact:
<contact name TBA>
<contact number TBA>
<email TBA; hopefully '@wikimedia.org'>
http://wikimediafoundation.org
- About
Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia founded in 2001. It the currently the largest and most popular encyclopedia on the internet. It is owned by the non-profit organisation Wikimedia Foundation and is edited solely by volunteers from around world. Any person with access to a computer can edit entries on the project. There are a wide range of English language articles on the English Wikipedia, as well as an Irish language Wikipedia, or Vicipéid as it is known, currently with 11,500 article.