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Is WikiAnswers owned by Wikipedia?
No. WikiAnswers is owned by Answers Corp. and Wikipedia is owned by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Is WikiAnswers part of WikiMedia which contains Wikipedia the free encyclopedia?
No, WikiAnswers is owned and operated by Answers.com. WikiAnswers has no relationship to Wikimedia except that its code was originally based on Mediawiki. "Wiki" is a generic term, like "blog." Although Wikipedia is by far the most successful wiki, Wikimedia did not create wikis. They were invented by a computer programmer named Ward Cunningham.
Who established Wikipedia?
Wikipedia is a project by Wikimedia Foundation and founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger.
Is Wikipedia incorporated?
Wikipedia is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, which is the non-profit that supports and funds it. So Wikipedia itself is not incorporated, but the Wikimedia Foundation is.
Is WikiAnswers made by the same people that make Wikipedia?
Despite the same "wiki" prefix, WikiAnswers and Wikipedia are not owned by the same companies. WikiAnswers is owned by Answers.com, while Wikipedia is owned by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Are Wikipedia and WikiAnswers a joined search engine?
No. Wikimedia Foundation and Answers Corporation are not related in any way. Wikimedia Foundation owns Wikipedia, and Answers Corporation own WikiAnswers. They only share the "wiki" part because both sites get their information from the public, and both are edited mostly by amateurs.
Did you know that WikiAnswers is run by Answers.com and not the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation?
Yes - that is true. It is is no secret that WikiAnswers is run by Answers Corporation. See the About link at the bottom of every page.
What version of Media Wiki does WikiAnswers run?
WikiAnswers does not run on the MediaWiki platform, and it is not associated with the Wikimedia foundation. WikiAnswers runs its own custom software, that is not at all related to MediaWiki. WikiAnswers is owned by Answers.com, and its software is constantly being updated to deliver the best user experience possible.
Why does wikimedia sponsor Wikipedia?
Because Wikipedia is part of the Wikimedia Foundation! Wikimedia owns Wikipedia.
Is Wikipedia And WikiAnswers By Encyclopedia Britanicca?
No, neither site is owned by Encyclopedia Britannica. Wikipedia is owned by the Wikimedia Foundation. WikiAnswers is owned by Answers Corporation. None of the 3 companies mentioned are related to one another in any way.
Is WikiAnswers offensive to the Wikimedia Foundation?
While we cannot speak for Wikimedia Foundation, there doesn't seem to be any reason why it should offend them. We both operate wiki sites and have equal claim to the term wiki. We operate in a similar spirit in that we both have many contributors working to a common goal.
What is Wikimedia Foundation's population?
The population of Wikimedia Foundation is 2,011.
