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Is WikiAnswers affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation?
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Is WikiAnswers owned by Wikipedia?
No. WikiAnswers is owned by Answers Corp. and Wikipedia is owned by the Wikimedia Foundation.
What is Wikimedia Foundation's population?
The population of Wikimedia Foundation is 2,011.
When was Wikimedia Foundation created?
Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003.
What is the population of Wikimedia Foundation?
The population of Wikimedia Foundation is 75.
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.
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.
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.
Why does wikimedia sponsor Wikipedia?
Because Wikipedia is part of the Wikimedia Foundation! Wikimedia owns Wikipedia.
Is WikiAnswers a wikimedia project?
No, It's not.
Who is the CEO of Wikipedia?
Sue Gardner is the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. Jimmy Wales is the Chairman Emeritus of the foundation. There is no CEO of Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation.
How does the wikimedia foundation meet the criteria for a knowledge-creating organization?
How does the wikimedia foundation meet the criteria for a knowledge-creating organization?
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.
