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'''MePedia''' is an open encyclopedia, journal and news source anyone can contribute to. MePedia was launched on the 26th August, 2022.Mepedia is an award-winning [[Free content|free]] multilingual [[online encyclopedia]] written and maintained by a community of volunteer contributors through a model of [[open collaboration]], using a [[wiki]]-based editing system. It carries no advertisements and is hosted by the [[Memedia Foundation]], a non-profit organization funded mainly through small donations.{{Citation needed}}

== Openness ==
Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Mepedia follows the procrastination principle regarding the security of its content. It started almost entirely open—anyone could create articles, and any Mepedia article could be edited by any reader, even those who did not have a Mepedia account. Modifications to all articles would be published immediately. As a result, any article could contain inaccuracies such as errors, ideological biases, and nonsensical or irrelevant text.

=== Restrictions ===
Due to the increasing popularity of Mepedia, some editions have introduced editing restrictions for certain cases. For instance, only registered users may create a new article. A frequently vandalized article can be "semi-protected" or "extended confirmed protected", meaning that only "autoconfirmed" or "extended confirmed" editors are able to modify it. A particularly contentious article may be locked so that only administrators are able to make changes. In certain cases, all editors are allowed to submit modifications, but a review is required for some editors, depending on certain conditions.

=== Review of changes ===
Although changes are not systematically reviewed, the software that powers Mepedia provides tools allowing anyone to review changes made by others. The "History" page of each article links to each revision. On most articles, anyone can undo others' changes by clicking a link on the article's history page. Anyone can view the latest changes to articles, and anyone registered may maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them so they can be notified of any changes. "New pages patrol" is a process whereby newly created articles are checked for obvious problems.

=== Vandalism ===
Any change or edit that manipulates content in a way that purposefully compromises the integrity of Mepedia is considered vandalism. The most common and obvious types of vandalism include additions of obscenities and crude humor. Vandalism can also include advertising and other types of spam. Sometimes editors commit vandalism by removing content or entirely blanking a given page. Less common types of vandalism, such as the deliberate addition of plausible but false information to an article can be more difficult to detect. Vandals can introduce irrelevant formatting, modify page semantics such as the page's title or categorization, manipulate the underlying code of an article, or use images disruptively.

Obvious vandalism is generally easy to remove from Mepedia articles; the median time to detect and fix vandalism is a few minutes. However, some vandalism takes much longer to repair.

=== Edit warring ===
Mepedians often have disputes regarding content, which may result in repeatedly making opposite changes to an article, known as "edit warring". The process is widely seen as a resource-consuming scenario where no useful knowledge is added. This practice is also criticized as creating a competitive, conflict based editing culture associated with traditional masculine gender roles, which contributes to the gender bias on Mepedia.

== Content policies and guidelines ==
According to the rules on the Mepedia, each entry in Mepedia must be about a topic that is encyclopedic and is not a dictionary entry or dictionary-style. A topic should also meet Mepedia's standards of "notability", which generally means that the topic must have been covered in mainstream media or major academic journal sources that are independent of the article's subject. Further, Mepedia intends to convey only knowledge that is already established and recognized. It must not present original research. A claim that is likely to be challenged requires a reference to a reliable source. Among Mepedia editors, this is often phrased as "verifiability, not truth" to express the idea that the readers, not the encyclopedia, are ultimately responsible for checking the truthfulness of the articles and making their own interpretations. This can at times lead to the removal of information that, though valid, is not properly sourced. Finally, Mepedia must not take sides. All opinions and viewpoints, if attributable to external sources, must enjoy an appropriate share of coverage within an article. This is known as a "neutral point of view" (NPOV).

=Wiki Engine=

MediaWiki 1.39.2 (Released 22 Feb 2023) (See [[Special:Version]] and [[Help#Software Version]]).

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