Wikiquote

thumb|300px|right|Presentation about Wikiquote during the Wiki Indaba 2023 conference in Agadir, [[Morocco]] Wikiquote is part of a family of wiki-based projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation using MediaWiki software. The project's objective is to collaboratively produce a vast reference of quotations from prominent people, books, films, proverbs, etc. and writings about them. The website aims to be as accurate as possible regarding the provenance and sourcing of the quotations.

AI overview

Wikiquote is a free, collaborative website where volunteers work together to collect and organize quotations from notable people, books, films, and other sources. The project prioritizes accuracy in tracking where each quote comes from, making it a reliable reference tool for finding verified quotations.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Website.name: Wikiquote
Website.logo: 150px|center|Wikiquote logo
Website.screenshot: Wikiquote screenshot 2008.png
Website.collapsible: yes
Website.caption: Screenshot of the wikiquote.org home page
Website.commercial: No
Website.type: Quotation repository
Website.language: Multilingual ( active)
Website.registration: Optional
Website.owner: Wikimedia Foundation
Website.author: Daniel Alston, Brion Vibber and the Wikimedia community
Website.current_status: Active

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Wikimedia project
Founded by: Jimmy Wales
Owned by: Wikimedia Foundation
Operator: Wikimedia Foundation
Author: Jimmy Wales
Country of origin: United States
Creator: Jimmy Wales
Game engine: Q83
Official website: wikiquote.org
Image: Wikiquote screenshot 2008.png
Motto: the free quote compendium that anyone can edit

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inception: 2003-06-27
Commons category: Wikiquote
Commons gallery: Wikiquote
Alexa rank: 4095
topic's main category: Category:Wikiquote
topic has template: Template:Wikiquote

Sources (6)

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections

Contents

History
<span lang="en" dir="ltr">Operation</span>
Multi-lingual cooperation
Use in experiments
Reception
See also
References
External links

Initially, the project operated only in English from July 2003, expanding to include other languages in July 2004. As of , there are active Wikiquote sites for languages comprising a total of articles and recently active editors.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wikiquote” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.