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What are user contributions?
User contributions pages are automatically-generated pages that list any change, deletion, or addition that an individual user has made in any namespace on the English Wikipedia. Other users’ user contribution pages can also be accessed and are useful for seeing how other users have contributed.
Who has made the most Wikipedia edits?
Steven Pruitt
Steven Pruitt (born 1984) is an American Wikipedia editor with the highest number of edits made on the English Wikipedia: over 4.36 million. He has also created more than 35,000 Wikipedia articles. Pruitt was named as one of the 25 most important influencers on the Internet by Time Magazine in 2017.
What counts as an edit on Wikipedia?
An edit count is a number stored for each user tallying the total times they have saved a change or changes to a Wikipedia page.
How do I delete my contributions on Wikipedia?
Basically, click on the “More” dropdown at the top of the page (the delete option will only appear if you are an administrator logged in to your account), enter a reason (or edit the automatically supplied reason), and hit delete. That’s all there is to it.
How many Wikipedians are there?
42,494,321 Wikipedia
There are currently 42,494,321 Wikipedia accounts, of which 125,310 are actively editing.
Do you get paid to edit Wikipedia?
Wikipedia. These editors are not paid by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation. They are understood to be contributing on behalf of a third party such as an employer or client. At its heart, paid editing seems at odds with the open user-led model of volunteer collaboration that Wikipedia employs and is famous for.
Can I get in trouble for editing Wikipedia?
It is not a criminal act to vandalise Wikipedia. However, it is against the site’s terms of use to vandalise or otherwise cause disruption. Vandals are blocked from editing, and may also be further banned according to the terms of use.
Is Wikipedia always correct?
Wikipedia is not a reliable source for citations elsewhere on Wikipedia. Because it can be edited by anyone at any time, any information it contains at a particular time could be vandalism, a work in progress, or just plain wrong. Therefore, Wikipedia should not be considered a definitive source in and of itself.
Who is the number one editor in the world?
Top Grossing Editor at the Worldwide Box OfficeBETA
| Rank | Name | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Kahn | $225,749,236 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Ford | $896,687,521 |
| 3 | Chris Lebenzon | $264,552,593 |
| 4 | Lee Smith | $442,300,153 |
Why is the contribution count lower than the edit count?
Because deleted edits are only visible to administrators, and even then only when they specifically request to see them, counting edits from contributions does not count deleted edits; therefore this ‘contribution count’ is normally lower than the server count.
How is the number of edits counted on Wikipedia?
Earlier versions of the list listed contributions to the article space separately. The current list counts the total number of edits, including to talk pages. Many people edit without logging in at all, and many anonymous non-logged in editors regularly make valuable and well-established edits and a huge contribution.
What does it mean to have a user contribution page?
User contributions pages list the edits that a particular user has made on a specific community. They allow you to see what edits others have made as well as keep track of your own edits. The user masthead lists a user’s total edit count and number of posts on this specific community.
Where can I find list of user contributions?
The user masthead lists a user’s total edit count and number of posts on this specific community. This tab gives you access to the user’s contributions. Here you can filter the user’s contributions by namespace and date.