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{{nutshell|The site [[WikiLeaks]], which publicizes leaked information, '''is not in any way''' affiliated with [[Wikipedia]] or the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. It is an entirely separate website run by people who have no connection to Wikimedia.}}
{{nutshell|The website [[WikiLeaks]], which publicizes leaked information, '''is not in any way''' affiliated with [[Wikipedia]] or the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. It is an entirely separate website run by people who have no connection to Wikimedia.|shortcut=WP:WIKILEAKS|shortcut2=WP:NOTLEAKS}}


'''[[WikiLeaks]] is not affiliated with Wikipedia''' or the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] (which operates [[Wikipedia]]).
[[File:WikiLeaks is not a Wikimedia project.png|240px|right|WikiLeaks is not a Wikimedia project]]


'''[[WikiLeaks]] is not affiliated with Wikipedia''' or the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] in any way whatsoever.
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"[[Wiki]]" is [[WP:Don't abbreviate Wikipedia as Wiki|a generic word that anyone can use]]; it is ''not'' a [[brand name]] or [[trademark]]. A ''[[wiki]]'' is any website that allows the creation and editing of interlinked webpages via a web browser. [[List of wikis|There are many wikis in existence]], run by various organizations, which contain various types of content; thus, albeit one of the largest and most well-known examples, [[meta:Wikipedia is not Wiki|Wikipedia is only one wiki among many]]. The term "wiki" was coined in 1994-1995 by [[Ward Cunningham]], the inventor of the concept, who also created [[WikiWikiWeb|its first implementation]].<ref>See [[History of wikis]]</ref> The term was thus ''already in existence'' prior to the advent of Wikipedia (6-7 years later, in 2001),<ref>See [[History of Wikipedia]]</ref> and the Wikimedia Foundation therefore does not claim ownership of the term in any way.<ref name="wikimedia">{{cite news |url=http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2010/12/09/what%E2%80%99s-in-a-name-in-the-case-of-%E2%80%98wiki%E2%80%99-lots-of-things/ |title=What's in a name? In the case of 'wiki', lots of things. |date=9 December 2010 |work=Wikimedia blog |publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]] |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
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The Wikimedia Foundation has officially stated that there is no relationship between WikiLeaks and Wikipedia or Wikimedia.<ref name="wikimedia"/> In an 11 August 2010 article in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' (London), Wikipedia's co-founder [[Jimmy Wales]] was reported as stating that he has had no connection with the Wikileaks.org website.<ref name="TT">{{cite news |url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/shanerichmond/100005434/jimmy-wales-people-think-im-responsible-for-wikileaks/ |title=Jimmy Wales: people think I'm responsible for Wikileaks |last=Richmond |first=Shane |date=11 August 2010 |work=Media blog (The Daily Telegraph) |location =London |accessdate=2010-12-01}}</ref>


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"[[Wiki]]" is [[WP:Don't abbreviate "Wikipedia" as "Wiki"!|a generic word that anyone can use]]; it is ''not'' a [[brand name]] or [[trademark]]. A ''[[wiki]]'' is any [[website]] that allows the creation and editing of [[hyperlink|interlinked]] [[webpage]]s via a [[web browser]]. [[List of wikis|There are many wikis in existence]], run by various organizations, which contain various types of content; thus, albeit one of the largest and best-known examples, [[meta:Wikipedia is not Wiki|Wikipedia is only one wiki among many]]. The term "wiki" was coined in 1994–1995 by [[Ward Cunningham]], the inventor of the concept, who also created [[WikiWikiWeb|its first implementation]].<ref>See [[History of wikis]]</ref> The term was thus ''already in existence'' prior to the advent of Wikipedia (6–7 years later, in 2001),<ref>See [[History of Wikipedia]]</ref> and the Wikimedia Foundation therefore does not claim ownership of the term in any way.<ref name="wikimedia">{{cite news |url=https://blog.wikimedia.org/2010/12/09/whats-in-a-name-in-the-case-of-wiki-lots-of-things/ |title=What's in a name? In the case of 'wiki', lots of things. |date=9 December 2010 |work=Wikimedia blog |publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]] |accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref>
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Despite its name, since at least May 2010, WikiLeaks no longer includes wiki features, including editing or commenting by readers.<ref name="wikigone">{{Cite news |url=http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/05/wikileaks-assange-returns |title=WikiLeaks Gets A Facelift |work=Mother Jones |location =San Francisco |author=Gilson, Dave |date=19 May 2010 |accessdate=17 June 2010}}</ref>


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The Wikimedia Foundation has officially stated that there is no relationship between WikiLeaks and Wikipedia or Wikimedia.<ref name="wikimedia"/> In an 11 August 2010 article in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' (London), Wikipedia's co-founder [[Jimmy Wales]] stated that he has had no connection with the Wikileaks.org website.<ref name="TT">{{cite news |url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/shanerichmond/100005434/jimmy-wales-people-think-im-responsible-for-wikileaks/ |title=Jimmy Wales: people think I'm responsible for Wikileaks |last=Richmond |first=Shane |date=11 August 2010 |work=Media blog (The Daily Telegraph) |location= London |accessdate=2010-12-01}}</ref>
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==Majeed khan registration history==
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The domain names wikileaks.com, wikileaks.net, wikileaks.us, wikileaks.biz, and wikileaks.mobi previously had a "Registrant"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/wikileaks.com|title=WikiLeaks.com - WikiLeaks Information|publisher=DomainTools|accessdate=2010-12-01}}</ref> or "Registrant Organization"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/wikileaks.us|title=WikiLeaks.us - WikiLeaks Information|publisher=DomainTools|accessdate=2010-12-01}}</ref> listed as Jimmy Wales' company [[Wikia]], and some had Michael Davis (who is Chief Operating Officer of Wikia),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User:Mdavis|title=User:Mdavis|work=Wikia Community Central|publisher=[[Wikia]]|accessdate=2010-12-01}}</ref> listed for "Registrant Name". These sites showed content from wikileaks.org. This is perhaps the basis for some of the confusion regarding Wikipedia and WikiLeaks; however, Wikia and the Wikimedia Foundation are separate organizations.


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Despite its name, since at least May 2010, WikiLeaks includes ''no'' wiki features, like editing or commenting by readers.<ref name="wikigone">{{cite news |url=http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/05/wikileaks-assange-returns |title=WikiLeaks Gets A Facelift |work=Mother Jones |location= San Francisco |author=Gilson, Dave |date=19 May 2010 |accessdate=17 June 2010}}</ref>
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In response to a question on his talk page on 8 December 2010, Wales stated:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jimbo_Wales&diff=401165971&oldid=401142171|title=Diff of past revision of User talk:Jimbo Wales|last=Wales|first=Jimbo|date=8 December 2010|work=[[Wikipedia]]|publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]]|accessdate=2010-12-16|authorlink=User:Jimbo Wales}}</ref>

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==Domain name registration history==
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The domain names wikileaks.com, wikileaks.net, wikileaks.us, wikileaks.biz, and wikileaks.mobi previously had a "Registrant"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whois.domaintools.com/wikileaks.com|title=WikiLeaks.com - WikiLeaks Information|publisher=DomainTools|accessdate=2010-12-01}}</ref> or "Registrant Organization"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whois.domaintools.com/wikileaks.us|title=WikiLeaks.us - WikiLeaks Information|publisher=DomainTools|accessdate=2010-12-01}}</ref> listed as Jimmy Wales' company [[Wikia]], and some had Michael Davis (who is Chief Operating Officer of Wikia),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User:Mdavis|title=User:Mdavis|work=Wikia Community Central|publisher=[[Wikia]]|accessdate=2010-12-01}}</ref> listed for "Registrant Name". These sites showed content from wikileaks.org. This is perhaps the basis for some of the confusion regarding Wikipedia and WikiLeaks; however, Wikia and the Wikimedia Foundation are for the most part separate organizations.

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In response to a question on [[User talk:Jimbo Wales|his]] [[Help:Using talk pages|talk page]] on 8 December 2010, Wales stated:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jimbo_Wales&diff=401165971&oldid=401142171|title=Diff of past revision of User talk:Jimbo Wales|last=Wales|first=Jimbo|date=8 December 2010|work=[[Wikipedia]]|publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]]|accessdate=2010-12-16|authorlink=User:Jimbo Wales}}</ref>
:To answer your question, when Wikileaks first launched they put out a press release calling themselves something like "the Wikipedia of secrets". We had no idea who they were, whether it was a scam or spam or who knows what, so some domain names were registered defensively. We contacted them immediately to see what was going on and they apologized for being careless with the Wikipedia name and everything was sorted right away with no problems... except for them actually concluding the technical aspects of the transfer.
:To answer your question, when Wikileaks first launched they put out a press release calling themselves something like "the Wikipedia of secrets". We had no idea who they were, whether it was a scam or spam or who knows what, so some domain names were registered defensively. We contacted them immediately to see what was going on and they apologized for being careless with the Wikipedia name and everything was sorted right away with no problems... except for them actually concluding the technical aspects of the transfer.


Further, according to a previous statement by Wales on 1 October 2010:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Wikileaks_is_not_part_of_Wikipedia&diff=prev&oldid=388077595|title=Diff of past revision of Wikipedia:WikiLeaks is not part of Wikipedia|last=Wales|first=Jimbo|date=1 October 2010|work=[[Wikipedia]]|publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]]|accessdate=2010-12-01|authorlink=User:Jimbo Wales}}</ref>
Further, according to a previous statement by Wales on 1 October 2010:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Wikileaks_is_not_part_of_Wikipedia&diff=prev&oldid=388077595|title=Diff of past revision of Wikipedia:WikiLeaks is not part of Wikipedia|last=Wales|first=Jimbo|date=1 October 2010|work=[[Wikipedia]]|publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]]|accessdate=2010-12-01|authorlink=User:Jimbo Wales}}</ref>


:Wikia does not serve any of the sites. The [[CNAME record]]s in [[Domain Name System|DNS]] direct the traffic to www.wikileaks.org.
:Wikia does not serve any of the sites. The [[CNAME record]]s in [[Domain Name System|DNS]] direct the traffic to www.wikileaks.org.


:The domain names were legally transferred to Wikileaks a long time ago, but for unknown reasons, Wikileaks never completed the technical aspects of the transfer. Wikia has made multiple requests to them to do so, with no result yet. Mr. Assange has indicated that he is very busy right now, which seems likely to be true, given recent news events.
:The domain names were legally transferred to Wikileaks a long time ago, but for unknown reasons, Wikileaks never completed the technical aspects of the transfer. Wikia has made multiple requests to them to do so, with no result yet. Mr. Assange has indicated that he is very busy right now, which seems likely to be true, given recent news events.


On 27 January 2011, the domain name registrations were finally assigned to [[Julian Assange]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://domainnamewire.com/2011/01/29/julian-assange-now-owns-wikileaks-com/|title=Julian Assange Now Owns WikiLeaks.com|date=29 January 2011|work=Domain Name Wire|accessdate=2011-01-30}}</ref>
On 27 January 2011, the domain name registrations were finally assigned to [[Julian Assange]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://domainnamewire.com/2011/01/29/julian-assange-now-owns-wikileaks-com/|title=Julian Assange Now Owns WikiLeaks.com|date=29 January 2011|work=Domain Name Wire|accessdate=2011-01-30}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Mistaken identity]]
*[[Mistaken identity]]
* [[Wikipedia:Don't abbreviate Wikipedia as Wiki]]
*[[Wikipedia:Don't abbreviate "Wikipedia" as "Wiki"!]]
* [[meta:Wikipedia is not Wiki|Wikipedia is not Wiki]]
*[[meta:Wikipedia is not Wiki|Wikipedia is not Wiki]]


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-12-13/In the news]], "Wikileaks fallout continues"
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-12-13/In the news]], "Wikileaks fallout continues"
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-12-06/WikiLeaks]], "Repercussions of the WikiLeaks cable leak"
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-12-06/WikiLeaks]], "Repercussions of the WikiLeaks cable leak"
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-09-06/In the news]], "Difficult relationship between WikiLeaks and Wikipedia"
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-09-06/In the news]], "Difficult relationship between WikiLeaks and Wikipedia"
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-08-30/In the news]], "Wales praises success of Indian-language Wikipedias" (last paragraph)
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-08-30/In the news]], "Wales praises success of Indian-language Wikipedias" (last paragraph)


==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite news|url=http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2010/12/09/what%E2%80%99s-in-a-name-in-the-case-of-%E2%80%98wiki%E2%80%99-lots-of-things/|title=What’s in a name? In the case of ‘wiki’, lots of things.|date=9 December 2010|work=Wikimedia blog|publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]]|accessdate=2010-12-12}}
*{{cite news |url=http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2010/12/09/what%E2%80%99s-in-a-name-in-the-case-of-%E2%80%98wiki%E2%80%99-lots-of-things/|title=What's in a name? In the case of 'wiki', lots of things.|date=9 December 2010|work=Wikimedia blog|publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]]|accessdate=2010-12-12|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20101213234837/http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2010/12/09/what%E2%80%99s-in-a-name-in-the-case-of-%E2%80%98wiki%E2%80%99-lots-of-things/|archivedate=2010-12-13}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/wiki-giants-on-a-collision-course-over-shared-name-2065561.html|title=Wiki giants on a collision course over shared name|last1=Rawlinson|first1=Kevin |first2=Tom |last2=Peck|date=30 August 2010|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=2010-12-01}}
*{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/wiki-giants-on-a-collision-course-over-shared-name-2065561.html|title=Wiki giants on a collision course over shared name|last1=Rawlinson|first1=Kevin |first2=Tom |last2=Peck|date=30 August 2010|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=2010-12-01}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/09/28/2010-09-28_wikipedia_cofounder_jimmy_wales_slams_wikileaks_its_not_even_a_wiki.html|title=Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales slams WikiLeaks: It's not even a 'wiki'|last=Sheridan|first=Michael|date=28 September 2010|work=[[New York Daily News]]|accessdate=2010-12-01}}
*{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/09/28/2010-09-28_wikipedia_cofounder_jimmy_wales_slams_wikileaks_its_not_even_a_wiki.html|title=Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales slams WikiLeaks: It's not even a 'wiki'|last=Sheridan|first=Michael|date=28 September 2010|work=[[New York Daily News]]|accessdate=2010-12-01}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/andrew-clark-on-america/2010/aug/30/wikipedia-wikileaks|title=Not much love lost between Wikipedia and WikiLeaks|last=Clark|first=Andrew|date=30 August 2010|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=2010-12-01}}
*{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/andrew-clark-on-america/2010/aug/30/wikipedia-wikileaks|title=Not much love lost between Wikipedia and WikiLeaks|last=Clark|first=Andrew|date=30 August 2010|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=2010-12-01}}


[[Category:Wikipedia essays|WikiLeaks is not part of Wikipedia]]
[[Category:Wikipedia essays|WikiLeaks is not part of Wikipedia]]

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Latest revision as of 14:34, 24 July 2024

For WikiLeaks' entry on the list of perennial sources, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources § WikiLeaks.
WikiLeaks is not a Wikimedia project
WikiLeaks is not a Wikimedia project

WikiLeaks is not affiliated with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation in any way whatsoever.

"Wiki" is a generic word that anyone can use; it is not a brand name or trademark. A wiki is any website that allows the creation and editing of interlinked webpages via a web browser. There are many wikis in existence, run by various organizations, which contain various types of content; thus, albeit one of the largest and best-known examples, Wikipedia is only one wiki among many. The term "wiki" was coined in 1994–1995 by Ward Cunningham, the inventor of the concept, who also created its first implementation.[1] The term was thus already in existence prior to the advent of Wikipedia (6–7 years later, in 2001),[2] and the Wikimedia Foundation therefore does not claim ownership of the term in any way.[3]

The Wikimedia Foundation has officially stated that there is no relationship between WikiLeaks and Wikipedia or Wikimedia.[3] In an 11 August 2010 article in The Daily Telegraph (London), Wikipedia's co-founder Jimmy Wales stated that he has had no connection with the Wikileaks.org website.[4]

Despite its name, since at least May 2010, WikiLeaks includes no wiki features, like editing or commenting by readers.[5]

Domain name registration history

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The domain names wikileaks.com, wikileaks.net, wikileaks.us, wikileaks.biz, and wikileaks.mobi previously had a "Registrant"[6] or "Registrant Organization"[7] listed as Jimmy Wales' company Wikia, and some had Michael Davis (who is Chief Operating Officer of Wikia),[8] listed for "Registrant Name". These sites showed content from wikileaks.org. This is perhaps the basis for some of the confusion regarding Wikipedia and WikiLeaks; however, Wikia and the Wikimedia Foundation are for the most part separate organizations.

In response to a question on his talk page on 8 December 2010, Wales stated:[9]

To answer your question, when Wikileaks first launched they put out a press release calling themselves something like "the Wikipedia of secrets". We had no idea who they were, whether it was a scam or spam or who knows what, so some domain names were registered defensively. We contacted them immediately to see what was going on and they apologized for being careless with the Wikipedia name and everything was sorted right away with no problems... except for them actually concluding the technical aspects of the transfer.

Further, according to a previous statement by Wales on 1 October 2010:[10]

Wikia does not serve any of the sites. The CNAME records in DNS direct the traffic to www.wikileaks.org.
The domain names were legally transferred to Wikileaks a long time ago, but for unknown reasons, Wikileaks never completed the technical aspects of the transfer. Wikia has made multiple requests to them to do so, with no result yet. Mr. Assange has indicated that he is very busy right now, which seems likely to be true, given recent news events.

On 27 January 2011, the domain name registrations were finally assigned to Julian Assange.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ See History of wikis
  2. ^ See History of Wikipedia
  3. ^ a b "What's in a name? In the case of 'wiki', lots of things". Wikimedia blog. Wikimedia Foundation. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  4. ^ Richmond, Shane (11 August 2010). "Jimmy Wales: people think I'm responsible for Wikileaks". Media blog (The Daily Telegraph). London. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  5. ^ Gilson, Dave (19 May 2010). "WikiLeaks Gets A Facelift". Mother Jones. San Francisco. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  6. ^ "WikiLeaks.com - WikiLeaks Information". DomainTools. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  7. ^ "WikiLeaks.us - WikiLeaks Information". DomainTools. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  8. ^ "User:Mdavis". Wikia Community Central. Wikia. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  9. ^ Wales, Jimbo (8 December 2010). "Diff of past revision of User talk:Jimbo Wales". Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  10. ^ Wales, Jimbo (1 October 2010). "Diff of past revision of Wikipedia:WikiLeaks is not part of Wikipedia". Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  11. ^ "Julian Assange Now Owns WikiLeaks.com". Domain Name Wire. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-30.

Further reading

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