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This page lists '''frequently asked questions''' about the Wikimedia Foundation. Other questions are answered [[Answers|here]]. If you do not find your question answered here or there, please feel free to [[contact us]].

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(contracted; show full)#x27;Operating the world's fifth largest web property.''' At its heart, the Wikimedia Foundation requires operational excellence to continue to exist. As of 2011, we're operating several hundred servers in three locations.  While our global traffic continues to grow, our aim is to provide the best possible site experience to everyone in the world, to maximize uptime, and to ensure that all the information in Wikimedia projects is safe and secure.

''Photograph: Wikimedia 
Foundation servers in our Florida hosting facility.''
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'''Giving Wikimedia's volunteers the best possible tools to do their work.''' The core technology that makes Wikipedia and its sister projects possible, the wiki, was invented in 1995. Things have changed quite a bit since then. Wikimedia projects run on an open source wiki software called MediaWiki, which we develop and improve. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible to(contracted; show full)
=== How can I contact the Foundation? ===
If you still have questions or concerns please feel free to contact us. 
For donation questions you can email donate{{@}}wikimedia.org

For other questions see the ''[[Contact us]]'' page for more details.

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