Wikiquote - Definition and Overview

Wikiquote is a sister project of Wikipedia, using the same MediaWiki software. It is one of a family of wiki-based projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation. Based on an idea by Daniel Alston and implemented by Brion Vibber, the goal of the project is to produce collaboratively a vast reference of quotations from prominent people, books and proverbs, and to give details about them.

Initially the project was created in English, but in July 2004, more languages were added:

• English language http://en.wikiquote.org/
• Bulgarian language http://bg.wikiquote.org/
• Chinese language http://zh.wikiquote.org/
• Dutch language http://nl.wikiquote.org/
• German language http://de.wikiquote.org/
• French language http://fr.wikiquote.org/
• Polish language http://pl.wikiquote.org/
• Italian language http://it.wikiquote.org/
• Japanese language http://ja.wikiquote.org/
• Korean language http://kr.wikiquote.org/
• Romanian language http://ro.wikiquote.org/
• Spanish language http://es.wikiquote.org/
• Tamil language http://ta.wikiquote.org/
• Afrikaans language http://af.wikiquote.org/
• Portuguese language http://pt.wikiquote.org/
• Turkish language http://tr.wikiquote.org/

History

• June 27, 2003 - Temporary put on the wolof language wikipedia: wo.wikipedia.com
• July 10, 2003 - Own subdomain: quote.wikipedia.org
• August 25, 2003 - Own domain: wikiquote.org
• July 17, 2004 - New languages added
• November 13, 2004 - English edition reaches 2000 pages.
• November, 2004 - 24 languages

Logos

To date, Wikiquote has had four logos. The original logos contained the following quotations:

And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

(Erica Jong, (born 1942) American author and educator — More quotes from Jong (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Erica_Jong))

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

(Elvis Presley (1935 — 1977); American singer — More quotes from Presley (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley))

Original Wikiquote Logo, used from June 27, 2003 - September 25, 2003 Second Wikiquote Logo, an improved version of the first Used until September 26, 2003 Third Wikiquote Logo Used until October 22, 2003 Wikiquote's fourth and current logo