English subtitles for clip: File:Wikipedia video tutorial-2-Reliability-en.ogv

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Hello there, I'm Teresa.

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Thanks for watching our video,

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which explains how anyone
can contribute to Wikipedia,

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the worlds biggest and best,
free encyclopedia.

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As you may know, it's possible for anyone
to edit any article on Wikipedia.

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All you have to do is click "Edit",
change the text, and click "Save".

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But this doesn't provide anyone
with the means to rewrite history.

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On the contrary, I would like to explain
how Wikipedia retains its integrity,

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although anyone can modify it so easily.

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Like most computer programs,
the program behind Wikipedia

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has many tools that most readers
don't know about.

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I'm going to tell you
about two of those tools

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that have been specifically constructed
to ensure the reliability of Wikipedia.

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The first tool is called "Recent changes."

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In the menu to your left,
you'll find the link to recent changes.

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This is a list of every change

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that has been recently made
on your language version of Wikipedia.

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Lets look at this first article
on the top of the list.

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If I click again on "Recent changes",
just a few seconds later,

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then you see that this article
is already way down here

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and all those other articles above

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have either been created 
or modified in the last four seconds.

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This is what I refer to
as the "pulse of Wikipedia".

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Pretty impressive, don't you think?

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Lets go back to the article.

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When you click here on "differences",

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you will see all of the changes
that have been made.

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What you see here are the previous version
and the new modified version side by side.

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This way, all of the changes
are totally transparent.

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The alert and active community
will carefully watch for modifications

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and correct any false information.

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This is just one of many effective ways

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to maintain the integrity
of Wikipedia's content.

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The other tool that
I want to tell you about

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is a personalized recent changes list, 
or what we refer to as a "Watchlist".

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Now to get a watchlist you will have
to open up a user account.

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But don't panic! It's quick,
it's painless, and it's free!

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You just click on this link
and follow the instructions.

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But how do I create my own watchlist?

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Well, it's best to create a watchlist
for your own particular field of interest.

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Take me for example.

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I love dogs...

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canines that is.

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I'm constantly on the lookout
for any new articles about dogs.

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A Labrador retriever!

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Look at that face! You gotta love it!

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Lets click on this article.

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Yes! I definitely want to read

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and follow any changes
made to this article.

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So I just click "watch".

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and this article has now been magically
added to my personal watchlist,

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which I can read at any time
by clicking here on "watchlist".

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Whenever anyone edits
an article on your watchlist,

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you'll be able to see it

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and with one click

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you'll see who made the changes

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and what changes they made.

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By the way, it's not only me

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who has this Labrador retriever
on their watchlist.

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No, I'm confident that thousands
of dog lovers around the world

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have this beautiful face
on their watchlist too.

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I mean the dog.

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So those were only two of the many tools
used to maintain the quality of Wikipedia.

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But the very best way to ensure
the ongoing quality of Wikipedia

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is to increase the number of editors

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who contribute with
their own special expertise.

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The more editors, the higher the quality.

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So please join the superb
and unique pool of human knowledge

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and help to grow bigger
and better wherever possible.

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Thanks for joining us!

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Goodbye, and good luck!