Punjabi Wikipedia (Western)
The Punjabi Wikipedia Western (Punjabi: پنجابی وکیپیڈیا (Shahmukhi)) is the Punjabi language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.[1][2]
 Logo of the Western Punjabi Wikipedia | |
Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
|---|---|
| Available in | Punjabi |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| URL | pnb |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 27,742 |
| Launched | October 24, 2008 |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GFDL, Media licensing varies |
History
Punjabi-language writer Anwar Masood certifying the launch of the Western Punjabi Wikipedia.
The Western edition was started on 24 October 2008 via the Wikimedia Incubator, and its domain came into existence on August 13, 2009. The project was pioneered by Khalid Mahmood, a college professor from Islamabad.[3]
Milestones timeline
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| N/A | N/A |
Users and editors
| Number of user accounts | Number of articles | Number of files | Number of administrators |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27742 | 59673 | 238 | 3 |
See also
References
- "Punjabi Wikipedia workshop in Delhi on 27th, Ludhiana on 28th of July". July 27, 2012. [YesPunjab.com]. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- "Contribute to Wikipedia Punjabi, says representative". Tribune India. Ludhiana. July 29, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- Erhart, Ed (31 October 2016). "Remembering Khalid Mahmood". Wikimedia Blog. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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