wikiphilosophy

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noun

A philosophy or system of thought pertaining to the editing of Wikipedia.

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Meanings

nounwikiphilosophy (plural wikiphilosophies)

plural wikiphilosophies

  1. A philosophy or system of thought pertaining to the editing of Wikipedia.
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    Apart from writing encyclopedia pages, The Cunctator loved to discuss Wikipedia and its policies. He spoke for anarchy (or at least an absence of hierarchy), eventualism (Wikipedia will get there in the end; his pseudonym means 'the delayer') and inclusionism (the wikiphilosophy whose motto could be 'let there be more articles').

    2009, Andrew Dalby, The World and Wikipedia: How We Are Editing Reality, Draycott, Somerset: Siduri Books, →ISBN, page 121

Origin

Compound of wiki + philosophy.

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APA

wikiphilosophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wikiphilosophy

MLA

“wikiphilosophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wikiphilosophy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wikiphilosophy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wikiphilosophy.

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