Editing History of Wikipedia (section)

===Third decade: 2020–present===
====2020====
{{See also|Wikipedia coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic}}
On 23 January 2020, the six millionth article, the biography of [[Maria Elise Turner Lauder]], was added to the English Wikipedia. Despite this growth in articles, Wikipedia's global internet engagement, as measured by Alexa, continued to decline. By February 2020, Wikipedia fell to the eleventh-placed website in the world for global internet engagement.<ref name="alexa.com" /> Both Wikipedia's coverage of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] crisis and the supporting edits, discussions, and even deletions were thought to be a useful resource for future historians seeking to understand the period in detail.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Stephen |date=27 May 2020 |title=Future Historians Will Need Access to Coronavirus Misinformation |url=https://slate.com/technology/2020/05/wikipedia-coronavirus-information-future-historians.html |website=Slate |access-date=9 June 2020 |archive-date=27 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527165139/https://slate.com/technology/2020/05/wikipedia-coronavirus-information-future-historians.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[World Health Organization]] collaborated with Wikipedia as a key resource for the dissemination of COVID-19-related information as to help combat the spread of misinformation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Matt |first=Chase |date=9 January 2021 |title=Wikipedia is 20, and its reputation has never been higher |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |url=https://www.economist.com/international/2021/01/09/wikipedia-is-20-and-its-reputation-has-never-been-higher |access-date=9 January 2021 |archive-date=31 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231224550/https://www.economist.com/international/2021/01/09/wikipedia-is-20-and-its-reputation-has-never-been-higher |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McNeil |first=Donald G. |date=22 October 2020 |title=Wikipedia and W.H.O. Join to Combat Covid-19 Misinformation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/health/wikipedia-who-coronavirus-health.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227064918/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/health/wikipedia-who-coronavirus-health.html |archive-date=27 December 2020 |access-date=25 October 2020 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

====2021====
In January 2021, [[Wikipedia:20th anniversary|Wikipedia's 20th anniversary]] was noted in the media.<ref name="Kelly">{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Heather |date=15 January 2021 |title=Technology: On its 20th birthday, Wikipedia might be the safest place online |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/15/wikipedia-20-year-anniversary/ |quote=The world's largest online encyclopedia has learned lessons from fighting misinformation for two decades |access-date=16 January 2021 |archive-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905012756/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/15/wikipedia-20-year-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Kent">{{Cite web |last=Kent |first=German |date=15 January 2021 |title=In a post-truth world, we need Wikipedia more than ever |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/in-a-post-truth-world-we-need-wikipedia-more-than-ever/ |publisher=[[CNET]] |quote=Commentary: Wikipedia celebrated its 20th anniversary today. The free encyclopedia may not be exciting, but its neutral, volunteer-driven content is incredibly valuable. |access-date=16 January 2021 |archive-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221144855/https://www.cnet.com/news/in-a-post-truth-world-we-need-wikipedia-more-than-ever/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World in Progress: 20 years of Wikipedia |url=https://www.dw.com/en/world-in-progress-20-years-of-wikipedia/av-56212410 |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |format=Audio |quote=The year marks the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia. Every month, more than 1.7 billion people visit the open-source website in search of information about, well, just about anything! We speak with Dr. Bernie Hogan from the [[Oxford Internet Institute]] about Wikipedia's successes, where it fits into the discrimination crisis, and the website's future. |access-date=17 January 2021 |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005082902/https://www.dw.com/en/world-in-progress-20-years-of-wikipedia/av-56212410 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Wales">{{Cite web |last=Wales |first=Jimmy |date=14 January 2021 |title=As Wikipedia turns 20 it aims to reach more readers |url=https://news.yahoo.com/wikipedia-turns-20-aims-reach-035212015.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHKHaTI72xUEUz_BdVPt8DFvi-uLdmApcbSckrJrAbM_GpTwHsHtNHRdxX-KYAS6xk81e_p_w46bfh10PJVV7cmUzE-pWR5gsID2T8Kd1k0u-2r78p4Y4V16CKTPFcWRJzV0LwQMJyuEeeR7Vv-_lfVBiCT30KvF47aGzyE3QP-a |via=[[Yahoo!]] |quote=Wikipedia is the web's seventh-most visited site |authorlink1=Jimmy Wales |access-date=17 January 2021 |archive-date=23 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923105157/https://news.yahoo.com/wikipedia-turns-20-aims-reach-035212015.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHKHaTI72xUEUz_BdVPt8DFvi-uLdmApcbSckrJrAbM_GpTwHsHtNHRdxX-KYAS6xk81e_p_w46bfh10PJVV7cmUzE-pWR5gsID2T8Kd1k0u-2r78p4Y4V16CKTPFcWRJzV0LwQMJyuEeeR7Vv-_lfVBiCT30KvF47aGzyE3QP-a |url-status=live }}</ref> On 13 January 2021, the English Wikipedia reached one billion edits, where the billionth edit was made by [[Steven Pruitt]].<ref name="vice.com">{{Cite web |date=15 January 2021 |title=The English Language Wikipedia Just Had Its Billionth Edit |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-english-language-wikipedia-just-had-its-billionth-edit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115145145/https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7appn/the-english-language-wikipedia-just-had-its-billionth-edit |archive-date=15 January 2021 |access-date=26 February 2021 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |language=en}}</ref> [[MIT Press]] published an [[open access]] book of essays ''[[Wikipedia @ 20]]: Stories of an Unfinished Revolution'', edited by [[Joseph M. Reagle Jr.|Joseph Reagle]] and Jackie Koerner with contributions from prominent Wikipedians, Wikimedians, researchers, journalists, librarians and other experts reflecting on particular histories and themes.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/wikipedia-20 |title=Wikipedia @ 20: Stories of an Incomplete Revolution |date=2020 |publisher=MIT Press |isbn=978-0262538176 |editor-last=Reagle |editor-first=Joseph |location=Cambridge, MA |language=en |editor-last2=Koerner |editor-first2=Jackie |access-date=12 November 2021 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716055539/https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/wikipedia-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> By November 2021, Wikipedia had fallen to the thirteenth-placed website in the world for global internet engagement.<ref name="alexa.com" />

==== 2022 ====
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On 6 December 2022, Wikipedian Richard Knipel created the article [[Artwork title]], whose first revision was a draft generated by [[ChatGPT]] that Knipel had made minor edits to more closely conform with Wikipedia standards. Knipel stated on a [[talk page]] that he believed this was the first time anyone had used ChatGPT to compose a Wikipedia article. The posting of this article was criticized by other editors and sparked controversy within the Wikipedia community, leading to an extensive debate about whether ChatGPT and similar models should be used in writing content for Wikipedia and, if so, to what extent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Stephen |date=12 January 2023 |title=Should ChatGPT Be Used to Write Wikipedia Articles? |url=https://slate.com/technology/2023/01/chatgpt-wikipedia-articles.html |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=Slate |language=en |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128200141/https://slate.com/technology/2023/01/chatgpt-wikipedia-articles.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2023====
In January 2023, the default Wikipedia desktop interface was changed for the first time since 2010, to [[Vector 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 January 2023 |title=Wikipedia Gets a Fresh New Look: First Desktop Update in a Decade Puts Usability at the Forefront |url=https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/01/18/wikipedia-gets-a-fresh-new-look-first-desktop-update-in-a-decade-puts-usability-at-the-forefront/ |access-date=20 January 2023 |website=Wikimedia Foundation |language=en-US |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119234339/https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/01/18/wikipedia-gets-a-fresh-new-look-first-desktop-update-in-a-decade-puts-usability-at-the-forefront/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The new interface received abundant criticism from users. Many objections focused on the fixed-width layout, which created excessive white space on the margins on wide monitors, leading to a 90,000-word discussion on whether the new skin should become the default. [[Swahili Wikipedia]] unanimously voted to reject the new skin and "curtly" demanded a return to the old skin. Other criticism was directed at the Wikimedia Foundation for hiring a design team with limited experience on wikis. Brandon Harris, who was a senior designer at Wikipedia from 2010 to 2014, said: "Wikimedia Foundation often hires designers who aren’t familiar with the community, and they come in and try to make all these changes—running head-first into a buzz saw—and the community understandably resists".<ref>{{cite web |title=Wikipedia’s Redesign Is Barely Noticeable. That’s the Point. |url=https://slate.com/technology/2023/01/wikipedia-redesign-vector-2022-skin.html |website=slate.com |access-date=2025-01-22 |date=2023-01-18}}</ref>

[[File:Wikimedia Sound Logo Finalist VQ97.wav|thumb|[[Sound logo]] of Wikimedia (including Wikipedia)<ref name="wikimediafoundation.org">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-28 |title=Wikipedia's new sound logo: Winner of The Sound of All Human Knowledge contest announced |url=https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/03/28/wikipedias-new-sound-logo-winner/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Wikimedia Foundation |language=en-US |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406101352/https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/03/28/wikipedias-new-sound-logo-winner/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
After consultation and a contest, the first [[sound logo]] of Wikimedia (including Wikipedia) was adopted.<ref name="wikimediafoundation.org"/>