Editing History of Wikipedia (section)

==== English Wikipedia CD/DVD/Kiwix ZIM file releases ====
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!Release
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!Description
!Link to [[ZIM (file format)|ZIM]] file download
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|[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia CD Selection|2006 Wikipedia CD Selection]]
|2006
|First CD version, containing a selection of articles from the [[English Wikipedia]]. It was published in April 2006 by [[SchoolsWP:SOSChildren|SOS Children]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2006 |title=SOS Children releases 2006 Wikipedia CD Selection |url=http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/education-cd.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418030451/http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/education-cd.htm |archive-date=18 April 2007 |access-date=25 April 2007 |publisher=[[SchoolsWP:SOSChildren|SOS Children]]}}</ref> 
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|[[Wikipedia:Version 0.5|Wikipedia Version 0.5]]
|2007
|A CD containing around 2000 articles selected from the online encyclopedia was published by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] and Linterweb. The selection of articles included was based on both the quality of the online version and the importance of the topic to be included. It was created as a test case in preparation for a DVD version including far more articles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2007 |title=Wikipedia 0.5 available on a CD-ROM |url=http://wikipediaondvd.com/site.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427230436/http://www.wikipediaondvd.com/site.php |archive-date=27 April 2007 |access-date=25 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 April 2007 |title=Wikipedia maakt cd voor internetlozen |url=http://tweakers.net/nieuws/47253/Wikipedia-maakt-cd-voor-internetlozen.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428211831/http://tweakers.net/nieuws/47253/Wikipedia-maakt-cd-voor-internetlozen.html |archive-date=28 April 2007 |access-date=25 April 2007 |publisher=[[tweakers.net]] |language=nl}}</ref> Articles are categorized according to subject. The CD version could be purchased online, downloaded as a [[Disk image|DVD image file]] or [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Torrent Project/Version 0.5|Torrent file]], or accessed online at the project's website.
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wikipedia Version 0.5 at download.kiwix.org |url=https://download.kiwix.org/archive/zim/wikipedia/wikipedia_en_wp1-0.5_2007-03.zim}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=wikipedia_en_wp1-0.5_2007-03.zim directory listing |url=https://archive.org/download/wikipedia_en_wp1-0.5_2007-03.zim |website=archive.org}}</ref>
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|[[Wikipedia:Version 0.7|Wikipedia Version 0.7]]
|2009–2010
|First DVD version. General release of around 31,000 articles taken from all subject areas. A manual effort was performed to remove vandalism, which delayed the release date.<ref>{{Citation |title=Wikipedia talk:Version 0.7 |date=2022-03-04 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Version_0.7&oldid=1075170885 |work=Wikipedia |language=en |access-date=2022-07-18 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922023330/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Version_0.7&oldid=1075170885 |url-status=live }}</ref> Includes topical and geographical indexes of articles, in addition to the alphabetical index.
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wikipedia Version 0.7 at download.kiwix.org |url=https://download.kiwix.org/archive/zim/wikipedia/wikipedia_en_wp1-0.7_2009-05.zim}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=wikipedia_en_wp1-0.7_2009-05.zim directory listing |url=https://archive.org/download/wikipedia_en_wp1-0.7_2009-05.zim |website=archive.org}}</ref>
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|[[Wikipedia:Version 0.8|Wikipedia Version 0.8]]
|2011
|General release of around 47,300 articles taken from all subject areas. Article selection and vandalism removal using systems developed by a group of volunteers from the Wikipedia community, greatly improved release time. It includes only an alphabetical index and no article categorization.
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wikipedia Version 0.8 at download.kiwix.org |url=https://download.kiwix.org/archive/zim/wikipedia/wikipedia_en_wp1-0.8_orig_2010-12.zim}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=wikipedia_en_wp1-0.8_orig_2010-12.zim directory listing |url=https://archive.org/download/wikipedia_en_wp1-0.8_orig_2010-12.zim |website=archive.org}}</ref>
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As of June 2022, there have been no more article selection releases since Wikipedia Version 0.8.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2022 |title=Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team&oldid=1092780181 |access-date=27 June 2022 |via=Wikipedia |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707222542/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team&oldid=1092780181 |url-status=live }}</ref>