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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.52,0:00:04.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few weeks ago a Wikipedian came to me with\Na really great and really crazy idea and that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.99,0:00:10.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was for us to try to get Wikipedia recognized\Nas one of UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.75,0:00:14.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sites. When I first heard the idea I thought\N“But does that even make sense?” And I
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.65,0:00:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,went and I looked at the criteria for what\Nit takes to be one of these sites and Wikipedia
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.46,0:00:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really fits it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.58,0:00:23.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of people think of Wikipedia as a technological\Nphenomenon or a technical achievement but
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.89,0:00:28.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in fact it isn’t. What Wikipedia is is a\Ncultural change, a cultural achievement.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.71,0:00:32.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what we’re trying to do now is: we got\Na petition going, we’re going to try to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.23,0:00:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get as many people to sign it as possible,\Nwe’re going to send it to UNESCO and try
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.93,0:00:39.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to convince them that this is a really great\Nidea that’s supported by all the people
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.14,0:00:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the world. And people are getting involved\Nin the campaign, everywhere in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.08,0:00:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,across many many different languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.68,0:00:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I want you to do more than just sign the\Npetition. If you can share this with your
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.01,0:00:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,friends, send an email to people with this\Nlink. If you are on Twitter, put it on Twitter.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.54,0:00:56.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are on Facebook, put it on Facebook.\NIf you have a blog, blog about it. All the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.97,0:01:01.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,places where you are online: if you can help\Nus just spread the message and get as many
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.57,0:01:04.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people as possible, I think it’s gonna happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.97,0:01:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like Wikipedia itself: the more people\Nwill get involved, the greater chance that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.52,0:01:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we’ll achieve our goal.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.71,0:01:11.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please, sign the petition.