A few weeks ago a Wikipedian came to me with
a really great and really crazy idea and that

was for us to try to get Wikipedia recognized
as one of UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage

Sites. When I first heard the idea I thought
“But does that even make sense?” And I

went and I looked at the criteria for what
it takes to be one of these sites and Wikipedia

really fits it.

A lot of people think of Wikipedia as a technological
phenomenon or a technical achievement but

in fact it isn’t. What Wikipedia is is a
cultural change, a cultural achievement.

So what we’re trying to do now is: we got
a petition going, we’re going to try to

get as many people to sign it as possible,
we’re going to send it to UNESCO and try

to convince them that this is a really great
idea that’s supported by all the people

of the world. And people are getting involved
in the campaign, everywhere in the world,

across many many different languages.

But I want you to do more than just sign the
petition. If you can share this with your

friends, send an email to people with this
link. If you are on Twitter, put it on Twitter.

If you are on Facebook, put it on Facebook.
If you have a blog, blog about it. All the

places where you are online: if you can help
us just spread the message and get as many

people as possible, I think it’s gonna happen.

Just like Wikipedia itself: the more people
will get involved, the greater chance that

we’ll achieve our goal.

Please, sign the petition.