ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:Reader
 | This page in a nutshell: A reader is someone who simply visits Wikipedia to read articles, not to edit or create them. |
A reader is someone who visits Wikipedia articles to read rather than edit the content. Editors, often referred to as Wikipedians if logged in, also read Wikipedia of course, but as well as reading they also edit the pages to help build the encyclopaedia.
Wikipedia currently has ୧୮,୭୯୮ articles that are edited by ୫୩ active editors. Therefore, as an encyclopaedia used as a reference source by readers – and the majority of visitors are in fact readers – it is important that pages and articles are optimised for this readership.
The most viewed articles on Wikipedia for October 2011 were:
| Rank | Article | Number of hits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ପ୍ରଧାନ ପୃଷ୍ଠା | 12786 |
| 2 | ଇଣ୍ଟରନେଟ | 2584 |
| 3 | ହିସାବ | 1807 |
| 4 | Wikipedia:Privacy policy | 990 |
| 5 | Wikipedia:About | 973 |
| 6 | Wikipedia:General disclaimer | 968 |
| 7 | ଓଡ଼ିଶା | 567 |
| 8 | ଓଡ଼ିଆ | 541 |
| 9 | Help:Contents | 494 |
| 10 | Help:Editing | 483 |
Updates may be found at stats.grok.se/or/top
See also
ସମ୍ପାଦନା- Wikipedia:Readers First (essay)
- Wikipedia:Make articles useful for readers (essay)