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== Activities ==

Internet Governance and the arcane topics that affect all Internet users and thereby foster greater worldwide input into how the Internet functions and is managed via a community-driven wiki, covering not only the various moving parts within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]), but all related international policy and management bodies.

'''ICANNWiki''' is a grassroots, community effort to compile articles on terms and concepts, people, companies, and organizations related to [[ICANN]] and Internet Governance. The wiki provides a resource of neutral, third party information for ICANN-goers ~~and~~ people following ~~ICANN~~ from afar ~~as to what is happening within the community~~. It is an open platform, governed by wiki values such a transparency, assuming good faith, and building together. The project is independent from ICANN, and is based out of Portland, OR, USA.<ref>This article is entirely user submitted by the ICANNWiki team & supporters: Ray, Jonah, Vivian, and Andrew</ref>

'''ICANNWiki''' is a grassroots, community effort to compile articles on terms and concepts, people, companies, and organizations related to [[ICANN]] and Internet Governance. The wiki provides a resource of neutral, third party information for ICANN-goers as well as people following the process from afar. It is an open platform, governed by wiki values such a transparency, assuming good faith, and building together. The project is independent from ICANN, and is based out of Portland, OR, USA.<ref>This article is entirely user submitted by the ICANNWiki team & supporters: Ray, Jonah, Vivian, and Andrew</ref>

The Internet Governance space is known for being highly technical and obscure, preventing general understanding of the issues involved, which are in fact pertinent to the daily lives of all Internet citizens and those still waiting for Internet access. We break these concepts down and work with the community to provide the resources they need, appealing to both newcomers and veterans of the space.

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 == Activities ==
 Internet Governance and the arcane topics that affect all Internet users and thereby foster greater worldwide input into how the Internet functions and is managed via a community-driven wiki, covering not only the various moving parts within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]), but all related international policy and management bodies.
-'''ICANNWiki''' is a grassroots, community effort to compile articles on terms and concepts, people, companies, and organizations related to [[ICANN]] and Internet Governance. The wiki provides a resource of neutral, third party information for ICANN-goers and people following ICANN from afar as to what is happening within the community. It is an open platform, governed by wiki values such a transparency, assuming good faith, and building together. The project is independent from ICANN, and is based out of Portland, OR, USA.<ref>This article is entirely user submitted by the ICANNWiki team & supporters: Ray, Jonah, Vivian, and Andrew</ref>
+'''ICANNWiki''' is a grassroots, community effort to compile articles on terms and concepts, people, companies, and organizations related to [[ICANN]] and Internet Governance. The wiki provides a resource of neutral, third party information for ICANN-goers as well as people following the process from afar. It is an open platform, governed by wiki values such a transparency, assuming good faith, and building together. The project is independent from ICANN, and is based out of Portland, OR, USA.<ref>This article is entirely user submitted by the ICANNWiki team & supporters: Ray, Jonah, Vivian, and Andrew</ref>
 The Internet Governance space is known for being highly technical and obscure, preventing general understanding of the issues involved, which are in fact pertinent to the daily lives of all Internet citizens and those still waiting for Internet access. We break these concepts down and work with the community to provide the resources they need, appealing to both newcomers and veterans of the space.