Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a free content online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers through open collaboration and the use of the wiki-based editing system MediaWiki. Wikipedia is the largest and most-read reference work in history.

Talking Heads Wiki is largely influenced by Wikipedia, including the formatting, the software choice, the name, and the service it provides. Both wikis run MediaWiki and allow anybody to edit information. However, there are many differences between the two, such as:

the specific nature of this website, focusing on the band Talking Heads as opposed to every topic
the amount of users, editors, and developers for Talking Heads Wiki is significantly smaller than Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a bit more strict while Talking Heads Wiki is a bit more lenient
however, on Wikipedia people can edit semi-anonymously (instead of an account, it credits the edit to their IP address. This wiki requires accounts to edit

Many of the articles here are based on the corresponding Wikipedia articles, with content copied and modified to fit the different nature of this website. Wikipedia has rules about who/what is notable enough for a Wikipedia article, while this website has rules about who/what is relevant enough for a Talking heads Wiki article. For example, in Wikipedia a song like Who Is It? does not have its own article, but it does here. Likewise, Wikipedia has an article for the film Titanic but this website does not.