Wikipedia for World Heritage

[3] That same day the Edmonton Journal published a piece in which it called the bid 'a long-shot bet' inferring the platform was not a culturally defining artefact.

[4] Wikipedia was also argued to be 'lacking the effect or maturity for listing' as World Heritage.

[4] The bid is considered to be the first for a digital entity and is expected to be controversial with the list's maintainers who are notably conservative.

[2] Jimbo Wales has stated that "the basic idea is to recognize that Wikipedia is this amazing global cultural phenomena that has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

"[2] If Wikipedia does not get listed as a World Heritage Site, and UNESCO has denied its application as it does not meet most criteria, it has been suggested that they apply for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.