<s>
The	O
primary	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
rapid	O
leap	O
from	O
56,000	O
to	O
64,000	O
articles	O
was	O
an	O
automated	O
bot	B-Protocol
which	O
created	O
stub	O
articles	O
on	O
more	O
than	O
8,000	O
municipalities	O
of	O
Spain	O
in	O
an	O
operation	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Comuni	O
spagnoli	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
a	O
bot	B-Protocol
created	O
more	O
than	O
35,000	O
articles	O
on	O
municipalities	O
of	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
English	O
Wikipedia	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
for	O
24	O
hours	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
decision	O
by	O
contributors	O
to	O
protest	O
against	O
two	O
bills	O
being	O
examined	O
by	O
the	O
Congress	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
:	O
the	O
Stop	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Piracy	I-Application
Act	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Protect	O
Intellectual	O
Property	O
Act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Italian	O
Wikipedia	O
currently	O
accepts	O
free	O
images	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GFDL	B-Application
and	O
Creative	O
Commons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Administrators	O
are	O
elected	O
through	O
a	O
vote	O
;	O
a	O
minimal	O
quorum	B-General_Concept
of	O
65	O
–	O
70	O
voters	O
and	O
80%	O
of	O
support	O
votes	O
are	O
required	O
if	O
the	O
request	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
successful	O
.	O
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