Wikipedia:As of version
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This is a branch of the "as of" movement. The original as of movement was to track the outdating of articles based on years. As there are many software projects documented on Wikipedia, such as GNU/Linux, Mac_OS_X, and GNU_Compiler_Collection, which means that articles discussing such projects can become outdated when a new version appears. Unlike calendar events, they are not updated on an annual basis, and their outdatedness can best be tracked by version number. Perhaps other Wikipedia entries can be tracked using version numbers, but software is the main focus of this project.
The as of technique is a way to deal with statements that date quickly. Some articles have information that is valid only for a specific moment in history. If you suspect that the article will become significantly out of date in versions to come, and want to ensure that people will update it, please include a link [[As of version nnnn]], with version of validity. That way, it will be easy to find articles with possibly outdated information. More detailed tags are possible, and perhaps even sometimes desirable. However, the version to the tenth place will generally be sufficient and is desirable for simplicity's sake. For more information, please visit Wikipedia talk:As of version.
[edit] The "as of" page format
Each "as of" page redirects to the year in question, and includes a message describing its purpose. The redirects are marked with {{R for as of version}} so as to allow locating the articles easily by clicking Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R for as of version. Code the "as of version nnnn" page like this:
#REDIRECT [[nnnn]] {{R for as of version}}
Please add new "as of" pages to the list below.
[edit] List of "As of version" pages
Another efficient way to find newly created "as of" pages is to use Special:Prefixindex/As of version.
