` :You brought up a valid question.  The main answer the Wikipedia article in Wikipedia is one of the four currently permitted exceptions to Wikipedia:Avoid self-references in finished articles per Writing about Wikipedia itself.  I have some additional justifications, and think of the Wikipedia article in Wikipedia as each of the following: :*A ``Help About`` page for itself.  Lots of software has such a feature to answer the question ``What is this?``. :*A reference for all the mirrored or forked versions. :*A link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia to give to newbies on other sites or in email who ask ``Wikipedia, what's that?``.  Think WP:BITE in a global sense. :*Wikipedia is certainly a free online encyclopedia worthy of note in any new encyclopedia.  See WP:NOT.   `