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A WikiIndex entry is a article page here on WikiIndex that has factual, and ideally encyclopedic information on it. A well-written entry identifies a wiki site, wiki person, wiki software application, or wiki idea; summarizes that topic comprehensively, supported by their appropriate infobox; contains references to reliable sources; and links to other related topics. Most article entries consist of paragraphs and images, but they may also be formatted as stand-alone lists or tables. These lists or tables are also considered entries for WikiIndex's purposes.

What it should contain

A WikiIndex article entry should contain a description and brief history of the wiki site, in order to provide a relatively neutral account that can survive the wiki's going defunct.

Not all of the content need be objective and empirical, though. Casual discussion of a community's norms and values may end up being less encyclopedic and more conversational; this is fine. Article entries of wiki sites here in WikiIndex should not exist for the sole purpose of defaming or promoting a site, though: this is neither free hosting space for other wiki communities, nor is it a message board for gripes and sniping about problems with other wikis.