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<big>'''Wetpaint'''</big> {{tag|Former wiki farm|was a wiki farm}} which offered free hosted [[wiki]] websites to anyone who wanted to create one.  Wetpaint's product offered visual (WYSIWYG) editing and threaded comments, using its own unique {{tag|wiki engine}}.  It was financially supported by contextual {{tag|advertising}}.  Wetpaint wiki sites were editable (obviously), but the [[edit]] button is in near the top left, unlike [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] wikis.  Wiki sites that utilised Wetpaint technology included [[wikiCancer]], [[wikiFido]], [[BobDylanwiki]], [[wikiGOP]], [[Independent Film Database]], [[Everything Wiki (Wetpaint)|Everything Wiki]], and a public testing site entitled [[wikiSandbox]].  Wetpaint licensed third-party use of the Collective Content and Submissions under a [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 unported license]] (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0).<ref>[[Archive.org:20130801081611/http://WetpaintCentral.com/terms#7._SUBLICENSE_UNDER_CREATIVE_COMMONS_LICENSE|Terms – 7. Sublicense under Creative Commons License]]; ''WetpaintCentral.com'' (via [[Archive.org]]); wetpaint.com, {{Cambridge-Dictionary|incorporated|inc.}}; dated 6 September 2010; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref>


'''Wetpaint''' was a wiki {{tag|company}} or [[wiki farm]] which offered free hosted [[wiki]] websites to anyone who wanted to create one. The company's product offered visual (WYSIWYG) editing and threaded comments, using its own unique {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}.  It was financially supported by contextual {{tag|advertising}}.  Wetpaint wikis were editable (obviously), but the [[edit]] button is in near the top left, unlike [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] wikis.  Wiki sites that utilised Wetpaint technology included [[wikiCancer]], [[wikiFido]], [[BobDylanwiki]], [[wikiGOP]], [[Independent Film Database]], [[Everything Wiki (Wetpaint)|Everything Wiki]], and a public testing site entitled [[wikiSandbox]].  Wetpaint licenses third-party use of the Collective Content and Submissions under a [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 unported license]] (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0).<ref>[[Archive.org:20130801081611/http://WetpaintCentral.com/terms#7._SUBLICENSE_UNDER_CREATIVE_COMMONS_LICENSE|Terms – 7. Sublicense under Creative Commons License]]; ''WetpaintCentral.com'' (via [[Archive.org]]); wetpaint.com, inc.; dated 6 September 2010; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref>
The {{tag|wiki company}}, '''wetpaint.com, inc.''', was located in {{tag|Seattle}}, [[:Category:Washington|State of Washington]], United States of America.  It received its initial venture capital funding from [http://www.trinityventures.com Trinity Ventures] and [http://www.fraziertechnology.com Frazier Technology Ventures].


The company, '''wetpaint.com, inc.''', was located in {{tag|Seattle}}, Washington, USA, and received its initial venture capital funding from [http://www.TrinityVentures.com Trinity Ventures] and [http://www.FrazierTechnology.com Frazier Technology Ventures].
Wetpaint launched its private beta program in March {{tag|Founded in 2006|2006}}, and became publicly accessible in June 2006.  In March 2006, Wetpaint was named the winner of the 'Wikis (Hosted)' category by the [[SEOmoz Web 2.0 Awards]].  The award stated: "Wetpaint promises to be a gorgeous wiki with easy to edit pages and a customizable look.  It's a community-oriented project that demonstrates a number of uses and great potential for growth."<ref>[[Archive.org:20060408205215/http://Web2.0Awards.org#Wikis (Hosted)|SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards – Wikis (Hosted)]]; ''Web2.0Awards.org'' (via [[Archive.org]]); SEOmoz; dated 28 March 2006; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref>


Wetpaint launched its private beta program in March {{tag|FoundedIn2006|2006}}, and became publicly accessible in June 2006.  In March 2006, Wetpaint was named the winner of the 'Wikis (Hosted)' category by the [[SEOmoz Web 2.0 Awards]].  The award stated: "Wetpaint promises to be a gorgeous wiki with easy to edit pages and a customizable look.  It's a community-oriented project that demonstrates a number of uses and great potential for growth."<ref>[[Archive.org:20060408205215/http://Web2.0awards.org/#Wikis (Hosted)|SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards – Wikis (Hosted)]]; ''Web2.0awards.org'' (via [[Archive.org]]); SEOmoz; dated 28 March 2006; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref>
Sometime during July [[:Category:Founded in 2013|2013]], the entire collection of Wetpaint wiki sites were sold to a new company: {{tag|WikiFoundry|WikiFoundry, Inc.}}  Transition to this new company was scheduled for approximately one week, and all existing Wetpaint wiki sites would be transferred to the new <tt>WikiFoundry.com</tt> domain, continuing as a sub-domain in the same format as Wetpaint, ie; <tt>wikiCancer.Wetpaint.com</tt> moved to <tt>wikiCancer.WikiFoundry.com</tt>.  Wetpaint hosted wiki site [[redirect]]s to WikiFoundry.com for one year.  From late [[:Category:Founded in 2014|2014]], the Wetpaint wiki site, along with all wiki sites remaining on the Wetpaint.com domain were taken {{tag|Dead|offline}} for good.
 
Sometime during July [[:Category:FoundedIn2013|2013]], the entire collection of Wetpaint wikis were sold to a new company: {{tag|WikiFoundry|WikiFoundry, Inc.}}  Transition to this new company was scheduled for approximately one week, and all existing Wetpaint wikis would be transferred to the new <tt>WikiFoundry.com</tt> domain, continuing as a subdomain in the same format as Wetpaint, ie; <tt>wikiCancer.Wetpaint.com</tt> moved to <tt>wikiCancer.WikiFoundry.com</tt>.  Wetpaint hosted wiki redirects to WikiFoundry.com for a year.  From late [[:Category:FoundedIn2014|2014]], the Wetpaint wiki site, along with all wikis remaining on the Wetpaint.com domain were taken {{tag|Dead|offline}} for good.


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*[[Archive.org:20090905145059/http://Wetpaint.com|Wetpaint.com]] (via [[Archive.org]]) was the main site, but has now been taken over by a glossy fashion magazine blog
*[[Archive.org:20090905145059/http://Wetpaint.com|Wetpaint.com]] (via [[Archive.org]]) was the main site, but has now been taken over by a glossy fashion magazine blog
*[[Archive.org:20130801193329/http://WetpaintCentral.com/page/Wetpaint+User+Manual|Wetpaint User Manual]] — at [[Wetpaint Central]] (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20130801193329/http://WetpaintCentral.com/page/Wetpaint+User+Manual|Wetpaint User Manual]] — at [[Wetpaint Central]] (via Archive.org)
*[http://press.Wetpaint.com/page/More+Than+1%2C000%2C000+Free+Social+Websites+Created+To+Date+on+Wetpaint?t=anon one million wikis!] {{DeadEL}}
*[[Archive.org:20100726032614/http://Press.Wetpaint.com/page/More+Than+1,000,000+Free+Social+Websites+Created+To+Date+on+Wetpaint|More than 1,000,000 free social websites created to date on Wetpaint]] — Press.Wetpaint.com, 9 July 2008 (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20100801064903/http://Wetpaint.com/category/Entertainment|Entertainment Wikis]] — some popular Wetpaint sites (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20100801064903/http://Wetpaint.com/category/Entertainment|Entertainment Wikis]] — some popular Wetpaint sites (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20130106215107/http://wiki.Wetpaint.com|Everything Wiki]] — Wetpaints' WikiIndex-like wiki (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20130106215107/http://wiki.Wetpaint.com|Everything Wiki]] — Wetpaints' WikiIndex-like wiki (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20081201234509/https://WebProNews.com/blogtalk/blogtalk/wpn-58-20060306CouldCommunityWikisbetheTippingPoint.html|Could Community Wikis Be The Tipping Point]] — WebProNews.com, Monday March 6, 2006 (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20081201234509/https://WebProNews.com/blogtalk/blogtalk/wpn-58-20060306CouldCommunityWikisbetheTippingPoint.html|Could community wikis be the tipping point]] — WebProNews.com, Monday 6 March 2006 (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20060514193011/http://Demo.com/demoletter/011372.html|Social software: Control the community or just let go?]] — DEMOletter, March 6, 2006 (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20060514193011/http://Demo.com/demoletter/011372.html|Social software: Control the community or just let go?]] — DEMOletter, 6 March 2006 (via Archive.org)
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*View a detailed feature list of [[Archive.org:20171224234531/https://www.WikiMatrix.org/show/Wetpaint|Wetpaint]] on the ''[[WikiMatrix]]'' wiki engine comparison wiki-site, via [[Archive.org]].
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