Bureaucrats, checkuser, Interface administrators, interwiki, Administrators (Semantic MediaWiki), Curators (Semantic MediaWiki), Editors (Semantic MediaWiki), staff, Suppressors, Administrators
83,693
edits
Bitcoin Wiki (en): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
Text replacement - "PayToEdit" to "Pay to edit"
Hoof Hearted (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Hoof Hearted (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "PayToEdit" to "Pay to edit") |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
|status = Active | |status = Active | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|editmode = | |editmode = Pay to edit | ||
|engine = MediaWiki | |engine = MediaWiki | ||
|license = Creative Commons Attribution | |license = Creative Commons Attribution | ||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
The '''Bitcoin Wiki''' is maintained by the Bitcoin community. The wiki was originally created utilising the {{tag|DokuWiki}} software, and originally licensed its content under the {{tag|Wiki WTFPL|WTFPL}}. It subsequently moved to the ubiquitous {{tag|MediaWiki}} software, and changed its license to the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution|Creative Commons Attribution 3.0}} (CC-BY 3.0) license. As well as insisting all [[user]]s register with a valid and {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirmed e-mail}} address, it has also instigated {{tag| | The '''Bitcoin Wiki''' is maintained by the Bitcoin community. The wiki was originally created utilising the {{tag|DokuWiki}} software, and originally licensed its content under the {{tag|Wiki WTFPL|WTFPL}}. It subsequently moved to the ubiquitous {{tag|MediaWiki}} software, and changed its license to the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution|Creative Commons Attribution 3.0}} (CC-BY 3.0) license. As well as insisting all [[user]]s register with a valid and {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirmed e-mail}} address, it has also instigated {{tag|Pay to edit|pay-to-edit}} as a [[spam]] prevention method. It uses the MediaWiki {{Mw|Extension:CryptoPayment|CryptoPayment}} extension, and the current fee (as of February 2018) is 0.001 BTC, which is presently less than 1 USD. In spite of this, tens, sometimes hundreds of user accounts are added per day (as of 2013-10-28).[https://En.Bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&offset=&limit=500&username=&group=&creationSort=1&desc=1] | ||
From its 'about' page: | From its 'about' page: | ||
{{Cquote|This wiki is a public resource for the {{tag|community}} of Bitcoin users, developers, and businesses as well as anyone interested in Bitcoin. | {{Cquote|This wiki is a public resource for the {{tag|community}} of Bitcoin users, developers, and businesses as well as anyone interested in Bitcoin. | ||
Unlike [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], the Bitcoin Wiki is not an [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]], and includes things like non-encyclopedia details (e.g., exact specifications on service fees, product performance, etc), {{tag|how-to}} manuals, protocol specifications, original research, etc. There are also no notability requirements beyond the requirement that the material be of general interest to some segment of the Bitcoin community or the Bitcoin-curious general public. | Unlike [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], the Bitcoin Wiki is not an [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]], and includes things like non-encyclopedia details (e.g., exact specifications on service fees, product performance, etc), {{tag|How to|how-to}} manuals, protocol specifications, original research, etc. There are also no notability requirements beyond the requirement that the material be of general interest to some segment of the Bitcoin community or the Bitcoin-curious general public. | ||
Because this resource is open to editing by the general public, readers should be aware that the material presented here often does not reflect the views of the entire Bitcoin community and may be outdated, incorrect, or outright malicious at times.|author=https://En.Bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Wiki:About}} | Because this resource is open to editing by the general public, readers should be aware that the material presented here often does not reflect the views of the entire Bitcoin community and may be outdated, incorrect, or outright malicious at times.|author=https://En.Bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Wiki:About}} | ||