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{{For|the category listing all of the original Wikicities wiki sites|category: Wikicities}} | {{For|the category listing all of the original [[Wikicities]] wiki sites|category: Wikicities}} | ||
{{For|the category listing the current Wikia (now known as Fandom) wiki sites (along with any original Wikicities wiki sites still in existence)|category: Wikia}} | {{For|the category listing the current Wikia (now known as Fandom) wiki sites (along with any original Wikicities wiki sites still in existence)|category: Wikia}} | ||
[[File:WikiCities logo.png|frame|original '''Wikicities''' wiki logo|alt=]] | [[File:WikiCities logo.png|frame|original '''Wikicities''' wiki logo|alt=]] | ||
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'''Wikicities''', located at <tt>Wikicities.com</tt>, was the original name used by a for-profit [[:Category:Commercial|commercial]] [[wiki farm]] founded in October [[:Category:Founded in 2004|2004]] by [[Jimmy Wales]] (who previously founded [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], and originally registered the Wikicities.com domain in 2001) and his then new business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]].<ref name=News>[[archive.is:xj7Lt|News – Wikicities]]; ''Wikicities.com''; 2004; via [[archive.is]] (archived 20 September 2014).</ref> | '''Wikicities''', located at <tt>Wikicities.com</tt>, was the original name used by a for-profit [[:Category:Commercial|commercial]] [[wiki farm]] founded in October [[:Category:Founded in 2004|2004]] by [[Jimmy Wales]] (who previously founded [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], and originally registered the Wikicities.com domain in 2001) and his then new business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]].<ref name=News>[[archive.is:xj7Lt|News – Wikicities]]; ''Wikicities.com''; 2004; via [[archive.is]] (archived 20 September 2014).</ref> | ||
The first '''Wikicity''' wiki site to be hosted on Wikicities was [[Wikia Answers|Wikianswers]], which launched on 2nd November 2004. On 4 January 2005, Wikicities was hosting fifty wiki sites. On 3 February 2005, its 500th [[user]] had registered, and was hosting one hundred wiki sites. Not all wiki sites hosted on Wikicities were founded on Wikicities | The first '''Wikicity''' wiki site to be hosted on Wikicities was [[Wikia Answers|Wikianswers]], which launched on 2nd November 2004. On 4 January 2005, [[Wikicities]] was hosting fifty wiki sites. On 3 February 2005, its 500th [[user]] had registered, and was hosting one hundred wiki sites. Not all wiki sites hosted on Wikicities were founded on Wikicities — existing wiki sites independently hosted were tempted to migrate to Wikicities — with [[Memory Alpha]], a well-established and extensive site about ''Star Trek'' joining Wikicities on 10 February 2005.<ref name=News/> | ||
Wikicities from its foundation was owned by a [[:Category:Wiki company|wiki company]] called [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]; Wikicities subsequently changed its operating name to [[Wikia]], and all existing Wikicities wiki sites became a sub- | Wikicities from its foundation was owned by a [[:Category:Wiki company|wiki company]] called [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]; Wikicities subsequently changed its operating name to [[Wikia]], and all existing Wikicities wiki sites became a sub-domain of <tt>Wikia.com</tt>. | ||
==Wikicities== | ==Wikicities== | ||
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All of the content of Wikicities will be available under a [[:Category:Open content|free content]] [[:Category:Wiki license|licence]]. This means the information can be {{Cambridge-Dictionary|reuse}}d, not only in other Wikicities, but by anyone. | All of the content of Wikicities will be available under a [[:Category:Open content|free content]] [[:Category:Wiki license|licence]]. This means the information can be {{Cambridge-Dictionary|reuse}}d, not only in other Wikicities, but by anyone. | ||
All Wikicities are hosted on dedicated [[:Category:Linux|Linux]] servers using {{Wp|Squid (software)|squid}} cache acceleration for high performance. Hosting includes [[:Category:Wiki | All Wikicities are hosted on dedicated [[:Category:Linux|Linux]] servers using {{Wp|Squid (software)|squid}} cache acceleration for high performance. Hosting includes [[:Category:Wiki database backup|site backups]], server administration, and site [[:Category:Statistics|statistics]]. There is no limit to the size your Wikicity can be! | ||
===What is a wiki?=== | ===What is a wiki?=== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[[Archive.org:20060312092647/www.wikicities.com/wiki/List_of_Wikicities|List of Wikicities]] — at [[Archive.org]] on 12 March 2006 | *[[Archive.org:20060312092647/www.wikicities.com/wiki/List_of_Wikicities|List of Wikicities]] — at [[Archive.org]] on 12 March 2006 | ||
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