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+A <b>vanity wiki</b> is a [[wiki]] site that is used as a {{tag|personal}} {{Wp|vanity press}}, and may include [[:Category:Advertising|advertising]] (particularly self-promotion), self-deprecation, or attempts to become an internet [[:Category:Celebrity|celebrity]].  A vanity wiki can sometimes be a [[:Category:Bliki|bliki]]; used for [[:Category:Journal|journaling]], propagation of one's [[:Category:Ideas|ideas]] and [[:Category:Opinion|opinions]], etcetera.
+The term "vanity wiki" is more about the believed intentions of the [[:Category:Wiki people|person]] or persons behind the endeavour, and not about observable facts.  So when anybody calls a wiki a "vanity wiki", you know now what it means.
-A '''vanity wiki''' is a wiki used as a personal {{w|vanity press}} for advertising (including self-promotion), self-deprecation, or attempts to become an Internet celebrity. A vanity wiki can sometimes be a [[bliki]] used for journaling, propagation of one's ideas and opinions, etc.
+<b>Examples</b>
+<br> [[AbbeNormal]] is a vanity wiki that made it into [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia's]] [[interwiki map]], where it remained until {{WMF-Meta|Talk:Interwiki map/Archives/2015#johnabbe.wagn.org/AbbeNormal|January 2015}}
-The term is by all means a POV because it is more about the believed intentions of the person or persons behind the endeavour and not about observable facts. So when anybody calls a wiki names, you know now what it means in this case.
+<b>See also</b>
+*[[Vanity Wiki (Wikia)]] — <tt>http://vanity.Wikia.com/wiki/Vanity_Wiki</tt> – for the wiki with the same name
+*[[Vanity page]] — an individual page within an established wiki covering the same or similar ideas
-See also [http://vanity.wikia.com/wiki/Vanity_Wiki Vanity wiki] for the Wiki with the same name.
-==Examples==
+[[Category:Personal| ]]
-[[AbbeNormal]] is a vanity wiki that made it into [[Wikimedia]]'s [[interwiki map]], where it remained until January, 2014.[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Interwiki_map#johnabbe.wagn.org.2FAbbeNormal]
+[[Category:Wiki concept]]
+[[Category:Glossary]]
-[[Category:WikiConcept]]
-[[Category:Glossary|V]]