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Welcome to [[WikiIndex]], we are a wiki of wiki, wiki people and wiki ideas.  We strive to help new wiki folk find wiki communities they are interested in.  We strive to help experienced wiki folk think about larger issues in wikidom (How many wiki are being started and dropped?  What are some [[:Category:GreatFeatures|GreatFeatures]]?  How can the whole wiki community deal with [[:Category:spam]]?  Etc.).
;<div style=text-align:center><big><big>Welcome, <bdi lang=ar>[[مرحبا]]</bdi>, [[Bienvenidos]], [[Bienvenue]], [[Willkommen]] to [[WikiIndex]]!</big></big><br>We are endeavouring to build bridges between people in [[wiki]] communities.<br>Cherish your wiki freedoms and join WikiIndex.</div>


Even though we are a wiki, we use [[StructuredData]]. Even though we use [[MediaWiki]] we have some differences from [[Wikipedia]], (see [[WikiIndex:About|AboutUs]])
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<big>We have [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] pages about [[:Category:All|wiki sites]], [[:Category:Wiki people|wiki people]], [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki software]], [[:Category:Wiki farm|wiki farms]], and [[:Category:Wiki idea|wiki ideas]].</big>


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We strive to share [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] experiences and encourage wiki folks to think about issues in the [[Wikisphere|wiki community]].  We use [[WikiIndex:Structured data|structured data]] based on [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]], the [[:Category:Wiki engine|engine]] (originally for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]), of which we have lots of info about [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki software]], with [[WikiIndex:About|some differences]].
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*Do you know of a wiki that has a [[:Category:great feature|great feature]]?
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*How can the whole wiki community manage [[:Category:spam|spam]]?
*Are you looking for a ''[[:Category:Wiki lists|list of wikis]]?''
*Do you know how to [[:Category:Wiki database backup|backup]] your wiki?  The [[Archive Team]] guys do…
*Fed up with ads on Fandom or NeoWikis?  [[Indie Wiki Buddy]] will solve that!
Please visit our [[WikiIndex:Community portal|community portal]], and share your ideas.
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<div style="background:#fff; border:2px solid #ccc; text-align:center; padding:3px; float:right; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.2; margin-left:4px; width:65px"><div style="background:#f00; color:#f9f9f9">today is</div>
<div style=width:100%>{{CURRENTDAYNAME}}</div>
<div style="font-size:x-large; width:100%"><font color=darkblue>{{CURRENTDAY}}</font></div>
<div style=width:100%>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}</div>
<div style="background:#ff0; font-size:large; width:100%">[[:Category:Wiki age|{{CURRENTYEAR}}]]</div>
[[Template:Time zone offsets|<font color=black>{{CURRENTTIME}}</font>]] [[:Category:Time zone UTC±0|<font color=black>UTC</font>]]</div>
;<big>Welcome, [[User:{{CURRENTUSER}}|{{CURRENTUSER}}]]&nbsp;<nowiki>:</nowiki>-)
;''Please [[Help:Contents|help]] build this wiki community by [[WikiIndex:Add a Wiki|adding a wiki]].''</big>


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Are you new to wikis?  Are you unfamiliar with our [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software? Feel free to practice editing and experimenting safely in our [[WikiIndex:Sandbox|community sandbox]].
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Does your web browser have the [[Universal Edit Button]], a [https://web.Archive.org/web/20120722162918/http://UniversalEditButton.org/images/4/4e/UEB16.png green pencil icon] – appears in the URL address bar indicating when a web page is editable.  Download the extension for [https://Chrome.Google.com/webstore/detail/universal-edit-button/cemmddlaedjfnndijimmacgkeclafead Chrome] or [https://addons.Mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/universal-edit-button/ Firefox].
=== [http://recentchanges.info/?p=84 zefrank vblog] ===
''June 9th, 2006''
http://recentchanges.info/wp-content/TheShowWithZefrank.png


Over at the wonderful video weblog [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/ zefrank], he has opened up the script writing up to contributors of his wiki [[Zefrank]].
Want to help right now?  Create a new article page for a wiki, or be brave and [[WikiProject:Wikis to Add|take a dent out of our 'Wikis to Add' list]] today! :-)


[http://www.zefrank.com/wiki/index.php/Fabuloso_Friday The wiki is used to write the script] for [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/06/060906.html the show: Fabulouso Friday].  Was it successful?
Annoyed by the anti-spam Captcha?  [[Help:Login / create account|Log-in]] to avoid it. :p
 
: Want to see some wiki-awesomeness?  Check out this [http://wiki.Vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/Spezial:Benutzer fascinating creation]!
'''Congratulations on 1,500+ script edits and over 15,000 views of the Fabuloso Friday script!'''
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===WikiIndex Main Page Revamp===
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''May 15th, 2006''
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We've just revamped the main page with the idea of making it easier for readers to get right to what they want.  You are invited to help us flush out the main and sub categories; the ones we put up were just a quick start.
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==Exploring wiki:==
 
<!--Keep this list ALPHABETISED.  Only include cats with 5 or more articles; mix between countries, states & cites-->
===Peer to Patent===
===Locations===
''May 14, 2006''
'''[[:Category:Earth|Earth]]''',
 
'''[[:Category:Country|Countries]]''',
Its tough for the [[USPTO]] to get up to speed in all areas for which patent applications are sent to them. That probably has something to do with why they are so backed up and often have to rubber stamp applications without a more in depth review. To address this problem, the [[USPTO]] has launched a pilot program called “[http://peertopatent.jot.com/WikiHome Peer to Patent]” which employs the [[JotSpot]] wiki engine. The idea is to open up the review process and invite the community to help dig up prior art and provide other assistance to the examiners.
'''[[:Category:State|States]]''',
 
'''[[:Category:City|Cities]]''',
===WikiSym===
[[:Category:Africa|Africa]],
[[WikiSym]] is coming up in August in Denmark.  There is already an impressive list of speakers, including [[Angela Beesley]], [[Doug Englebart]], [[Mark Bernstein]] and [[WardCunningham]], plus part of the conference will be in [[OpenSpace]].
[[:Category:Alaska|Alaska]],
[[:Category:Asia|Asia]],
[[:Category:Australia|Australia]],
[[:Category:Austria|Austria]],
[[:Category:Bavaria|Bavaria]],
[[:Category:Belgium|Belgium]],
[[:Category:Berlin|Berlin]],
[[:Category:Brazil|Brazil]],
[[:Category:British Columbia|British Columbia]],
[[:Category:California|California]],
[[:Category:Canada|Canada]],
[[:Category:Chicago|Chicago]],
[[:Category:Chile|Chile]],
[[:Category:China|China]],
[[:Category:Denmark|Denmark]],
[[:Category:England|England]],
[[:Category:Europe|Europe]],
[[:Category:Finland|Finland]],
[[:Category:Florida|Florida]],
[[:Category:France|France]],
[[:Category:Germany|Germany]],
[[:Category:India|India]],
[[:Category:Indonesia|Indonesia]],
[[:Category:Ireland|Ireland]],
[[:Category:Italy|Italy]],
[[:Category:Japan|Japan]],
[[:Category:Karlsruhe|Karlsruhe]],
[[:Category:Korea|Korea]],
[[:Category:London|London]],
[[:Category:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]],
[[:Category:Michigan|Michigan]],
[[:Category:Munich|Munich]],
[[:Category:Netherlands|Netherlands]],
[[:Category:New York|New York]],
[[:Category:New Zealand|New Zealand]],
[[:Category:Norway|Norway]],
[[:Category:Ohio|Ohio]],
[[:Category:Oregon|Oregon]],
[[:Category:Pakistan|Pakistan]],
[[:Category:Paris|Paris]],
[[:Category:Poland|Poland]],
[[:Category:Portland|Portland]],
[[:Category:Portugal|Portugal]],
[[:Category:Russia|Russia]],
[[:Category:San Francisco|San Francisco]],
[[:Category:Scotland|Scotland]],
[[:Category:Spain|Spain]],
[[:Category:Sweden|Sweden]],
[[:Category:Switzerland|Switzerland]],
[[:Category:Taiwan|Taiwan]],
[[:Category:Texas|Texas]],
[[:Category:Toronto|Toronto]],
[[:Category:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]],
[[:Category:United States of America|United States]],
[[:Category:Vancouver|Vancouver]],
[[:Category:Wales|Wales]],
[[:Category:Washington|Washington]],
[[:Category:Wiki location|more locations...]]


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===Places===
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===[[:Category:Places|Places]]===
[[:Category:Cities|Cities]],
[[:Category:Countries|Countries]],
[[:Category:University|Universities]],
[[:Category:Institutions|Institutions]],
[[:Category:Institutions|Institutions]],
[[:Category:Library|Libraries]],
[[:Category:Library|Library]],
[[:Category:Places|more...]]
[[:Category:University|University]],
[[:Category:Places|more places...]]


===[[:Category:Professions|Professional]]===
===Professional===
[[:Category:Anthropology|Anthropology]],
[[:Category:Anthropology|Anthropology]],
[[:Category:Automotive|Automotive]],
[[:Category:Business|Business]],
[[:Category:Business|Business]],
[[:Category:Philosophy|Philosophy]],
[[:Category:Design|Design]],
[[:Category:Education|Education]],
[[:Category:Engineering|Engineering]],
[[:Category:Finance|Finance]],
[[:Category:Law|Law]],
[[:Category:Law|Law]],
[[:Category:Medical|Medical]],
[[:Category:Medical|Medical]],
[[:Category:Military|Military]],
[[:Category:Military|Military]],
[[:Category:Education|Education]],
[[:Category:Philosophy|Philosophy]],
[[:Category:Professions|more...]]
[[:Category:Politics|Politics]],
[[:Category:Psychology|Psychology]],
[[:Category:Professions|more professions...]]


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===Lifestyles===
 
[[:Category:Arts|Arts]],
===[[:Category:Lifestyles|Lifestyles]]===
[[:Category:Belief|Belief]],
[[:Category:Sports|Sports]],
[[:Category:Cycling|Cycling]],
[[:Category:DIY|DIY]],
[[:Category:Entertainment|Entertainment]],
[[:Category:Games|Games]],
[[:Category:Games|Games]],
[[:Category:Politics|Politics]],
[[:Category:Radio|Radio]],
[[:Category:Religion|Religion]],
[[:Category:Sport|Sport]],
[[:Category:Television|Television]],
[[:Category:Television|Television]],
[[:Category:Bicycling|Bicycling]],
[[:Category:Video games|Video games]],
[[:Category:Arts|Arts]],
[[:Category:Lifestyles|more lifestyles...]]
[[:Category:Lifestyles|more...]]


===[[:Category:Technology|Technology]]===
===Technology===
[[:Category:Apple|Apple]],
'''[[:Category:Wiki|Wiki]]''',
[[:Category:Artificial intelligence|Artificial intelligence]],
[[:Category:Audio|Audio]],
[[:Category:Blog|Blogs]],
[[:Category:C|C]],
[[:Category:Cascading Style Sheets|Cascading style sheets]],
[[:Category:Computers|Computers]],
[[:Category:Computer graphics|Computer graphics]],
[[:Category:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]],
[[:Category:Energy|Energy]],
[[:Category:FreeBSD|FreeBSD]],
[[:Category:Free software|Free software]],
[[:Category:GNU|GNU]],
[[:Category:GNU|GNU]],
[[:Category:Hardware|Hardware]],
[[:Category:ICANN|ICANN]],
[[:Category:Internet|Internet]],
[[:Category:Java|Java]],
[[:Category:Linux|Linux]],
[[:Category:Mac OS X|Mac OS X]],
[[:Category:Networks|Networks]],
[[:Category:Open source|Open source]],
[[:Category:PHP|PHP]],
[[:Category:Peer-to-peer|Peer-to-peer]],
[[:Category:Patterns|Patterns]],
[[:Category:Programming|Programming]],
[[:Category:Python|Python]],
[[:Category:Ruby|Ruby]],
[[:Category:Robotics|Robotics]],
[[:Category:Smartphone|Smartphones]],
[[:Category:Software|Software]],
[[:Category:Software|Software]],
[[:Category:Hardware|Hardware]],
[[:Category:Video|Video]],
[[:Category:Computers|Computers]],
[[:Category:Weblog|Weblogs]],
[[:Category:Technology|more...]]
[[:Category:Windows|Windows]],
[[:Category:Wireless|Wireless]],
[[:Category:Technology|more technology...]]


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===Science===
[[:Category:Astronomy|Astronomy]],
[[:Category:Biology|Biology]],
[[:Category:Chemistry|Chemistry]],
[[:Category:Ecology|Ecology]],
[[:Category:Energy|Energy]],
[[:Category:Environmental|Environmental]],
[[:Category:Health|Health]],
[[:Category:Learning|Learning]],
[[:Category:Medical|Medical]],
[[:Category:Physics|Physics]],
[[:Category:Science|more science...]]


===[[:Category:Misc.|Miscellaneous]]===
===Miscellaneous===
[[:Category:Organizations|Organizations]],
[[:Category:Animals|Animals]],
[[:Category:Books|Books]],
[[:Category:Cartoons|Cartoons]],
[[:Category:Cartoons|Cartoons]],
[[:Category:Drink|Drink]],
[[:Category:Entertainment|Entertainment]],
[[:Category:Entertainment|Entertainment]],
[[:Category:Books|Books]],
[[:Category:Food|Food]],
[[:Category:Misc.|more...]]
[[:Category:Gardening|Gardening]],
[[:Category:Geography|Geography]],
[[:Category:History|History]],
[[:Category:How to|How to]],
[[:Category:Movies|Movies]],
[[:Category:Music|Music]],
[[:Category:Organizations|Organizations]],
[[:Category:Recreation|Recreation]],
[[:Category:Television|Television]],
[[:Category:War|War]],
[[:Category:Miscellaneous|more miscellaneous categories...]]


===Wiki Walking===
===Wiki walking===
[[Special:Randompage|Random Page]],
[[Special:Random|Random page]],
[[WikiNode]],
[[WikiNode]],
[[TourBusStop]],
[[TourBusStop]],
[[Special:Popularpages|Popular Pages]],
[[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]],
[[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]],
[[Special:NewPages|New pages]],
[[Special:Newpages|New Pages]],
[[Special:AncientPages|Oldest pages]],
[[WikiEngineTree]],
[[Wiki engine evolution tree]],
[http://www.wikiindex.com/Image:33wikisin33days.png 33 Wiki in 33 Days]
[[:File:33wikisin33days.png|33 Wiki in 33 Days]]


===Wiki by...===
===Wiki by...===
[[:Category:Wiki Language|Language]],
[[:Category:Wiki age|Age]],
[[:Category:Wiki Engine|Engine]],
[[:Category:Wiki language|Language]],
[[:Category:Wiki Status|Status]],
[[:Category:Wiki engine|Engine]],
[[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|Edit Mode]],
[[:Category:Wiki farm|Farm]],
[[:Category:Wiki Topic|Topics]]
[[:Category:Wiki status|Status]],
 
[[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|Edit mode]],
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[[:Category:Wiki Topic|Topic]],
 
[[:Category:Wiki license|License]],
For a little extra fun, as we can, we have hired a caricaturist to draw people based on the pictures posted here. These Digital caricatures are by Rhoda Grossman ([[http://www.digitalpainting.com Digital Painting]]).
[[:Category:Wiki Size|Size]],
[[:Category:wikiFactor|wikiFactor]],
[[:Category:Wikis with a WikiNode|WikiNode]],
[[:Category:Wikis with a mobile-view site|Mobile-enabled]],
[[:Category:Wikis reachable by WikiTourBus|WikiTourBus]],
[[:Category:Wiki database backup|Backup]]
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For a little extra fun, when WikiIndex was [[:Category:Founded in 2006|founded in 2006]], we hired a caricaturist to draw [[:Category:Wiki people|people]] based on some of the early [[:Category:Photographs|photographs]] posted here.  These digital [[:Category:Caricature|caricatures]] are by the very talented [[Rhoda Grossman]].
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[[Category:Browse]]
''Important notice:''  spotted a [[wiki gnome]]?  Ensure you take [[Wiki gnome#Status|special care]] of it.
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