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'''Everything2''', found at <tt>Everything2.com</tt>, and commonly abbreviated '''E2''', is {{tag | '''Everything2''', found at <tt>Everything2.com</tt>, and commonly abbreviated '''E2''', is {{tag|not a wiki}}, but is a [[:Category:Website|website]] which functions similarly, insomuch that other people can [[edit]] someone else's existing article. Its tagline is ''Read with us. Write for us.'', and on its homepage, it states "Our fiction is more entertaining than Wikipedia's". [[User]]s can make a write-up about any [[:Category:Wiki Topic|topic]], and then other users can add onto that write-up, forming a 'node', but they cannot change what the original creator wrote. | ||
Powered by its own custom-developed | Powered by its own custom-developed {{Everything2|Everything+Engine|Everything Engine}} (compiled in [[:Category:Perl|Perl]]), the Everything2 community focuses on all kinds of {{tag|writing}}, including personal 'daylogs', which act almost like a {{tag|bliki}}. Registration for an account is necessary, and one can only edit existing articles or create new articles after {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirming email}} during original account registration. Users will notice that Everything2 supports [[redirect]]s, in a seemingly identical manner as [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. For a time, Everything2 was considered an alternative or competitor to [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. | ||
The layout of the Everything2 website is visually similar to [[TV Tropes]], a wiki site powered by [[:Category:PmWiki|PmWiki]]. | The layout of the Everything2 website is visually similar to [[TV Tropes]], a wiki site powered by [[:Category:PmWiki|PmWiki]]. | ||
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;''See also | ;''See also | ||
*[[DMOZ]] | *[[DMOZ]] — another collaborative project which is somewhat similar to a wiki. | ||
*[[Template: Everything2]] — an [[:Category:Interwiki template|interwiki template]] used for creating an [[interwiki]] link to articles on the Everything2 website | |||
;''External links | ;''External links | ||
* | *{{Everything2|An+Introduction+to+Everything2|An Introduction to Everything2}} — on Everything2.com | ||
* | *{{Everything2|Everything2+Help|Everything2 Help}} — on Everything2.com | ||
* | *{{Everything2|wiki|Wikis}} — on Everything2.com | ||
*{{Wp|Everything2}} — on the [[English Wikipedia]] | *{{Wp|Everything2}} — on the [[English Wikipedia]] | ||
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