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-Encyc, located at encyc.org, is a collaborative encyclopedia similar to Wikipedia. There are less rules on Encyc, though. There are actually two wikis: one is a MediaWiki wiki, which has become the primary wiki when you go to encyc.org. The syntax of the MediaWiki is encyc.org/wiki/name_of_article. There is also a PMWiki encyclopedia, which has become a smaller community. To access articles in the PMWiki Encyc, go to encyc.org/NameOfArticle. The MediaWiki Encyc has over 400 subscribers, and only 380,000 pageviews. It has approximately 2,000 articles.
+{{Wiki <!--see 'Template:Wiki' for full detail and hidden help advice-->
+|name             = <big>Encyc</big><br>(MediaWiki)
+|URL              = https://encyc.org/wiki/Main_Page
+|logo             = https://Encyc.org/w/skins//common/images/EncycLogoTransparent.png
+|wide logo        = y<!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title name is too long-->
+|recentchanges URL= https://encyc.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges?hidebots=0&limit=500&days=900
+|wikinode URL     = No<!--https://Encyc.org/wiki/WikiNode, if none, use 'No'-->
+|about URL        = https://encyc.org/wiki/Encyc:About
+|mobile URL       = https://encyc.org?useformat=mobile
+|founder          = 'Emperor', who later changed his username to [https://encyc.org/wiki/User:Auggie/Statement_of_principles 'Auggie']<!--https://Encyc.org/wiki/Encyc-->
+|status           = Active
+|language         = English
+|editmode         = OpenEdit
+|engine           = MediaWiki
+|license          = Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike
+|maintopic        = Encyclopedia
+|backupurl        = https://archive.org/details/wiki-encycorg_w
+|backupdate       = 2014-03-29<!--YYYY-MM-DD, ISO 8601 extended date of backup URL; if unknown, dynamic or NO date, DELETE this field-->
+}}{{For|the original version powered by PmWiki|Encyc (PmWiki)}}
+{{Size <!--see 'Template:Size' for extensive full detail-->
+|pages= 3803<!--plain numeric value for number of CONTENT pages (or Files on a commons wiki); NO thousands separators-->
+|statistics URL= https://encyc.org/wiki/Special:Statistics
+|wikiFactor= 32<!--(wF), preferred; see: Category:wikiFactor; if wF unknown leave void; archived wF value may be used-->
+|wikiFactor URL= https://encyc.org/wiki/Special:PopularPages<!--wF source; archived URL if available--><!--https://archive.is/uYiEe-->
+}}(As of: 2025-10-04)<!--YYYY-MM-DD; manually add/amend ISO 8601 date when stats are verified and/or updated-->
+'''Encyc''', founded by [https://encyc.org/wiki/User:Auggie/Statement_of_principles 'Auggie'] in 2008, located at <tt>Encyc.org</tt>, from Cherry Hill, {{tag|New Jersey}}, USA, is a collaborative concise general interest {{tag|encyclopedia}}, similar to (but massively smaller than) the [[English Wikipedia]].  There are less rules on Encyc, and they encourage simplicity in language and writing style.  The site has much less content and most articles are very brief.
+There was also the original [[Encyc (PmWiki)|PmWiki version]] of Encyc located at <tt>Encyc.org/pmwiki</tt>, but it could not be [[edit]]ed, and was [[:Category:Goal abandoned|closed]] mid 2014.
+In 2019, this subsequent {{tag|MediaWiki}} powered wiki site became a restricted wiki which did not allow editing or viewing of contents.  However, as of May 2021, the MediaWiki wiki site returned to a fully functional site, with all pages viewable and editable.
+;''External links
+{{WikiApiary|Encyc}}<!--needs updating with correct foundation date, it has the earlier PmWiki start date-->
+{{Wikistats v2.2-wiki|mw|8600|Encyc|mediawikis}}
+{{Wikistats v2.2-wiki|mw|12897|Encyc|mediawikis}}
+*[[archive.is:Encyc.org|List of 171 snapshot archived URLs for <tt>Encyc.org</tt>]] — at [[archive.is]]
+*[https://twitter.com/encyc @Encyc] — Twitter feed
+*[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=114232038678905 Facebook page]
+[[Category:Vector]]<!--skin categories, default skin first-->
+[[Category:Citizen]]
+[[Category:Minerva]]
+[[Category:Modern]]
+[[Category:Monobook]]
+[[Category:Timeless]]
+[[Category:Founded in 2008]]<!--https://Encyc.org/wiki/Special:AncientPages-->