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{{Wiki | {{Wiki farm <!--see 'Template:Wiki farm' for full detail and hidden help advice--> | ||
|name = Referata | |name = Referata –<br><small>''wiki databases''</small> | ||
| | |URL = https://web.archive.org/web/20210318072235/ | ||
|URL | |logo = NoLogo | ||
|wide logo = <!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title is too long--> | |||
|wikinode URL = No <!-- | |recentchanges URL= https://web.archive.org/web/20190125224022/http://Referata.com/wiki/Special:RecentChanges | ||
|about URL = | |wikinode URL = No<!--eg: https://WikiFarmURL.com/wiki/WikiNode, if none, use 'No'--> | ||
|maintopic = | |about URL = https://web.archive.org/web/20190125220831/http://Referata.com/wiki/Referata:About | ||
|engine = MediaWiki | |documentation URL= No<!--e.g. https://WikiFarmURL.com/Documentation, if none, use 'No'--> | ||
|maintopic = Wiki farm<!--leave this as is, it can not be overridden--> | |||
|founder = [[Yaron Koren]] | |||
|CEO = — | |||
|engine = MediaWiki | |||
|farm topic = Semantic MediaWiki<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc--> | |||
|status = Dead | |||
}}{{PopulateCategory}} | }}{{PopulateCategory}} | ||
'''Referata – ''wiki databases''''' — offered {{tag|MediaWiki wiki farm|hosting}} of [[:Category:Semantic Web|semantic wikis]]; allowing you to add, structure, and store [[:Category:Data|data]] so it can be managed, shared, browsed, and analysed in as many ways as you choose, within a [[wiki]] environment. | |||
Referata was primarily run by [[User:Michaeldsuarez|Michael D Suarez]], along with it's founder [[User talk:Yaron Koren|Yaron Koren]], and was hosted by [[WikiWorks]].[https://wikiworks.com] It provided {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free wiki hosting}} for public wiki sites (aka a '[[wiki farm]]') using the {{tag|MediaWiki}} wiki engine, along with the {{tag|Semantic MediaWiki}} plugin and associated Semantic Wiki suite of [[:Category:MediaWiki extension|extensions]], and also previously utilised the {{tag|OpenID}} universal login. Referata also offered {{tag|Commercial license|commercial}} paid-for wiki hosting, with enhanced{{Clarify}} facilities. All Referata sites supported [https://www.google.com/analytics/ Google Analytics]. | |||
Combined with the collaborative abilities of a wiki, a site hosted on Referata could serve as a true user-powered [[:Category:Database|database]], with a minimal amount of setup work or technical knowledge. Referata wiki sites could be public or [[:Category:Private|private]], open or [[:Category:ByInvitation|closed]]. Public wikis could be set up and run at no charge, but had a limit of 100 MB file storage. There were three paid-for service levels; at 20, 50, and 80 US$ per month.[http://referata.com/wiki/Referata:Features] | |||
Referata | As of November 2016, the Referata [[developer]]s and other [[staff]] appear to have at least partially [[:Category:Goal abandoned|abandoned]] the 'home' [[Referata (meta)]] wiki site. The feature requests page has dozens of requests that have seemingly been ignored, and the recent changes list is mostly full of new [[user]] account creations. It seems like the site has become just a [[:Category:Dormant|dormant]] host for individual [[WhatIsWiki|wiki sites]]. | ||
Referata's servers and databases were hacked in 2019, which took all Referata wikis offline and the service was never fully restored. A small number of large wikis reportedly received backups, but most content was lost. As of 2025, Yaron Koren has stated that he does not currently have any plans to restart the service. | |||
[[Category:MediaWiki wiki | ;''See also | ||
[[Category: | *[[User:Emijrp/Referata]] — for a bot-generated list of all wikis hosted on Referata. | ||
*[[GitHub:WikiTeam/wikiteam/blob/master/listsofwikis/mediawiki/referata.com|List of over 150 wikis at Referata.com]] — from the [[Archive Team#WikiTeam|WikiTeam]] at GitHub.com | |||
;''External links | |||
{{Wikistats v2.2-project|re|Referata wikis|Referata}} | |||
{{WikiApiary-farm|Referata|1597}} | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/referata.com-20111204 Referata wikifarm dump 2011-12-04] — by [[User:Hydra|Hydriz]] from [[Archive Team#WikiTeam|WikiTeam]], at [[Archive.org]] | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/wikifarm-referata.com-20130824 Referata wikifarm dump 2013-08-24] — by Hydriz from WikiTeam, at Archive.org | |||
[[Category:Wiki company]] | |||
[[Category:Former wiki farm]] | |||
[[Category:Former MediaWiki wiki farm]] | |||
[[Category:Founded in 2007]]<!--https://web.Archive.org/web/20080205221003/http://Referata.com/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=history--> | |||
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Referata – wiki databases — offered hosting of semantic wikis; allowing you to add, structure, and store data so it can be managed, shared, browsed, and analysed in as many ways as you choose, within a wiki environment.
Referata was primarily run by Michael D Suarez, along with it's founder Yaron Koren, and was hosted by WikiWorks.[1] It provided free wiki hosting for public wiki sites (aka a 'wiki farm') using the MediaWiki wiki engine, along with the Semantic MediaWiki plugin and associated Semantic Wiki suite of extensions, and also previously utilised the OpenID universal login. Referata also offered commercial paid-for wiki hosting, with enhanced[clarify please] facilities. All Referata sites supported Google Analytics.
Combined with the collaborative abilities of a wiki, a site hosted on Referata could serve as a true user-powered database, with a minimal amount of setup work or technical knowledge. Referata wiki sites could be public or private, open or closed. Public wikis could be set up and run at no charge, but had a limit of 100 MB file storage. There were three paid-for service levels; at 20, 50, and 80 US$ per month.[2]
As of November 2016, the Referata developers and other staff appear to have at least partially abandoned the 'home' Referata (meta) wiki site. The feature requests page has dozens of requests that have seemingly been ignored, and the recent changes list is mostly full of new user account creations. It seems like the site has become just a dormant host for individual wiki sites.
Referata's servers and databases were hacked in 2019, which took all Referata wikis offline and the service was never fully restored. A small number of large wikis reportedly received backups, but most content was lost. As of 2025, Yaron Koren has stated that he does not currently have any plans to restart the service.
- See also
- User:Emijrp/Referata — for a bot-generated list of all wikis hosted on Referata.
- List of over 150 wikis at Referata.com — from the WikiTeam at GitHub.com
- External links
- WikiStats v2.2 – List of Referata wikis — sortable list table of Referata wiki sites from Wikistats v2.2 at WikiStats.WMCloud.org; independent MediaWiki statistics from mutante, hosted by Wikimedia Cloud Services (WMCS)
- Farm: Referata (id: 1597) — list of wiki sites (active and defunct) hosted on the Referata wiki farm, at WikiApiary.com (founded 2011), the wiki site for detailed information on all MediaWiki-powered websites
- Referata wikifarm dump 2011-12-04 — by Hydriz from WikiTeam, at Archive.org
- Referata wikifarm dump 2013-08-24 — by Hydriz from WikiTeam, at Archive.org
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