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{{Wiki Farm
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|URL              = http://elwiki.com
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|engine            = MediaWiki
|status            = Dead
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==Description==
==Description==
'''ElWiki''' was a {{tag|WikiFarm|collection}} of [[wiki]]-based 'knowledgebases' on a variety of [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subjects]].  Users could create a wiki on any subject, free of charge, and get a free .com, .net or .org domain after hitting a certain threshold of activity.  The owner of the [[wiki farm]] was Martin Rozinsky.
{{TOC right}}'''ElWiki''' is a [[:Category:Former wiki farm|former]] (now defunct) [[:Category:Wiki farm|collection]] of [[wiki]]-based '[[:Category:Knowledge|knowledgebases]]' on a variety of subjects.  [[User]]s could create a wiki site on any [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject]], free of charge, and get a free <tt>.com</tt>, <tt>.net</tt>, or <tt>.org</tt> domain after hitting a certain threshold of activity.  [[:Category:ElWiki|ElWiki]] was [[:Category:Founded in 2006|founded 2006]], and went [[:Category:Former MediaWiki wiki farm|down]] around September / October 2007.  The owner of this [[:Category:Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free MediaWiki wiki farm]] was Martin Rozinsky.  During 2008, the <tt>ElWiki.com</tt> domain became a {{Wp|GoDaddy}} domain parking site.


The site went {{tag|Dead|down}} in 2008, and is now a [[wp:GoDaddy|GoDaddy]] domain parker. People wanting to start their own wiki hosted by a third party should keep in mind that such disasters can happen.
People who want to start their own wiki site hosted by a third party should keep in mind that such disasters can happen.  Seemingly very few of the [[WhatIsWiki|wiki sites]] on this ElWiki farm survived, although [[The H-Town Wiki]] was migrated prior to being lost, and is still an [[:Category:Active|active]] wiki.


===Last message===
===Final message===
From [http://web.archive.org/web/20080221125135/http://www.elwiki.com/ 21 February 2008]:
From [[Archive.org:20080221125135/http://www.ElWiki.com|21 February 2008]]:
<blockquote>
{{Cquote|"We're sorry...  We're sorry about the [[:Category:Cannot connect|downtime]] we've been having lately. Our previous [[:Category:Web hosting|hosting]] provider let us down. We can assure you this was as frustrating to you as it was to us. We've finally managed to migrate everything to a new set of servers. The new infrastructure should be significantly more reliable. We're still working on setting everything up, so some domains may be temporarily unavailable.  We're also closed to new registrations until we can ensure stability for our existing users.  — The ElWiki team."}}
"We're sorry...  We're sorry about the {{tag|Cannot connect|downtime}} we've been having lately. Our previous hosting provider let us down. We can assure you this was as frustrating to you as it was to us. We've finally managed to migrate everything to a new set of servers. The new infrastructure should be significantly more reliable. We're still working on setting everything up, so some domains may be temporarily unavailable.  We're also closed to new registrations until we can ensure stability for our existing users.  -- The {{tag|ElWiki}} team".</blockquote>


==Other failed wiki farms==
==Other [[:Category:Former wiki farm|failed wiki farms]]==
*[[ScribbleWiki]]
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*[[:Category:Wikkii|Wikkii]]
*[[:Category:Referata|Referata]]
*[[:Category:ScribbleWiki|ScribbleWiki]]
*[[:Category:TropicalWikis|TropicalWikis]]
*[[:Category:Wiki.Wiki|Wiki.Wiki]]
*[[:Category:Wiki.yt|Wiki.yt]]
*[[:Category:WikiFree|WikiFree]]
*[[:Category:Wikkii|Wikkii]]</div>


==List of wikis==
==[[:Category:ElWiki|List of ElWiki wikis]]==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20070921140624/http://www.elwiki.com/gallery.php Last list of wikis at 21 September 2007] from the [[Archive.org|Internet Archive WaybackMachine]]:
[[Archive.org:20070921140624/http://www.ElWiki.com/gallery.php|Last list of ElWiki-hosted wikis at 21 September 2007]], from the ''Internet Archive WaybackMachine'' at [[Archive.org]], with some known additions:
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*[[!k5a Clan]]
*[[!k5a Clan]]
*[[2-Wheel-Wiki]]
*[[2-Wheel-Wiki]]
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*[[Shinra Wiki]]
*[[Shinra Wiki]]
*[[Simon Kilmores Music Trading Website]]
*[[Simon Kilmores Music Trading Website]]
*[[Small Town, Montana; Creator Wiki]]
*[[Small Town, Montana]]
*[[Space Conflict Wiki]]
*[[Space Conflict Wiki]]
*[[speedrunwiki.com]]
*[[speedrunwiki.com]]
*[[SportsWiki]]
*[[SportsWiki]]
*[[Spring Hill Wiki]]
*[[Spring Hill Wiki]]
*[[SPV-Developers]]
*[[Strenzfeld Hochbau GmbH - Modellunternehmen]]
*[[Strenzfeld Hochbau GmbH - Modellunternehmen]]
*[[Sunik's Wiki]]
*[[Sunik's Wiki]]
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*[[Tourist's Guide to Avinal'de]]
*[[Tourist's Guide to Avinal'de]]
*[[TrackersNW]]
*[[TrackersNW]]
*[[Trendpedia]]
*[[Troop 1018 Chronicles]]
*[[Troop 1018 Chronicles]]
*[[Truth and Justice Wiki]]
*[[Truth and Justice Wiki]]
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*[[Wiki-Wildeboer]]
*[[Wiki-Wildeboer]]
*[[WikiDMB]]
*[[WikiDMB]]
*[[WikiLaw]]
*[[WikiLaw (Law.ElWiki.com)]]
*[[WikiLost]]
*[[WikiLost]]
*[[Wikimusement - the free, amusing content resource]]
*[[Wikimusement - the free, amusing content resource]]
*[[WikiWiki]]
*[[WikiWiki (ElWiki)]]
*[[Wine Students]]
*[[Wine Students]]
*[[Xavier Catholic College: The Happenings]]
*[[Xavier Catholic College: The Happenings]]
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*[[Your Gaming Wiki]]
*[[Your Gaming Wiki]]
*[[ZachioWiki]]
*[[ZachioWiki]]
*[[ZeeblotWiki]]
*[[ZeeblotWiki]]</div><includeonly>
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[[Category:Founded in 2006]]</includeonly>
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 19 November 2022

Description[edit]

ElWiki is a former (now defunct) collection of wiki-based 'knowledgebases' on a variety of subjects. Users could create a wiki site on any subject, free of charge, and get a free .com, .net, or .org domain after hitting a certain threshold of activity. ElWiki was founded 2006, and went down around September / October 2007. The owner of this free MediaWiki wiki farm was Martin Rozinsky. During 2008, the ElWiki.com domain became a GoDaddy domain parking site.

People who want to start their own wiki site hosted by a third party should keep in mind that such disasters can happen. Seemingly very few of the wiki sites on this ElWiki farm survived, although The H-Town Wiki was migrated prior to being lost, and is still an active wiki.

Final message[edit]

From 21 February 2008:

"We're sorry... We're sorry about the downtime we've been having lately. Our previous hosting provider let us down. We can assure you this was as frustrating to you as it was to us. We've finally managed to migrate everything to a new set of servers. The new infrastructure should be significantly more reliable. We're still working on setting everything up, so some domains may be temporarily unavailable. We're also closed to new registrations until we can ensure stability for our existing users. — The ElWiki team."

Other failed wiki farms[edit]

List of ElWiki wikis[edit]

Last list of ElWiki-hosted wikis at 21 September 2007, from the Internet Archive WaybackMachine at Archive.org, with some known additions:

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