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{{Wiki | {{Wiki farm <!--see 'Template:Wiki farm' for full detail and hidden help advice--> | ||
|name = ShoutWiki Limited | |name = <big>ShoutWiki Limited</big><br><small>''express yourself and be heard''</small> | ||
|URL = http:// | |URL = http://shoutwiki.com | ||
|logo = [[File:ShoutWikiLogo.png|ShoutWiki logo]] | |logo = [[File:ShoutWikiLogo.png|ShoutWiki logo|alt=]] | ||
|wide logo = y | |wide logo = y<!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title is too long--> | ||
|recentchanges URL= http:// | |recentchanges URL= http://shoutwiki.com/wiki/Special:RecentChanges | ||
|wikinode URL = No <!-- | |wikinode URL = No<!--https://WikiFarmURL.com/wiki/WikiNode, if none, use 'No'--> | ||
|about URL = http:// | |about URL = http://shoutwiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Hub:About | ||
|maintopic = | |documentation URL= No<!--e.g. https://WikiFarmURL.com/Documentation, if none, use 'No'--> | ||
|founder = '' | |maintopic = Wiki farm<!--leave this as is, it can not be overridden--> | ||
|CEO = [[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]] | |founder = ''various''<ref name=About>[[ShoutWiki:ShoutWiki_Hub:About|ShoutWiki Hub:About – About ShoutWiki]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 4 January 2023.</ref> | ||
|CEO = [[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]] <small>(owner, director)</small><ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09749047/officers ShoutWiki Limited, Company number 09749047 - People - Officers]; ''CompaniesHouse.gov.uk''; Companies House, United Kingdom; accessed 16 February 2018.</ref><br><s>[[Cook879|Richard Cook]]</s> <small>(former director)</small><ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> | |||
|engine = MediaWiki | |engine = MediaWiki | ||
|farm topic = | |farm topic = Miscellaneous<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc--> | ||
|farm license = Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike<!--license of all wiki sites hosted; NO version numbers; see Category:Wiki license; if more than one, use 'Multi-license'--> | |||
|status = Active<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support--> | |status = Active<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support--> | ||
}}{{PopulateCategory}}<!--needs to have articles created for existing ShoutWiki wikis--> | }}{{PopulateCategory}}<!--needs to have articles created for the 1,279 existing ShoutWiki wikis--> | ||
'''Category:ShoutWiki''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] contains [[wiki]] sites hosted by '''ShoutWiki Limited''',<ref name=CompaniesHouseOverview>[https://beta. | [[File:ShoutWiki, hosted by.png|right|the mini-banner used to highlight sites hosted by ShoutWiki - original version|alt=]] | ||
[[File:ShoutWiki, hosted by - 2.png|right|the mini-banner used to highlight sites hosted by ShoutWiki - current version|alt=]] | |||
'''Category: ShoutWiki''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] here on WikiIndex contains [[wiki]] sites hosted by '''ShoutWiki Limited''',<ref name=CompaniesHouseOverview>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09749047 ShoutWiki Limited, Company number 09749047 - overview]; ''CompaniesHouse.gov.uk''; Companies House, United Kingdom; accessed 16 February 2018.</ref> a {{tag|wiki company}} from {{tag|England}} in the {{tag|United Kingdom}} (UK) which provides a {{tag|MediaWiki wiki farm}}. | |||
'''ShoutWiki – ''express yourself and be heard | '''ShoutWiki – ''express yourself and be heard''''' — is a {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free}}, advertising-supported ({{tag|Google advertising}}) [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] hosting service – aka a [[wiki farm]], which uses the {{tag|MediaWiki}} software. ShoutWiki offer three different types of free wiki hosting solutions; of which each one has different features: [[ShoutWiki:Public wiki|public wikis]], [[ShoutWiki:Private wiki|private wikis]], and [[ShoutWiki:School wiki|school / university wikis]].<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Wiki types|Wiki types]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref> [[ShoutWiki hub]] (in its [[Template:ShoutWiki hub|various languages]]) is the help and support '[[:Category:Meta|meta]]' wiki site for the entire ShoutWiki wiki farm. As of July 2024, ShoutWiki hosts 12,640 wiki sites in more than twenty different [[:Category:Wiki language|languages]].[http://shoutwiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Hub:About] | ||
;''Features | ;''Features | ||
Unlike many other {{tag | Unlike many other {{tag|wiki farm}}s, ShoutWiki offers {{Mw|Category:Extensions by ShoutWiki|additional available functions}} compared to a standard [[MediaWiki.org|MediaWiki]] installation.<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Help:Extensions|Help:Extensions]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref> One notable example is {{Mw|social tools}} - features like [[user]] profiles, boards, friending and foeing, gifts, awards, and so on - which can be used to enhance the wiki experience and make [[edit]]ing more fun and appealing. As of early 2022, ShoutWiki is available with the option of fifteen (15) [[:Category:MediaWiki skin|skins]],<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Special:Version#Installed_skins|ShoutWiki: Special: Version – installed skins]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref> with some skins [[:Category:ShoutWiki skin|created and / or adapted]] by [[:Category:ShoutWiki people|ShoutWiki members]]. However, it should also be noted that some standard MediaWiki features are disabled on ShoutWiki.<sup>[which?]</sup>{{Clarify}} | ||
;''Backups | |||
There are [https://Archive.org/details/shoutwiki.com backups for some of the ShoutWiki wikis] at the Internet Archive WaybackMachine located at [[Archive.org]]. As of 6 June 2012, there are instant database dumps available for individual wikis. See [http://blog.ShoutWiki.com/2012/06/new-feature-instant-database-dumps/ here]. | |||
;''Staff | ;''Staff | ||
[[:Category:ShoutWiki staff|ShoutWiki's staff]] consists of [[:Category:MediaWiki developer|MediaWiki developers]] and [[editor]]s who have plenty of experience with the software. It is currently headed by [[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]], who [[Owner|owns]] more than 75% of the company, with more than 75% voting rights.<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> The full list of ShoutWiki staff are as follows:<ref>[[ShoutWiki:ShoutWiki Staff|ShoutWiki staff]] | [[:Category:ShoutWiki staff|ShoutWiki's staff]] consists of [[:Category:MediaWiki developer|MediaWiki developers]] and [[editor]]s who have plenty of experience with the software. It is currently headed by [[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]], who [[Owner|owns]] more than 75% of the company, with more than 75% voting rights.<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> The full list of ShoutWiki staff are as follows:<ref>[[ShoutWiki:ShoutWiki Staff|ShoutWiki staff]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref> | ||
<div style=column-width:22em> | <div style=column-width:22em> | ||
*[[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]] — director, Chief Technical Officer<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> | *'''[[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]]''' — director, Chief Technical Officer<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> | ||
*{{U|Jack Phoenix}} — customer support lead | *{{U|Jack Phoenix}} — customer support lead | ||
*[[Nicmavr]] — customer support | *[[Nicmavr]] — customer support | ||
*[[DeviantSalens]] | *[[DeviantSalens]] | ||
*[[Isarra Yos]] — user experience designer</div> | *[[Isarra Yos]] — user experience designer</div> | ||
;''Former staff | ;''Former staff | ||
The following are former ShoutWiki staff members:<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Category:Former ShoutWiki staff|Former ShoutWiki staff]] | The following are former ShoutWiki staff members:<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Category:Former ShoutWiki staff|Former ShoutWiki staff]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref> | ||
<div style=column-width:22em> | <div style=column-width:22em> | ||
*[[Cook879|Richard Cook]] — former director, resigned 31 May 2017<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> | *'''[[Cook879|Richard Cook]]''' — former director, resigned 31 May 2017<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> | ||
*{{U|SamanthaNguyen}} — customer support | |||
*[[Jedimca0]] | *[[Jedimca0]] | ||
*[[Solar Dragon]] | *[[Solar Dragon]] | ||
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ShoutWiki had a major [[:Category:Cannot connect|outage]] on 17 June 2011, that lasted until around 10 January 2012. Since it took this long time to set up a new server, and probably many wikis would have been moved to another host, [[staff]] decided that they'll recover existing wikis on demand. | ShoutWiki had a major [[:Category:Cannot connect|outage]] on 17 June 2011, that lasted until around 10 January 2012. Since it took this long time to set up a new server, and probably many wikis would have been moved to another host, [[staff]] decided that they'll recover existing wikis on demand. | ||
On 3 March 2012, there was another major [[:Category:Possibly discontinued wikis|outage]]. This time, however, there was a problem with the [[:Category:Wiki | On 3 March 2012, there was another major [[:Category:Possibly discontinued wikis|outage]]. This time, however, there was a problem with the [[:Category:Wiki database backup|backup]] system; and all edits made since the last recover were lost, so nothing had been recovered since 17 June 2011. | ||
;''References | ;''References | ||
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;''External links | ;''External links | ||
*[[ShoutWiki | *[[YouTube-vid:t3voqZQXEgE|ShoutWiki promotional video]] — at YouTube.com | ||
*[ | *[http://blog.shoutwiki.com ShoutWiki blog] — at Blog.ShoutWiki.com | ||
*[ | *[https://phabricator.shoutwiki.com ShoutWiki Phabricator] — public bug tracker and project management, at Phabricator.ShoutWiki.com | ||
*[https:// | *[https://twitter.com/ShoutWiki ShoutWiki Twitter feed] | ||
*[https://www. | *[https://www.facebook.com/ShoutWiki ShoutWiki Facebook page] | ||
*[[ShoutWiki:List of wikis|List of ShoutWiki wikis]] | *[[ShoutWiki:List of wikis|List of ShoutWiki-hosted wikis]] — at ShoutWiki.com | ||
*[http:// | *[http://shoutwiki.com/w/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis MediaWiki API HTML list of ShoutWiki wikis] — at ShoutWiki.com | ||
*[https://S23.org/wikistats/shoutwiki_html.php List of ShoutWiki.com wikis] — | *{{Mw|Category: Extensions by ShoutWiki}} — at [[MediaWiki.org]] | ||
{{WikiApiary-farm|ShoutWiki|24706}} | |||
*[[Archive.org:20170524064131/https://S23.org/wikistats/shoutwiki_html.php|WikiStats – List of ShoutWiki.com wikis]] — sortable list table of ShoutWiki wiki sites by {{U|mutante}} at [[S23-Wiki|S23.org]] (archived 2017-05-24, very useful historical information back to 2011) | |||
{{Wikistats v2.2-project|sw|ShoutWikis|ShoutWiki}} | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/shoutwiki.com ShoutWiki wikifarm dump 2011-08-16] — by Nemo_bis from [[Archive Team#WikiTeam|WikiTeam]], at [[Archive.org]] (all 397 known ShoutWiki.com wikis dumped) | |||
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=ShoutWiki&sin= ShoutWiki individual wiki sites archived] — search of ShoutWiki at Archive.org | |||
*[[YouTube-vid:qcfuA_UAz3I|Stop using Fandom]] — by mossbag, on YouTube.com | |||
[[Category:England|*]] | |||
[[Category:Aurora]] | [[Category:Aurora]] | ||
[[Category:Bouquet]] | [[Category:Bouquet]] | ||
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[[Category:Truglass]] | [[Category:Truglass]] | ||
[[Category:Vector]] | [[Category:Vector]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Founded in 2007]]<!--http://ShoutWiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Hub:About--> | ||
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Category: ShoutWiki — this category here on WikiIndex contains wiki sites hosted by ShoutWiki Limited,[3] a wiki company from England in the United Kingdom (UK) which provides a MediaWiki wiki farm.
ShoutWiki – express yourself and be heard — is a free, advertising-supported (Google advertising) wiki hosting service – aka a wiki farm, which uses the MediaWiki software. ShoutWiki offer three different types of free wiki hosting solutions; of which each one has different features: public wikis, private wikis, and school / university wikis.[4] ShoutWiki hub (in its various languages) is the help and support 'meta' wiki site for the entire ShoutWiki wiki farm. As of July 2024, ShoutWiki hosts 12,640 wiki sites in more than twenty different languages.[1]
- Features
Unlike many other wiki farms, ShoutWiki offers additional available functions compared to a standard MediaWiki installation.[5] One notable example is social tools - features like user profiles, boards, friending and foeing, gifts, awards, and so on - which can be used to enhance the wiki experience and make editing more fun and appealing. As of early 2022, ShoutWiki is available with the option of fifteen (15) skins,[6] with some skins created and / or adapted by ShoutWiki members. However, it should also be noted that some standard MediaWiki features are disabled on ShoutWiki.[which?][clarify please]
- Backups
There are backups for some of the ShoutWiki wikis at the Internet Archive WaybackMachine located at Archive.org. As of 6 June 2012, there are instant database dumps available for individual wikis. See here.
- Staff
ShoutWiki's staff consists of MediaWiki developers and editors who have plenty of experience with the software. It is currently headed by Lewis Cawte, who owns more than 75% of the company, with more than 75% voting rights.[2] The full list of ShoutWiki staff are as follows:[7]
- Lewis Cawte — director, Chief Technical Officer[2]
- Jack Phoenix — customer support lead
- Nicmavr — customer support
- DeviantSalens
- Isarra Yos — user experience designer
- Former staff
The following are former ShoutWiki staff members:[8]
- Richard Cook — former director, resigned 31 May 2017[2]
- SamanthaNguyen — customer support
- Jedimca0
- Solar Dragon
- Lynton
- Pinky
- Major outages
ShoutWiki had a major outage on 17 June 2011, that lasted until around 10 January 2012. Since it took this long time to set up a new server, and probably many wikis would have been moved to another host, staff decided that they'll recover existing wikis on demand.
On 3 March 2012, there was another major outage. This time, however, there was a problem with the backup system; and all edits made since the last recover were lost, so nothing had been recovered since 17 June 2011.
- References
- ↑ ShoutWiki Hub:About – About ShoutWiki; ShoutWiki.com/wiki; ShoutWiki hub (en); accessed 4 January 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 ShoutWiki Limited, Company number 09749047 - People - Officers; CompaniesHouse.gov.uk; Companies House, United Kingdom; accessed 16 February 2018.
- ↑ ShoutWiki Limited, Company number 09749047 - overview; CompaniesHouse.gov.uk; Companies House, United Kingdom; accessed 16 February 2018.
- ↑ Wiki types; ShoutWiki.com/wiki; ShoutWiki hub (en); accessed 31 March 2022.
- ↑ Help:Extensions; ShoutWiki.com/wiki; ShoutWiki hub (en); accessed 31 March 2022.
- ↑ ShoutWiki: Special: Version – installed skins; ShoutWiki.com/wiki; ShoutWiki hub (en); accessed 31 March 2022.
- ↑ ShoutWiki staff; ShoutWiki.com/wiki; ShoutWiki hub (en); accessed 31 March 2022.
- ↑ Former ShoutWiki staff; ShoutWiki.com/wiki; ShoutWiki hub (en); accessed 31 March 2022.
- External links
- ShoutWiki promotional video — at YouTube.com
- ShoutWiki blog — at Blog.ShoutWiki.com
- ShoutWiki Phabricator — public bug tracker and project management, at Phabricator.ShoutWiki.com
- ShoutWiki Twitter feed
- ShoutWiki Facebook page
- List of ShoutWiki-hosted wikis — at ShoutWiki.com
- MediaWiki API HTML list of ShoutWiki wikis — at ShoutWiki.com
- Category: Extensions by ShoutWiki — at MediaWiki.org
- Farm: ShoutWiki (id: 24706) — list of wiki sites (active and defunct) hosted on the ShoutWiki wiki farm, at WikiApiary.com (founded 2011), the wiki site for detailed information on all MediaWiki-powered websites
- WikiStats – List of ShoutWiki.com wikis — sortable list table of ShoutWiki wiki sites by mutante at S23.org (archived 2017-05-24, very useful historical information back to 2011)
- WikiStats v2.2 – List of ShoutWikis — sortable list table of ShoutWiki wiki sites from Wikistats v2.2 at WikiStats.WMCloud.org; independent MediaWiki statistics from mutante, hosted by Wikimedia Cloud Services (WMCS)
- ShoutWiki wikifarm dump 2011-08-16 — by Nemo_bis from WikiTeam, at Archive.org (all 397 known ShoutWiki.com wikis dumped)
- ShoutWiki individual wiki sites archived — search of ShoutWiki at Archive.org
- Stop using Fandom — by mossbag, on YouTube.com
Subcategories
This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
- Ex-ShoutWiki (1 P)
- ShoutWiki staff (7 P, 2 F)
- ShoutWiki stubs (8 P)
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- FANONmedia Foundation (3 P)
Pages in category “ShoutWiki”
The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
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Media in category "ShoutWiki"
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Categories:
- Wiki farm
- Miscellaneous
- Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike
- MediaWiki
- Active
- Categories needing populating
- Wiki company
- England
- United Kingdom
- MediaWiki wiki farm
- Free MediaWiki wiki farm
- Google advertising
- Articles requiring clarification
- Monitored by WikiApiary (farm)
- Monitored by WikiStats v2.2
- Aurora
- Bouquet
- Cologne Blue
- Desk Mess Mirrored
- Dusk
- Dusk To Dawn
- Gamepress
- Minerva
- Modern
- Monaco
- Monobook
- Nimbus
- Timeless
- Truglass
- Vector
- Founded in 2007