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A '''federated wiki''' is one that is in which [[user]]s help to host the content of the [[wiki]] themselves.  They can either [[mirror]] the entire site, or some portion of the pages they find relevant or choose to [[fork]] part of it and accept or reject certain edits that they find more or less constructive.
A '''federated wiki''' is {{tag|WikiConcept|concept}}, specifically one that is where individual [[user]]s help to host the content of the {{tag|wiki}} themselves.  The fundamental {{tag|WikiIdea|idea}} is that a {{tag|federated wiki}} can either [[mirror]] the entire site, or some portion of the pages they find relevant, or choose to [[fork]] part of it, and accept or reject certain [[edit]]s that they find more or less constructive.


In 2012, [[Ward Cunningham]] decided to [https://www.Wired.com/2012/07/wiki-inventor/ introduce] the [[Smallest Federated Wiki]] on [[GitHub]] to allow users to help federate [[WikiWikiWeb |Ward's Wiki]], or any other projects. See [https://GitHub.com/WardCunningham/Smallest-Federated-Wiki here].  This is similar to [[interwiki]], and [[MeatballWiki]]'s idea of 'OneBigWiki'.
In 2012, [[Ward Cunningham]] decided to [https://www.Wired.com/2012/07/wiki-inventor/ introduce] the [[Smallest Federated Wiki]] on [[GitHub]] to allow users to help 'federate' [[WikiWikiWeb|Ward's Wiki]], or any other projects.<ref>Jennifer Zaino (9 March 2012); [[Archive.org:20120831094614/http://SemanticWeb.com/ward-cunninghams-smallest-federated-wiki-paves-road-to-our-curated-future_b27267|Ward Cunningham's Smallest Federated Wiki paves road to our curated future]]; ''SemanticWeb.com'' (via [[Archive.org]]); WebMediaBrands Inc.; archived 31 August 2012.</ref>  See [[GitHub:WardCunningham/Smallest-Federated-Wiki|here]].  This is similar to [[interwiki]], and [[MeatballWiki]]'s idea of 'OneBigWiki'.


Since February 2015, a sample implementation is online: http://c2.fed.wiki.org/{{DeadEL}}
In February 2015, a sample implementation was originally found online at: <tt>[https://archive.is/XbCWL http://C2.Fed.Wiki.org/view/welcome-visitors]</tt> (via [[archive.is]]). It subsequently moved to a new URL, namely: <tt>http://Fed.Wiki.org/view/welcome-visitors</tt>.


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*[[Wiki:FederatedWiki|Federated Wiki]] — at [[WikiWikiWeb]], aka 'Ward's Wiki'
*[[Wiki:SmallestFederatedWiki|Smallest Federated Wiki]] — at WikiWikiWeb, aka 'Ward's Wiki'
*{{W|Smallest Federated Wiki}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]]
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