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'''Everything2''', found at < | '''Everything2''', found at <code>Everything2.com</code> and commonly abbreviated '''E2''', is {{tag|NotAWiki|not a wiki}}, but is a [[:Category:Websites|website]] which functions similarly, insomuch that other people can [[edit]] someone else's existing article. Its tagline is ''Read with us. Write for us.'', and on its homepage, it states "Our fiction is more entertaining than Wikipedia's". [[User]]s can make a write-up about any [[:Category:Wiki Topic|topic]], and then other users can add onto that write-up, forming a 'node', but they cannot change what the original creator wrote. | ||
The Everything2 community focuses on all kinds of {{tag|writing}}, including personal 'daylogs', which act almost like a {{tag|bliki}}. Registration for an account is necessary, and one can only edit existing articles or create new articles after {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirming email}} during original account registration. Users will notice that Everything2 supports [[redirect]]s, in a seemingly identical manner as [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. For a time, Everything2 was considered an alternative or competitor to [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. | The Everything2 community focuses on all kinds of {{tag|writing}}, including personal 'daylogs', which act almost like a {{tag|bliki}}. Registration for an account is necessary, and one can only edit existing articles or create new articles after {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirming email}} during original account registration. Users will notice that Everything2 supports [[redirect]]s, in a seemingly identical manner as [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. For a time, Everything2 was considered an alternative or competitor to [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. | ||
'''''Copyright''''' | |||
Everything2 ™ is brought to you by Everything2 Media, LLC. All content {{tag|copyright}}© {{tag|Wiki Copyright to original source author|original author}} unless stated otherwise. | Everything2 ™ is brought to you by Everything2 Media, LLC. All content {{tag|copyright}}© {{tag|Wiki Copyright to original source author|original author}} unless stated otherwise. | ||
'''''See also''''' | |||
*[[DMOZ]] – another collaborative project which is somewhat similar to a wiki. | *[[DMOZ]] – another collaborative project which is somewhat similar to a wiki. | ||
'''''External links''''' | |||
*[[Everything2:An+Introduction+to+Everything2|An Introduction to Everything2]] — on Everything2.com | *[[Everything2:An+Introduction+to+Everything2|An Introduction to Everything2]] — on Everything2.com | ||
*[[Everything2:Everything2+Help|Everything2 Help]] — on Everything2.com | *[[Everything2:Everything2+Help|Everything2 Help]] — on Everything2.com | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 3 December 2021
Everything2, found at Everything2.com and commonly abbreviated E2, is not a wiki, but is a website which functions similarly, insomuch that other people can edit someone else's existing article. Its tagline is Read with us. Write for us., and on its homepage, it states "Our fiction is more entertaining than Wikipedia's". Users can make a write-up about any topic, and then other users can add onto that write-up, forming a 'node', but they cannot change what the original creator wrote.
The Everything2 community focuses on all kinds of writing, including personal 'daylogs', which act almost like a bliki. Registration for an account is necessary, and one can only edit existing articles or create new articles after confirming email during original account registration. Users will notice that Everything2 supports redirects, in a seemingly identical manner as MediaWiki. For a time, Everything2 was considered an alternative or competitor to Wikipedia.
Copyright Everything2 ™ is brought to you by Everything2 Media, LLC. All content copyright© original author unless stated otherwise.
See also
- DMOZ – another collaborative project which is somewhat similar to a wiki.
External links
- An Introduction to Everything2 — on Everything2.com
- Everything2 Help — on Everything2.com
- Wikis — on Everything2.com
- Everything2 — on the English Wikipedia