Category:ShoutWiki: Difference between revisions

|name            = ShoutWiki Limited

|CEO              = [[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]]<br><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; retrieved 16 February 2018.</ref><br><s>[[Cook879|Richard Cook]]</s><br><small>(former director)</small><ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>

'''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; retrieved 16 February 2018.</ref> a {{tag|wiki company}} from {{tag|England}} in the {{tag|United Kingdom}} which provides a {{tag|MediaWiki wiki farm}}.

'''ShoutWiki – ''express yourself and be heard!''''' — is a {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free}}, advertising-supported ({{tag|GoogleAds}}) [[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]]; retrieved 31 March 2022.</ref>

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]]; retrieved 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]]; retrieved 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.^[which?]{{Clarify}}

[[: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]]; retrieved 31 March 2022.</ref>

*[[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]] — director, Chief Technical Officer<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>

The following are former ShoutWiki staff members:<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Category:Former ShoutWiki staff|Former ShoutWiki staff]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki Hub]]; retrieved 31 March 2022.</ref>

*[[Cook879|Richard Cook]] — former director, resigned 31 May 2017<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>

*[https://S23.org/wikistats/shoutwiki_html.php List of ShoutWiki.com wikis] — from WikiStats by [[S23-Wiki|S23.org]] (outdated, but still very useful info)