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|about URL        = http://ShoutWiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Hub:About
|about URL        = http://ShoutWiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Hub:About
|maintopic        = Wiki farm<!--leave this as is, it can not be over-ridden-->
|maintopic        = Wiki farm<!--leave this as is, it can not be over-ridden-->
|founder          = ''several''
|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]]<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; accessed 16 February 2018.</ref><br><s>[[Cook879|Richard Cook]]</s><br><small>(former director)</small><ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
|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      = Wiki farm topic<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc-->
|farm topic      = Wiki farm topic<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc-->
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'''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}}.
'''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''''' — 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]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref>  [[ShoutWiki hub]] is the help and support '[[:Category:Meta|meta]]' wiki site for ShoutWiki.
'''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 (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.


;''Features
;''Features
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]]; 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]]; 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}}
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
;''Backups
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;''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]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref>
[[: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>
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*'''[[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]]''' — director, Chief Technical Officer<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
*'''[[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]]''' — director, Chief Technical Officer<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
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;''Former staff
;''Former staff
The following are former ShoutWiki staff members:<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Category:Former ShoutWiki staff|Former ShoutWiki staff]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref>
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>
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*'''[[Cook879|Richard Cook]]''' — former director, resigned 31 May 2017<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
*'''[[Cook879|Richard Cook]]''' — former director, resigned 31 May 2017<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>

Revision as of 18:01, 4 January 2023

Template:Wiki Farm

This Category: ShoutWiki is either empty, or sparsely populated,
and needs to be 'populated' with articles, stubs (and / or other categories)
relevant to the subject matter of this specific category.

Include an article page in this category via one (or more) of three methods:
a. add ShoutWiki in the appropriate field of its infobox template
b. 'tag' a word within the prose of the article, eg. {{tag|ShoutWiki}}
c. add [[Category:ShoutWiki]] at the bottom of its edit box.

Category: ShoutWiki — this category here on WikiIndex contains wiki sites hosted by ShoutWiki Limited,[1] 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 (GoogleAds) 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.[2] ShoutWiki hub (in its various languages) is the help and support 'meta' wiki site for the entire ShoutWiki wiki farm.

Features

Unlike many other wiki farms, ShoutWiki offers additional available functions compared to a standard MediaWiki installation.[3] 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,[4] 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.[5] The full list of ShoutWiki staff are as follows:[6]

Former staff

The following are former ShoutWiki staff members:[7]

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
  1. ↑ ShoutWiki Limited, Company number 09749047 - overview; CompaniesHouse.gov.uk; Companies House, United Kingdom; accessed 16 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Wiki types; ShoutWiki.com/wiki; ShoutWiki hub (en); accessed 31 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Help:Extensions; ShoutWiki.com/wiki; ShoutWiki hub (en); accessed 31 March 2022.
  4. ↑ ShoutWiki: Special: Version – installed skins; ShoutWiki.com/wiki; ShoutWiki hub (en); accessed 31 March 2022.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CompaniesHouseOfficers
  6. ↑ ShoutWiki staff; ShoutWiki.com/wiki; ShoutWiki hub (en); accessed 31 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Former ShoutWiki staff; ShoutWiki.com/wiki; ShoutWiki hub (en); accessed 31 March 2022.
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