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A suggestion for possible expansion of wiki articles, using the [[English Wikipedia]] as an example. For many non-Wikimedia wikis, there should also be someplace to mention the parent website.
A suggestion for possible expansion of wiki articles, using the [[English Wikipedia]] as an example. For many non-Wikimedia wikis, there should also be someplace to mention the parent website.
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{{Wiki |
{{Wiki
  wiki_name             = Wikipedia
|name             = Wikipedia
| wiki_logo             = [[Image:Wikipedia.png|150px]]
|logo             = [[Image:Wikipedia.png|150px]]
| wiki_URL               = http://wikipedia.org/
|URL               = http://wikipedia.org/
| wiki_recentchanges_URL = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Recentchanges  
|recentchanges URL = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Recentchanges
| wiki_wikinode_URL     = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiNode  
|wikinode URL     = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiNode
| wiki_status           = Vibrant
|status           = Vibrant
| wiki_language         = Multilingual
|language         = Multilingual
| wiki_editmode         = OpenEdit
|editmode         = OpenEdit
| wiki_engine           = MediaWiki
|engine           = MediaWiki
| wiki_maintopic         = Reference
|maintopic         = Reference
}}
}}
;Introduction
;Introduction
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"the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit"
"the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit"


2nd expansion paragraph covering [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:NPOV|Wikipedia:NPOV]], etc.
2nd expansion paragraph covering [[wp:Wikipedia:NPOV|Wikipedia:NPOV]], etc.


;About:
;About:
 
*[[wp:Wikipedia:About|Wikipedia:About]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:About|Wikipedia:About]]


;Policies and Guidelines
;Policies and Guidelines
 
*[[wp:Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines]]


;Manual of Style
;Manual of Style
*[[Wikipedia:WP:MOS]]
*[[Wikipedia:WP:MOS]]


;Governance
;Governance
 
*[[wp:Wikipedia:Administrators|Wikipedia:Administrators]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Administrators|Wikipedia:Administrators]]


;Dispute resolution
;Dispute resolution
*[[Wikipedia:WP:RFC]] (Requests for Comments)
*[[Wikipedia:WP:RFC]] (Requests for Comments)
*[[Wikipedia:WP:RFM]] (Requests for Mediation)
*[[Wikipedia:WP:RFM]] (Requests for Mediation)
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;Community
;Community
*[[Wikipedia:Community Portal]]
*[[Wikipedia:Community Portal]]
 
Many of the Wikipedia editors are high school and college age young males, predominantly from North America and Western Europe. This not only effects what topics get the most attention, but may also effect their behavior. Do not be surprised when some editors choose [[wp:Wikipedia:edit war|edit wars]] over page content instead of discussion and compromise.
Many of the Wikipedia editors are high school and college age young males, predominantly from North America and Western Europe. This not only effects what topics get the most attention, but may also effect their behavior. Do not be surprised when some editors choose [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:edit war|edit wars]] over page content instead of discussion and compromise.


;News and information
;News and information
 
*[[wp:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost]]
*[[wp:Wikipedia:Announcements|Wikipedia:Announcements]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Announcements|Wikipedia:Announcements]]


;Controveries
;Controveries
*[[Wikipedia:John Seigenthaler Sr. Wikipedia biography controversy]]
*[[Wikipedia:John Seigenthaler Sr. Wikipedia biography controversy]]
*editing of Wikipedia articles by congressional staffers and campaign aides
*editing of Wikipedia articles by congressional staffers and campaign aides


;Related Wikis
;Related wikis
 
*[[Meta Wikimedia]]: Wikimedia project coordination: parent wiki with policies and guidelines covering all [[Wikimedia]] projects
*[[Meta Wikimedia]]: Wikimedia project coordination: parent wiki with policies and guidelines covering all [[Wikimedia]] projects
*[[Wikimedia Commons]]: Shared media repository (mostly images)
*[[Wikimedia Commons]]: Shared media repository (mostly images)
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**[[Wikinews]]
**[[Wikinews]]
See also:
See also:
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias List of Wikipedias] at [[Meta Wikimedia]]
*[[MetaWiki:List of Wikipedias|List of Wikipedias]] at [[Meta Wikimedia]]
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Complete_list_of_Wikimedia_projects Complete list of Wikimedia projects] at [[Meta Wikimedia]]
*[[MetaWiki:Complete list of Wikimedia projects|Complete list of Wikimedia projects]] at [[Meta Wikimedia]]


;Featured webpages
;Featured webpages
 
*[[wp:Wikipedia:Featured articles|Wikipedia:Featured articles]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Featured articles|Wikipedia:Featured articles]]
*[[wp:Wikipedia:Featured pictures|Wikipedia:Featured pictures]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Featured pictures|Wikipedia:Featured pictures]]
*[[wp:Wikipedia:Featured lists|Wikipedia:Featured lists]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Featured lists|Wikipedia:Featured lists]]
*[[wp:Wikipedia:Featured portals|Wikipedia:Featured portals]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Featured portals|Wikipedia:Featured portals]]


;TourBusStop & WikiNode
;TourBusStop & WikiNode
 
*[[wp:Wikipedia:TourBusStop|Wikipedia:TourBusStop]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:TourBusStop|Wikipedia:TourBusStop]]
*[[wp:Wikipedia:WikiNode|Wikipedia:WikiNode]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiNode|Wikipedia:WikiNode]]


;Statistics
;Statistics
A table with a date column, plus columns for the number of articles, users, and admins (from [[Special:Statistics]] for [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] wikis). For larger wikis, maybe a column for their Alexa rating as well. [note:current stats in the table are fake.]


A table with a date column, plus columns for the number of articles, users, and admins (from [[Special:Statistics]] for [[MediaWiki]] wikis). For larger wikis, maybe a column for their Alexa rating as well. [note:current stats in the table are fake.]
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{| border=1 align=left
|+Statistics
|+Statistics
! date
!date!!articles!!users!!admins!!Alexa
! articles
! users
! admins
! Alexa
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|1/1/2006
|1/1/2006
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;Blogs and discussion groups
;Blogs and discussion groups
*www.wikipedia-watch.org
*www.wikipedia-watch.org
*[http://wikipediareview.proboards78.com The Wikipedia Review]
*[http://wikipediareview.proboards78.com The Wikipedia Review]


;Additional data
;Additional data
*Sponsoring organization: [[Wikimedia Foundation]]  [http://wikimediafoundation.org] ([[June 20]], [[2003]])
*Sponsoring organization: [[Wikimedia Foundation]]  [http://wikimediafoundation.org] (June 20, 2003)
*Copyright policy: [[GFDL]] ([[GNU Free Document Licence]]}
*Copyright policy: [[GFDL]] ([[:Category:Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License]]}
*Contact info: [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Contact_us Wikimedia Foundation:Contact us]
*Contact info: [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Contact_us Wikimedia Foundation:Contact us]
*Date founded: [[15 January]] [[2001]] (see [[Wikipedia:History of Wikipedia|History of Wikipedia]]
*Date founded: 15 January 2001 (see [[wp:History of Wikipedia|History of Wikipedia]]


;Reviews of this wiki
;Reviews of this wiki
*[[English Wikipedia/Reviews]] [reviews added by WikiIndex visitors added onto a subpage]
*[[English Wikipedia/Reviews]] [reviews added by [[WikiIndex]] visitors added onto a subpage]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia]] [Wikipedia article on the Website]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia]] [Wikipedia article on the Website]
*[http://everything2.com/?node=Wikipedia Wikipedia article at Everything2]
*[http://everything2.com/?node=Wikipedia Wikipedia article at Everything2]
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;Mirror websites
;Mirror websites
 
The Wikipedia has numerous [[wp:Mirror (computing)|mirror]] websites. Some of them have cooperative agreements with the Wikipedia, while others have only posted an old download of the database that is never updated and they have removed all reference to the Wikipedia and the GFDL licence. Many other mirrors are somewhere between those extremes. Here are two of the better-known Wikipedia mirrors:
The Wikipedia has numerous [[Wikipedia:Mirror (computing)|mirror]] websites. Some of them have cooperative agreements with the Wikipedia, while others have only posted an old download of the database that is never updated and they have removed all reference to the Wikipedia and the GFDL licence. Many other mirrors are somewhere between those extremes. Here are two of the better-known Wikipedia mirrors:
*[http://answers.com Answers.com]
*[http://answers.com Answers.com]
*[http://reference.com Reference.com]
*[http://reference.com Reference.com]
See also: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks]]: a description and links to alphabetic lists of Wikipedia mirrors
See also: [[wp:Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks]]: a description and links to alphabetic lists of Wikipedia mirrors


;Forks of the Wikipedia
;Forks of the Wikipedia
 
There are several [[wp:Fork (software development)|forks]] of the Wikipedia, with most of them started by individuals who have had disagreements over Wikipedia policy or editorial content as an editor on the Wikipedia.
There are several [[wikipedia:Fork (software development)|forks]] of the Wikipedia, with most of them started by individuals who have had disagreements over Wikipedia policy or editorial content as an editor on the Wikipedia.
*[[Wikinfo]] http://wikinfo.org
*[[WikInfo]] http://wikinfo.org


;Mashups
;Mashups
 
*[http://www.placeopedia.com Placeopedia]  
*[http://www.placeopedia.com/ Placeopedia]  


;Parodies and Satires
;Parodies and Satires
*[http://uncyclopedia.org Uncyclopedia] [[Uncyclopedia]]
*[http://uncyclopedia.org Uncyclopedia] [[Uncyclopedia]]


;Other websites
;Other websites
*[http://www.wikiwax.com/ WikiWas LookAhead™ Search engine for the Wikipedia]
*[http://www.wikiwax.com WikiWas LookAhead™ Search engine for the Wikipedia]
*http://a9.com: search engine supports Wikipedia searches  
*http://a9.com: search engine supports Wikipedia searches  
*http://clusty.com search engine that emphasizes Wikipedia in its search results
*http://clusty.com search engine that emphasizes Wikipedia in its search results


;Wiki zeitgeist (aka folksonomy, collaborative tagging, social bookmarking)
;Wiki zeitgeist (aka folksonomy, collaborative tagging, social bookmarking)
*http://del.icio.us/search/?all=Wikipedia
*http://del.icio.us/search/?all=Wikipedia


;InterWiki Map
;InterWiki Map
 
*[[MetaWiki:Interwiki map]] at [[Meta Wikimedia]]
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Interwiki_map] at [[Meta Wikimedia]]
 
 
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Revision as of 18:46, 26 November 2012

A suggestion for possible expansion of wiki articles, using the English Wikipedia as an example. For many non-Wikimedia wikis, there should also be someplace to mention the parent website. 

{{Wiki
|name              = Wikipedia
|logo              = [[Image:Wikipedia.png|150px]]
|URL               = http://wikipedia.org/
|recentchanges URL = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Recentchanges
|wikinode URL      = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiNode
|status            = Vibrant
|language          = Multilingual
|editmode          = OpenEdit
|engine            = MediaWiki
|maintopic         = Reference
}}
;Introduction

"the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit"

2nd expansion paragraph covering Wikipedia:NPOV, etc.

About
Policies and Guidelines
Manual of Style
Governance
Dispute resolution
Community

Many of the Wikipedia editors are high school and college age young males, predominantly from North America and Western Europe. This not only effects what topics get the most attention, but may also effect their behavior. Do not be surprised when some editors choose edit wars over page content instead of discussion and compromise.

News and information
Controveries
Related wikis

See also:

Featured webpages
TourBusStop & WikiNode
Statistics

A table with a date column, plus columns for the number of articles, users, and admins (from Special:Statistics for MediaWiki wikis). For larger wikis, maybe a column for their Alexa rating as well. [note:current stats in the table are fake.]

Statistics
date articles users admins Alexa
1/1/2006 700,000 35,000 500 40
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Blogs and discussion groups
Additional data
Reviews of this wiki
Mirror websites

The Wikipedia has numerous mirror websites. Some of them have cooperative agreements with the Wikipedia, while others have only posted an old download of the database that is never updated and they have removed all reference to the Wikipedia and the GFDL licence. Many other mirrors are somewhere between those extremes. Here are two of the better-known Wikipedia mirrors:

See also: wp:Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks: a description and links to alphabetic lists of Wikipedia mirrors

Forks of the Wikipedia

There are several forks of the Wikipedia, with most of them started by individuals who have had disagreements over Wikipedia policy or editorial content as an editor on the Wikipedia.

Mashups
Parodies and Satires
Other websites
Wiki zeitgeist (aka folksonomy, collaborative tagging, social bookmarking)
InterWiki Map
For other Wikis
  • Parent websites (if they are non-Wikis)
  • Wiki farm (e.g. WikiCities)
Other possible sections
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