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|about URL        = http://ShoutWiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Hub:About
|about URL        = http://ShoutWiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Hub:About
|maintopic        = WikiFarm
|maintopic        = WikiFarm
|founder          = Several
|founder          = several
|CEO              = [[Cook879]]<br>[[Lcawte]]<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers>[https://beta.CompaniesHouse.gov.uk/company/09749047/officers ShoutWiki Limited, Company number 09749047 - People - Officers], Companies House, ''CompaniesHouse.gov.uk'', retrieved 2 November 2017</ref>
|CEO              = [[Cook879]]<br>[[Lcawte]]<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers>[https://beta.CompaniesHouse.gov.uk/company/09749047/officers ShoutWiki Limited, Company number 09749047 - People - Officers], Companies House, ''CompaniesHouse.gov.uk'', retrieved 2 November 2017</ref>
|engine          = MediaWiki
|engine          = MediaWiki
|status          = Active
|status          = Active
}}{{PopulateCategory}}<!--needs to have articles created for existing ShoutWiki wikis-->
}}{{PopulateCategory}}<!--needs to have articles created for existing ShoutWiki wikis-->
'''Category:ShoutWiki''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] contains [[wiki]] sites hosted by ShoutWiki, a {{tag|United Kingdom|British}} MediaWiki wiki farm.
'''Category:ShoutWiki''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] contains [[wiki]] sites hosted by ShoutWiki, a {{tag|United Kingdom|British}} MediaWiki [[wiki farm]].


'''ShoutWiki Limited'''<ref>[https://beta.CompaniesHouse.gov.uk/company/09749047 ShoutWiki Limited - overview], CompaniesHouse.gov.uk, accessed: 2 November 2017</ref> is a {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farms|free}}, ad-supported ({{tag|GoogleAds}}) [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] hosting service – aka a {{tag|WikiFarm}}, which uses the {{tag|MediaWiki}} software. ShoutWiki offer three different types of a wiki, of which each one has different features: [[shoutwiki:Public wiki|public wikis]], [[shoutwiki:Private wiki|private wikis]] and [[shoutwiki:School wiki|school/university wikis]].
'''ShoutWiki Limited'''<ref>[https://beta.CompaniesHouse.gov.uk/company/09749047 ShoutWiki Limited - overview], Companies House, ''CompaniesHouse.gov.uk'', retrieved 2 November 2017</ref> is a {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farms|free}}, ad-supported ({{tag|GoogleAds}}) [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] hosting service – aka a {{tag|WikiFarm}}, which uses the {{tag|MediaWiki}} software. ShoutWiki offer three different types of a wiki, of which each one has different features: [[ShoutWiki:Public wiki|public wikis]], [[ShoutWiki:Private wiki|private wikis]] and [[ShoutWiki:School wiki|school/university wikis]].


;Staff
;Staff
ShoutWiki's staff consists of MediaWiki developers and editors who have plenty of experience with the software.  It is currently headed by [[Cook879]] and [[Lcawte]].<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>  The full list of ShoutWiki staff are as follows:<ref>[http://shoutwiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Staff ShoutWiki Staff], ShoutWiki Hub, ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki'', retrieved 2 November 2017</ref>
[[:Category:ShoutWiki staff|ShoutWiki's staff]] consists of [[:Category:MediaWiki developer|MediaWiki developers]] and editors who have plenty of experience with the software.  It is currently headed by [[Cook879]] and [[Lcawte]].<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>  The full list of ShoutWiki staff are as follows:<ref>[http://ShoutWiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Staff ShoutWiki staff], [[ShoutWiki Hub]], ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki'', retrieved 2 November 2017</ref>
*Cook879 (former director, resigned 31 May 2017)<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
*Cook879 (former director, resigned 31 May 2017)<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
*Lcawte (director)<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
*Lcawte (director)<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
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;Features
;Features
Unlike most other wiki farms, ShoutWiki offers additional available functions compared to a standard MediaWiki installation.  One notable example is [[mw:social tools|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.  However, it should also be noted that some standard MediaWiki features are disabled on ShoutWiki.
Unlike many other wiki farms, ShoutWiki offers additional available functions compared to a standard [[MediaWiki.org|MediaWiki]] installation.  One notable example is [[mw:social tools|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.  However, it should also be noted that some standard MediaWiki features are disabled on ShoutWiki.<sup>[please clarify]</sup>


;Major outages
;Major outages
ShoutWiki had a major [[:Category:Cannot connect|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.
ShoutWiki had a major [[:Category:Cannot connect|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 [[:Category:Possibly discontinued wikis|outage]].  This time, however, there was a problem with the [[:Category:Wiki Backups|backup]] system; and all edits made since the last recover were lost, so nothing has been recovered since 17 June 2011.
On 3 March 2012, there was another major [[:Category:Possibly discontinued wikis|outage]].  This time, however, there was a problem with the [[:Category:Wiki Backups|backup]] system; and all edits made since the last recover were lost, so nothing had been recovered since 17 June 2011.


;Backups
;Backups
There are [https://archive.org/details/shoutwiki.com backups for some of the ShoutWiki wikis] at the [[Archive.org]].  As of 6 June 2012, there are instant database dumps available for individual wikis.  See [http://blog.ShoutWiki.com/2012/06/new-feature-instant-database-dumps/ here].
There are [https://Archive.org/details/shoutwiki.com backups for some of the ShoutWiki wikis] at the [[Archive.org]].  As of 6 June 2012, there are instant database dumps available for individual wikis.  See [http://blog.ShoutWiki.com/2012/06/new-feature-instant-database-dumps/ here].


;Links
;Links
*[[ShoutWiki Hub]] — the help and support wiki
*[[ShoutWiki Hub]] — the help and support '[[:Category:Meta|meta]]' wiki
*[https://youtube.com/watch?v=t3voqZQXEgE ShoutWiki promotional video] — YouTube
*[https://YouTube.com/watch?v=t3voqZQXEgE ShoutWiki promotional video] — YouTube
*[http://blog.ShoutWiki.com ShoutWiki blog]
*[http://blog.ShoutWiki.com ShoutWiki blog]
*[https://Twitter.com/ShoutWiki ShoutWiki Twitter feed]
*[https://Twitter.com/ShoutWiki ShoutWiki Twitter feed]
*[https://Facebook.com/ShoutWiki ShoutWiki Facebook page]
*[https://www.Facebook.com/ShoutWiki ShoutWiki Facebook page]
*[[shoutwiki:List of wikis|List of ShoutWiki wikis]]
*[[ShoutWiki:List of wikis|List of ShoutWiki wikis]]
*[http://ShoutWiki.com/w/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis MediaWiki API HTML list of ShoutWiki wikis]
*[http://ShoutWiki.com/w/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis MediaWiki API HTML list of ShoutWiki wikis]


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