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|maintopic        = WikiFarm
|maintopic        = WikiFarm
|founder          = several
|founder          = several
|CEO              = [[Cook879]]<br>[[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]]<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              = [[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, retrieved 16 February 2018.</ref><br>[[Cook879|Richard Cook]]<br><small>(former director)</small><ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
|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 Limited''',<ref name=CompaniesHouseOverview>[https://beta.CompaniesHouse.gov.uk/company/09749047 ShoutWiki Limited, Company number 09749047 - overview], ''CompaniesHouse.gov.uk'', Companies House, retrieved 16 February 2018.</ref> a {{tag|United Kingdom|British}} MediaWiki {{tag|WikiFarm|wiki farm}}.


'''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]].
'''ShoutWiki – ''express yourself and be heard!''''' — is a {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farms|free}}, ad-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 16 February 2018.</ref>
 
;Features
Unlike many other wiki farms, ShoutWiki offers [[MediaWiki.org: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 16 February 2018.</ref>  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>[which? please clarify]</sup>


;Staff
;Staff
[[: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 [[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]].<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 [[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 16 February 2018.</ref>
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*[[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]] — director, Chief Technical Officer<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
*[[Jack Phoenix]] — customer support lead
*[[Nicmavr]] — customer support
*[[DeviantSalens]]
*[[SamanthaNguyen]] — customer support
*[[Isarra]] — user experience designer</div>
 
;Former staff
The following are former ShoutWiki staff members:<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Category:Former ShoutWiki staff|Former ShoutWiki staff]], ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki'', [[ShoutWiki Hub]], retrieved 16 February 2018.</ref>
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<div style="column-count:3; -moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:3">
*Cook879 (former director, resigned 31 May 2017)<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
*[[Cook879|Richard Cook]] — former director, resigned 31 May 2017<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
*[[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]] (director, Chief Technical Officer)<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/>
*[[Jack Phoenix]]
*[[Lynton]]
*[[Pinky]]
*[[Jedimca0]]
*[[Jedimca0]]
*[[Solar Dragon]]
*[[Solar Dragon]]
*[[Nicmavr]]
*[[Lynton]]
*[[DeviantSalens]]
*[[Pinky]]</div>
*[[SamanthaNguyen]]
*[[Isarra]]</div>
 
;Features
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>[which? please clarify]</sup>


;Major outages
;Major outages
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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
;References
<references/>
 
;External links
*[[ShoutWiki Hub]] — the help and support '[[:Category:Meta|meta]]' 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
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*[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]


;References
[[Category:FoundedIn2007]]<!--http://ShoutWiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Hub:About-->
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[[Category:FoundedIn2007]]
[[Category:Aurora]]
[[Category:Aurora]]
[[Category:Cologne Blue]]
[[Category:Cologne Blue]]

Revision as of 11:44, 16 February 2018

Template:Wiki Farm

This Category: ShoutWiki is either empty, or sparsely populated,
and needs to be 'populated' with articles, stubs (and / or other categories)
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Include an article page in this category via one (or more) of three methods:
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Category:ShoutWiki — this category contains wiki sites hosted by ShoutWiki Limited,[1] a British MediaWiki wiki farm.

ShoutWiki – express yourself and be heard! — is a free, ad-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]

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. However, it should also be noted that some standard MediaWiki features are disabled on ShoutWiki.[which? please clarify]

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.[4] The full list of ShoutWiki staff are as follows:[5]

Former staff

The following are former ShoutWiki staff members:[6]

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.

Backups

There are 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 here.

References
  1. ↑ ShoutWiki Limited, Company number 09749047 - overview, CompaniesHouse.gov.uk, Companies House, retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Wiki types, ShoutWiki.com/wiki, ShoutWiki Hub, retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Help:Extensions, ShoutWiki.com/wiki, ShoutWiki Hub, retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CompaniesHouseOfficers
  5. ↑ ShoutWiki staff, ShoutWiki.com/wiki, ShoutWiki Hub, retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Former ShoutWiki staff, ShoutWiki.com/wiki, ShoutWiki Hub, retrieved 16 February 2018.
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