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|about URL = http://MeFiWiki.com/wiki/Mefi_Wiki:About | |about URL = http://MeFiWiki.com/wiki/Mefi_Wiki:About | ||
|mobile URL = No <!--http://m.YourWikiURL.org - If none, use 'No'--> | |mobile URL = No <!--http://m.YourWikiURL.org - If none, use 'No'--> | ||
|founder = | |||
|status = Active | |status = Active | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
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|engine = MediaWiki | |engine = MediaWiki | ||
|license = GNU Free Documentation License | |license = GNU Free Documentation License | ||
|maintopic = | |maintopic = Weblog | ||
|backupurl = <!--backup file URL, found at '/Special:Statistics' on Wikia & other MediaWiki sites--> | |backupurl = <!--backup file URL, found at '/Special:Statistics' on Wikia & other MediaWiki sites--> | ||
|backupdate = 2017-MM-DD <!--ISO date of backup URL, if unknown, type 'unknown date'--> | |backupdate = 2017-MM-DD <!--ISO date of backup URL, if unknown, type 'unknown date'--> | ||
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|wikiFactor URL= <!--wF source (often 'PopularPages', 'Mostvisitedpages', 'PageHits') - if unknown leave void--> | |wikiFactor URL= <!--wF source (often 'PopularPages', 'Mostvisitedpages', 'PageHits') - if unknown leave void--> | ||
}}(As of: 2017-02-05)<!--manually add/amend date when stats are verified and/or updated--> | }}(As of: 2017-02-05)<!--manually add/amend date when stats are verified and/or updated--> | ||
[[File:MetaFilter.png|thumb|former logo of MetaFilter Wiki from | [[File:MetaFilter.png|thumb|former logo of MetaFilter Wiki from {{tag|UseModWiki}} era]] | ||
Originally using the {{tag|UseModWiki}} wiki engine, '''MetaFilter Wiki''', also known as '''MeFi Wiki''', is a [[wiki]] to support the MetaFilter Network Inc community of {{tag| | Originally using the {{tag|UseModWiki}} wiki engine, '''MetaFilter Wiki''', also known as '''MeFi Wiki''', is a [[wiki]] to support the MetaFilter Network Inc community of {{tag|weblog}}ers. Unfortunately, the original UseModWiki site degenerated due to various issues; it ultimately contained {{tag|miscellaneous}} content under constant {{tag|spam}} attack, so using a captcha (same password for everyone), but no need for a username or individual password. On 3rd September {{tag|FoundedIn2007|2007}}, MetaFilter Wiki moved to use the {{tag|MediaWiki}} wiki engine, and when one tries to open one of the former UseModWiki urls, an information page titled 'Content lost in 2007' opens with the following text: | ||
<blockquote>''"On September 3rd, 2007 the original [http://www.UseMod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UseModWiki UseModWiki] software that ran MeFi Wiki [http://metatalk.MetaFilter.com/14828/Metafilter-Wiki-New-and-Improved was replaced] with MediaWiki. While there were several reasons for the migration, one major reason was that the version that ran UseModWiki suffered from serious spam problems. Due to the way UseModWiki discarded older revisions of pages, edits by spammers actually destroyed some of the content on the original wiki."'' | <blockquote>''"On September 3rd, 2007 the original [http://www.UseMod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UseModWiki UseModWiki] software that ran MeFi Wiki [http://metatalk.MetaFilter.com/14828/Metafilter-Wiki-New-and-Improved was replaced] with MediaWiki. While there were several reasons for the migration, one major reason was that the version that ran UseModWiki suffered from serious spam problems. Due to the way UseModWiki discarded older revisions of pages, edits by spammers actually destroyed some of the content on the original wiki."'' | ||
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Revision as of 16:51, 9 March 2018
| Wiki size: | 327 article pages see stats |
(As of: 2017-02-05)
Originally using the UseModWiki wiki engine, MetaFilter Wiki, also known as MeFi Wiki, is a wiki to support the MetaFilter Network Inc community of weblogers. Unfortunately, the original UseModWiki site degenerated due to various issues; it ultimately contained miscellaneous content under constant spam attack, so using a captcha (same password for everyone), but no need for a username or individual password. On 3rd September 2007, MetaFilter Wiki moved to use the MediaWiki wiki engine, and when one tries to open one of the former UseModWiki urls, an information page titled 'Content lost in 2007' opens with the following text:
"On September 3rd, 2007 the original UseModWiki software that ran MeFi Wiki was replaced with MediaWiki. While there were several reasons for the migration, one major reason was that the version that ran UseModWiki suffered from serious spam problems. Due to the way UseModWiki discarded older revisions of pages, edits by spammers actually destroyed some of the content on the original wiki."
"Through the efforts of a number of volunteers, most of the former content was preserved, although some was lost forever. If you're looking for something in particular, you might be able to find it at archive.org. If you ended up here by trying to follow a link to the original wiki from the MetaFilter archives, it's possible that your desired content still lives somewhere in the wiki. Try searching the wiki."
- Former UseModWiki urls – may appear on Archive.org or similar
- http://www.mssv.net/wiki.cgi?Home
- http://www.mssv.net/wiki.cgi?Recent_Changes
- http://www.mssv.net/wiki.cgi?WikiNode
- External links
- MetaFilter.com — homepage of the MetaFilter community of 62,000 users