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'''Wetpaint''' <s>is</s> was a {{tag|Organization|company}} or [[wiki farm]] which offered free hosted [[wiki]] websites to anyone who wanted to create one.  The company's product offered visual ("WYSIWYG") editing and threaded comments, using its own unique {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}.  It is financially supported by contextual {{tag|advertising}}.  Wetpaint wikis are editable, but the edit button is in near the top left, unlike [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] wikis.  Sites utilizing Wetpaint technology include [[wikiCancer]], [[wikiFido]], [[BobDylanwiki]], [[wikiGOP]], [[Independent Film Database]], [[Everything Wiki (Wetpaint)|Everything Wiki]], and a public testing site entitled [[wikiSandbox]].  Wetpaint licenses third-party use of the Collective Content and Submissions under a [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 license]] (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0). [https://web.Archive.org/web/20130801081611/http://WetpaintCentral.com/terms#7._SUBLICENSE_UNDER_CREATIVE_COMMONS_LICENSE]
'''Wetpaint''' was a wiki {{tag|company}} or [[wiki farm]] which offered free hosted [[wiki]] websites to anyone who wanted to create one.  The company's product offered visual (WYSIWYG) editing and threaded comments, using its own unique {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}.  It was financially supported by contextual {{tag|advertising}}.  Wetpaint wikis were editable (obviously), but the [[edit]] button is in near the top left, unlike [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] wikis.  Wiki sites that utilised Wetpaint technology included [[wikiCancer]], [[wikiFido]], [[BobDylanwiki]], [[wikiGOP]], [[Independent Film Database]], [[Everything Wiki (Wetpaint)|Everything Wiki]], and a public testing site entitled [[wikiSandbox]].  Wetpaint licenses third-party use of the Collective Content and Submissions under a [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 unported license]] (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0).<ref>[[Archive.org:20130801081611/http://WetpaintCentral.com/terms#7._SUBLICENSE_UNDER_CREATIVE_COMMONS_LICENSE|Terms – 7. Sublicense under Creative Commons License]]; ''WetpaintCentral.com'' (via [[Archive.org]]); wetpaint.com, inc.; dated 6 September 2010; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref>


The company – '''wetpaint.com, inc.''' – was located in {{tag|Seattle}}, Washington, and received its initial venture capital funding from [http://www.trinityventures.com Trinity Ventures] and [http://www.fraziertechnology.com Frazier Technology Ventures].
The company, '''wetpaint.com, inc.''', was located in {{tag|Seattle}}, Washington, USA, and received its initial venture capital funding from [http://www.TrinityVentures.com Trinity Ventures] and [http://www.FrazierTechnology.com Frazier Technology Ventures].


Wetpaint launched its private beta program in March {{tag|FoundedIn2006|2006}}, and became publicly accessible in June 2006.  Wetpaint was named Best Wiki (Hosted) by the SEOmoz [http://web2.0awards.org Web 2.0 Awards].
Wetpaint launched its private beta program in March {{tag|FoundedIn2006|2006}}, and became publicly accessible in June 2006.  In March 2006, Wetpaint was named the winner of the 'Wikis (Hosted)' category by the [[SEOmoz Web 2.0 Awards]].  The award stated: "Wetpaint promises to be a gorgeous wiki with easy to edit pages and a customizable look.  It's a community-oriented project that demonstrates a number of uses and great potential for growth."<ref>[[Archive.org:20060408205215/http://Web2.0awards.org/#Wikis (Hosted)|SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards – Wikis (Hosted)]]; ''Web2.0awards.org'' (via [[Archive.org]]); SEOmoz; dated 28 March 2006; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref>


Sometime during July [[:Category:FoundedIn2013|2013]], the entire collection of Wetpaint wikis were sold to a new company – {{tag|WikiFoundry|WikiFoundry, Inc.}}. Transition to this new company was scheduled for approximately one week, and all existing Wetpaint wikis would be transferred to the new <tt>WikiFoundry.com</tt> domain, continuing as a subdomain in the same format as Wetpaint – ie; <tt>wikiCancer.Wetpaint.com</tt> moved to <tt>wikiCancer.WikiFoundry.com</tt>.  Wetpaint hosted wiki redirects to WikiFoundry.com for a year.  From late [[:Category:FoundedIn2014|2014]], the Wetpaint wiki site, along with all wikis remaining on the Wetpaint.com domain were taken offline for good.
Sometime during July [[:Category:FoundedIn2013|2013]], the entire collection of Wetpaint wikis were sold to a new company: {{tag|WikiFoundry|WikiFoundry, Inc.}}  Transition to this new company was scheduled for approximately one week, and all existing Wetpaint wikis would be transferred to the new <tt>WikiFoundry.com</tt> domain, continuing as a subdomain in the same format as Wetpaint, ie; <tt>wikiCancer.Wetpaint.com</tt> moved to <tt>wikiCancer.WikiFoundry.com</tt>.  Wetpaint hosted wiki redirects to WikiFoundry.com for a year.  From late [[:Category:FoundedIn2014|2014]], the Wetpaint wiki site, along with all wikis remaining on the Wetpaint.com domain were taken {{tag|Dead|offline}} for good.


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*[[Archive.org:20090905145059/http://Wetpaint.com|Wetpaint.com]] (via [[Archive.org]]) was the main site, but has now been taken over by a glossy fashion magazine blog
*[[Archive.org:20090905145059/http://Wetpaint.com|Wetpaint.com]] (via [[Archive.org]]) was the main site, but has now been taken over by a glossy fashion magazine blog
*[[Archive.org:20130801193329/http://WetpaintCentral.com/page/Wetpaint+User+Manual|Wetpaint User Manual]] — at [[Wetpaint Central]] (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20130801193329/http://WetpaintCentral.com/page/Wetpaint+User+Manual|Wetpaint User Manual]] — at [[Wetpaint Central]] (via Archive.org)
*[http://press.Wetpaint.com/page/More+Than+1%2C000%2C000+Free+Social+Websites+Created+To+Date+on+Wetpaint?t=anon one million wikis!] {{deadEL}}
*[http://press.Wetpaint.com/page/More+Than+1%2C000%2C000+Free+Social+Websites+Created+To+Date+on+Wetpaint?t=anon one million wikis!] {{DeadEL}}
*[[Archive.org:20100801064903/http://Wetpaint.com/category/Entertainment|Entertainment Wikis]] — some popular Wetpaint sites (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20100801064903/http://Wetpaint.com/category/Entertainment|Entertainment Wikis]] — some popular Wetpaint sites (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20130106215107/http://wiki.Wetpaint.com|Everything Wiki]] — Wetpaints' WikiIndex-like wiki (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20130106215107/http://wiki.Wetpaint.com|Everything Wiki]] — Wetpaints' WikiIndex-like wiki (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20081201234509/https://WebProNews.com/blogtalk/blogtalk/wpn-58-20060306CouldCommunityWikisbetheTippingPoint.html|Could Community Wikis Be The Tipping Point]] — WebProNews.com, Monday March 6, 2006 (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20081201234509/https://WebProNews.com/blogtalk/blogtalk/wpn-58-20060306CouldCommunityWikisbetheTippingPoint.html|Could Community Wikis Be The Tipping Point]] — WebProNews.com, Monday March 6, 2006 (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20060514193011/http://demo.com/demoletter/011372.html|Social software: Control the community or just let go?]] — DEMOletter, March 6, 2006 (via Archive.org)
*[[Archive.org:20060514193011/http://Demo.com/demoletter/011372.html|Social software: Control the community or just let go?]] — DEMOletter, March 6, 2006 (via Archive.org)
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For the Wetpaint wikis taken over by WikiFoundry, Inc. in 2013, see: category:WikiFoundry.

Wetpaint was a wiki company or wiki farm which offered free hosted wiki websites to anyone who wanted to create one. The company's product offered visual (WYSIWYG) editing and threaded comments, using its own unique wiki engine. It was financially supported by contextual advertising. Wetpaint wikis were editable (obviously), but the edit button is in near the top left, unlike MediaWiki wikis. Wiki sites that utilised Wetpaint technology included wikiCancer, wikiFido, BobDylanwiki, wikiGOP, Independent Film Database, Everything Wiki, and a public testing site entitled wikiSandbox. Wetpaint licenses third-party use of the Collective Content and Submissions under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 unported license (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0).[1]

The company, wetpaint.com, inc., was located in Seattle, Washington, USA, and received its initial venture capital funding from Trinity Ventures and Frazier Technology Ventures.

Wetpaint launched its private beta program in March 2006, and became publicly accessible in June 2006. In March 2006, Wetpaint was named the winner of the 'Wikis (Hosted)' category by the SEOmoz Web 2.0 Awards. The award stated: "Wetpaint promises to be a gorgeous wiki with easy to edit pages and a customizable look. It's a community-oriented project that demonstrates a number of uses and great potential for growth."[2]

Sometime during July 2013, the entire collection of Wetpaint wikis were sold to a new company: WikiFoundry, Inc. Transition to this new company was scheduled for approximately one week, and all existing Wetpaint wikis would be transferred to the new WikiFoundry.com domain, continuing as a subdomain in the same format as Wetpaint, ie; wikiCancer.Wetpaint.com moved to wikiCancer.WikiFoundry.com. Wetpaint hosted wiki redirects to WikiFoundry.com for a year. From late 2014, the Wetpaint wiki site, along with all wikis remaining on the Wetpaint.com domain were taken offline for good.

References
  1. ↑ Terms – 7. Sublicense under Creative Commons License; WetpaintCentral.com (via Archive.org); wetpaint.com, inc.; dated 6 September 2010; accessed 25 September 2018.
  2. ↑ SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards – Wikis (Hosted); Web2.0awards.org (via Archive.org); SEOmoz; dated 28 March 2006; accessed 25 September 2018.
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