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For all [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] sites, a list of all [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] ''should'' also be available via the [[MediaWiki API]] ([[mw:API:Main page]]) database access facility at <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/w/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis</code></span> (or <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/wiki/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis</code></span>), and / or the WikiDiscover module at <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/w/api.php?action=wikidiscover</code></span>; though some sites do not enable the required API modules, or allow anonymous API read access. | For all [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] sites, a list of all [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] ''should'' also be available via the [[MediaWiki API]] ([[mw:API:Main page]]) database access facility at <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/w/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis</code></span> (or <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/wiki/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis</code></span>), and / or the WikiDiscover module at <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/w/api.php?action=wikidiscover</code></span>; though some sites do not enable the required API modules, or allow anonymous API read access. | ||
*'''[[:Category:Editthis.info|EditThis.info]]:''' — this MediaWiki host is 100% free. However, it appears to have been [[:Category:GoalAbandoned|abandoned]] by their system [[administrator]]s (the feature requests page has little to no responses, and the village pump has been blanked and protected). Also, this host is running an ancient version of MediaWiki, and thus is significantly lacking the latest features. | *'''[[:Category:Editthis.info|EditThis.info]]:''' — this MediaWiki host is 100% free. However, it appears to have been [[:Category:GoalAbandoned|abandoned]] by their system [[administrator]]s (the feature requests page has little to no responses, and the village pump has been blanked and protected). Also, this host is running an ancient version of MediaWiki, and thus is significantly lacking the latest features. However, it remains a valid option as a free wiki host, particularly for those who do not require all of the latest 'bells and whistles' features found on the newer MediaWiki releases. | ||
However, it remains a valid option as a free wiki host, particularly for those who do not require all of the latest 'bells and whistles' features found on the newer MediaWiki releases. | |||
*'''[[:Category:Miraheze|Miraheze]]:''' — users should be aware that despite what is advertised, Miraheze developers do not allow wiki [[founder]]s to fully manage the configuration settings. Some of the extensions are similar to that of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF), but many of them are strictly off-limits. Miraheze [[staff]] have also been known to interfere with local community operations. | *'''[[:Category:Miraheze|Miraheze]]:''' — users should be aware that despite what is advertised, Miraheze developers do not allow wiki [[founder]]s to fully manage the configuration settings. Some of the extensions are similar to that of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF), but many of them are strictly off-limits. Miraheze [[staff]] have also been known to interfere with local community operations. | ||
*'''[[:Category:Referata|Referata]]:''' — this host specialises in [[:Category:Semantic MediaWiki|Semantic wikis]]. Users should be aware that the site appears to have become a dormant wiki hosting provider, as the feature requests page has been abandoned for some time, and the recent changes is usually filed with account creations. | *'''[[:Category:Referata|Referata]]:''' — this host specialises in [[:Category:Semantic MediaWiki|Semantic wikis]]. Users should be aware that the site appears to have become a dormant wiki hosting provider, as the feature requests page has been abandoned for some time, and the recent changes is usually filed with account creations. | ||
*'''[[:Category:ShoutWiki|ShoutWiki]]:''' — [[mw:Social tools|social tools]] are one of ShoutWiki's fields of expertise, though before one is allowed to create a wiki site on ShoutWiki, you need to be logged in and be [[:Category:ConfirmEmail|e-mail confirmed]]. A charge of $5.50 is required to remove [[:Category:Advertising|adverts]], which the site relies on for one stream of funding. Some highly technical features are available to [[staff]] only. [[ShoutWiki:ShoutWiki Staff|ShoutWiki staff]] consists of highly experienced [[:Category:MediaWiki developer|MediaWiki developers]] and [[editor]]s. | *'''[[:Category:ShoutWiki|ShoutWiki]]:''' — [[mw:Social tools|social tools]] are one of ShoutWiki's fields of expertise, though before one is allowed to create a wiki site on ShoutWiki, you need to be logged in and be [[:Category:ConfirmEmail|e-mail confirmed]]. A charge of $5.50 is required to remove [[:Category:Advertising|adverts]], which the site relies on for one stream of funding. Some highly technical features are available to [[staff]] only. [[ShoutWiki:ShoutWiki Staff|ShoutWiki staff]] consists of highly experienced [[:Category:MediaWiki developer|MediaWiki developers]] and [[editor]]s. | ||
*'''[[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]:''' — now known as Fandom, this highly commercial behemoth of a host is prolifically [[:Category:Advertising|advert]]-spammed, with no paid removal option available, and the [[:Category:Wikia Staff|staff]] are not very open to [[founder]] configuration control. Relying on a unique and heavily [[:Category:Custom skin|customised]] yet outdated version of MediaWiki, there are many features that are available to staff-only, including traditional administrative features such as mass deletion and revision deletion. Additionally, some extension or configuration setting is used to prevent Fandom staff accounts from being blocked by any local admins. | *'''[[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]:''' — now known as Fandom, this highly [[:Category:Commercial|commercial]] behemoth of a host is prolifically [[:Category:Advertising|advert]]-spammed, with no paid removal option available, and the [[:Category:Wikia Staff|staff]] are not very open to [[founder]] configuration control. Relying on a unique and heavily [[:Category:Custom skin|customised]] yet outdated version of MediaWiki, there are many features that are available to staff-only, including traditional administrative features such as mass deletion and revision deletion. Additionally, some extension or configuration setting is used to prevent Fandom staff accounts from being blocked by any local admins. | ||
;''Former farms (wiki hosts) | ;''Former farms (wiki hosts) | ||