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|maintopic        = Wiki farm<!--leave this as is, it can not be overridden-->
|maintopic        = Wiki farm<!--leave this as is, it can not be overridden-->
|founder          = [[Jimmy Wales]] <small>(founder)</small><br>[[Angela Beesley Starling]] <small>(co-founder)</small>
|founder          = [[Jimmy Wales]] <small>(founder)</small><br>[[Angela Beesley Starling]] <small>(co-founder)</small>
|CEO              = Owner and/or CEO<br><small>(owner and/or CEO)</small><!--wiki farm Owner/Chief Executive Officer; wikilink if needed, if none, use '—'-->
|CEO              = {{tag|Wikia}}<br><small>(parent company)</small>
|engine          = MediaWiki
|engine          = MediaWiki
|farm topic      = Wiki farm<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc-->
|farm topic      = Wiki farm<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc-->
|farm license    = GNU Free Documentation License
|status          = Wikia<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support-->
|status          = Wikia<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support-->
}}{{For|the category listing the current Wikia wiki sites, and the original Wikicities wiki sites|category: Wikia}}
}}{{For|the category listing the current Wikia wiki sites, and the original Wikicities wiki sites|category: Wikia}}
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'''Wikicities''', located at <tt>Wikicities.com</tt>, was a for-profit commercial [[wiki farm]] founded in October {{tag|Founded in 2004|2004}} by [[Jimmy Wales]] (who previously founded [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], and originally registered the Wikicities.com domain in 2001) and his then new business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]].<ref name=News>[[archive.is:xj7Lt|News – Wikicities]]; ''Wikicities.com''; 2 November 2004; via [[archive.is]].</ref>
'''Wikicities''', located at <tt>Wikicities.com</tt>, was a for-profit {{tag|commercial}} [[wiki farm]] founded in October {{tag|Founded in 2004|2004}} by [[Jimmy Wales]] (who previously founded [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], and originally registered the Wikicities.com domain in 2001) and his then new business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]].<ref name=News>[[archive.is:xj7Lt|News – Wikicities]]; ''Wikicities.com''; 2004; via [[archive.is]] (archived 20 September 2014).</ref>


Wikicities subsequently changed its name to {{tag|Wikia}}, found at <tt>Wikia.com</tt>.
The first '''Wikicity''' wiki site to be hosted on Wikicities was [[Wikia Answers|Wikianswers]], which launched on 2nd November 2004.  On 4 January 2005, Wikicities was hosting fifty wiki sites.  On 3 February 2005, its 500th [[user]] had registered, and was hosting one hundred wiki sites.  Not all wiki sites hosted on Wikicities were founded on Wikicities -- existing wiki sites independently hosted were tempted to migrate to Wikicities -- with [[Memory Alpha]], a well-established and extensive site about ''Star Trek'' joining Wikicities on 10 February 2005.<ref name=News/>
 
Wikicities from its foundation was owned by a [[:Category:Wiki company|wiki company]] called {{tag|Wikia}}; Wikicities subsequently changed its operating name to [[Wikia]], and all existing Wikicities wiki sites became a sub-domanin of <tt>Wikia.com</tt>.


==Wikicities==
==Wikicities==
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Wikicities is a collection of [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] run by various communities.  A Wikicity is an {{Cambridge-Dictionary|informational}} site which anyone can [[edit]].  Every Wikicities wiki site runs on {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farm|MediaWiki}}, the same software used on many wikis, including [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].
Wikicities is a collection of [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] run by various communities.  A Wikicity is an {{Cambridge-Dictionary|informational}} site which anyone can [[edit]].  Every Wikicities wiki site runs on {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farm|MediaWiki}}, the same software used on many wikis, including [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].


You can start a new Wikicity in [[:Category:Wiki language|any language]] today, or help to edit an existing one from the [[archive.is:hntwI|list of Wikicities]].
You can start a new Wikicity in [[:Category:Wiki language|any language]] today, or help to edit an existing one from the [[archive.is:hntwI|list of Wikicities]].<!--10 Nov 2004-->


Support on both the technical and social aspects of running a [[wiki community]] are provided.
Support on both the technical and social aspects of running a [[wiki community]] are provided.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[[Archive.org:20050206005102/www.wikicities.com/wiki/List_of_Wikicities|List of Wikicities]] — at [[Archive.org]] on 6 February 2005 ([[archive.is:BtVQU|alternative archive]] at [[archive.is]])


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Wikicities
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Main topic: Wiki farm
Founded by: Jimmy Wales (founder)
Angela Beesley Starling (co-founder)
Owner / CEO: Wikia
(parent company)
Engine: MediaWiki
Farm topic: Wiki farm
Farm license: GNU Free Documentation License
Status: Wikia"Wikia" is not in the list (Active, Dormant, Dead, Acquired) of allowed values for the "Farm status" property.
For the category listing the current Wikia wiki sites, and the original Wikicities wiki sites, see: category: Wikia.
original Wikicities wiki logo
original Wikicities, 'hosted by' banner
Wikicities wordmark

Wikicities, located at Wikicities.com, was a for-profit commercial wiki farm founded in October 2004 by Jimmy Wales (who previously founded Wikipedia, and originally registered the Wikicities.com domain in 2001) and his then new business partner Angela Beesley.[1]

The first Wikicity wiki site to be hosted on Wikicities was Wikianswers, which launched on 2nd November 2004. On 4 January 2005, Wikicities was hosting fifty wiki sites. On 3 February 2005, its 500th user had registered, and was hosting one hundred wiki sites. Not all wiki sites hosted on Wikicities were founded on Wikicities -- existing wiki sites independently hosted were tempted to migrate to Wikicities -- with Memory Alpha, a well-established and extensive site about Star Trek joining Wikicities on 10 February 2005.[1]

Wikicities from its foundation was owned by a wiki company called Wikia; Wikicities subsequently changed its operating name to Wikia, and all existing Wikicities wiki sites became a sub-domanin of Wikia.com.

Wikicities

From Wikicities

Welcome to Wikicities.
Wikicities is a collection of wikis run by various communities. A Wikicity is an informational site which anyone can edit. Every Wikicities wiki site runs on MediaWiki, the same software used on many wikis, including Wikipedia.

You can start a new Wikicity in any language today, or help to edit an existing one from the list of Wikicities.

Support on both the technical and social aspects of running a wiki community are provided.

Wikicities are hosted for free and supported by advertising. Wikicities are open to the public to edit, although administrators can choose to restrict editing of some pages using page protection. Wikicities are not owned by their founders. They are run as community projects, and should strive towards consensus as the primary means for organizing their wikis.

A Wikicity can be in any language, and many languages already have full interface translations available. You can even request language sub-domains of one Wikicity.

Wikicities operate on a shared-login system. This means you only need to create a username once, and you can edit any Wikicity.

All of the content of Wikicities will be available under a free content licence. This means the information can be reused, not only in other Wikicities, but by anyone.

All Wikicities are hosted on dedicated Linux servers using squid cache acceleration for high performance. Hosting includes site backups, server administration, and site statistics. There is no limit to the size your Wikicity can be!

What is a wiki?

A wiki site is a website that allows users to easily create pages and edit pages others have created. The markup is very simple and requires no knowledge of HTML. For example, surrounding a word with [[double square brackets]] will turn that word or group of words into a link. You can make text italicized just by surround the text with double ''inverted commas''.

Editing is very easy to learn, and allows anyone to create a website. Every edit made to Wikicities is stored for as long as the Wikicity exists. This means you can easily check which edits have been made. You can also easily remove bad edits as you can change back to an older version of the page.

Example Wikicities

Local soccer league Wikicity

fans write about the teams, and analyze the games together.

OurTown Wikicities

residents and visitors of a town collect local history information, details of local facilities and popular places to go in the town.

Collectors clubs

are you an avid collector? Share details of your collection on a wiki, and collaborate with others in providing information about the objects you collect.

Fan sites

get together with other fans of a television program, band, or anything else and gather information about that, share news of celebrity appearances, and more.

Existing Wikicities

  1. Wikianswers (http://Wikianswers.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page) — the first wiki site hosted on Wikicities[1]
  2. Node-wiki for university-wikis (http://UniversityWikiNodeWiki.Wikicities.com/)
  3. Sitelibrary.net (http://Sitelibrary.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page)
  4. WikiMac (http://WikiMac.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page) (also in Chinese (http://Zh.WikiMac.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page))
  5. G.Knowledge (http://GKnowledge.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 News – Wikicities; Wikicities.com; 2004; via archive.is (archived 20 September 2014).

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