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This article page is for the | This article page is for the <b>Referata</b> '{{tag|meta}}' wiki. | ||
<b>Referata – <i>wiki databases</i></b> — offered [[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farm|hosting]] of {{tag|Semantic MediaWiki|semantic wikis}}, allowing you to add, structure and store [[:Category:Data|data]] so it could be managed, shared, browsed and analyzed in as many ways as you chose. | |||
Combined with the collaborative abilities of a [[wiki]], a site hosted on {{tag|Referata}} could serve as a true user-powered [[:Category:Database|database]], with a minimal amount of setup work or technical knowledge. | Combined with the collaborative abilities of a [[wiki]], a site hosted on {{tag|Referata}} could serve as a true user-powered [[:Category:Database|database]], with a minimal amount of setup work or technical knowledge. Referata wikis could be public or [[:Category:Private|private]], open or [[:Category:ByInvitation|closed]]. Public wikis could be set up and run at no charge, but had a limit of 100 MB file storage. There were three paid-for service levels; at 20, 50 and 80 US$ per month.<ref>[http://Referata.com/wiki/Referata:Features Referata – Features]; <i>Referata.com</i>; accessed DD Mmmm YYYY.</ref> | ||
As of November 2016, the Referata [[developer]]s and other [[staff]] appear to have at least partially [[:Category:Goal abandoned|abandoned]] this 'home' {{tag|meta}} wiki site. The feature requests page has dozens of requests that have seemingly been ignored, and the recent changes list is mostly full of new user account creations. It seems like the site has become just a [[:Category:Dormant|dormant]] host for individual [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]]. | As of November 2016, the Referata [[developer]]s and other [[staff]] appear to have at least partially [[:Category:Goal abandoned|abandoned]] this 'home' {{tag|meta}} wiki site. The feature requests page has dozens of requests that have seemingly been ignored, and the recent changes list is mostly full of new user account creations. It seems like the site has become just a [[:Category:Dormant|dormant]] host for individual [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]]. | ||
As of April 2019, the entire [[wiki farm]] is down, only displaying an 'Internal Server Error' and a fatal 500 error when attempting to access the Meta-Wiki or any other wiki hosted by the wiki farm. | As of April 2019, the entire [[wiki farm]] is down, only displaying an 'Internal Server Error' and a fatal 500 error when attempting to access the Meta-Wiki or any other wiki hosted by the wiki farm. Prior to the farm going down, it appeared that at least a portion of the backend code had been compromised, with the "Hosted by Referata" advertizement/logo link at the bottom-right of all pages replaced by an image that reads "Hacked by Delicious". | ||
The farm today loads slowly, which means that there is possibly a DoS/DDoS attack | The farm today loads slowly, which means that there is possibly a DoS/DDoS attack which targets Referata. | ||
As of September 2019 accounts cannot be created on any Referata wiki. Thus users cannot create new wikis. | As of September of 2019, accounts cannot be created on any Referata wiki. Thus users cannot create new wikis. | ||
As of September 2020 the database has crashed and has yet to be recovered. | As of September of 2020, the database has crashed, and has yet to be recovered. | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
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===External links=== | ===External links=== | ||
{{WikiApiary|Referata}} | {{WikiApiary|Referata}} | ||
[[Category:Referata| ]] | [[Category:Referata| ]] | ||