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== Wikis that partially shut down for other reasons: "Goal Abandoned" == | == Wikis that partially shut down for other reasons: "Goal Abandoned" == | ||
What about wikis like [http://libertarianwiki.paulstudier.com/ Libertarian Wiki] that disabled editing for other reasons besides reaching their goal? In that case, the wiki shut down because a couple of users copied the content and created their own forks, and the owner decided his wiki was superfluous. However, he kept it online in case anyone else wanted to do their own fork. Another example would be [http://rationalwikiwikiwiki.org/ RationalWikiWikiWiki], which shut down because it was decided that dealing with censorship was more trouble than it was worth. Editing and even viewing by non-logged-in users was disabled (for the sake of appeasing those who objected to its content), but the site was kept online for the sake of allowing users to retrieve their content. | What about wikis like [http://libertarianwiki.paulstudier.com/ Libertarian Wiki] that disabled editing for other reasons besides reaching their goal? In that case, the wiki shut down because a couple of users copied the content and created their own forks, and the owner decided his wiki was superfluous. However, he kept it online in case anyone else wanted to do their own fork. Another example would be [http://rationalwikiwikiwiki.org/ RationalWikiWikiWiki], which shut down because it was decided that dealing with censorship was more trouble than it was worth. Editing and even viewing by non-logged-in users was disabled (for the sake of appeasing those who objected to its content), but the site was kept online for the sake of allowing users to retrieve their content. | ||
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[[User:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]] ([[User talk:Leucosticte|talk]]) 20:05, 11 September 2012 (PDT) | [[User:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]] ([[User talk:Leucosticte|talk]]) 20:05, 11 September 2012 (PDT) | ||
:Interesting train of thought . . . I quite like this idea, though I'm not sure I like the 'GoalAbandoned' name . . . maybe just 'Abandoned'. I'm very much aware of another wiki which was abandoned (due to a threat of legal action over an alleged infringement of a specific British law - the site owner got the jitters, and pulled the plug). Let's see how this idea progresses. [[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 13:58, 12 September 2012 (PDT) | |||