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|about URL = http://www.wikia.com/About | |about URL = http://www.wikia.com/About | ||
|mobile URL = http://www.wikia.com/Wikia?useskin=wikiamobile | |mobile URL = http://www.wikia.com/Wikia?useskin=wikiamobile | ||
|status = Active | |status = Active | ||
|engine = MediaWiki | |engine = MediaWiki | ||
|maintopic = WikiFarm | |maintopic = WikiFarm | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
'''Wikia''', formerly '''Wikicities''', is now a [[wiki farm|collection]] of over 200,000<sup>[http://www.wikia.com/About]</sup> [[wiki]] | '''Wikia''', formerly '''Wikicities''', is now a [[wiki farm|collection]] of over 200,000<sup>[http://www.wikia.com/About]</sup> [[wiki]]s—aka a '{{tag|WikiFarm|Wiki Farm}}'—run by '''[[WikiaSite:community:Community Central:Wikia, Inc.|Wikia, Inc.]]''', and founded by [[Jimmy Wales]]—one of the founders of [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], along with [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]] in October {{tag|FoundedIn2004|2004}}. Its original tagline was ''"Create. Collaborate. Be Original."'' In 2006, [[WikiaSite:community:User:Gil|Gil Penchina]] became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and hopes to take Wikia to a new level as he did with [[:Category:eBay|eBay]]. As of late 2011, the current CEO is [[WikiaSite:community:Forum:Craig Palmer, new CEO of Wikia|Craig Palmer]]. In late 2016, they rebranded the site as "Fandom" and launched the non-profit [https://wikia.org/ Wikia.org]. | ||
[[Wikia]] uses a unique and heavily modified creation of the {{tag|MediaWiki}} {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}; and is visually different from regular MediaWiki sites in that it has its own {{tag|custom skin}}, and most notably, complete with a range and variety of embeded {{tag|Advertising|advertisements}}. Wikia offers {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farms|free}} hosting for an individual or community to build a free content [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]-based website. New wikis can be created instantly at http://create.wikia.com. Hosting and 24 hour customer support is free, in return for advertising placed on the pages; but users have little say over the advertisements their website displays. Support, on both the technical and community aspects of running a wiki community, is provided at [[Wikia Community Central]] (or one of the [[Template:WikiaCommunityCentral|other]] [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] Community wikis). | [[Wikia]] uses a unique and heavily modified creation of the {{tag|MediaWiki}} {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}; and is visually different from regular MediaWiki sites in that it has its own {{tag|custom skin}}, and most notably, complete with a range and variety of embeded {{tag|Advertising|advertisements}}. Wikia offers {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farms|free}} hosting for an individual or community to build a free content [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]-based website. New wikis can be created instantly at http://create.wikia.com. Hosting and 24 hour customer support is free, in return for advertising placed on the pages; but users have little say over the advertisements their website displays. Support, on both the technical and community aspects of running a wiki community, is provided at [[Wikia Community Central]] (or one of the [[Template:WikiaCommunityCentral|other]] [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] Community wikis). | ||
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===Licensing=== | ===Licensing=== | ||
The vast majority of Wikia wikis are currently released under one primary [[:Category:Wiki License|wiki license]] | The vast majority of Wikia wikis are currently released under one primary [[:Category:Wiki License|wiki license]]—the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license]] (CC-BY-SA 3.0), as explained [[WikiaSite:community:Community Central:Licensing|here]]. However, other licenses are available on Wikia; these include the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial|Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial]] (CC-BY-NC), as used by [[Memory Alpha]], and the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works|Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works]] (CC-BY-NC-ND) licenses. | ||
Historically, when Wikia was founded, it used the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}}, just like [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] did. | Historically, when Wikia was founded, it used the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}}, just like [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] did. | ||
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====Ten largest wikis==== | ====Ten largest wikis==== | ||
:''This section needs updating''<!--use the s23.org stats--> | :''This section needs updating''<!--use the s23.org stats--> | ||
*[[LyricWiki]] | *[[LyricWiki]] – music lyrics | ||
*[[Wikianswers]] | *[[Wikianswers]] – general questions and answers | ||
*<s>[[WebsiteWiki]]</s> | *<s>[[WebsiteWiki]]</s> – websites (''shut down 2012/09/30 due to very poor wiki concept and disdainful in wiki community support'') | ||
*[[Wookieepedia]] | *[[Wookieepedia]] – ''Star Wars'' | ||
*[[Genealogy (Wikia)|Familypedia]] | *[[Genealogy (Wikia)|Familypedia]] – genealogy | ||
*[[Marvel Database Project]] | *[[Marvel Database Project]] – Marvel comics | ||
*[[EQ2i]] | *[[EQ2i]] – ''Everquest'' video game | ||
*[[The Third Turn]] | *[[The Third Turn]] – NASCAR | ||
*[[Recipes Wiki]] | *[[Recipes Wiki]] – recipes | ||
*[[DC Database]] | *[[DC Database]] – DC Comics | ||
*[[RuneScape Wiki]] | *[[RuneScape Wiki]] – ''RuneScape'' video game | ||
===Closure of Wikia wikis=== | ===Closure of Wikia wikis=== | ||
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*On large pages, two large (or three slightly smaller) square ads at the end of the page before the footer; | *On large pages, two large (or three slightly smaller) square ads at the end of the page before the footer; | ||
*On various content pages, Wikia also sells "Sponsored links", which are a section of links that look like an "External links" page content section, but are placed below the category bar; | *On various content pages, Wikia also sells "Sponsored links", which are a section of links that look like an "External links" page content section, but are placed below the category bar; | ||
*Wikia places a floating social bar at the bottom of the screen for anon | *Wikia places a floating social bar at the bottom of the screen for anon users—a square ad may pop out of the left of this bar; | ||
*''Occasionally Wikia may make use of take-over ads which replace the background image''; | *''Occasionally Wikia may make use of take-over ads which replace the background image''; | ||
*''They rarely show up, but have been more common | *''They rarely show up, but have been more common recently—Wikia has tried placing [[wp:In-text advertising|in-text advertising]] in page content occasionally''. | ||
As of September 2012, Wikia is worth an estimated $13.93 Million USD to the advertisers, with a daily page view of more than 6,358,000; since all three links have nearly the same figures, it must be for the whole of Wikia. | As of September 2012, Wikia is worth an estimated $13.93 Million USD to the advertisers, with a daily page view of more than 6,358,000; since all three links have nearly the same figures, it must be for the whole of Wikia. | ||