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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
'''ElWiki''' was a | '''ElWiki''' was a [[:Category:WikiFarm|collection]] of [[wiki]]-based 'knowledgebases' on a variety of subjects. [[User]]s could create a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] on any [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject]], free of charge, and get a free <tt>.com</tt>, <tt>.net</tt>, or <tt>.org</tt> domain after hitting a certain threshold of activity. ElWiki was [[:Category:FoundedIn2006|founded 2006]], and went [[:Category:Dead|down]] around September / October 2007. The owner of the [[wiki farm]] was Martin Rozinsky. During 2008, the <tt>ElWiki.com</tt> domain became a [[wp:GoDaddy|GoDaddy]] domain parking site. | ||
People wanting to start their own wiki hosted by a third party should keep in mind that such disasters can happen. Seemingly very few of the wikis on this ElWiki farm survived, although [[The H-Town Wiki]] was migrated prior to being lost and is still an [[:Category:Active|active]] wiki. | |||
=== | ===Final message=== | ||
From [ | From [[Archive.org:20080221125135/http://www.ElWiki.com|21 February 2008]]: | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote>"We're sorry... We're sorry about the [[:Category:Cannot connect|downtime]] we've been having lately. Our previous hosting provider let us down. We can assure you this was as frustrating to you as it was to us. We've finally managed to migrate everything to a new set of servers. The new infrastructure should be significantly more reliable. We're still working on setting everything up, so some domains may be temporarily unavailable. We're also closed to new registrations until we can ensure stability for our existing users. — The {{tag|ElWiki}} team."</blockquote> | ||
"We're sorry... We're sorry about the | |||
==Other failed wiki farms== | ==Other failed wiki farms== | ||
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*[[ScribbleWiki]] | *[[ScribbleWiki]] | ||
*[[:Category:Wikkii|Wikkii]] | *[[:Category:Wikkii|Wikkii]]</div> | ||
==List of wikis== | ==List of ElWiki wikis== | ||
[ | [[Archive.org:20070921140624/http://www.ElWiki.com/gallery.php|Last list of wikis at 21 September 2007]] from the Internet Archive WaybackMachine at [[Archive.org]], with some known additions: | ||
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*[[!k5a Clan]] | *[[!k5a Clan]] | ||
*[[2-Wheel-Wiki]] | *[[2-Wheel-Wiki]] | ||
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*[[Your Gaming Wiki]] | *[[Your Gaming Wiki]] | ||
*[[ZachioWiki]] | *[[ZachioWiki]] | ||
*[[ZeeblotWiki]] | *[[ZeeblotWiki]]</div><includeonly> | ||
</ | [[Category:Former MediaWiki wiki farm]]</includeonly> | ||
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[[Category:ElWiki| ]] | [[Category:ElWiki| ]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Article templates]]</noinclude> | ||