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See also the <code>{{template|Wikia boilerplate}}</code> [[:Category:Templates|template]]. | See also the <code>{{template|Wikia boilerplate}}</code> [[:Category:Templates|template]]. | ||
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[[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|left|frame|original Wikicities logo]] | [[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|left|frame|original [[Wikicities]] logo]] | ||
'''Wikia''', currently branded as '''FANDOM powered by Wikia''', and formerly known as '''Wikicities''', is a [[wiki farm|collection]] of over 400,000<ref name=About>[http://www.Wikia.com/about About | Fandom]; ''www.Wikia.com''; Wikia, Inc.; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref> [[wiki]]s. Known as a '{{tag|WikiFarm|wiki farm}}', it is owned by its parent company '''[[WikiaSite:community:Community Central:Wikia, Inc.|Wikia, Inc.]]'''<ref name=Terms>[http://www.Wikia.com/Terms_of_Use Terms of Use | Fandom powered by Wikia]; ''www.Wikia.com''; Wikia, Inc.; dated 22 May 2018; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref> It was founded by [[Jimmy Wales|Jimmy 'Jimbo' Wales]] (who had previously founded [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]) and his then business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Starling]] 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 hoped to take Wikia to a new level as he did with [[:Category:eBay|eBay]]. In late 2011, a new CEO [[WikiaSite:community:Forum:Craig Palmer, new CEO of Wikia|Craig Palmer]] was appointed. In late 2016, the entire Wikia site was rebranded 'Fandom',<ref>[http://community.Wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Craiglpalmer/Wikia_is_now_Fandom_powered_by_Wikia User blog:Craiglpalmer / Wikia is now Fandom powered by Wikia], ''community.Wikia.com'', Wikia, Inc., accessed 26 May 2018.</ref> and also launched the non-profit sister site [https://Wikia.org/ Wikia.org]. | '''Wikia''', currently branded as '''FANDOM powered by Wikia''', and formerly known as '''Wikicities''', is a [[wiki farm|collection]] of over 400,000<ref name=About>[http://www.Wikia.com/about About | Fandom]; ''www.Wikia.com''; Wikia, Inc.; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref> [[wiki]]s. Known as a '{{tag|WikiFarm|wiki farm}}', it is owned by its parent company '''[[WikiaSite:community:Community Central:Wikia, Inc.|Wikia, Inc.]]'''<ref name=Terms>[http://www.Wikia.com/Terms_of_Use Terms of Use | Fandom powered by Wikia]; ''www.Wikia.com''; Wikia, Inc.; dated 22 May 2018; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref> It was founded by [[Jimmy Wales|Jimmy 'Jimbo' Wales]] (who had previously founded [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]) and his then business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Starling]] 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 hoped to take Wikia to a new level as he did with [[:Category:eBay|eBay]]. In late 2011, a new CEO [[WikiaSite:community:Forum:Craig Palmer, new CEO of Wikia|Craig Palmer]] was appointed. In late 2016, the entire Wikia site was rebranded 'Fandom',<ref>[http://community.Wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Craiglpalmer/Wikia_is_now_Fandom_powered_by_Wikia User blog:Craiglpalmer / Wikia is now Fandom powered by Wikia], ''community.Wikia.com'', Wikia, Inc., accessed 26 May 2018.</ref> and also launched the non-profit sister site [https://Wikia.org/ Wikia.org]. | ||