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|[https://meta.Miraheze.org/wiki/Donate donate]
|[https://meta.Miraheze.org/wiki/Donate donate]
|[https://meta.Miraheze.org/wiki/Dormancy_Policy adopt or delete]
|[https://meta.Miraheze.org/wiki/Dormancy_Policy adopt or delete]
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![[:Category:Referata|Referata]]
|[[Referata:Main Page|Referata.com]]
|[[Referata:Special:Version|1.26.4]]<br>(outdated)
|[http://Referata.com/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile yes]
|[[Referata:Referata:FAQ#How many sites does Referata currently host?|750]]
|[[Referata:List of Referata wikis|list of wikis]]
|[[Referata:Referata:FAQ#How do I ensure that my data won't get corrupted or deleted?|nightly backup]],<br>[[Referata:Special:Export|export]]
|[[Referata:Help:Contents|Help]]
|[[Referata:Requested features|request features]]
|[[Referata:Creating a Referata site|create a site]]
|[[Referata:Referata:Features|free & paid-<br>for hosting]]
|[[Referata:Referata:FAQ#If I abandon my wiki, will it get deleted?|delete]]
|-
|-
![[:Category:ShoutWiki|ShoutWiki]]
![[:Category:ShoutWiki|ShoutWiki]]
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|[[:Category:Advertising|adverts]]
|[[:Category:Advertising|adverts]]
|delete or [[ShoutWiki:ShoutWiki Hub:Wiki Adoptions|adopt]]
|delete or [[ShoutWiki:ShoutWiki Hub:Wiki Adoptions|adopt]]
|-
![[:Category:Wiki.Wiki|Wiki.Wiki]]<br><small>(closed)</small>
|<s>[https://Wiki.wiki Wiki.wiki]</s>
|<s>1.24.2<br>(outdated)</s>
|<s>[[Archive.org:20171003205940/https://Wiki.Wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile|yes]]</s>
|<s>[[Archive.org:20151027105644/https://Wiki.Wiki/Directory|100]]</s>
|<s>[[Archive.org:20160309170138/https://Wiki.Wiki/Category:Wikis|Category:Wikis]],<br>[[Archive.org:20151027105644/https://Wiki.Wiki/Directory|directory]]</s>
|<s>[[:Category:Dead|dead]]</s>
|<s>link to<br>MediaWiki-Help</s>
|<s>unknown</s>
|<s>[[:Category:GoalAbandoned|new wiki creation<br>blocked]]</s>
|<s>[[:Category:GoogleAds|GoogleAds]]</s>
|<s>none</s>
|-
|-
![[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]<br>(aka<br>Fandom)
![[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]<br>(aka<br>Fandom)
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|keep and adoption
|keep and adoption
|-
|-
![[:Category:Wikkii|Wikkii]]<br><small>(closed)</small>
|<s>[[Archive.org:20130218031931/http://Wikkii.Org/wiki/Main_Page|Wikkii.Org]]<br>[[Archive.org:20140625175731/http://Wikkii.com/wiki/Free_Wiki_Hosting|Wikkii.com]]<br>[[Archive.org:20140209055132/http://Wikkii.net|Wikkii.net]]</s>
|<s>1.16.5<br>(obsolete)</s>
|<s>no</s>
|<s>[[Archive.org:20140625175731/http://Wikkii.com/wiki/Free_Wiki_Hosting|3,000+]]</s>
|<s>[[Archive.org:20140320080206/http://Wikkii.com/wiki/Special:Farmer/list|Farmer list]]</s>
|<s>[[:Category:Dead|dead]]<br>since 2014</s>
|<s>[[Archive.org:20120715082247/http://Community.Wikkii.net/wiki/Help:Contents|Help]]</s>
|<s>[[Archive.org:20140209014753/http://Wikkii.com/forums|Wikkii.com<br>support<br>forums]]</s>
|<s>[[:Category:GoalAbandoned|new wiki creation<br>blocked]]</s>
|<s>[[:Category:Advertising|adverts]]<br><small>(removed when logged in)</small></s>
|<s>[[Archive.org:20140209051444/http://Wikkii.net/faq.php|spammed deleted]]</s>
|}
|}
For all MediaWiki sites, a list of all wikis ''should'' also be available via the [[MediaWiki API]] ([[mw:API:Main page]]) database access facility at <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/w/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis</code></span> (or <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/wiki/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis</code></span>), and / or the WikiDiscover module at <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/w/api.php?action=wikidiscover</code></span>, though some sites do not enable the required API modules or allow anonymous API read access.
For all MediaWiki sites, a list of all wikis ''should'' also be available via the [[MediaWiki API]] ([[mw:API:Main page]]) database access facility at <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/w/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis</code></span> (or <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/wiki/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis</code></span>), and / or the WikiDiscover module at <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/w/api.php?action=wikidiscover</code></span>, though some sites do not enable the required API modules or allow anonymous API read access.
*'''[[:Category:Editthis.info|EditThis.info]]:''' — this [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] host is 100% free.  However, it appears to have been abandoned by their system administrators (the feature requests page has little to no responses, and the village pump has been blanked and protected).  Also, this host is running an ancient version of MediaWiki, and thus is significantly lacking the latest features.
*'''[[:Category:Editthis.info|EditThis.info]]:''' — this [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] host is 100% free.  However, it appears to have been abandoned by their system administrators (the feature requests page has little to no responses, and the village pump has been blanked and protected).  Also, this host is running an ancient version of MediaWiki, and thus is significantly lacking the latest features.
*'''[[:Category:Miraheze|Miraheze]]:''' — users should be aware that despite what is advertised, Miraheze developers do not allow wiki [[founder]]s to fully manage the configuration settings.  Some of the extensions are similar to that of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]], but many of them are strictly off-limits.
*'''[[:Category:Miraheze|Miraheze]]:''' — users should be aware that despite what is advertised, Miraheze developers do not allow wiki [[founder]]s to fully manage the configuration settings.  Some of the extensions are similar to that of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]], but many of them are strictly off-limits.  Miraheze staff have also been known to interfere with local community operations.
*'''[[:Category:ShoutWiki|ShoutWiki]]:''' — [[mw:Social tools|social tools]] are one of ShoutWiki's fields of expertise, though before one is allowed to create a wiki site on ShoutWiki, you need to be logged in and be [[:Category:ConfirmEmail|e-mail confirmed]].  A charge of $5.50 is required to remove [[:Category:Advertising|adverts]], which the site unfortunately relies on for one stream of funding. ShoutWiki staff have been known to be invasive to local users and communities. Many basic administrative features that are enabled by default in any MediaWiki installation, including XML imports and revision deletion, are restricted to staff only with no real explanation, and some extension or configuration setting is used to prevent the accounts of ShoutWiki staff from being blocked by any local admins.
*'''[[:Category:Referata|Referata]]:''' — this host specialises in [[:Category:Semantic MediaWiki|Semantic wikis]].  Users should be aware that the site appears to have become a dormant wiki hosting provider, as the feature requests page has been abandoned for some time, and the recent changes is usually filed with account creations.
*'''[[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]:''' — this commercial behemoth of a host is prolifically [[:Category:Advertising|advert]]-spammed, with no paid removal option available, and the staff are not very open to founder configuration control.  Relying on a unique and heavily customised yet outdated version of MediaWiki, there are many features that are available to staff-only, including traditional administrative features such as mass deletion and revision deletion. Additionally, some extension or configuration setting, possibly the same as ShoutWiki although not confirmed, is used to prevent Fandom staff accounts from being blocked by any local admins.
*'''[[:Category:ShoutWiki|ShoutWiki]]:''' — [[mw:Social tools|social tools]] are one of ShoutWiki's fields of expertise, though before one is allowed to create a wiki site on ShoutWiki, you need to be logged in and be [[:Category:ConfirmEmail|e-mail confirmed]].  A charge of $5.50 is required to remove [[:Category:Advertising|adverts]], which the site unfortunately relies on for one stream of funding. Some highly technical features are available to staff only.  [[ShoutWiki:ShoutWiki Staff|ShoutWiki staff]] consists of highly experienced MediaWiki developers and editors.
 
*'''[[:Category:Wiki.Wiki|Wiki.Wiki]]:''' — as of December 2016, the ability to create wikis has been removed.  Attempting to request a wiki returns a message saying ''"we are evaluating the wiki.wiki program right now and are not creating new wikis for a while"''. This message has been present for over three months, and filing a request returns absolutely nothing.  Wiki.Wiki subsequently ceased to offer wiki hosting, notice was given to all existing editors.
=== Former farms ===
*'''[[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]:''' — this commercial behemoth of a host is prolifically [[:Category:Advertising|advert]]-spammed, with no paid removal option available, and the staff are not very open to founder configuration control.  Relying on a unique and heavily customised yet outdated version of MediaWiki, there are many features that are available to staff-only.
*'''[[:Category:Referata|Referata]]:''' —  this service specialized in [[:Category:Semantic MediaWiki|Semantic wikis]].  The site had been dormant for many years, and was compromised by a malicious party in the spring of 2019. Service was partially restored briefly but ultimately went down again shortly thereafter.
*'''[[:Category:Wikkii|Wikkii]]:''' — ''expand section''.
*'''[[:Category:Wiki.Wiki|Wiki.Wiki]]:''' — in December 2016, the ability to create wikis was removed, and attempting to request a wiki returned a message saying ''"we are evaluating the wiki.wiki program right now and are not creating new wikis for a while"''.  This message was present for over three months. Wiki.Wiki subsequently ceased to offer wiki hosting, notice was given to all existing editors.


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