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[[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|left|frame|original [[Wikicities]] logo]] | [[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|left|frame|original [[Wikicities]] logo]] | ||
'''Wikia''', currently branded as ''' | '''Wikia''', currently branded as '''Fandom''' and originally 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 from 'Wikia' to '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, Inc.''' is a {{tag|Wiki company|company}} registered in the State of {{tag|Delaware}}, U.S.A. (corporate number C2935209), whose registered office is at 360 3rd Street, Suite 750, {{tag|San Francisco}}, CA 94107, U.S.A.<ref name=Terms/> | '''Wikia, Inc.''' is a {{tag|Wiki company|company}} registered in the State of {{tag|Delaware}}, U.S.A. (corporate number C2935209), whose registered office is at 360 3rd Street, Suite 750, {{tag|San Francisco}}, CA 94107, U.S.A.<ref name=Terms/> | ||
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===Wikia portals=== | ===Wikia portals=== | ||
Wikia wikis are grouped under differing portals, or 'hubs', as shown in the bottom centre of their page. | Wikia wikis are grouped under differing portals, or 'hubs', as shown in the bottom centre of their page. These include: | ||
*[https://www.fandom.com/topics/games Games] | |||
*[ | *[https://www.fandom.com/topics/movies Movies] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.fandom.com/topics/tv TV] | ||
*[ | |||
===[[:Category:Facebook|Facebook]]=== | ===[[:Category:Facebook|Facebook]]=== | ||
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*[[LyricWiki]] – music lyrics | *<s>[[LyricWiki]] – music lyrics</s> (closed) | ||
*[[Wikianswers]] – general questions and answers | *<s>[[Wikianswers]] – general questions and answers</s> (closed) | ||
*[[Genealogy (Wikia)|Familypedia]] – genealogy | |||
*[[Wookieepedia]] – ''Star Wars'' | *[[Wookieepedia]] – ''Star Wars'' | ||
*[[Marvel Database Project]] – Marvel comics | *[[Marvel Database Project]] – Marvel comics | ||
*[[EQ2i]] – ''Everquest'' video game | *[[EQ2i]] – ''Everquest'' video game | ||