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{{Wiki Farm <!--see 'Template:Wiki Farm' for full detail-->
{{Wiki Farm <!--see 'Template:Wiki Farm' for full detail-->
|URL              = https://web.Archive.org/web/20150708050136/http://wikispot.org/Front_page
|URL              = https://web.Archive.org/web/20150708050136/http://WikiSpot.org/Front_page
|logo            = [[File:wikispot logo.png|former Wiki Spot logo]]
|logo            = [[File:wikispot logo.png|former Wiki Spot logo]]
|wide logo        = y
|wide logo        = y
|recentchanges URL= https://web.Archive.org/web/20150704162511/http://wikispot.org/Recent_Changes
|recentchanges URL= https://web.Archive.org/web/20150704162511/http://WikiSpot.org/Recent_Changes
|wikinode URL    = https://web.Archive.org/web/20150710103859/http://wikispot.org/WikiNode
|wikinode URL    = https://web.Archive.org/web/20150710103859/http://WikiSpot.org/WikiNode
|about URL        = https://web.Archive.org/web/20150704101449/http://wikispot.org/About_Wiki_Spot
|about URL        = https://web.Archive.org/web/20150704101449/http://WikiSpot.org/About_Wiki_Spot
|maintopic        = WikiFarm
|maintopic        = WikiFarm
|founder          = [[Philip Neustrom]]<br><small>(co-founder)</small> <!--wiki farm Founder, + other position(s)-->
|founder          = {{U|Philip Neustrom}}<br><small>(co-founder)</small><!--wiki farm Founder, + other position(s)-->
|CEO              = Owner and/or CEO<br><small>(owner and/or CEO)</small> <!--wiki farm Owner or Chief Executive Officer - if none, use 'No'-->
|CEO              = Owner and/or CEO<br><small>(owner and/or CEO)</small><!--wiki farm Owner or Chief Executive Officer-->
|engine          = Sycamore
|engine          = Sycamore
|farm topic      = Wiki farm topic<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc-->
|status          = Dead
|status          = Dead
}}{{PopulateCategory}}
}}{{PopulateCategory}}
'''Wiki Spot''', (sometimes stylised '''wiki spot'''), co-founded by [[Philip Neustrom]], was a {{tag|Nonprofit|non-profit}}, member-supported effort dedicated to helping {{tag|Community|communities}} use and maintain [[wiki]]s – a {{tag|WikiFarm|wiki farm}}.
'''Wiki Spot''', (sometimes stylised '''wiki spot'''), co-founded in {{tag|FoundedIn2006|2006}}<ref>[[Archive.org:20150703203319/http://WikiSpot.org/User_Statistics|Wiki Spot user statistics]]; ''WikiSpot.org''; archived 3 July 2015; via [[Archive.org]].</ref> by {{U|Philip Neustrom}}, was a {{tag|Nonprofit|non-profit}}, member-supported effort dedicated to helping {{tag|Community|communities}} use and maintain [[wiki]]s – a {{tag|WikiFarm|wiki farm}}.


"We provide the means for communities anywhere in the [[:Category:Earth|world]] to initiate, maintain, publicize and fund [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]].  We provide a trusting home for wikis through our Wikispot.org service, encourage development of collaborative software, and promote adoption of the wiki as a tool for enriching communities".
"We provide the means for communities anywhere in the [[:Category:Earth|world]] to initiate, maintain, publicize and fund [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]].  We provide a trusting home for wikis through our WikiSpot.org service, encourage development of collaborative software, and promote adoption of the wiki as a tool for enriching communities".


Wikis with community benefit can create wikis free of charge, including <u>any</u> [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons|Creative Commons license]] they want.  See the [[Archive.org:20150704012032/http://wikispot.org/wiki_directory|Wiki Directory]] for a list of Wiki Spot wikis.
Wikis with community benefit can create wikis free of charge, including <u>any</u> [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons|Creative Commons license]] they want.  See the [[Archive.org:20150704012032/http://WikiSpot.org/wiki_directory|Wiki Directory]] for a list of Wiki Spot wikis.
<div style="float:right; padding:5px; background:white; border:1px outset gray; margin-top:-0.5em; margin-left:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em">
<div style="float:right; padding:5px; background:white; border:1px outset gray; margin-top:-0.5em; margin-left:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em">
{{Size <!--see Template:Size for full detail-->
{{Size <!--see Template:Size for full detail-->
|pages= 1,898
|pages= 1898
|statistics URL= https://web.Archive.org/web/20150704162511/http://wikispot.org/Recent_Changes
|statistics URL= https://web.Archive.org/web/20150704162511/http://WikiSpot.org/Recent_Changes
|wikiFactor= <!--preferred; if unknown leave void; see: Category:wikiFactor for help-->
|wikiFactor= <!--preferred; if unknown leave void; see: Category:wikiFactor for help-->
|wikiFactor URL= <!--wF source (often 'PopularPages', 'Mostvisitedpages' or 'PageHits'); if unknown leave void-->
|wikiFactor URL= <!--wF source (often 'PopularPages', 'Mostvisitedpages' or 'PageHits'); if unknown leave void-->
}}(As of: 2015-07-04 – via [[Archive.org]])<!--YYYY-MM-DD; manually add/amend date when stats are verified and/or updated--></div>
}}(As of: 2015-07-04 – via [[Archive.org]])<!--YYYY-MM-DD; manually add/amend date when stats are verified and/or updated--></div>


The site had a [[Archive.org:20150710132102/http://wikispot.org/Building_Community|building community guide]].
The site had a [[Archive.org:20150710132102/http://WikiSpot.org/Building_Community|building community guide]].
*[[Archive.org:20150703203319/http://wikispot.org/User_Statistics|Wiki Spot User Statistics]]
*[[Archive.org:20150703203319/http://WikiSpot.org/User_Statistics|Wiki Spot user statistics]]
*[[Archive.org:20150710103544/http://wikispot.org/2015_Shutdown_Notice|Wiki Spot 2015 Shutdown Notice]]
*[[Archive.org:20150710103544/http://WikiSpot.org/2015_Shutdown_Notice|Wiki Spot 2015 shutdown notice]]
*[https://twitter.com/wikispot Twitter feed]
*[https://Twitter.com/wikispot Twitter feed]
{{WikiEngineFeatures|Wiki_Spot}}
{{WikiEngineFeatures|Wiki_Spot}}


All of the city wikis on Wiki Spot were migrated to the [[LocalWiki]] project and Wiki Spot was slowly shut down, existing now only in an uneditable form.  The Wiki Spot founders went on to create the [[LocalWiki]] project, and years later cofounder Philip Neustrom co-founded [[Encycla]] ([https://encycla.com encycla.com]).
All of the [[:Category:Cities|city]] wikis on Wiki Spot were migrated to the [[LocalWiki]] project and Wiki Spot was slowly shut down, existing now only in an un-editable form.  The Wiki Spot founders went on to create the [[LocalWiki]] project, and years later cofounder Philip Neustrom co-founded [[Encycla]] ([https://Encycla.com Encycla.com]).


;''See also
;''See also
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The following wiki sites are hosted by the '''Wiki Spot''' [[wiki farm]].
The following [[wiki]] sites were hosted by the '''Wiki Spot''' [[wiki farm]].
 
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