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Originally this was aiming to be an index of all wikis (just as WikiIndex.com has become). It was started in May 2005 by a person using the name [http://wiki4all.com/catalog/User:OlegPopov Oleg Popov], apparently based in Russia or Ukraine. But he or she didn't set it up properly (eg no "Search" function) and did not reply to approaches, even by email, after a few days. | Originally this was aiming to be an index of all wikis (just as WikiIndex.com has become). It was started in May 2005 by a person using the name [http://wiki4all.com/catalog/User:OlegPopov Oleg Popov], apparently based in Russia or Ukraine. But he or she didn't set it up properly (eg no "Search" function) and did not reply to approaches, even by email, after a few days. | ||
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Wiki4all contributors mostly migrated to other similar projects, particularly this one! There is probably still more material there worth copying. The wiki4all wiki succumbed to spam bombardment itself<!-- (premature report of death - it still functions in March 2006) , and has now been shut down, perhaps by the hosting company (the domain now redirects to a 'blocked' URL) as of Feb 2006-->. | Wiki4all contributors mostly migrated to other similar projects, particularly this one! There is probably still more material there worth copying. The wiki4all wiki succumbed to spam bombardment itself<!-- (premature report of death - it still functions in March 2006) , and has now been shut down, perhaps by the hosting company (the domain now redirects to a 'blocked' URL) as of Feb 2006-->. | ||