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'''Wikia, Inc.''' is a {{tag|Wiki company|company}} registered in the {{tag|Delaware|State of 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 {{tag|Delaware|State of 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.com== | |||
[[Wikia|Wikia.com]] uses a unique and heavily modified customized creation of the {{tag|MediaWiki}} {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}; it is visually different from conventional MediaWiki sites (such as Wikipedia) in that it has its own exclusive {{tag|custom skin}}, and most notably, is embedded with a range and variety of graphic and dynamic {{tag|Advertising|advertisements}}. The fundamental business model of Wikia / Fandom is the offering of {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free hosting}} for an individual or community to build a free content [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]-based website, on virtually any [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject]]. New wikis can be created instantly at http://www.Wikia.com/Special:CreateNewWiki. Hosting of wiki, and 24 hour customer support is free, in return for advertising placed on the pages; but [[editor]]s and [[user]]s have little say over the advertisements (both content and placement) their wiki site displays. Support, on both the technical and community aspects of running a wiki community, is provided at [[Wikia Community Central]] (or one of its related [[Template:Wikia Community Central|other]] [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] Community wikis). | [[Wikia|Wikia.com]] uses a unique and heavily modified customized creation of the {{tag|MediaWiki}} {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}; it is visually different from conventional MediaWiki sites (such as Wikipedia) in that it has its own exclusive {{tag|custom skin}}, and most notably, is embedded with a range and variety of graphic and dynamic {{tag|Advertising|advertisements}}. The fundamental business model of Wikia / Fandom is the offering of {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free hosting}} for an individual or community to build a free content [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]-based website, on virtually any [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject]]. New wikis can be created instantly at http://www.Wikia.com/Special:CreateNewWiki. Hosting of wiki, and 24 hour customer support is free, in return for advertising placed on the pages; but [[editor]]s and [[user]]s have little say over the advertisements (both content and placement) their wiki site displays. Support, on both the technical and community aspects of running a wiki community, is provided at [[Wikia Community Central]] (or one of its related [[Template:Wikia Community Central|other]] [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] Community wikis). | ||
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The [[Anti-Wikia Alliance]] (AWA) wiki was set up (on [[:Category:ShoutWiki|ShoutWiki]]) to provide ongoing support and advice for a number of former Wikia wikis who are now hosted either independently or on another [[wiki farm]]. | The [[Anti-Wikia Alliance]] (AWA) wiki was set up (on [[:Category:ShoutWiki|ShoutWiki]]) to provide ongoing support and advice for a number of former Wikia wikis who are now hosted either independently or on another [[wiki farm]]. | ||
==Wikia.org== | |||
{{See also|:Category:Wikia.org}} | |||
In late 2011, at the same time as the global rebrand to Fandom, Wikia, Inc. also launched a non-profit sister site [https://Wikia.org/ Wikia.org]. '''Wikia.org''' also acts as a [[wiki farm]], and uses the same software as Wikia.com, but the most obvious difference is a lack of [[:Category:Advertising|advertising]]. Wiki sites hosted on Wikia.org continue to use the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 unported license}} (CC-BY-SA 3.0), so whilst Wikia itself will not profit from hosting sites on Wikia.org, there is the potential to reuse content from Wikia.org on another website (as is allowed under terms of the CC-BY-SA 3.0), and those external sites to also monetise from said re-hosted Wikia.org content. | |||
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