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|about URL = https://www.Wikia.com/about | |about URL = https://www.Wikia.com/about | ||
|maintopic = WikiFarm | |maintopic = WikiFarm | ||
|founder = [[Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales]] <small>([[:Category:Wikia Staff|President]])</small><br>[[Angela Beesley | |founder = [[Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales]]<br><small>(co-founder & [[:Category:Wikia Staff|President]])</small><br>[[Angela Beesley Starling]]<br><small>(co-founder & [[:Category:Wikia Staff|ex-VP]])</small> | ||
|CEO = [[Craig L. Palmer]] <small>(CEO)</small> | |CEO = [[Craig L. Palmer]] <small>(CEO)</small> | ||
|engine = MediaWiki | |engine = MediaWiki | ||
|farm topic = | |farm topic = Fans | ||
|status = Vibrant | |status = Vibrant | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{For|the Wikia [[wiki]]s which deal with the administration and management of the whole Wikia project by specific language|Wikia|Wikia-De|Wikia-Es|Wikia-Fr|Wikia-Pl}} | {{For|the Wikia [[wiki]]s which deal with the administration and management of the whole Wikia project by specific language|Wikia|Wikia-De|Wikia-Es|Wikia-Fr|Wikia-Pl}} | ||
{{For|the Wikia community portal wikis in various languages|Wikia Community Central}} | {{For|the Wikia community portal wikis in various languages|Wikia Community Central}} | ||
{{For|those Wikia wikis who left Wikia to re-establish as an independent wiki or on another wiki farm|category:Ex-Wikia}} | {{For|those Wikia wikis who left Wikia to re-establish as an independent wiki or on another wiki farm|category: Ex-Wikia}} | ||
{{For|sub-categories of Wikia wikis by official language portals|category:De.Wikia|category:Es.Wikia|category:Fr.Wikia|category:It.Wikia|category:Ja.Wikia|category:Nl.Wikia|category:Pl.Wikia|category:Pt-Br.Wikia|category:Ru.Wikia|category:Sv.Wikia|category:Zh.Wikia}} | {{For|sub-categories of Wikia wikis by official language portals|category:De.Wikia|category:Es.Wikia|category:Fr.Wikia|category:It.Wikia|category:Ja.Wikia|category:Nl.Wikia|category:Pl.Wikia|category:Pt-Br.Wikia|category:Ru.Wikia|category:Sv.Wikia|category:Zh.Wikia}} | ||
See also the <code>{{Template|Wikia boilerplate}}</code> template. | See also the <code>{{Template|Wikia boilerplate}}</code> template. | ||
{{WikiEngineFeatures}} | {{WikiEngineFeatures}} | ||
[[File:-Wikicities, hosted by - mini-banner.png|left|frame|original [ | [[File:-Wikicities, hosted by - mini-banner.png|left|frame|original <span class=plainlinks>[https://WikiIndex.org/index.php?title=Wikicities&redirect=no Wikicities]</span>, 'hosted by' banner]] | ||
[[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|left|frame| | [[File:WikiCities logo.png|left|frame|original <span class=plainlinks>[https://WikiIndex.org/index.php?title=Wikicities&redirect=no Wikicities]</span> logo]] | ||
'''Wikia''', currently branded as '''Fandom''', and originally known as '''Wikicities''', is a | [[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|left|frame|another <span class=plainlinks>[https://WikiIndex.org/index.php?title=Wikicities&redirect=no Wikicities]</span> logo]] | ||
'''Wikia''', currently branded as '''Fandom''', and originally known as '''Wikicities''', is a {{tag|WikiFarm|collection}} of over 250,000<ref name=About>[https://about.Fandom.com/about Fandom {{!}} About Us]; ''about.Fandom.com''; Wikia, Inc.; accessed 25 October 2021.</ref> [[wiki]]s. Known as a '[[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> <span class=plainlinks>[https://WikiIndex.org/index.php?title=Wikicities&redirect=no Wikicities]</span> was founded by [[:Category:American|American]] internet entrepreneur [[Jimmy Wales|Jimmy 'Jimbo' Wales]] (who had previously founded [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]), and his then [[:Category:British|British]] business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling]] (now known as Angela Starling) in October {{tag|FoundedIn2004|2004}}.<ref name=About/> 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 L. 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 {{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/> | ||