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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 [[Wikicities]], 'hosted by' banner]] | [[File:-Wikicities, hosted by - mini-banner.png|left|frame|original [[Wikicities]], 'hosted by' banner|alt=]] | ||
[[File:WikiCities logo.png|left|frame|original [[Wikicities]] logo]] | [[File:WikiCities logo.png|left|frame|original [[Wikicities]] logo|alt=]] | ||
[[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|left|frame|another [[Wikicities]] logo]] | [[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|left|frame|another [[Wikicities]] logo|alt=]] | ||
'''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.; {{tag|San Francisco}}, CA 94107, [[:Category:United States|U.S.A.]]; 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> [[Wikicities]] was founded in October {{tag|FoundedIn2004|2004}} 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).<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, [[Craig L. Palmer]] was appointed as new Wikia CEO.<ref>[[WikiaSite:community:Forum:Craig Palmer, new CEO of Wikia|Craig Palmer, new CEO of Wikia]]; ''community.Wikia.com''; Wikia, Inc.; accessed DD Mmmm YYYY.</ref> 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]. As of October 2021, the current Fandom CEO is [[Perkins Miller]].<ref name=About/> | '''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.; {{tag|San Francisco}}, CA 94107, [[:Category:United States|U.S.A.]]; 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> [[Wikicities]] was founded in October {{tag|FoundedIn2004|2004}} 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).<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, [[Craig L. Palmer]] was appointed as new Wikia CEO.<ref>[[WikiaSite:community:Forum:Craig Palmer, new CEO of Wikia|Craig Palmer, new CEO of Wikia]]; ''community.Wikia.com''; Wikia, Inc.; accessed DD Mmmm YYYY.</ref> 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]. As of October 2021, the current Fandom CEO is [[Perkins Miller]].<ref name=About/> | ||
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===Wikia portals=== | ===Wikia portals=== | ||
[[File:Wikia Gaming logo 250px.png|left|frame|Early Wikia Gaming portal logo]] | [[File:Wikia Gaming logo 250px.png|left|frame|Early Wikia Gaming portal logo|alt=]] | ||
Wikia wikis are grouped under differing portals, or 'hubs', as shown in the bottom centre of their page. These currently include: | Wikia wikis are grouped under differing portals, or 'hubs', as shown in the bottom centre of their page. These currently include: | ||
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