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In April 2006, Wikitravel and [[World66]], both [[:Category:Open content|open content]] wiki travel guides, were acquired by Internet Brands, Inc., an [[:Category:United States|American]] commercial 'for profit' company that operates a number of consumer information websites.[https://web.Archive.org/web/20080308215814/http://investors.InternetBrands.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=274198] Following this acquisition, Internet Brands progressively alienated their core Wikitravel [[editor]]s, by placing increasing amounts of [[:Category:Advertising|adverts]] on wiki pages, failing to provide technical support and software upgrades, and denying [[:Category:Wiki Backups|wiki database downloads]] of [[user]]-submitted content. As a result, a group of [[Wikitravel (de)|German Wikitravel]] editors [[fork]]ed their German- and [[Wikitravel (it)|Italian-language Wikitravel]] wikis to a new site which they called '[[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]]'; with other Wikitravel language versions subsequently doing the same. | In April 2006, Wikitravel and [[World66]], both [[:Category:Open content|open content]] wiki travel guides, were acquired by Internet Brands, Inc., an [[:Category:United States|American]] commercial 'for profit' company that operates a number of consumer information websites.[https://web.Archive.org/web/20080308215814/http://investors.InternetBrands.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=274198] Following this acquisition, Internet Brands progressively alienated their core Wikitravel [[editor]]s, by placing increasing amounts of [[:Category:Advertising|adverts]] on wiki pages, failing to provide technical support and software upgrades, and denying [[:Category:Wiki Backups|wiki database downloads]] of [[user]]-submitted content. As a result, a group of [[Wikitravel (de)|German Wikitravel]] editors [[fork]]ed their German- and [[Wikitravel (it)|Italian-language Wikitravel]] wikis to a new site which they called '[[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]]'; with other Wikitravel language versions subsequently doing the same. | ||
In early 2013, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] became an integral new 'project' of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF); and whilst the two sites (Wikitravel and Wikivoyage) still co-exist, Wikitravel has declined in its quality of editing. As a seemingly act of desperation, on the main front page of the English Wikitravel, there was a prominent claim: ''"(Wikitravel) ... is the premier travel wiki on the Internet"'', with a link to [http://content.Time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809957_1811566,00.html Time.com]. However, the content contained within that ''Time'' link is extremely stale and out-dated; it was published in 2007 under the title: "50 Best Websites 2008"! | In early 2013, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] became an integral new '{{WMF-Mwta|Wikimedia projects|project}}' of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF); and whilst the two sites (Wikitravel and Wikivoyage) still co-exist, Wikitravel has declined in its quality of editing. As a seemingly act of desperation, on the main front page of the English Wikitravel, there was a prominent claim: ''"(Wikitravel) ... is the premier travel wiki on the Internet"'', with a link to [http://content.Time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809957_1811566,00.html Time.com]. However, the content contained within that ''Time'' link is extremely stale and out-dated; it was published in 2007 under the title: "50 Best Websites 2008"! | ||
*{{WMF-Meta|Wikitravel}} — an early discussion from 2003-2005 at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] | *{{WMF-Meta|Wikitravel}} — an early discussion from 2003-2005 at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] | ||
*[[Meatball:WikiTravel|Article on Wikitravel]] — from [[MeatballWiki]] | *[[Meatball:WikiTravel|Article on Wikitravel]] — from [[MeatballWiki]] | ||
*{{Wp|Wikitravel}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]] | *{{Wp|Wikitravel}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]] | ||
*{{Wikidata|Q2017|Wikitravel (Q2017)}} — at [[Wikimedia Wikidata]] | |||
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*[[Archive.org:20160601185232/http://www.Wikistatistics.net/internet-brands|Wikitravel Interactive Statistics]] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]], via [[Archive.org]] from 2016 | *[[Archive.org:20160601185232/http://www.Wikistatistics.net/internet-brands|Wikitravel Interactive Statistics]] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]], via [[Archive.org]] from 2016 | ||
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*[https://Code.Google.com/p/wikiteam/downloads/list?can=2&q=wikitravel Wikitravel downloads]<sup>[fix me]</sup> — [[Wikiteam]] | *[https://Code.Google.com/p/wikiteam/downloads/list?can=2&q=wikitravel Wikitravel downloads]<sup>[fix me]</sup> — [[Wikiteam]] | ||
*[https://Gyrovague.com/2012/07/12/wikitravel-editors-abandon-internet-brands-join-up-with-wikipedia/ Wikitravel editors abandon Internet Brands, join up with Wikipedia] — Gyrovague.com; 12 July 2012 | *[https://Gyrovague.com/2012/07/12/wikitravel-editors-abandon-internet-brands-join-up-with-wikipedia/ Wikitravel editors abandon Internet Brands, join up with Wikipedia] — Gyrovague.com; 12 July 2012 | ||
*[https://GovernanceXBorders.com/2012/07/13/challenges-of-merging-communities-the-case-of-wikitravel-and-wikivoyage/ Challenges of merging communities: the case of WikiTravel and WikiVoyage] — governance across borders; 13 July 2012 | *[https://GovernanceXBorders.com/2012/07/13/challenges-of-merging-communities-the-case-of-wikitravel-and-wikivoyage/ Challenges of merging communities: the case of WikiTravel and WikiVoyage] — governance across borders; 13 July 2012 | ||
*[[Archive.org:20170914005231/http://Couchwiki.org/en/User_talk:Guaka#Attribution|Wikitravel owners Internet Brands threaten legal action against a tiny community wiki]] — at [[Couchwiki]] | *[[Archive.org:20170914005231/http://Couchwiki.org/en/User_talk:Guaka#Attribution|Wikitravel owners Internet Brands threaten legal action against a tiny community wiki]] — at [[Couchwiki]] | ||
* | *{{Wv|Wikivoyage:Wikivoyage and Wikitravel|Wikivoyage and Wikitravel}} — at the [[English Wikivoyage]] | ||
;''See also | ;''See also | ||
*[[JAMGuides]] – a mirror of Wikitravel which uses the [[:Category:JAMWiki|JAMWiki]] engine; after the Wikivoyage merge with the WMF, JAMGuides redirects to Wikivoyage | *[[JAMGuides]] – a mirror of Wikitravel which uses the [[:Category:JAMWiki|JAMWiki]] engine; after the Wikivoyage merge with the WMF, JAMGuides redirects to Wikivoyage | ||