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{{TOC right}}'''ElWiki''' is a [[:Category:Former wiki farm|former]] (now defunct) [[:Category:Wiki farm|collection]] of [[wiki]]-based '[[:Category:Knowledge|knowledgebases]]' on a variety of subjects. [[User]]s could create a wiki site on any [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject]], free of charge, and get a free <tt>.com</tt>, <tt>.net</tt>, or <tt>.org</tt> domain after hitting a certain threshold of activity. | {{TOC right}}'''ElWiki''' is a [[:Category:Former wiki farm|former]] (now defunct) [[:Category:Wiki farm|collection]] of [[wiki]]-based '[[:Category:Knowledge|knowledgebases]]' on a variety of subjects. [[User]]s could create a wiki site on any [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject]], free of charge, and get a free <tt>.com</tt>, <tt>.net</tt>, or <tt>.org</tt> domain after hitting a certain threshold of activity. [[:Category:ElWiki|ElWiki]] was [[:Category:Founded in 2006|founded 2006]], and went [[:Category:Former MediaWiki wiki farm|down]] around September / October 2007. The owner of this [[:Category:Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free MediaWiki wiki farm]] was Martin Rozinsky. During 2008, the <tt>ElWiki.com</tt> domain became a {{Wp|GoDaddy}} domain parking site. | ||
People who want to start their own wiki site hosted by a third party should keep in mind that such disasters can happen. Seemingly very few of the [[WhatIsWiki|wiki sites]] on this ElWiki farm survived, although [[The H-Town Wiki]] was migrated prior to being lost, and is still an [[:Category:Active|active]] wiki. | People who want to start their own wiki site hosted by a third party should keep in mind that such disasters can happen. Seemingly very few of the [[WhatIsWiki|wiki sites]] on this ElWiki farm survived, although [[The H-Town Wiki]] was migrated prior to being lost, and is still an [[:Category:Active|active]] wiki. | ||