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This '''WikiIndex community talk''' page is a space to ask a question when the question is not directed towards a [[:Category:Wiki People|individual person]] but towards the whole group; or if you don't know who to ask here at {{tag|WikiIndex}}. A similar page with similar purposes is '''[[WikiIndex talk:Community portal]]'''. | This '''WikiIndex community talk''' page is a space to ask a question when the question is not directed towards a [[:Category:Wiki People|individual person]] but towards the whole group; or if you don't know who to ask here at {{tag|WikiIndex}}. A similar page with similar purposes is '''[[WikiIndex talk:Community portal]]'''. | ||
You may wish to type your question in the search box to see if there has been a question like yours before, or consult the [[WikiIndex: | You may wish to type your question in the search box to see if there has been a question like yours before, or consult the [[WikiIndex:Frequently asked questions|WikiIndex FAQ]] – ''before'' you post a question here. | ||
If you wish to comment on an ''existing'' subject here, simply click on '[edit]' next to the relevent subject heading. If you wish to start a ''new'' subject, click on the 'new section' tab (may also be identified by a '''+''', depending on which skin you are using) at the <u>top</u> of this page (or use keyboard shortcut <tt>Alt-+</tt>), type your comments, add your signature by typing <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code> (four tildes), click on the 'Show preview' button below the edit box (or use keyboard shortcut <tt>Alt-p</tt>) to check your comment, then when you are happy with what you typed, click on 'Save page' (keyboard shortcut <tt>Alt-s</tt>). | If you wish to comment on an ''existing'' subject here, simply click on '[edit]' next to the relevent subject heading. If you wish to start a ''new'' subject, click on the 'new section' tab (may also be identified by a '''+''', depending on which skin you are using) at the <u>top</u> of this page (or use keyboard shortcut <tt>Alt-+</tt>), type your comments, add your signature by typing <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code> (four tildes), click on the 'Show preview' button below the edit box (or use keyboard shortcut <tt>Alt-p</tt>) to check your comment, then when you are happy with what you typed, click on 'Save page' (keyboard shortcut <tt>Alt-s</tt>). | ||
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Hi all. What do you think about [[wiki]]s which disappear? I think that every year a lot of wikis are [[:Category:Dead|deleted]] or get [[:Category:Cannot connect|offline]]. I saw a few years ago how most of the wikis available in the [[:Category:ScribbleWiki|ScribbleWiki]] hosting were lost forever. How can we avoid this? A lot of wikis are free licensed, and nobody cares about getting a copy or backup. That is incredible! [[User:Emijrp|Emijrp]] 09:57, 3 November 2010 (PDT) | Hi all. What do you think about [[wiki]]s which disappear? I think that every year a lot of wikis are [[:Category:Dead|deleted]] or get [[:Category:Cannot connect|offline]]. I saw a few years ago how most of the wikis available in the [[:Category:ScribbleWiki|ScribbleWiki]] hosting were lost forever. How can we avoid this? A lot of wikis are free licensed, and nobody cares about getting a copy or backup. That is incredible! [[User:Emijrp|Emijrp]] 09:57, 3 November 2010 (PDT) | ||
:That's an interesting question. What should the lifecycle of a wiki be? Were they meant to last forever? I didn't realize just how many wikis there are until I discovered [[WikiIndex]]. Having now shallowly observed several hundred wikis, in my opinion, not all of them deserve to live forever. And clearly, some were designed with a limited-time purpose, not to be relevant a decade later. But I take your point, a lot of good information and hard work can be lost if site owners or hosts are careless. The best advice I can offer to avoid this is for people to plan their wikis carefully. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 17:48, 4 November 2010 (PDT) | :That's an interesting question. What should the lifecycle of a wiki be? Were they meant to last forever? I didn't realize just how many wikis there are until I discovered [[WikiIndex]]. Having now shallowly observed several hundred wikis, in my opinion, not all of them deserve to live forever. And clearly, some were designed with a limited-time purpose, not to be relevant a decade later. But I take your point, a lot of good information and hard work can be lost if site owners or hosts are careless. The best advice I can offer to avoid this is for people to plan their wikis carefully. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 17:48, 4 November 2010 (PDT) | ||
::As a specific example, what happened to http://de.WikiIndex.org/ ? It is mentioned at [[WikiIndex: | ::As a specific example, what happened to http://de.WikiIndex.org/ ? It is mentioned at [[WikiIndex:Frequently asked questions]], but today it seems to be offline? Did anyone grab a backup before it was too late? --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 15:20, 1 February 2011 (PST) | ||
==Where to highlight a Q&A site about wikis?== | ==Where to highlight a Q&A site about wikis?== | ||