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{{Wiki farm <!--see 'Template:Wiki farm' for full detail and hidden help advice--> | {{Wiki farm <!--see 'Template:Wiki farm' for full detail and hidden help advice--> | ||
|name = wetpaint.com, inc. | |name = <big>wetpaint.com, inc.</big> | ||
|URL = https://web. | |URL = https://web.archive.org/web/20090905145059/http://Wetpaint.com | ||
|logo = [[File:404.jpg|135px|Wetpaint is sadly no more :-(|alt=]] | |logo = [[File:404.jpg|135px|Wetpaint is sadly no more :-(|alt=]] | ||
|wide logo = y<!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title is too long--> | |wide logo = y<!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title is too long--> | ||
|recentchanges URL= https://web. | |recentchanges URL= https://web.archive.org/web/20130404080657/http://WetpaintCentral.com/whatsnew | ||
|wikinode URL = No<!--e.g. https://WikiFarmURL.com/wiki/WikiNode, if none, use 'No'--> | |wikinode URL = No<!--e.g. https://WikiFarmURL.com/wiki/WikiNode, if none, use 'No'--> | ||
|about URL = https://web. | |about URL = https://web.archive.org/web/20130801190756/http://WetpaintCentral.com/page/About+Wetpaint+Sites | ||
|documentation URL= No<!--e.g. https://WikiFarmURL.com/Documentation, if none, use 'No'--> | |documentation URL= No<!--e.g. https://WikiFarmURL.com/Documentation, if none, use 'No'--> | ||
|maintopic = Wiki farm<!--leave this as is, it can not be overridden--> | |maintopic = Wiki farm<!--leave this as is, it can not be overridden--> | ||
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|farm topic = Miscellaneous<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Games, Law, Health, Non-profit, Community, etc--> | |farm topic = Miscellaneous<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Games, Law, Health, Non-profit, Community, etc--> | ||
|status = Dead<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support--> | |status = Dead<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support--> | ||
}}{{For|the Wetpaint wikis taken over by WikiFoundry, Inc. in 2013|category:WikiFoundry}} | }}{{For|the Wetpaint wikis taken over by WikiFoundry, Inc. in 2013|category:WikiFoundry}}{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:<s>Wetpaint</s>}} | ||
'''Wetpaint''' was a | <big>'''Wetpaint'''</big> {{tag|Former wiki farm|was a wiki farm}} which offered free hosted [[wiki]] websites to anyone who wanted to create one. Wetpaint's product offered visual (WYSIWYG) editing and threaded comments, using its own unique {{tag|wiki engine}}. It was financially supported by contextual {{tag|advertising}}. Wetpaint wiki sites were editable (obviously), but the [[edit]] button is in near the top left, unlike [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] wikis. Wiki sites that utilised Wetpaint technology included [[wikiCancer]], [[wikiFido]], [[BobDylanwiki]], [[wikiGOP]], [[Independent Film Database]], [[Everything Wiki (Wetpaint)|Everything Wiki]], and a public testing site entitled [[wikiSandbox]]. Wetpaint licensed third-party use of the Collective Content and Submissions under a [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 unported license]] (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0).<ref>[[Archive.org:20130801081611/http://WetpaintCentral.com/terms#7._SUBLICENSE_UNDER_CREATIVE_COMMONS_LICENSE|Terms – 7. Sublicense under Creative Commons License]]; ''WetpaintCentral.com'' (via [[Archive.org]]); wetpaint.com, [[Cambridge-Dictionary:incorporated|inc.]]; dated 6 September 2010; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref> | ||
The {{tag|wiki company}}, '''wetpaint.com, inc.''', was located in {{tag|Seattle}}, [[:Category:Washington|State of Washington]], United States of America. It received its initial venture capital funding from [http://www. | The {{tag|wiki company}}, '''wetpaint.com, inc.''', was located in {{tag|Seattle}}, [[:Category:Washington|State of Washington]], United States of America. It received its initial venture capital funding from [http://www.trinityventures.com Trinity Ventures] and [http://www.fraziertechnology.com Frazier Technology Ventures]. | ||
Wetpaint launched its private beta program in March {{tag|Founded in 2006|2006}}, and became publicly accessible in June 2006. In March 2006, Wetpaint was named the winner of the 'Wikis (Hosted)' category by the [[SEOmoz Web 2.0 Awards]]. The award stated: "Wetpaint promises to be a gorgeous wiki with easy to edit pages and a customizable look. It's a community-oriented project that demonstrates a number of uses and great potential for growth."<ref>[[Archive.org:20060408205215/http://Web2.0Awards.org#Wikis (Hosted)|SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards – Wikis (Hosted)]]; ''Web2.0Awards.org'' (via [[Archive.org]]); SEOmoz; dated 28 March 2006; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref> | Wetpaint launched its private beta program in March {{tag|Founded in 2006|2006}}, and became publicly accessible in June 2006. In March 2006, Wetpaint was named the winner of the 'Wikis (Hosted)' category by the [[SEOmoz Web 2.0 Awards]]. The award stated: "Wetpaint promises to be a gorgeous wiki with easy to edit pages and a customizable look. It's a community-oriented project that demonstrates a number of uses and great potential for growth."<ref>[[Archive.org:20060408205215/http://Web2.0Awards.org#Wikis (Hosted)|SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards – Wikis (Hosted)]]; ''Web2.0Awards.org'' (via [[Archive.org]]); SEOmoz; dated 28 March 2006; accessed 25 September 2018.</ref> | ||
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*[[Archive.org:20081201234509/https://WebProNews.com/blogtalk/blogtalk/wpn-58-20060306CouldCommunityWikisbetheTippingPoint.html|Could community wikis be the tipping point]] — WebProNews.com, Monday 6 March 2006 (via Archive.org) | *[[Archive.org:20081201234509/https://WebProNews.com/blogtalk/blogtalk/wpn-58-20060306CouldCommunityWikisbetheTippingPoint.html|Could community wikis be the tipping point]] — WebProNews.com, Monday 6 March 2006 (via Archive.org) | ||
*[[Archive.org:20060514193011/http://Demo.com/demoletter/011372.html|Social software: Control the community or just let go?]] — DEMOletter, 6 March 2006 (via Archive.org) | *[[Archive.org:20060514193011/http://Demo.com/demoletter/011372.html|Social software: Control the community or just let go?]] — DEMOletter, 6 March 2006 (via Archive.org) | ||
*View a detailed feature list of [[Archive.org:20171224234531/https://www.WikiMatrix.org/show/Wetpaint|Wetpaint]] on the ''[[WikiMatrix]]'' wiki engine comparison wiki-site, via [[Archive.org]]. | |||