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{{Wiki <!--see 'Template:Wiki' for full detail and hidden help advice-->
{{Wiki <!--see 'Template:Wiki' for full detail and hidden help advice-->
|URL              = https://AboutUs.com
|URL              = https://aboutus.com
|logo            = [[File:AboutUsLogo.png|150px|AboutUs current logo|alt=]]
|logo            = [[File:AboutUsLogo.png|150px|AboutUs current logo|alt=]]
|wide logo        = y<!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title name is too long-->
|wide logo        = y<!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title name is too long-->
|recentchanges URL= https://AboutUs.com/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&days=30&limit=500
|recentchanges URL= https://aboutus.com/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&days=30&limit=500
|wikinode URL    = https://AboutUs.com/WikiNode
|wikinode URL    = https://aboutus.com/WikiNode
|about URL        = https://AboutUs.com/AboutUs.com
|about URL        = https://aboutus.com/AboutUs.com
|founder          = unknown<!--wiki founder(s) name(s); wikilink or hotlink if available; if unknown, use 'unknown'-->
|founder          = unknown<!--wiki founder(s) name(s); wikilink or hotlink if available; if unknown, use 'unknown'-->
|status          = Active
|status          = Active
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{{Size <!--see 'Template:Size' for extensive full detail-->
{{Size <!--see 'Template:Size' for extensive full detail-->
|pages= 28739286<!--plain numeric value for number of CONTENT pages (or Files on a commons wiki); NO thousands separators-->
|pages= 28739286<!--plain numeric value for number of CONTENT pages (or Files on a commons wiki); NO thousands separators-->
|statistics URL= https://AboutUs.com/Special:Statistics
|statistics URL= https://aboutus.com/Special:Statistics
|wikiFactor= <!--(wF), preferred; see: Category:wikiFactor; if wF unknown leave void; archived wF value may be used-->
|wikiFactor= <!--(wF), preferred; see: Category:wikiFactor; if wF unknown leave void; archived wF value may be used-->
|wikiFactor URL= https://AboutUs.com/Special:PopularPages<!--wF source; archived URL if available-->
|wikiFactor URL= https://aboutus.com/Special:PopularPages<!--wF source; archived URL if available-->
}}(As of: 2022-09-22)<!--YYYY-MM-DD; manually add/amend ISO 8601 date when stats are verified and/or updated-->
}}(As of: 2022-09-22)<!--YYYY-MM-DD; manually add/amend ISO 8601 date when stats are verified and/or updated-->


==Description==
==Description==
'''AboutUs''' is a wiki site of {{tag|websites}} that originally, [[:Category:OpenEdit|anyone could edit]].  Previously in Beta, AboutUs encourages people to register with their [[AboutUs:IPreferRealPeople|real names]].  The AboutUs [[wiki]] is powered by the ever-popular {{tag|MediaWiki}} software, and is rendered by a fresh {{tag|custom skin}}.[https://GitHub.com/OSAS/strapping-mediawiki]  In terms of [[:Category:Wiki license|licensing]], all editable content is made available under the terms of {{tag|Wiki Multi-license|two licenses}}: those being the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GNU FDL, or more commonly GFDL), and / or the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0}} (CC-BY-SA 3.0).  However, all non-editable content, together with all content in the 'Learn' section are {{tag|Wiki Site retains copyright|copyright AboutUs}}.  AboutUs point out the importance of [[attribution]] – when re-published, it must include a link back to the original article.[https://AboutUs.com/FinePrint]
'''AboutUs''' is a wiki site of {{tag|website}}s that originally, [[:Category:OpenEdit|anyone could edit]].  Previously in Beta, AboutUs encourages people to register with their [[AboutUs:IPreferRealPeople|real names]].  The AboutUs [[wiki]] is powered by the ever-popular {{tag|MediaWiki}} software, and is rendered by a fresh {{tag|custom skin}}.[https://github.com/OSAS/strapping-mediawiki]  In terms of [[:Category:Wiki license|licensing]], all editable content is made available under the terms of {{tag|Wiki Multi-license|two licenses}}: those being the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GNU FDL, or more commonly GFDL), and / or the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0}} (CC-BY-SA 3.0).  However, all non-editable content, together with all content in the 'Learn' section are {{tag|Wiki Site retains copyright|copyright AboutUs}}.  AboutUs point out the importance of [[attribution]] – when re-published, it must include a link back to the original article.[https://aboutus.com/FinePrint]


[[Ward Cunningham]] was the chief technology officer at AboutUs from 2009 to 2011.
[[Ward Cunningham]] was the chief technology officer at AboutUs from 2009 to 2011.