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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--> |
| |URL = https://archive.is/Y1WeS<!--http://www.Wikicities.com/index.php/Wikicities--> | | |name = <big><s>Wikicities</s></big> |
| | |URL = https://web.archive.org/web/20060312083900/http://www.Wikicities.com/wiki/Wikicities<!--https://archive.is/Y1WeS--> |
| |logo = [[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|another Wikicities wiki logo|alt=]] | | |logo = [[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|another Wikicities wiki logo|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= No<!--http://www.Wikicities.com/index.php/Special:Recentchanges, if none, use 'No'--> | | |recentchanges URL= https://web.archive.org/web/20060312084544/http://www.Wikicities.com/wiki/Special:Recentchanges |
| |wikinode URL = No<!--http://WikiFarmURL.com/wiki/WikiNode, if none, use 'No'--> | | |wikinode URL = No<!--http://WikiFarmURL.com/wiki/WikiNode, if none, use 'No'--> |
| |about URL = No<!--http://www.Wikicities.com/index.php/Wikicities:About, if none, use 'No'--> | | |about URL = https://web.archive.org/web/20060312090524/http://www.Wikicities.com/wiki/About_Wikicities |
| |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--> |
| |founder = [[Jimmy Wales]] <small>(founder)</small><br>[[Angela Beesley Starling]] <small>(co-founder)</small> | | |founder = [[Jimmy Wales]] <small>(founder)</small><br>[[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]] <small>(co-founder)</small> |
| |CEO = Owner and/or CEO<br><small>(owner and/or CEO)</small><!--wiki farm Owner/Chief Executive Officer; wikilink if needed, if none, use '—'--> | | |CEO = {{tag|Wikia}} <small>(parent company)</small> |
| |engine = MediaWiki | | |engine = MediaWiki |
| |farm topic = Wiki farm<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc--> | | |farm topic = Free MediaWiki wiki farm<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc--> |
| |status = Wikia<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support--> | | |farm license = GNU Free Documentation License |
| }}{{For|the category listing the current Wikia wiki sites, and the original Wikicities wiki sites|category: Wikia}} | | |status = Acquired<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support--> |
| [[File:WikiCities logo.png|frame|original '''Wikicities''' wiki logo|alt=]]
| | }}{{PopulateCategory}} |
| [[File:-Wikicities, hosted by - mini-banner.png|frame|original '''Wikicities''', 'hosted by' banner|alt=]]
| | {{Wikicities|cat=no}} |
| [[File:Wikicities wordmark.png|frame|'''Wikicities''' wordmark|alt=]]
| | [[Category:Wikia| ]] |
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| '''Wikicities''', located at <tt>Wikicities.com</tt>, was a for-profit commercial [[wiki farm]] founded in October {{tag|Founded in 2004|2004}} by [[Jimmy Wales]] (who previously founded [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], and originally registered the Wikicities.com domain in 2001) and his then new business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]].<ref name=News>[[archive.is:xj7Lt|News – Wikicities]]; ''Wikicities.com''; 2 November 2004; via [[archive.is]].</ref>
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| Wikicities subsequently changed its name to {{tag|Wikia}}, found at <tt>Wikia.com</tt>.
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| ==Wikicities==
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| ;From Wikicities<br>
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| Welcome to '''Wikicities'''.<br>
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| Wikicities is a collection of [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] run by various communities. A Wikicity is an {{Cambridge-Dictionary|informational}} site which anyone can [[edit]]. Every Wikicities wiki site runs on {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farm|MediaWiki}}, the same software used on many wikis, including [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].
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| You can start a new Wikicity in [[:Category:Wiki language|any language]] today, or help to edit an existing one from the [[archive.is:hntwI|list of Wikicities]].
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| Support on both the technical and social aspects of running a [[wiki community]] are provided.
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| Wikicities are {{tag|Free wiki farm|hosted for free}} and supported by [[:Category:Advertising|advertising]]. Wikicities are [[:Category:OpenEdit|open to the public to edit]], although [[administrator]]s can choose to restrict editing of some pages using page protection. Wikicities are not owned by their [[founder]]s. They are run as community projects, and should strive towards [[consensus]] as the primary means for organizing their wikis.
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| A Wikicity can be in any [[:Category:Wiki language|language]], and many [[:Category:Language|languages]] already have full interface translations available. You can even request language sub-{{Cambridge-Dictionary|domain}}s of one Wikicity.
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| Wikicities operate on a {{Mw|Extension:CentralAuth|shared-login}} system. This means you only need to create a [[username]] once, and you can edit any Wikicity.
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| All of the content of Wikicities will be available under a [[:Category:Open content|free content]] [[:Category:Wiki license|licence]]. This means the information can be {{Cambridge-Dictionary|reuse}}d, not only in other Wikicities, but by anyone.
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| All Wikicities are hosted on dedicated [[:Category:Linux|Linux]] servers using {{Wp|Squid (software)|squid}} cache acceleration for high performance. Hosting includes [[:Category:Wiki Backups|site backups]], server administration, and site [[:Category:Statistics|statistics]]. There is no limit to the size your Wikicity can be!
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| ===What is a wiki?===
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| A [[wiki]] site is a website that allows [[user]]s to easily create pages and edit pages others have created. The [[:Category:Wiki syntax|markup]] is very simple and requires no knowledge of [[:Category:HTML|HTML]]. For example, surrounding a word with <nowiki>[[double square brackets]]</nowiki> will turn that word or group of words into a [[Wikilink|link]]. You can make text {{Cambridge-Dictionary|italicize}}d just by surround the text with double ''<nowiki>''</nowiki>inverted commas<nowiki>''</nowiki>''.
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| [[Edit]]ing is very easy to learn, and allows anyone to create a website. Every edit made to Wikicities is stored for as long as the Wikicity exists. This means you can easily [[Edit history|check which edits have been made]]. You can also easily remove bad edits as you can [[Revert|change back to an older version]] of the page.
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| ===Example Wikicities===
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| Local soccer league Wikicity
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| :fans write about the teams, and analyze the games together.
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| OurTown Wikicities
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| :residents and visitors of a [[:Category:Town|town]] collect local [[:Category:History|history]] information, details of local facilities and popular places to go in the town.
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| Collectors clubs
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| :are you an avid collector? Share details of your collection on a wiki, and collaborate with others in providing information about the objects you collect.
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| Fan sites
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| :get together with other fans of a [[:Category:TV show|television program]], [[:Category:Band|band]], or anything else and gather information about that, share news of celebrity appearances, and more.
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| ===Existing Wikicities===
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| #[[Wikia Answers|Wikianswers]] (http://Wikianswers.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page) — the first wiki site hosted on Wikicities<ref name=News/>
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| #[[Node-wiki for university-wikis]] (http://UniversityWikiNodeWiki.Wikicities.com/)
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| #[[Sitelibrary.net]] (http://Sitelibrary.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page)
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| #[[WikiMac]] (http://WikiMac.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page) (also in [[WikiMac (zh)|Chinese]] (http://Zh.WikiMac.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page))
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| #[[G.Knowledge]] (http://GKnowledge.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page)
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| ==References==
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| <References/>
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