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[http://wikicity.com/wiki/Main_Page WikiCity Guides] was a project designed to make communities accessible, defining each not just as a dot on a map or a collection of statistics, but as a chorus of raucous, opinionated citizens falling in love with their hometown all over again.  Much like [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], WikiCity Guides is a free [[wiki]], and anyone can contribute.  However, WikiCity Guides is different because it is designed to promote local community, commerce, tourism, and everyday life within the towns it serves - thus welcoming content that it typically not suited for Wikipedia.
[http://web.archive.org/web/20101013030540/http://www.wikicity.com/Main_Page Guides] was a project designed to make communities accessible, defining each not just as a dot on a map or a collection of statistics, but as a chorus of raucous, opinionated citizens falling in love with their hometown all over again.  Much like [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], WikiCity Guides is a free [[wiki]], and anyone can contribute.  However, WikiCity Guides is different because it is designed to promote local community, commerce, tourism, and everyday life within the towns it serves - thus welcoming content that it typically not suited for Wikipedia.


WikiCity Guides was formerly one of the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_wikis largest MediaWiki in the world] with nearly 13 million articles on record.  As of January 2012, the entire site returns a 404 error (apart from the homepage, which displays 'hello world!').
WikiCity Guides was formerly one of the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_wikis largest MediaWiki in the world] with nearly 13 million articles on record.  As of January 2012, the entire site returns a 404 error (apart from the homepage, which displays 'hello world!').


;External links
; External links
*[http://www.newmediahub.com/2009/06/19/can-a-wikipedia-for-cities-succeed/ Hyper-local WikiCity spreads] {{deadEL}}
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20101007095257/http://www.newmediahub.com/2009/06/19/can-a-wikipedia-for-cities-succeed/ Hyper-local WikiCity spreads]  
*[http://wikicity.com/wiki/WikiCity:Welcome%2C_Wikipedians Welcome, Wikipedians] {{deadEL}}
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090624063259/http://www.wikicity.com/wiki/WikiCity:Welcome,_Wikipedians Welcome, Wikipedians]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiCity_Guides WikiCity Guides profile on Wikipedia]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiCity Guides| WikiCity Guides profile on Wikipedia]]


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