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'''Wikia''', formerly '''Wikicities''', is now a [[wiki farm|collection]] of over 200,000[http://www.wikia.com/About] [[wiki]]s (a [[:Category:WikiFarm|WikiFarm]]) run by Wikia, Inc, and founded by [[wikia:user:Jimbo Wales|Jimmy Wales]], one of the founders of [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], along with [[Angela Beesley]] in October {{tag|FoundedIn2004|2004}}.  In 2006, [[wikia:user:Gil|Gil Penchina]] became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and hopes to take Wikia to a new level as he did with eBay.  As of September 2012, the current CEO is [[wikia:user:Craig Palmer|Craig Palmer]].

[[Wikia]] is based on a modified form of the {{tag|MediaWiki}} {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}, and is different from regular MediaWiki sites in that it has its own {{tag|custom skin}}, and most notably, complete with a range and variety of embeded advertisements.  Wikia offers free hosting for an individual or community to build a free content [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]-based website.  New wikis can be created instantly at http://create.wikia.com.  Hosting and 24-hour customer support is free, in return for advertising placed on the pages; but users have little say over the advertisements their website displays.  Support on both the technical and community aspects of running a wiki community is provided, at [[Wikia Community Central]] (or one of the [[Template:WikiaCommunityCentral|other]] [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] Community wikis).  All Wikia wikis are released under only one [[:Category:Wiki License|wiki license]] – the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike}} (CC-BY-SA) license.

==Stats==

For those having problems logging into Wikia, a solution is to disable scripts from Wikia then clicking on "Log In" link which will send you to Log In webpage.

Wikia offers free {{tag|MediaWiki}} hosting for a community to build a wiki-based website, in return for the display of advertisements.  Some users complain that they have little say over the placement or content of advertisements their website displays.

The default skin for Wikia wikis used to be called 'Monaco', more colorful and customizable than the standard Monobook skin that [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] uses.  While individual users could view Wikia sites using the Monobook skin (by choosing it in their preferences), Wikia did not allow it to be chosen as a default skin for all wiki visitors, which was frustrating for some communities.  Wikia says statistics show that Monaco encourages new users by making editing easier.  As Monaco is being phased out, it becomes clear that some users really did like it.