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'''In Memoriam''', also known as '''September 11 Wiki''', was a [[wiki]] dedicated to {{tag|People|everyone}} who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in the {{tag|United States}}.
'''In Memoriam''', also known as '''September 11 Wiki''', was a [[wiki]] dedicated to {{tag|People|everyone}} who died in the [[wp:September 11 attacks|terrorist attacks]] of [[wp:September 11|September 11]], [[wp:2001|2001]], in the {{tag|United States}}.


The wiki was originally a [[fork]] of [[English Wikipedia]].  It was created in October {{tag|FoundedIn2001|2001}} in response to a flurry of {{tag|biographies|biographical}} pages for 9-11 victims that were deemed not to belong on {{tag|Wikipedia}}.  The solution was to create a separate ''Wikipedia'' to cover the attacks - [http://sep11.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page sep11.wikipedia.org] - a move unique in Wikipedia's history, and a sign of its still-uncertain scope and direction in 2001.  According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia#Related_projects Wikipedia's article on itself],<sup>[''not in citation'']</sup> '''In Memoriam''' was the first sister project ever created for Wikipedia.  When the creation of new memorial pages for 9-11 victims died down on the [[English Wikipedia]], activity on the September 11 Wikipedia mostly ceased as well.
The wiki was originally a [[fork]] of [[English Wikipedia]].  It was created in October {{tag|FoundedIn2001|2001}} in response to a flurry of {{tag|biographies|biographical}} pages for 9-11 victims that were deemed not to belong on {{tag|Wikipedia}}.  The solution was to create a separate ''Wikipedia'' to cover the attacks - [http://sep11.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page sep11.wikipedia.org] - a move unique in Wikipedia's history, and a sign of its still-uncertain scope and direction in 2001.  According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia#Related_projects Wikipedia's article on itself],<sup>[''not in citation'']</sup> '''In Memoriam''' was the first sister project ever created for Wikipedia.  When the creation of new memorial pages for 9-11 victims died down on the [[English Wikipedia]], activity on the September 11 Wikipedia mostly ceased as well.


Concern eventually surfaced that a wiki dedicated to memorials for the 9-11 victims violated [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia's]] mission of a collection of wikis with a neutral, worldwide point of view.  Discussion on whether to delete the wiki began in 2006.  On September 15, 2006, it was made {{tag|ReadOnly|read-only}}.  Sometime in 2007, the content was moved to its new location, www.sep11memories.org, no longer hosted by Wikimedia.  The original sep11.wikipedia.org was finally {{tag|Dead|closed}} on 22 June 2008.
Concern eventually surfaced that a wiki dedicated to memorials for the 9-11 victims violated [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia's]] mission of a collection of wikis with a neutral, worldwide point of view.  Discussion on whether to delete the wiki began in 2006.  On September 15, 2006, it was made {{tag|ReadOnly|read-only}}.  Sometime in 2007, the content was moved to its new location, www.sep11memories.org, no longer hosted by Wikimedia.  The original sep11.wikipedia.org was finally {{tag|GoalAbandoned|closed}} on 22 June 2008.


In August 2010, the wiki was reported as offline, and it has not been restored (as of September 2010).
In August 2010, the wiki was reported as {{tag|Dead|offline}}, and it has not been restored (as of March 2013).


The discussion relating to the creation, move, and closure of sep11.wikipedia.org can be read at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]: [[Meta-Wiki:Sep11wiki|Sep11wiki]]
The discussion relating to the creation, move, and closure of sep11.wikipedia.org can be read at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]: [[Meta-Wiki:Sep11wiki|Sep11wiki]]