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'''[http://web.archive.org/web/20101013030540/http://www.wikicity.com/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.


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''' provides a city [[wiki]] for every {{tag|Cities|city}}.  It's a collection of on-line communities where anyone can contribute stories, photos, opinions, and local events!  Find things to do, places to visit, share local {{tag|history}}, discuss issues within your community, or post a free classified ad in the local WikiCity Guides Marketplace.


; External links
[[web.archive:20101216095443/http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/06-25-2009/0005050657&EDATE=|Officially launched]] on June 18th, {{tag|FoundedIn2009|2009}}, '''WikiCity Guides''' makes towns accessible, defining each not just as a dot on a map or a collection of statistics, but as a chorus of raucous, opinionated {{tag|people}} falling in love with their hometown all over again.  WikiCity Guides is an on-line publisher designed to promote local {{tag|commerce}}, {{tag|community}}, {{tag|tourism}}, and everyday life within any of the 22,000 {{tag|United States|U.S.}} towns it serves.  It serves these communities much like an on-line newspaper, yet as a [[wiki]], any of its readers are allowed to contribute content.  Even in its infancy, with over 13 million pages, WikiCity Guides was formerly one of the [[web.archive:20101216095443/http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_wikis#Requests_for_inclusion_into_the_statistics|largest wiki 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!').
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20101007095257/http://www.newmediahub.com/2009/06/19/can-a-wikipedia-for-cities-succeed/ Hyper-local WikiCity spreads]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090624063259/http://www.wikicity.com/wiki/WikiCity:Welcome,_Wikipedians Welcome, Wikipedians]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiCity Guides|WikiCity Guides profile on Wikipedia]]


[[Category:Cities| ]]
;External links
*[[web.archive:20101007095257/http://www.newmediahub.com/2009/06/19/can-a-wikipedia-for-cities-succeed/|Hyper-local WikiCity spreads]]
*[[web.archive:20090624063259/http://www.wikicity.com/wiki/WikiCity:Welcome,_Wikipedians|Welcome, Wikipedians]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiCity Guides|WikiCity Guides profile]] on [[English Wikipedia]]
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