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{{Wiki Farm | {{Wiki Farm | ||
|logo = [[File:ShoutWikiLogo.png|ShoutWiki logo]] | |logo = [[File:ShoutWikiLogo.png|ShoutWiki logo]] | ||
|name = ShoutWiki | |name = ShoutWiki Ltd. | ||
|URL = http://www.ShoutWiki.com | |URL = http://www.ShoutWiki.com | ||
|recentchanges URL= http://www.ShoutWiki.com/wiki/Special:RecentChanges | |recentchanges URL= http://www.ShoutWiki.com/wiki/Special:RecentChanges | ||
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'''Category:ShoutWiki''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] contains [[wiki]] sites hosted by ShoutWiki, a {{tag|United Kingdom|British}} MediaWiki wiki farm. | '''Category:ShoutWiki''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] contains [[wiki]] sites hosted by ShoutWiki, a {{tag|United Kingdom|British}} MediaWiki wiki farm. | ||
'''ShoutWiki | '''ShoutWiki Ltd.'''<ref>[https://beta.CompaniesHouse.gov.uk/company/09749047 ShoutWiki Limited - overview], CompaniesHouse.gov.uk, accessed: 23 January 2017</ref> is a {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farms|free}}, ad-supported ({{tag|GoogleAds}}) [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] hosting service, which uses the {{tag|MediaWiki}} software. ShoutWiki offer three different types of a wiki, of which each one has different features: [[shoutwiki:Public wiki|public wikis]], [[shoutwiki:Private wiki|private wikis]] and [[shoutwiki:School wiki|school/university wikis]]. | ||
ShoutWiki's staff consists of MediaWiki developers and editors who have plenty of experience with the software. It is currently headed by [[Cook879]] and [[Lcawte]].<ref>[https://beta.CompaniesHouse.gov.uk/company/09749047/officers ShoutWiki Limited - officers], CompaniesHouse.gov.uk, accessed: 23 January 2017</ref> Unlike most other wiki farms, ShoutWiki offers [[mw:social tools|social tools]] - features like user profiles, boards, friending and foeing, gifts, awards, and so on - which can be used to enhance the wiki experience and make editing more fun and appealing. | ShoutWiki's staff consists of MediaWiki developers and editors who have plenty of experience with the software. It is currently headed by [[Cook879]] and [[Lcawte]].<ref>[https://beta.CompaniesHouse.gov.uk/company/09749047/officers ShoutWiki Limited - officers], CompaniesHouse.gov.uk, accessed: 23 January 2017</ref> Unlike most other wiki farms, ShoutWiki offers [[mw:social tools|social tools]] - features like user profiles, boards, friending and foeing, gifts, awards, and so on - which can be used to enhance the wiki experience and make editing more fun and appealing. | ||
==Major outages== | |||
ShoutWiki had a major [[:Category:Cannot connect|outage]] on 17 June 2011 that lasted until around 10 January 2012. Since it took this long time to set up a new server, and probably many wikis would have been moved to another host, staff decided that they'll recover existing wikis on demand. | ShoutWiki had a major [[:Category:Cannot connect|outage]] on 17 June 2011 that lasted until around 10 January 2012. Since it took this long time to set up a new server, and probably many wikis would have been moved to another host, staff decided that they'll recover existing wikis on demand. | ||
On 3 March 2012, there was another major [[:Category:Possibly discontinued wikis|outage]]. This time, however, there was a problem with the [[:Category:Wiki Backups|backup]] system; and all edits made since the last recover were lost, so nothing has been recovered since 17 June 2011. | On 3 March 2012, there was another major [[:Category:Possibly discontinued wikis|outage]]. This time, however, there was a problem with the [[:Category:Wiki Backups|backup]] system; and all edits made since the last recover were lost, so nothing has been recovered since 17 June 2011. | ||
==Backups== | |||
There are [https://archive.org/details/shoutwiki.com backups for some of the ShoutWiki wikis] at the [[Archive.org]]. As of 6 June 2012, there are instant database dumps available for individual wikis. See [http://blog.shoutwiki.com/2012/06/new-feature-instant-database-dumps/ here]. | There are [https://archive.org/details/shoutwiki.com backups for some of the ShoutWiki wikis] at the [[Archive.org]]. As of 6 June 2012, there are instant database dumps available for individual wikis. See [http://blog.shoutwiki.com/2012/06/new-feature-instant-database-dumps/ here]. | ||
==Links and citations== | |||
*[[ShoutWiki Hub]] — the help and support wiki | *[[ShoutWiki Hub]] — the help and support wiki | ||
*[https://youtube.com/watch?v=t3voqZQXEgE ShoutWiki promotional video] — YouTube | *[https://youtube.com/watch?v=t3voqZQXEgE ShoutWiki promotional video] — YouTube | ||