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also written as InterWiki, more info
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*[[AnyWiki:AboutUs.org/TheWikiWay|AnyWiki AboutUs:TheWikiWay example]]
*[[AnyWiki:AboutUs.org/TheWikiWay|AnyWiki AboutUs:TheWikiWay example]]


'''Interwiki''' is the term used to describe a method of linking directly to other 'external' [[wiki]]s, using 'internal' [[WikiIndex:Wiki Links|wikilink]] double-square brackets — <code><nowiki>[[]]</nowiki></code>.  This is used instead of single-square brackets which are used to link to conventional external URLs (which render a link with a double-arrow, which is unsightly when used within prose).
'''Interwiki''' (also written as '''InterWiki''') is the term used to describe a method of linking directly to other 'external' [[wiki]]s, using 'internal' [[WikiIndex:Wiki Links|wikilink]] double-square brackets — <code><nowiki>[[]]</nowiki></code>.  This is used instead of single-square brackets which are used to link to conventional external URLs (which render a link with a double-arrow, which is unsightly when used within prose).


==Interwiki list==
==Interwiki list==
Here resides our WikiIndex [[Special:Interwiki|interwiki list]] with some 120 entries – you can not edit it yourself.  Contact a [[WikiIndex]] [[Special:Listusers/interwiki|interwiki manager]] or [[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Administrator]] if any <u>notable</u> external wikis are not on this list, you think they should be, and we have a valid need to link to articles on said external wiki.
Here resides our WikiIndex [[Special:Interwiki|interwiki list]] with some 120 entries – you can not edit it yourself.  Contact a [[WikiIndex]] [[Special:ListUsers/interwiki|interwiki manager]] or [[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Administrator]] if any <u>notable</u> external wikis are not on this list, you think they should be; ''and'' we have a valid need to link to articles on said external wiki.


The master of this list, is called [[Meta-Wiki:Interwiki map]] maintained on [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]. It has more than [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Interwiki_map 400 entries].
The master of this list, is called [[Meta-Wiki:Interwiki map]] maintained on [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]. It has more than [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Interwiki_map 400 entries], although regular efforts are made to remove redundant or meaningless entries.


==Interlanguage links== <!--this section isn't really part of the 'interwiki' - HoofHearted-->
==Interlanguage links== <!--this section isn't really part of the 'interwiki' - HoofHearted-->
It is possible to make a link on the sidebar saying the page exists in another [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]].  For example, <nowiki>[[fr:InterWiki]]</nowiki> creates a link in the sidebar saying this page exists in [[:Category:Wiki French|French]].  If it shows a [[FutureLink|red link]], contact an [[Special:Listusers/interwiki|interwiki manager]].
It is possible to make a link on the sidebar saying the page exists in another [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]].  For example, <nowiki>[[fr:InterWiki]]</nowiki> creates a link in the sidebar saying this page exists in [[:Category:Wiki French|French]].  If it shows a [[FutureLink|red link]], contact an [[Special:ListUsers/interwiki|interwiki manager]].
: ''I don't know how to do this, not sure of it's function. [[MarkDilley]] ''
: ''I don't know how to do this, not sure of it's function. [[MarkDilley]] ''
:: Not available here. --[[YiFei]] | <small>[[User talk:Zhuyifei1999|talk]]</small> 08:45, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
:: Not available here. --[[YiFei]] | <small>[[User talk:Zhuyifei1999|talk]]</small> 08:45, 25 June 2013 (UTC)


This is most commonly used on [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] – as an example, for the [[English Wikipedia]], you might be reading an article on Bill Gates, and the sidebar will show interlanguage links for Bill Gates articles on say [[Deutsche Wikipedia|German Wikipedia]], [[Polska Wikipedia|Polish Wikipedia]], [[ウィキペディア日本語版|Japanese Wikipedia]], etc.  However, it is unlikely that this facility would be used here on [[WikiIndex]].
This is most commonly used on [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] – as an example, for the [[English Wikipedia]], you might be reading an article on [[wp:Bill Gates|Bill Gates]], and the sidebar will show interlanguage links for Bill Gates articles on say [[Deutsche Wikipedia|German Wikipedia]], [[Polska Wikipedia|Polish Wikipedia]], [[ウィキペディア日本語版|Japanese Wikipedia]], etc.  However, it is unlikely that this facility would be used here on [[WikiIndex]], simply because we do not have the required numbers of editors who are fluent in the required languages; and it would not be feasible to ensure their ongoing accuracy.


==Cleaning up the interwiki list==
==Cleaning up the interwiki list==
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==InterWikiLogo==
==InterWikiLogo==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20040602210912/interwiki.wiki.taoriver.net/moin.cgi/InterWikiLogo Via] [[Archive.org]]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20040602210912/interwiki.wiki.taoriver.net/moin.cgi/InterWikiLogo InterWikiLogo] via [[Archive.org]].


A discussion about branding for the InterWiki idea.  Some logos saved:
A discussion about branding for the InterWiki idea.  Some logos saved:
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*[[MW:Manual:Guide to setting up interwiki linking|MediaWiki - Manual:Guide to setting up interwiki linking]] -- at [[MediaWiki.org]]
*[[mw:Manual:Guide to setting up interwiki linking|Manual:Guide to setting up interwiki linking]] at [[MediaWiki.org]]


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