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'''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 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. | == Staff == | ||
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> | |||
== Features == | |||
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. | |||
=== Plus === | |||
Additionally available functions compared to a standard MediaWiki installation: | |||
=== Minus === | |||
Standard MediaWiki features that are disabled on ShoutWiki: | |||
==Major outages== | ==Major outages== | ||