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{{Wiki | {{Wiki farm <!--see 'Template:Wiki farm' for full detail and hidden help advice--> | ||
|name = ShoutWiki Limited | |name = <big>ShoutWiki Limited</big><br><small>''express yourself and be heard''</small> | ||
|URL = http:// | |URL = http://shoutwiki.com | ||
|logo = [[File:ShoutWikiLogo.png|ShoutWiki logo]] | |logo = [[File:ShoutWikiLogo.png|ShoutWiki logo|alt=]] | ||
|recentchanges URL= http:// | |wide logo = y<!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title is too long--> | ||
|wikinode URL = No <!-- | |recentchanges URL= http://shoutwiki.com/wiki/Special:RecentChanges | ||
|about URL = http:// | |wikinode URL = No<!--https://WikiFarmURL.com/wiki/WikiNode, if none, use 'No'--> | ||
|maintopic = | |about URL = http://shoutwiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Hub:About | ||
|founder = | |documentation URL= No<!--e.g. https://WikiFarmURL.com/Documentation, if none, use 'No'--> | ||
|CEO = [[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]] | |maintopic = Wiki farm<!--leave this as is, it can not be overridden--> | ||
|founder = ''various''<ref name=About>[[ShoutWiki:ShoutWiki_Hub:About|ShoutWiki Hub:About – About ShoutWiki]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 4 January 2023.</ref> | |||
|CEO = [[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]] <small>(owner, director)</small><ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09749047/officers ShoutWiki Limited, Company number 09749047 - People - Officers]; ''CompaniesHouse.gov.uk''; Companies House, United Kingdom; accessed 16 February 2018.</ref><br><s>[[Cook879|Richard Cook]]</s> <small>(former director)</small><ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> | |||
|engine = MediaWiki | |engine = MediaWiki | ||
|status = Active | |farm topic = Miscellaneous<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc--> | ||
}}{{PopulateCategory}}<!--needs to have articles created for existing ShoutWiki wikis--> | |farm license = Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike<!--license of all wiki sites hosted; NO version numbers; see Category:Wiki license; if more than one, use 'Multi-license'--> | ||
'''Category:ShoutWiki''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] contains [[wiki]] sites hosted by '''ShoutWiki Limited''',<ref name=CompaniesHouseOverview>[https://beta. | |status = Active<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support--> | ||
}}{{PopulateCategory}}<!--needs to have articles created for the 1,279 existing ShoutWiki wikis--> | |||
[[File:ShoutWiki, hosted by.png|right|the mini-banner used to highlight sites hosted by ShoutWiki - original version|alt=]] | |||
[[File:ShoutWiki, hosted by - 2.png|right|the mini-banner used to highlight sites hosted by ShoutWiki - current version|alt=]] | |||
'''Category: ShoutWiki''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] here on WikiIndex contains [[wiki]] sites hosted by '''ShoutWiki Limited''',<ref name=CompaniesHouseOverview>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09749047 ShoutWiki Limited, Company number 09749047 - overview]; ''CompaniesHouse.gov.uk''; Companies House, United Kingdom; accessed 16 February 2018.</ref> a {{tag|wiki company}} from {{tag|England}} in the {{tag|United Kingdom}} (UK) which provides a {{tag|MediaWiki wiki farm}}. | |||
'''ShoutWiki – ''express yourself and be heard | '''ShoutWiki – ''express yourself and be heard''''' — is a {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free}}, advertising-supported ({{tag|Google advertising}}) [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] hosting service – aka a [[wiki farm]], which uses the {{tag|MediaWiki}} software. ShoutWiki offer three different types of free wiki hosting solutions; of which each one has different features: [[ShoutWiki:Public wiki|public wikis]], [[ShoutWiki:Private wiki|private wikis]], and [[ShoutWiki:School wiki|school / university wikis]].<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Wiki types|Wiki types]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref> [[ShoutWiki hub]] (in its [[Template:ShoutWiki hub|various languages]]) is the help and support '[[:Category:Meta|meta]]' wiki site for the entire ShoutWiki wiki farm. As of July 2024, ShoutWiki hosts 12,640 wiki sites in more than twenty different [[:Category:Wiki language|languages]].[http://shoutwiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Hub:About] | ||
;Features | ;''Features | ||
Unlike many other wiki | Unlike many other {{tag|wiki farm}}s, ShoutWiki offers {{Mw|Category:Extensions by ShoutWiki|additional available functions}} compared to a standard [[MediaWiki.org|MediaWiki]] installation.<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Help:Extensions|Help:Extensions]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref> One notable example is {{Mw|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 [[edit]]ing more fun and appealing. As of early 2022, ShoutWiki is available with the option of fifteen (15) [[:Category:MediaWiki skin|skins]],<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Special:Version#Installed_skins|ShoutWiki: Special: Version – installed skins]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref> with some skins [[:Category:ShoutWiki skin|created and / or adapted]] by [[:Category:ShoutWiki people|ShoutWiki members]]. However, it should also be noted that some standard MediaWiki features are disabled on ShoutWiki.<sup>[which?]</sup>{{Clarify}} | ||
;Staff | ;''Backups | ||
[[:Category:ShoutWiki staff|ShoutWiki's staff]] consists of [[:Category:MediaWiki developer|MediaWiki developers]] and | There are [https://Archive.org/details/shoutwiki.com backups for some of the ShoutWiki wikis] at the Internet Archive WaybackMachine located at [[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]. | ||
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*[[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]] — director, Chief Technical Officer<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> | ;''Staff | ||
* | [[:Category:ShoutWiki staff|ShoutWiki's staff]] consists of [[:Category:MediaWiki developer|MediaWiki developers]] and [[editor]]s who have plenty of experience with the software. It is currently headed by [[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]], who [[Owner|owns]] more than 75% of the company, with more than 75% voting rights.<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> The full list of ShoutWiki staff are as follows:<ref>[[ShoutWiki:ShoutWiki Staff|ShoutWiki staff]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref> | ||
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*'''[[User:Lcawte|Lewis Cawte]]''' — director, Chief Technical Officer<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> | |||
*{{U|Jack Phoenix}} — customer support lead | |||
*[[Nicmavr]] — customer support | *[[Nicmavr]] — customer support | ||
*[[DeviantSalens]] | *[[DeviantSalens]] | ||
*[[Isarra Yos]] — user experience designer</div> | |||
*[[Isarra]] — user experience designer</div> | |||
;Former staff | ;''Former staff | ||
The following are former ShoutWiki staff members:<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Category:Former ShoutWiki staff|Former ShoutWiki staff]] | The following are former ShoutWiki staff members:<ref>[[ShoutWiki:Category:Former ShoutWiki staff|Former ShoutWiki staff]]; ''ShoutWiki.com/wiki''; [[ShoutWiki hub (en)]]; accessed 31 March 2022.</ref> | ||
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*[[Cook879|Richard Cook]] — former director, resigned 31 May 2017<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> | *'''[[Cook879|Richard Cook]]''' — former director, resigned 31 May 2017<ref name=CompaniesHouseOfficers/> | ||
*{{U|SamanthaNguyen}} — customer support | |||
*[[Jedimca0]] | *[[Jedimca0]] | ||
*[[Solar Dragon]] | *[[Solar Dragon]] | ||
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*[[Pinky]]</div> | *[[Pinky]]</div> | ||
;Major outages | ;''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 | On 3 March 2012, there was another major [[:Category:Possibly discontinued wikis|outage]]. This time, however, there was a problem with the [[:Category:Wiki database backup|backup]] system; and all edits made since the last recover were lost, so nothing had been recovered since 17 June 2011. | ||
; | ;''References | ||
<References/> | |||
; | ;''External links | ||
*[[YouTube-vid:t3voqZQXEgE|ShoutWiki promotional video]] — at YouTube.com | |||
*[http://blog.shoutwiki.com ShoutWiki blog] — at Blog.ShoutWiki.com | |||
*[https://phabricator.shoutwiki.com ShoutWiki Phabricator] — public bug tracker and project management, at Phabricator.ShoutWiki.com | |||
*[https://twitter.com/ShoutWiki ShoutWiki Twitter feed] | |||
*[https://www.facebook.com/ShoutWiki ShoutWiki Facebook page] | |||
*[[ShoutWiki:List of wikis|List of ShoutWiki-hosted wikis]] — at ShoutWiki.com | |||
*[http://shoutwiki.com/w/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis MediaWiki API HTML list of ShoutWiki wikis] — at ShoutWiki.com | |||
*{{Mw|Category: Extensions by ShoutWiki}} — at [[MediaWiki.org]] | |||
{{WikiApiary-farm|ShoutWiki|24706}} | |||
*[[Archive.org:20170524064131/https://S23.org/wikistats/shoutwiki_html.php|WikiStats – List of ShoutWiki.com wikis]] — sortable list table of ShoutWiki wiki sites by {{U|mutante}} at [[S23-Wiki|S23.org]] (archived 2017-05-24, very useful historical information back to 2011) | |||
{{Wikistats v2.2-project|sw|ShoutWikis|ShoutWiki}} | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/shoutwiki.com ShoutWiki wikifarm dump 2011-08-16] — by Nemo_bis from [[Archive Team#WikiTeam|WikiTeam]], at [[Archive.org]] (all 397 known ShoutWiki.com wikis dumped) | |||
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=ShoutWiki&sin= ShoutWiki individual wiki sites archived] — search of ShoutWiki at Archive.org | |||
*[[YouTube-vid:qcfuA_UAz3I|Stop using Fandom]] — by mossbag, on YouTube.com | |||
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[[Category:Aurora]] | [[Category:Aurora]] | ||
[[Category:Bouquet]] | |||
[[Category:Cologne Blue]] | [[Category:Cologne Blue]] | ||
[[Category:Desk Mess Mirrored]] | |||
[[Category:Dusk]] | |||
[[Category:Dusk To Dawn]] | |||
[[Category:Gamepress]] | |||
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[[Category:Modern]] | [[Category:Modern]] | ||
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[[Category:Monobook]] | [[Category:Monobook]] | ||
[[Category:Nimbus]] | [[Category:Nimbus]] | ||
[[Category:Timeless]] | |||
[[Category:Truglass]] | [[Category:Truglass]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Vector]] | ||
[[Category:Founded in 2007]]<!--http://ShoutWiki.com/wiki/ShoutWiki_Hub:About--> | |||