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|name            = Wikia, Inc.
|name            = Wikia, Inc.
|logo            = https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/785311699129688064/CupmSrsX.jpg
|logo            = https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/785311699129688064/CupmSrsX.jpg
|URL              = http://www.wikia.com
|URL              = http://www.Wikia.com
|recentchanges URL= http://www.wikia.com/Special:RecentChanges
|recentchanges URL= http://www.Wikia.com/Special:RecentChanges
|wikinode URL    = No
|wikinode URL    = No
|about URL        = http://www.wikia.com/About
|about URL        = http://www.Wikia.com/About
|CEO              = [[Craig L. Palmer]]
|maintopic        = WikiFarm
|founder          = [[Jimbo Wales]] (President)<br>[[Angela Starling]] (ex-VP)
|founder          = [[Jimbo Wales]]<br><small>(President)</small><br>[[Angela Starling]]<br><small>(ex-VP)</small>
|status          = Active
|CEO              = [[Craig L. Palmer]]<br><small>(CEO)</small>
|engine          = MediaWiki
|engine          = MediaWiki
|maintopic        = WikiFarm
|status          = Vibrant
}}
}}
{{for|the Wikia [[wiki]]s which deal with the administration and management of the whole Wikia project|Wikia|Wikia-De|Wikia-Es|Wikia-Fr|Wikia-Pl}}
{{for|the Wikia [[wiki]]s which deal with the administration and management of the whole Wikia project|Wikia|Wikia-De|Wikia-Es|Wikia-Fr|Wikia-Pl}}
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See also the <code>{{template|wikia boilerplate}}</code> [[:Category:Templates|template]].
See also the <code>{{template|wikia boilerplate}}</code> [[:Category:Templates|template]].
{{WikiEngineFeatures}}
{{WikiEngineFeatures}}
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'''Wikia''', also known as '''FANDOM powered by Wikia''' and formerly '''Wikicities''', is now a [[wiki farm|collection]] of over 360,000<sup>[http://www.wikia.com/About]</sup> [[wiki]]s—aka a '{{tag|WikiFarm|Wiki Farm}}'—run by '''[[WikiaSite:community:Community Central:Wikia, Inc.|Wikia, Inc.]]''', and founded by [[Jimmy Wales]] - one of the founders of [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] - and [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Starling]] in October {{tag|FoundedIn2004|2004}}. Its original tagline was ''"Create. Collaborate. Be Original."''  In 2006, [[WikiaSite:community:User:Gil|Gil Penchina]] became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and hopes to take Wikia to a new level as he did with [[:Category:eBay|eBay]].  As of late 2011, the current CEO is [[WikiaSite:community:Forum:Craig Palmer, new CEO of Wikia|Craig Palmer]]. In late 2016, they rebranded the site as "Fandom"<sup>[http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Craiglpalmer/Wikia_is_now_Fandom_powered_by_Wikia]</sup> and launched the non-profit [https://wikia.org/ Wikia.org].
'''Wikia''', also known as '''FANDOM powered by Wikia''' and formerly '''Wikicities''', is now a [[wiki farm|collection]] of over 360,000<sup>[http://www.Wikia.com/About]</sup> [[wiki]]s — known as a '{{tag|WikiFarm|wiki farm}}' — run by '''[[WikiaSite:community:Community Central:Wikia, Inc.|Wikia, Inc.]]''', and founded by [[Jimmy Wales]] - one of the founders of [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] - and [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Starling]] in October {{tag|FoundedIn2004|2004}}. Its original tagline was ''"Create. Collaborate. Be Original."''  In 2006, [[WikiaSite:community:User:Gil|Gil Penchina]] became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and hoped to take Wikia to a new level as he did with [[:Category:eBay|eBay]].  As of late 2011, the current CEO is [[WikiaSite:community:Forum:Craig Palmer, new CEO of Wikia|Craig Palmer]]. In late 2016, they rebranded the site as 'Fandom',<ref>[http://community.Wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Craiglpalmer/Wikia_is_now_Fandom_powered_by_Wikia]</ref> and launched the non-profit [https://Wikia.org/ Wikia.org].


[[Wikia]] uses a unique and heavily modified creation of the {{tag|MediaWiki}} {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}; and is visually different from regular MediaWiki sites in that it has its own {{tag|custom skin}}, and most notably, complete with a range and variety of embeded {{tag|Advertising|advertisements}}.  Wikia offers {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farms|free}} hosting for an individual or community to build a free content [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]-based website.  New wikis can be created instantly at http://create.wikia.com.  Hosting and 24&nbsp;hour customer support is free, in return for advertising placed on the pages; but users have little say over the advertisements their website displays.  Support, on both the technical and community aspects of running a wiki community, is provided at [[Wikia Community Central]] (or one of the [[Template:WikiaCommunityCentral|other]] [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] Community wikis).
[[Wikia]] uses a unique and heavily modified creation of the {{tag|MediaWiki}} {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}; and is visually different from regular MediaWiki sites in that it has its own {{tag|custom skin}}, and most notably, complete with a range and variety of embedded {{tag|Advertising|advertisements}}.  Wikia offers {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farms|free}} hosting for an individual or community to build a free content [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]-based website.  New wikis can be created instantly at http://create.Wikia.com.  Hosting and 24&nbsp;hour customer support is free, in return for advertising placed on the pages; but users have little say over the advertisements their website displays.  Support, on both the technical and community aspects of running a wiki community, is provided at [[Wikia Community Central]] (or one of the [[Template:WikiaCommunityCentral|other]] [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] Community wikis).


Wikia staff and helpers have [[sysop]] powers throughout <u>all</u> Wikia wikis, as well as several types of automated detection and blocking tools to help deal with vandals and [[spam]] on individual wikis.  This can be helpful for [[:Category:Wikis with a strong viewpoint|controversial]] wikis like [[Liberapedia]] that attract vandals.
[[:Category:Wikia Staff|Wikia staff]] and helpers have [[sysop]] powers throughout <u>all</u> Wikia wikis, as well as several types of automated detection and blocking tools to help deal with vandals and [[spam]] on individual wikis.  This can be helpful for [[:Category:Wikis with a strong viewpoint|controversial]] wikis like [[Liberapedia]] that attract vandals.


Users with new 'talk' messages on ''any'' Wikia wiki will get a note about the message on ''any other'' Wikia wiki where they have a tab or window open.  If a user has different usernames for different Wikia wikis, then logging into a different account for one can change the account for all.
Users with new 'talk' messages on ''any'' Wikia wiki will get a note about the message on ''any other'' Wikia wiki where they have a tab or window open.  If a user has different usernames for different Wikia wikis, then logging into a different account for one can change the account for all.
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===Licensing===
===Licensing===
The vast majority of Wikia wikis are currently released under one primary [[:Category:Wiki License|wiki license]]—the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license]] (CC-BY-SA 3.0), as explained [[WikiaSite:community:Community Central:Licensing|here]].  However, other licenses are available on Wikia; these include the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial|Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial]] (CC-BY-NC), as used by [[Memory Alpha]], and the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works|Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works]] (CC-BY-NC-ND) licenses.
The vast majority of Wikia wikis are currently released under one primary [[:Category:Wiki License|wiki license]]: the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license]] (CC-BY-SA 3.0), as explained [[WikiaSite:community:Community Central:Licensing|here]].  However, other licenses are available on Wikia; these include the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial|Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial]] (CC-BY-NC), as used by [[Memory Alpha]], and the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works|Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works]] (CC-BY-NC-ND) licenses.


Historically, when Wikia was founded, it used the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}}, just like [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] did.
Historically, when Wikia was founded, it used the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GFDL), just like [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] did.


===Wikia portals===
===Wikia portals===
Wikia wikis are grouped under differing portals, or 'hubs', as shown in the bottom left corner of their page.  These include:
Wikia wikis are grouped under differing portals, or 'hubs', as shown in the bottom left corner of their page.  These include:
*[http://www.wikia.com/Entertainment Wikia Entertainment]
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*[http://www.wikia.com/Lifestyle Wikia Lifestyle]
*[http://www.Wikia.com/Entertainment Wikia Entertainment]
*[http://www.wikia.com/Video_Games Wikia Video Games]
*[http://www.Wikia.com/Lifestyle Wikia Lifestyle]
*[http://www.Wikia.com/Video_Games Wikia Video Games]</div>


===[[:Category:Facebook|Facebook]]===
===[[:Category:Facebook|Facebook]]===
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===Wikia backup===
===Wikia backup===
The entire Wikia project is available as a backup file [http://wikistats.wikia.com/w/wi/wikiaglobal/pages_full.xml.gz here] .  Individual Wikia wikis may also backed up, and their backup files are available near the bottom of their relevant <tt>Statistics</tt> page, as explained [[WikiaSite:community:Help:Database download|here]].  However, whilst all Wikia wikis have a Statistics page, complete with the 'Database dumps' section containing their backup file links, those Wikia wikis which show 'unknown' for the URLs definately have <u>not</u> been backed up!
The entire Wikia project is available as a backup file [http://wikistats.Wikia.com/w/wi/wikiaglobal/pages_full.xml.gz here] .  Individual Wikia wikis may also backed up, and their backup files are available near the bottom of their relevant <tt>Statistics</tt> page, as explained [[WikiaSite:community:Help:Database download|here]].  However, whilst all Wikia wikis have a Statistics page, complete with the 'Database dumps' section containing their backup file links, those Wikia wikis which show 'unknown' for the URLs definitely have <u>not</u> been backed up!


===Stats===
===Stats===
*[[GreenReaper]] produces some very interesting and geeky [http://greenreaper.co.uk/stats/wikia/wikia.php Wikia IRC stats]
*[[GreenReaper]] produces some very interesting and geeky [http://greenreaper.co.uk/stats/wikia/wikia.php Wikia IRC stats]
*[[Wikistatistics.net]] produces graphical [http://www.wikistatistics.net/wikia Wikia Interactive Statistics]
*[[Wikistatistics.net]] produces graphical [http://www.wikistatistics.net/wikia Wikia Interactive Statistics]
*WikiStats by [[s23-Wiki|s23.org]] has a tabular [http://s23.org/wikistats/wikia_html.php list of top 250 Wikias]
*WikiStats by [[s23-Wiki|S23.org]] has a tabular [https://s23.org/wikistats/wikia_html.php list of top 250 Wikias]


====Wiki age====
====Wiki age====
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===List of wikis===
===List of wikis===
[http://www.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Wikia Here is their list] {{deadEL}}<!--OK, the link isn't actually 'dead', it just returns a blank page-->, for the fan of [[WikiIndex]] to add from!
[http://www.Wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Wikia Here is their list] {{deadEL}}<!--OK, the link isn't actually 'dead', it just returns a blank page-->, for the fan of [[WikiIndex]] to add from!


====10 largest wikis====
====10 largest wikis====
:''This section needs updating''<!--use the s23.org stats-->
:''This section needs updating''<!--use the s23.org stats-->
<div style=column-width:18em>
*[[LyricWiki]]&nbsp;– music lyrics
*[[LyricWiki]]&nbsp;– music lyrics
*[[Wikianswers]]&nbsp;– general questions and answers
*[[Wikianswers]]&nbsp;– general questions and answers
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*[[Recipes Wiki]]&nbsp;– recipes
*[[Recipes Wiki]]&nbsp;– recipes
*[[DC Database]]&nbsp;– DC Comics
*[[DC Database]]&nbsp;– DC Comics
*[[RuneScape Wiki]]&nbsp;– ''RuneScape'' video game
*[[RuneScape Wiki]]&nbsp;– ''RuneScape'' video game</div>


===Closure of Wikia wikis===
===Closure of Wikia wikis===
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*On large pages, a tall skyscraper ad is placed inside the end of the sidebar;
*On large pages, a tall skyscraper ad is placed inside the end of the sidebar;
*On large pages, two large (or three slightly smaller) square ads at the end of the page before the footer;
*On large pages, two large (or three slightly smaller) square ads at the end of the page before the footer;
*On various content pages, Wikia also sells "Sponsored links", which are a section of links that look like an "External links" page content section, but are placed below the category bar;
*On various content pages, Wikia also sells 'Sponsored links', which are a section of links that look like an 'External links' page content section, but are placed below the category bar;
*Wikia places a floating social bar at the bottom of the screen for anon users—a square ad may pop out of the left of this bar;
*Wikia places a floating social bar at the bottom of the screen for anon users — a square ad may pop out of the left of this bar;
*''Occasionally Wikia may make use of take-over ads which replace the background image'';
*''Occasionally Wikia may make use of take-over ads which replace the background image'';
*''They rarely show up, but have been more common recently—Wikia has tried placing [[wp:In-text advertising|in-text advertising]] in page content occasionally''.
*''They rarely show up, but have been more common recently; Wikia has tried placing [[wp:In-text advertising|in-text advertising]] in page content occasionally''.


As of September 2012, Wikia is worth an estimated $13.93 Million USD to the advertisers, with a daily page view of more than 6,358,000; since all three links have nearly the same figures, it must be for the whole of Wikia.
As of September 2012, Wikia is worth an estimated $13.93 Million USD to the advertisers, with a daily page view of more than 6,358,000; since all three links have nearly the same figures, it must be for the whole of Wikia.
<sup>[http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.liberapedia.wikia.com][http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.fiction.wikia.com][http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.atheism.wikia.com]</sup>
<ref>[http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.liberapedia.wikia.com][http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.fiction.wikia.com][http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.atheism.wikia.com]</ref>


===Skins===
===Skins===
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===={{tag|Venus}}====
===={{tag|Venus}}====
In December 2014, Wikia introduced yet another skin, causing even more controversy among users.<ref>http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Rupert_Giles/Prototype_for_a_new_article_layout</ref>
In December 2014, Wikia introduced yet another skin, causing even more controversy among users.<ref>http://community.Wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Rupert_Giles/Prototype_for_a_new_article_layout</ref>


===Criticism===
===Criticism===
[[ComplaintWiki]] has been set up expressly to look at problems that Wikia registered users have, and includes comments from communities that have [[:Category:Ex-Wikia|left Wikia hosting]]; as well as other critics of Wikia and [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].
[[ComplaintWiki]] has been set up expressly to look at problems that Wikia registered users have, and includes comments from communities that have [[:Category:Ex-Wikia|left Wikia hosting]]; as well as other critics of Wikia and [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].


The [[Anti-Wikia Alliance]] wiki was set up to provide ongoing support and advice for a number of former Wikia wikis who are now hosted either independently or on another wiki farm.
The [[Anti-Wikia Alliance]] (AWA) wiki was set up to provide ongoing support and advice for a number of former Wikia wikis who are now hosted either independently or on another [[wiki farm]].
 
==References==
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*[[wp:Wikia|Wikia]] at [[English Wikipedia]]
*[[wp:Wikia|Wikia]] at [[English Wikipedia]]
*[[wikinews:Potential Wikia mass exodus|Potential Wikia mass exodus]] at [[English Wikinews]], Friday August 1, 2008
*[[wikinews:Potential Wikia mass exodus|Potential Wikia mass exodus]] at [[English Wikinews]], Friday August 1, 2008
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[[Category:FoundedIn2004]]<!--http://www.Wikia.com/Special:AncientPages--><!--seems like they fiddled the stats!-->
[[Category:FoundedIn2004]]<!--http://www.wikia.com/Special:AncientPages--><!--seems like they fiddled the stats!-->
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