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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
{{TOCright}}'''ElWiki''' [[:Category:Dead|was]] a [[:Category:WikiFarm|collection]] of [[wiki]]-based 'knowledgebases' on a variety of subjects. [[User]]s could create a wiki on any [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject]], free of charge, and get a free <tt>.com</tt>, <tt>.net</tt>, or <tt>.org</tt> domain after hitting a certain threshold of activity. [[:Category:ElWiki|ElWiki]] was [[:Category:FoundedIn2006|founded 2006]], and went [[:Category:Former MediaWiki wiki farm|down]] around September / October 2007. The owner of this [[:Category:Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free MediaWiki wiki farm]] was Martin Rozinsky. During 2008, the <tt>ElWiki.com</tt> domain became a | {{TOCright}}'''ElWiki''' [[:Category:Dead|was]] a [[:Category:WikiFarm|collection]] of [[wiki]]-based '[[:Category:Knowledge|knowledgebases]]' on a variety of subjects. [[User]]s could create a wiki on any [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject]], free of charge, and get a free <tt>.com</tt>, <tt>.net</tt>, or <tt>.org</tt> domain after hitting a certain threshold of activity. [[:Category:ElWiki|ElWiki]] was [[:Category:FoundedIn2006|founded 2006]], and went [[:Category:Former MediaWiki wiki farm|down]] around September / October 2007. The owner of this [[:Category:Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free MediaWiki wiki farm]] was Martin Rozinsky. During 2008, the <tt>ElWiki.com</tt> domain became a {{W|GoDaddy}} domain parking site. | ||
People wanting to start their own wiki hosted by a third party should keep in mind that such disasters can happen. Seemingly very few of the [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] on this ElWiki farm survived, although [[The H-Town Wiki]] was migrated prior to being lost, and is still an [[:Category:Active|active]] wiki. | People wanting to start their own wiki hosted by a third party should keep in mind that such disasters can happen. Seemingly very few of the [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] on this ElWiki farm survived, although [[The H-Town Wiki]] was migrated prior to being lost, and is still an [[:Category:Active|active]] wiki. | ||
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<blockquote>"We're sorry... We're sorry about the [[:Category:Cannot connect|downtime]] we've been having lately. Our previous hosting provider let us down. We can assure you this was as frustrating to you as it was to us. We've finally managed to migrate everything to a new set of servers. The new infrastructure should be significantly more reliable. We're still working on setting everything up, so some domains may be temporarily unavailable. We're also closed to new registrations until we can ensure stability for our existing users. — The ElWiki team."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"We're sorry... We're sorry about the [[:Category:Cannot connect|downtime]] we've been having lately. Our previous hosting provider let us down. We can assure you this was as frustrating to you as it was to us. We've finally managed to migrate everything to a new set of servers. The new infrastructure should be significantly more reliable. We're still working on setting everything up, so some domains may be temporarily unavailable. We're also closed to new registrations until we can ensure stability for our existing users. — The ElWiki team."</blockquote> | ||
==Other failed wiki farms== | ==Other [[:Category:Former wiki farm|failed wiki farms]]== | ||
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*[[ScribbleWiki]] | *[[ScribbleWiki]] | ||
*[[:Category:Wiki.Wiki|Wiki.Wiki]] | *[[:Category:Wiki.Wiki|Wiki.Wiki]] | ||
*[[:Category:Wikkii|Wikkii]]</div> | *[[:Category:Wikkii|Wikkii]]</div> | ||
==List of ElWiki wikis== | ==[[:Category:ElWiki|List of ElWiki wikis]]== | ||
[[Archive.org:20070921140624/http://www.ElWiki.com/gallery.php|Last list of wikis at 21 September 2007]] from the Internet Archive WaybackMachine at [[Archive.org]], with some known additions: | [[Archive.org:20070921140624/http://www.ElWiki.com/gallery.php|Last list of wikis at 21 September 2007]] from the ''Internet Archive WaybackMachine'' at [[Archive.org]], with some known additions: | ||
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*[[!k5a Clan]] | *[[!k5a Clan]] | ||
*[[2-Wheel-Wiki]] | *[[2-Wheel-Wiki]] | ||