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{{Wiki Farm <!--see 'Template:Wiki Farm' for full detail-->
{{Wiki farm <!--see 'Template:Wiki farm' for full detail and hidden help advice-->
|URL              = https://archive.is/Y1WeS<!--http://www.Wikicities.com/index.php/Wikicities-->
|name            = <big><s>Wikicities</s></big>
|logo            = [[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|another [[Wikicities]] logo]]<!--you may upload and wikilink, or hotlink to a URL-->
|URL              = https://web.archive.org/web/20060312083900/http://www.Wikicities.com/wiki/Wikicities<!--https://archive.is/Y1WeS-->
|wide logo        = <!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title is too long-->
|logo            = [[File:WikicitiesLogo.png|another Wikicities wiki logo|alt=]]
|recentchanges URL= No <!--http://www.Wikicities.com/index.php/Special:Recentchanges, if none, use 'No'-->
|wide logo        = y<!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title is too long-->
|wikinode URL    = No <!--http://WikiFarmURL.com/wiki/WikiNode, if none, use 'No'-->
|recentchanges URL= https://web.archive.org/web/20060312084544/http://www.Wikicities.com/wiki/Special:Recentchanges
|about URL        = No <!--http://www.Wikicities.com/index.php/Wikicities:About, if none, use 'No'-->
|wikinode URL    = No<!--http://WikiFarmURL.com/wiki/WikiNode, if none, use 'No'-->
|maintopic        = WikiFarm
|about URL        = https://web.archive.org/web/20060312090524/http://www.Wikicities.com/wiki/About_Wikicities
|founder          = [[Jimmy Wales]] <small>(founder)</small><br>[[Angela Beesley Starling]] <small>(co-founder)</small>
|documentation URL= No<!--e.g. https://WikiFarmURL.com/Documentation, if none, use 'No'-->
|CEO              = Owner and/or CEO<br><small>(owner and/or CEO)</small><!--wiki farm Owner/Chief Executive Officer; wikilink if needed, if none, use '—'-->
|maintopic        = Wiki farm<!--leave this as is, it can not be overridden-->
|founder          = [[Jimmy Wales]] <small>(founder)</small><br>[[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]] <small>(co-founder)</small>
|CEO              = {{tag|Wikia}} <small>(parent company)</small>
|engine          = MediaWiki
|engine          = MediaWiki
|farm topic      = WikiFarm<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc-->
|farm topic      = Free MediaWiki wiki farm<!--main subject area of wiki farm; such as Video games, Law, Health, etc-->
|status          = Wikia<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support-->
|farm license    = GNU Free Documentation License
}}{{For|the category listing the original Wikicities wiki sites|category: Wikia}}
|status          = Acquired<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support-->
[[File:WikiCities logo.png|frame|original [[Wikicities]] logo]]
}}{{PopulateCategory}}
[[File:-Wikicities, hosted by - mini-banner.png|frame|original [[Wikicities]], 'hosted by' banner]]
{{Wikicities|cat=no}}
[[File:Wikicities wordmark.png|frame|[[Wikicities]] wordmark]]
[[Category:Wikia| ]]
 
==Wikicities==
;From Wikicities<br>
Welcome to '''Wikicities'''.<br>
Wikicities is a collection of [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] run by various communities.  A Wikicity is an informational site which anyone can [[edit]].  Every Wikicity runs on {{tag|MediaWiki}}, the same software used on many wikis, including [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].
 
You can start a new Wikicity in [[:Category:Wiki Language|any language]] today, or help to edit an existing one from the [https://archive.ph/hntwI list of Wikicities].
 
Support on both the technical and social aspects of running a [[wiki community]] are provided.
 
Wikicities are {{tag|Free wiki farm|hosted for free}} and supported by [[:Category:Advertising|advertising]].  Wikicities are [[:Category:OpenEdit|open to the public to edit]], although [[administrator]]s can choose to restrict editing of some pages using page protection.  Wikicities are not owned by their [[founder]]s.  They are run as community projects, and should strive towards [[consensus]] as the primary means for organizing their wikis.
 
A Wikicity can be in any language and many languages already have full interface translations available.  You can even request language sub-domains of one Wikicity.
 
Wikicities operate on a shared-login system.  This means you only need to create a [[username]] once, and you can edit any Wikicity.
 
All of the content of Wikicities will be available under a [[:Category:Open content|free content]] [[:Category:Wiki License|licence]].  This means the information can be reused, not only in other Wikicities, but by anyone.
 
All Wikicities are hosted on dedicated [[:Category:Linux|Linux]] servers using squid cache acceleration for high performance.  Hosting includes [[:Category:Wiki Backups|site backups]], server administration, and site [[:Category:Statistics|Statistics]].  There is no limit to the size your Wikicity can be!
 
===What is a wiki?===
A [[wiki]] is a website that allows [[user]]s to easily create pages and edit pages others have created.  The [[:Category:Wiki syntax|markup]] is very simple and requires no knowledge of [[:Category:HTML|HTML]].  For example, surrounding a word with <nowiki>[[double square brackets]]</nowiki> will turn that word or group of words into a [[Wikilink|link]].  You can make text italicized just by surround the text with double ''<nowiki>''</nowiki>inverted commas<nowiki>''</nowiki>''.
 
[[Edit]]ing is very easy to learn, and allows anyone to create a website.  Every edit made to Wikicities is stored for as long as the Wikicity exists.  This means you can easily [[Edit history|check which edits have been made]].  You can also easily remove bad edits as you can [[Revert|change back to an older version]] of the page.
 
===Example Wikicities===
Local soccer league Wikicity
:fans write about the teams, and analyze the games together.
OurTown Wikicities
:residents and visitors of a town collect local history information, details of local facilities and popular places to go in the town.
Collectors clubs
:are you an avid collector? Share details of your collection on a wiki, and collaborate with others in providing information about the objects you collect.
Fan sites
:get together with other fans of a television program, band, or anything else and gather information about that, share news of celebrity appearances, and more.
 
===Existing Wikicities===
#[[Wikianswers]] (http://Wikianswers.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page)
#[[Node-wiki for university-wikis]] (http://UniversityWikiNodeWiki.Wikicities.com/)
#[[Sitelibrary.net]] (http://Sitelibrary.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page)
#[[WikiMac]] (http://WikiMac.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page) (also in [[WikiMac (zh)|Chinese]] (http://Zh.WikiMac.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page))
#[[G.Knowledge]] (http://GKnowledge.Wikicities.com/index.php/Main_Page)
 
[[Category:Wikia| 0]]
[[Category:FoundedIn20xx]]<!--https://WikiFarmURL.com/index.php?title=Special:AncientPages-->
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