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[[File:404.jpg| | [[File:404.jpg|thumb|200px|This is used to identify a dead [[What is a Wiki|wiki site]] that never had its own [[logo]]|alt=]] | ||
'''Category:Dead''' — 'dead' is the {{tag|Wiki Status|status}} and {{tag|Terms|term}} we use here on [[WikiIndex]] to describe and identify when a specific [[ | '''Category:Dead''' — 'dead' is the {{tag|Wiki Status|status}} and {{tag|Terms|term}} we use here on [[WikiIndex]] to describe and identify when a specific [[What is a Wiki|wiki site]], and / or [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]], and / or [[:Category:WikiFarm|wiki farm]] is considered '''dead'''; ie, completely gone for good, never to return. When requested, their known [[wiki]] URL will fail to open and display its actual wiki site (or wiki engine or [[wiki farm]]); it might fail to display anything apart from a 'DNS error', or it might either display a '{{Wp|HTTP 404|404}}' error, or display the site of a domain name host (domain 'parking'), cyber-squatters, or [[:Category:Advertising|advertising]], or it could automatically redirect to a totally unrelated website which is not a wiki, nor has anything in common with its original wiki site, despite using the same original URL domain. | ||
To include a [[:Category:All|wiki site]] [[article]] page (or wiki engine or wiki farm page or [[category]]) into this 'Dead' category, please change the <code>|status = </code> field of the [[Template:Wiki|Wiki infobox template]] (or other specific [[:Category:Infobox templates|infobox template]], such as [[Template:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] or [[Template:Wiki Farm|wiki farm]]) to '''<tt>Dead</tt>'''. Naturally, all dead wiki sites will also automatically become {{tag|ReadOnly|read only}}! | To include a [[:Category:All|wiki site]] [[article]] page (or wiki engine or wiki farm page or [[category]]) into this 'Dead' category, please change the <code>|status = </code> field of the [[Template:Wiki|Wiki infobox template]] (or other specific [[:Category:Infobox templates|infobox template]], such as [[Template:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] or [[Template:Wiki Farm|wiki farm]]) to '''<tt>Dead</tt>'''. Naturally, all dead wiki sites will also automatically become {{tag|ReadOnly|read only}}! | ||
{{See also|:category: Archived}} For dead sites which have a significant quantity of their original former content saved by one of the [[Web archiving|digital archiving]] websites. | {{See also|:category: Archived}} For those dead wiki sites which have a significant quantity of their original former content saved by one of the [[Web archiving|digital archiving]] websites. | ||
The [[ | The [[What is a Wiki|wiki sites]], and / or [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engines]], and / or [[:Category:WikiFarm|wiki farms]] listed in this [[Special:Categories|category]] below (collapse and / or scroll down past the [[:Category:Wiki Status|wiki status]] [[Template:WikiStatus|comparison table]]) are considered '''dead'''. | ||
;''External links | ;''External links | ||
*[https://ArchiveTeam.org/index.php?title=Deathwatch Deathwatch] — an article by the [[Archive Team]] wiki highlighting the problem across wikis and all websites | *[https://ArchiveTeam.org/index.php?title=Deathwatch Deathwatch] — an article by the [[Archive Team]] wiki highlighting the problem across wikis and all websites | ||
{{WikiStatus}} | {{WikiStatus}} | ||