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'''Category: Wiki age''' — this is the root or 'parent' [[Special:Categories|category]] for '''categorization of wikis by their age''' here on WikiIndex. It contains [[categories]] of periods in {{tag|time}} for the founding date of when [[:Category:All|wiki]] sites, [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki engines]], [[:Category:Wiki farm|wiki farms]], and [[:Category:Wiki company|wiki companies]], et cetera, came into existence.<!--Yearly categorization was intended to start out, but feel free to add granularity or intervening summarizing time periods if it looks like it's necessary.--> | '''Category: Wiki age''' — this is the root or 'parent' [[Special:Categories|category]] for '''categorization of wikis by their age''' here on WikiIndex. It contains [[categories]] of periods in {{tag|time}} for the founding date of when [[:Category:All|wiki]] sites, [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki engines]], [[:Category:Wiki farm|wiki farms]], and [[:Category:Wiki company|wiki companies]], et cetera, came into existence.<!--Yearly categorization was intended to start out, but feel free to add granularity or intervening summarizing time periods if it looks like it's necessary.--> | ||
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#The [[founder]] of a [[wiki]] probably knows (or ''should'' know) its {{tag|age}}. | #The [[founder]] of a [[wiki]] probably knows (or ''should'' know) its {{tag|age}}. | ||
#If the wiki site is powered by [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software, there are a number of ways to look (ideally, use as many of the listed methods to accurately verify its date of founding): | #If the wiki site is powered by [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software, there are a number of ways to look (ideally, use as many of the listed methods to accurately verify its date of founding): | ||
##Go to the 'Oldest pages' at < | ##Go to the 'Oldest pages' at <tt>/Special:AncientPages</tt> for the wiki site, look at the date of the first listed [[article]] (note that this feature lists pages that have not been ''[[edit]]ed'' in a long time, <u>not</u> necessarily the oldest pages overall); | ||
##Check the oldest edit of its [[Wiki main page|main page]], e.g. < | ##Check the oldest edit of its [[Wiki main page|main page]], e.g. <tt><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&dir=prev&action=history</nowiki></tt>; | ||
##Find the date for 'MediaWiki default' at < | ##Find the date for 'MediaWiki default' at <tt>/Special:Contributions/MediaWiki_default</tt> made its first contribution; | ||
##View history for a system message (as found in the 'MediaWiki' [[WikiIndex:Namespace conventions|namespace]]; search in [[Special:PrefixIndex]]), and check when 'MediaWiki default' first edited it. | ##View history for a system message (as found in the 'MediaWiki' [[WikiIndex:Namespace conventions|namespace]]; search in [[Special:PrefixIndex]]), and check when 'MediaWiki default' first edited it. | ||
#For [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] wikis (now branded as Fandom), the exact date of founding ''used'' to be at < | #For [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] wikis (now branded as Fandom), the exact date of founding ''used'' to be at <tt>/Special:WikiStats</tt>, however, this function is now globally disabled; therefore, the above methods for MediaWiki should work: | ||
##Wikia 'MediaWiki default' is found at < | ##Wikia 'MediaWiki default' is found at <tt>/Special:Contributions/Default</tt>. | ||
For all other wikis powered any of the other [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki engines]], aside from asking the founder, the oldest entry in the [[edit history]] of its main or front page should be a reliable guide. | For all other wikis powered any of the other [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki engines]], aside from asking the founder, the oldest entry in the [[edit history]] of its main or front page should be a reliable guide. | ||