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'''Category: NeoWiki''' — a 'NeoWiki' is the collective used to describe {{tag|MediaWiki wiki farm|MediaWiki}}-powered wiki sites, based upon [[:Category:Video games|video games]], [[:Category:Anime|anime]] and / or [[:Category:Manga|manga]], [[:Category:Comics|comics]], [[:Category:TV show|TV shows]], or other similar [[:Category:Hobby|hobbies]]. They are displayed with a {{tag|custom skin}}, and are hosted on [[Neoseeker]] (with all wiki sites being a sub-domain of <tt>Neoseeker.com</tt>), who in turn are owned by [https://neowiki.neoseeker.com/wiki/Neo_Era_Media Neo Era Media, Inc.] (founded 1999). | '''Category: NeoWiki''' — a 'NeoWiki' is the collective used to describe {{tag|MediaWiki wiki farm|MediaWiki}}-powered wiki sites, based upon [[:Category:Video games|video games]], [[:Category:Anime|anime]] and / or [[:Category:Manga|manga]], [[:Category:Comics|comics]], [[:Category:TV show|TV shows]], or other similar [[:Category:Hobby|hobbies]]. They are displayed with a {{tag|custom skin}}, and are hosted on [[Neoseeker]] (with all wiki sites being a sub-domain of <tt>Neoseeker.com</tt>), who in turn are owned by [https://neowiki.neoseeker.com/wiki/Neo_Era_Media Neo Era Media, Inc.] (founded 1999). | ||
Neoseeker promotes itself as an [https://neowiki.neoseeker.com/wiki/Alternative_To_Wikia alternative to Wikia]. Whilst it is true that NeoWikis are free to create, {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free to host}}, and free of enforced politics, with no annoying pop-ups, 'less' {{tag|advertising}}, and claim to "have a strong focus on our community", it would appear they are a valid alternative to Wikia. However, it is <u>crucial</u> to note that unlike [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] who primarily use the free-to-share [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike]] (CC-BY-SA) license, Neoseeker are the exact opposite, in that every wiki must agree to {{tag|Wiki Site retains copyright|sign over copyright}} to its parent company, Neo Era Media, Inc.<ref>[https://neowiki.neoseeker.com/wiki/NeoWiki_Wiki_-_Neoseeker:Copyrights NeoWiki Wiki - Neoseeker: Copyrights]; ''NeoWiki.Neoseeker.com''; Neo Era Media, Inc.; accessed 8 October 2018.</ref> One major and reassuring advantage over Wikia is that all NeoWikis are accessed by the '{{Cambridge-Dictionary|http}}s' {{Cambridge-Dictionary|ssl|SSL}}, or 'Secure Sockets Layer' secure connection protocol.<!--as certified by whom?--> It is also important to note that in order to [https://neowiki.neoseeker.com/wiki/Special:Createwiki create a new wiki site], one must be a [https://www.neoseeker.com/accounts/register.html Neoseeker registered] [[user]] (which includes {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirming | Neoseeker promotes itself as an [https://neowiki.neoseeker.com/wiki/Alternative_To_Wikia alternative to Wikia]. Whilst it is true that NeoWikis are free to create, {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free to host}}, and free of enforced politics, with no annoying pop-ups, 'less' {{tag|advertising}}, and claim to "have a strong focus on our community", it would appear they are a valid alternative to Wikia. However, it is <u>crucial</u> to note that unlike [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] who primarily use the free-to-share [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike]] (CC-BY-SA) license, Neoseeker are the exact opposite, in that every wiki must agree to {{tag|Wiki Site retains copyright|sign over copyright}} to its parent company, Neo Era Media, Inc.<ref>[https://neowiki.neoseeker.com/wiki/NeoWiki_Wiki_-_Neoseeker:Copyrights NeoWiki Wiki - Neoseeker: Copyrights]; ''NeoWiki.Neoseeker.com''; Neo Era Media, Inc.; accessed 8 October 2018.</ref> One major and reassuring advantage over Wikia is that all NeoWikis are accessed by the '{{Cambridge-Dictionary|http}}s' {{Cambridge-Dictionary|ssl|SSL}}, or 'Secure Sockets Layer' secure connection protocol.<!--as certified by whom?--> It is also important to note that in order to [https://neowiki.neoseeker.com/wiki/Special:Createwiki create a new wiki site], one must be a [https://www.neoseeker.com/accounts/register.html Neoseeker registered] [[user]] (which includes {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirming a valid e-mail address}}), and then [[:Category:LoginToEdit|logging-in]] before being allowed to create said new wiki site. | ||
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