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'''Category: Miraheze''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] here on WikiIndex contains [[wiki]] sites that are (or were) hosted by '''Miraheze Limited''',<ref name=CompaniesHouseOverview>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/12323854 Miraheze Limited, Company number 12323854 - overview]; ''CompaniesHouse.gov.uk''; Companies House, [[:Category:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]; accessed 8 August 2022.</ref> a {{tag|Non-profit|not-for-profit}} {{tag|wiki company}} (officially {{Cambridge-Dictionary|incorporated}} 20 November 2019) from Worksop, {{tag|England}} in the {{tag|United Kingdom}},<ref name=CompaniesHouseOverview/> which provides and operates a {{tag|MediaWiki wiki farm}}.<ref name=MirahezeLtd>[https://miraheze.org Miraheze]; ''Miraheze.org''; Miraheze Limited; accessed 15 January 2023.</ref> | '''Category: Miraheze''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] here on WikiIndex contains [[wiki]] sites that are (or were) hosted by '''Miraheze Limited''',<ref name=CompaniesHouseOverview>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/12323854 Miraheze Limited, Company number 12323854 - overview]; ''CompaniesHouse.gov.uk''; Companies House, [[:Category:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]; accessed 8 August 2022.</ref> a {{tag|Non-profit|not-for-profit}} {{tag|wiki company}} (officially {{Cambridge-Dictionary|incorporated}} 20 November 2019) from Worksop, {{tag|England}} in the {{tag|United Kingdom}},<ref name=CompaniesHouseOverview/> which provides and operates a {{tag|MediaWiki wiki farm}}.<ref name=MirahezeLtd>[https://miraheze.org Miraheze]; ''Miraheze.org''; Miraheze Limited; accessed 15 January 2023.</ref> | ||
==Overview== | |||
'''Miraheze''', founded in July {{tag|Founded in 2015|2015}}<ref name=MirahezeLtd/> and located at <tt>miraheze.org</tt>, is a {{tag|free MediaWiki wiki farm}}, originally seeded from the [[:Category:Former MediaWiki wiki farm|now-defunct]] {{tag|Orain}} [[wiki farm]] from [[:Category:Canada|Canada]]. | '''Miraheze''', founded in July {{tag|Founded in 2015|2015}}<ref name=MirahezeLtd/> and located at <tt>miraheze.org</tt>, is a {{tag|free MediaWiki wiki farm}}, originally seeded from the [[:Category:Former MediaWiki wiki farm|now-defunct]] {{tag|Orain}} [[wiki farm]] from [[:Category:Canada|Canada]]. | ||
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As of January 2023, Miraheze has a service status uptime of 99.16% during the previous twelve months.<ref>[https://status.miraheze.wiki/history Miraheze - status page - history]; ''status.miraheze.wiki''; Miraheze Status powered by Hund.io; accessed 3 January 2023.</ref> | As of January 2023, Miraheze has a service status uptime of 99.16% during the previous twelve months.<ref>[https://status.miraheze.wiki/history Miraheze - status page - history]; ''status.miraheze.wiki''; Miraheze Status powered by Hund.io; accessed 3 January 2023.</ref> | ||
==Controversies== | |||
===Announcement of closure=== | ===Announcement of closure=== | ||
On 15 June 2023, the Board of Directors of Miraheze announced that the Miraheze service will be closed and cease to exist from 1 September 2023. With immediate effect, new wiki site creation was suspended, along with all uploads. All existing wiki sites will remain "operational for reading and editing activities" until 31 August 2023. From 1 September 2023, and following at least seven days notice period, all Miraheze activity will be withdrawn in its datacenter; by 1 October 2023, Miraheze will cease to exist as a wiki farm.<ref>[https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Board/Policies/20230615-Statement Board / Policies / 20230615 - Statement]; ''meta.Miraheze.org''; [[Miraheze Meta]]; 16 June 2023; accessed 23 June 2023.</ref> | On 15 June 2023, the Board of Directors of Miraheze announced that the Miraheze service will be closed and cease to exist from 1 September 2023. With immediate effect, new wiki site creation was suspended, along with all uploads. All existing wiki sites will remain "operational for reading and editing activities" until 31 August 2023. From 1 September 2023, and following at least seven days notice period, all Miraheze activity will be withdrawn in its datacenter; by 1 October 2023, Miraheze will cease to exist as a wiki farm.<ref>[https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Board/Policies/20230615-Statement Board / Policies / 20230615 - Statement]; ''meta.Miraheze.org''; [[Miraheze Meta]]; 16 June 2023; accessed 23 June 2023.</ref> | ||
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In response to the above announcement, various members of the Miraheze [[:Category:Wiki community|community]] rallied and developed a rescue plan to save it. A new non-profit corporation (hopefully with public charity status) is being created in the USA, and this will assume the assets of Miraheze Limited. Crucially, the Miraheze wiki farm will continue to operate as normal by the outgoing board.<ref>[https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Miraheze_is_Not_Shutting_Down Miraheze is not shutting down]; ''meta.Miraheze.org''; [[Miraheze Meta]]; 18 June 2023; accessed 23 June 2023.</ref> | In response to the above announcement, various members of the Miraheze [[:Category:Wiki community|community]] rallied and developed a rescue plan to save it. A new non-profit corporation (hopefully with public charity status) is being created in the USA, and this will assume the assets of Miraheze Limited. Crucially, the Miraheze wiki farm will continue to operate as normal by the outgoing board.<ref>[https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Miraheze_is_Not_Shutting_Down Miraheze is not shutting down]; ''meta.Miraheze.org''; [[Miraheze Meta]]; 18 June 2023; accessed 23 June 2023.</ref> | ||
==Staff members== | |||
[[Miraheze-Meta:Miraheze Volunteers|Miraheze volunteers]] | [[Miraheze-Meta:Miraheze Volunteers|Miraheze volunteers]] | ||
<div style=column-width:14em><!--alphabetical order, founders first in bold--> | <div style=column-width:14em><!--alphabetical order, founders first in bold--> | ||
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''See also:'' [[Miraheze-Meta:Missing Mirahezians|Missing Mirahezians]] | ''See also:'' [[Miraheze-Meta:Missing Mirahezians|Missing Mirahezians]] | ||
==To do== | |||
[[Miraheze-Meta:Special:WikiDiscover|Full list of Miraheze wiki sites]] as detailed on the [[Miraheze Meta]], along with [https://wikistats.wmcloud.org/display.php?t=mh 8,618 wiki sites] listed on [[Wikistats v2.2]] in 2024-07, which need adding here on WikiIndex. | [[Miraheze-Meta:Special:WikiDiscover|Full list of Miraheze wiki sites]] as detailed on the [[Miraheze Meta]], along with [https://wikistats.wmcloud.org/display.php?t=mh 8,618 wiki sites] listed on [[Wikistats v2.2]] in 2024-07, which need adding here on WikiIndex. | ||
==References== | |||
<References/> | <References/> | ||
==External links==<!-- | |||
{{WikiMatrix wiki engine features}}--><!--if the wiki farm is also a wiki engine, as in Wikia--> | {{WikiMatrix wiki engine features}}--><!--if the wiki farm is also a wiki engine, as in Wikia--> | ||
*{{WM-Wikidata|Q42671570|Miraheze (Q42671570)}} — at [[Wikimedia Wikidata]] | *{{WM-Wikidata|Q42671570|Miraheze (Q42671570)}} — at [[Wikimedia Wikidata]] | ||