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No need to list all wikis, if they are already in the linked categories.  
No need to list all wikis, if they are already in the linked categories.  
*[[:Category:International development]], including:
*[[:Category:International development]], including:
**[[Appropedia]] is currently the most active.  
**[http://www.appropedia.org Appropedia] is currently the most active. Having merged with Village Earth's wiki it's now the leading "[http://www.appropedia.org/Portal:Appropriate_technology Appropriate Technology Wiki'''] as well as billing itself as "The Sustainability Wiki".  
**<s>Village Earth's Appropriate Technology Wiki - all topics are also covered by Appropedia, but this wiki is smaller and less active, with a shortage of people with wiki experience. Some excellent pages, though.</s> This has now merged into Appropedia. Note [http://www.appropedia.org/Portal:Appropriate_technology '''Appropedia's Appropriate Technology Portal'''].
**[[Wikia:WinWinWiki|WinWinWiki]] - the creator has now joined Appropedia and it seems this material will be moved over.  
*[[:Category:Sustainability]] wikis, including:
*[[:Category:Sustainability]] wikis, including:
**[[PermaWiki]] - permaculture people are often interested in appropriate technology, and vice versa, and both permaculture people and appropriate technology have a concern for sustainability.
**[[PermaWiki]] (inactive) - permaculture people are often interested in appropriate technology, and vice versa, and both permaculture people and appropriate technology have a concern for sustainability.
*[[:Category:Environment]] & [[:Category:Ecology]] wikis - these might be a bit different, but much overlap with sustainability. Is there any reason ''not'' to consider the option of merging with environment wikis?
*[[:Category:Environment]] & [[:Category:Ecology]] wikis - these might be a bit different, but much overlap with sustainability. Is there any reason ''not'' to consider the option of merging with environment wikis?
* [http://www.howtopedia.org Howtopedia] - specifically for how-to pages.
* [http://www.greenlivingpedia.org/ Greenlivingpedia] - in discussion with Appropedia, but for now exploring its own direction, look and focus.


===Name===
===Name===
If several international development and/or sustainability-related wikis merge, what name should we choose? Something broad and positive is good.  
If several international development and/or sustainability-related wikis merge, what name should we choose? Something broad and positive is good. (Note: this debate went on for some time at Appropedia, and it was decided to stick with ''Appropedia''. The discussion is left here though - a name change would still be an option if an amazing name was coined.)
*'''WinWinWiki'''? The owner of that name is happy for it to be used for this purpose.)
*'''WinWinWiki'''? The owner of that name (Curt Beckmann) is happy for it to be used for this purpose.
*'''Appropedia'''? Suits its focus on "appropriate technology"; arguably not broad enough for the merged wiki.
*'''Appropedia'''? Suits its focus on "appropriate technology"; arguably not broad enough for the merged wiki.


==Successes==
==Successes==
* Appropedia: Seven wikis have merged into Appropedia, including [[WikiGreen]], the Village Earth Appropriate Technology Wiki,[http://www.appropedia.org/Village_Earth_and_Appropedia_Join_Forces_for_Sustainability] and the [http://howtolivewiki.com/ How To Live Wiki]. We've also joined forces with likeminded groups such as [http://appropedia.org/Sustainapedia Sustainapedia] and Engineers Without Borders Australia and are making progress with a couple of other mergers.
* Appropedia: Seven wikis have merged into Appropedia, including [http://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia_welcomes_the_WikiGreen_community WikiGreen], the Village Earth Appropriate Technology Wiki,[http://www.appropedia.org/Village_Earth_and_Appropedia_Join_Forces_for_Sustainability] and the [http://howtolivewiki.com/ How To Live Wiki].[http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_project] We've also joined forces with likeminded groups such as [http://appropedia.org/Sustainapedia Sustainapedia] and Engineers Without Borders Australia and are making progress with a couple of other mergers.


* [[P2P Foundation]] is joined by [[Sphere of Networks]]!
* [[P2P Foundation]] is joined by [[Sphere of Networks]]!
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* [[MarkDilley]]  
* [[MarkDilley]]  
* [[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 23:14, 26 September 2006 (EDT)
* [[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 23:14, 26 September 2006 (EDT)
* [[User:Cgfoz|Cgfoz]] 13:20, 1 October 2006 (EDT)  
* [[User:Cgfoz|Cgfoz]] 13:20, 1 October 2006 (EDT)  


==See also==
==See also==
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