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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Wikia is a collection of over 7000 wikis (a [[WikiFarm]]) run by Wikia, Inc, founded by [[wikia:user:Jimbo_Wales|Jimmy Wales]], one of the founders of [[Wikipedia]], and [[Angela Beesley]] in October 2004. | Wikia is a collection of over 7000 wikis (a [[WikiFarm]]) run by Wikia, Inc, founded by [[wikia:user:Jimbo_Wales|Jimmy Wales]], one of the founders of [[Wikipedia]], and [[Angela Beesley]] in October 2004. In 2006, [[wikia:user:Gil|Gil Penchina]] became the CEO and hopes to take Wikia to a new level as he did with eBay. | ||
Wikia offers free {{tag|MediaWiki}} hosting for a community to build a free content wiki-based website. Hosting is free but users have little say over the advertisements their website displays. Requests for new wikis which have the potential to appeal to a wide audience are welcomed. Support on both the technical and community aspects of running a wiki community is provided. Wikia janitors have [[sysop]] powers throughout Wikia and help deal with vandals and spam on individual Wikis when needed. This can be helpful for controversial wikis like [[Liberapedia]] that attracts vandals. The janitors also deter vandals though the extent of this can't be measured. | |||
If users get a new message on ''any'' Wikia wiki they will get a note about the message on ''any other'' Wikia wiki where they have a window open. If a user has different usernames for different Wikia Wikis then logging into a different account for one can change the account for all. Different computers react differently. | If users get a new message on ''any'' Wikia wiki they will get a note about the message on ''any other'' Wikia wiki where they have a window open. If a user has different usernames for different Wikia Wikis then logging into a different account for one can change the account for all. Different computers react differently. | ||
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==Problems between Wikia and the Wikis it hosts== | ==Problems between Wikia and the Wikis it hosts== | ||
Now (since late October ’08) there are problems at [[Uncyclopedia]] to the author’s knowledge. Uncyclopedia is sensitive about a change in its URL. [http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Decisions_Time_Folks_-_Let%27s_Be_Organized_for_a_Change]. | Now (since late October ’08) there are problems at [[Uncyclopedia]] to the author’s knowledge. Uncyclopedia is sensitive about a change in its URL. [http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Decisions_Time_Folks_-_Let%27s_Be_Organized_for_a_Change]. | ||
===Monarco skin=== | |||
Wikia has a controversial Monarco skin which displays advertisements effectively. Wikia claims Monarco encourages new users by making editing easier. Logged in users don't have to see the advertisements unless they choose to. [[User:Proxima Centauri|Proxima Centauri]] chooses to see advertisements on Wikia in order to see how a page looks to other users. | |||
[http://www.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Wikia Here is their list], for the fan of WikiIndex to add from! | [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Wikia Here is their list], for the fan of WikiIndex to add from! | ||