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* '''WikiIndex is not a website directory''' – We are indexing (or making a directory of) wiki websites. Not just any website. It has to be a website powered by wiki software. Although we may be interested in other websites, e.g. websites with articles about wikis, these do not appear as listings in this index (with their own page, added to categories etc). If you want to list your website on a wiki, check out [[wikidweb]] or [[chainki]] or [[AboutUs]]. If a website listed here does not appear to be powered by wiki software, you may have found a page that we should [[Deleting pages|delete]]; however, we do list [[:Category:ReadOnly| read only wikis]] where the wiki software may not be immediately apparent. | * '''WikiIndex is not a website directory''' – We are indexing (or making a directory of) wiki websites. Not just any website. It has to be a website powered by wiki software. Although we may be interested in other websites, e.g. websites with articles about wikis, these do not appear as listings in this index (with their own page, added to categories etc). If you want to list your website on a wiki, check out [[wikidweb]] or [[chainki]] or [[AboutUs]]. If a website listed here does not appear to be powered by wiki software, you may have found a page that we should [[Deleting pages|delete]]; however, we do list [[:Category:ReadOnly| read only wikis]] where the wiki software may not be immediately apparent. | ||
* '''WikiIndex is not a business directory''' – Although we may have listings that appear to be about a particular company, that is only because this company has a wiki! We are listing wikis, not companies. You can create a listing for ''any'' company if you go to [ | * '''WikiIndex is not a business directory''' – Although we may have listings that appear to be about a particular company, that is only because this company has a wiki! We are listing wikis, not companies. You can create a listing for ''any'' company if you go to [[YelloWikis]] | ||
* '''WikiIndex is not a link farm''' – We are creating this index for the benefit of real human visitors. It is not about search engine rankings. Any edits that are crammed full of keywords for 'search engine optimisation' purposes should be adjusted for the benefit of human visitors of this site. | * '''WikiIndex is not a link farm''' – We are creating this index for the benefit of real human visitors. It is not about search engine rankings. Any edits that are crammed full of keywords for 'search engine optimisation' purposes should be adjusted for the benefit of human visitors of this site. [[WikiSpam]] should be removed immediately! | ||
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