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{{Wiki | {{Wiki | ||
| | |logo = http://wikiindex.org/images/6/6d/AboutUsLogo.png | ||
| | |URL = http://www.AboutUs.org | ||
| | |recentchanges URL = http://www.aboutus.org/Special:Recentchanges | ||
| | |wikinode URL = http://www.aboutus.org/WikiNode | ||
| | |status = NotAWiki | ||
| | |language = Multilingual | ||
| | |editmode = OpenEdit | ||
| | |engine = MediaWiki | ||
| | |license = YourWiki'sLicense <!--optional, if NO license, leave blank--> | ||
|maintopic = Internet | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
AboutUs is a | AboutUs is a 'grab' of {{tag|websites}} that anyone can edit – though it is NOT technically a '[[wiki]]'. It is currently in Beta. AboutUs encourages people to register with their [http://www.aboutus.org/Category:IPreferRealPeople Real Names]. | ||
{{Size | {{Size | ||
| | |pages = 0 <!-- Includes talk pages, redirects, and other non-article pages --> | ||
|statistics URL = http://www.aboutus.org/Special/stats/site | |||
}} | }} | ||
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It is a bit jarring to people who are not used to an open edit internet, that anyone, anywhere can write about them or the things they care about in such a manner. I suppose it was also jarring to people when weblogs exploded on the scene. | It is a bit jarring to people who are not used to an open edit internet, that anyone, anywhere can write about them or the things they care about in such a manner. I suppose it was also jarring to people when weblogs exploded on the scene. | ||
==Wiki | ==Wiki pages== | ||
The wiki has over 983,674 wiki pages which have been editied according to our stats page, which obviously needs to be honed down a bit: [http://www.aboutus.org/Special/stats/site stats] | The wiki has over 983,674 wiki pages which have been editied according to our stats page – but these include ''"talk pages, redirects, and other non-article pages"''; which obviously needs to be honed down a bit: [http://www.aboutus.org/Special/stats/site stats]. | ||
==related wiki== | ==related wiki== | ||
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*[[Quarkbase]] is another wiki that discusses the web as a whole, with one page per website. | *[[Quarkbase]] is another wiki that discusses the web as a whole, with one page per website. | ||
*[[WebsiteWiki]] is a similar wiki in German, focused on German sites | *[[WebsiteWiki]] is a similar wiki in German, focused on German sites | ||