Wikipedia:WikiNode
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AWikiNodeis a standard page that shows how awikirelates to other wiki projects and communities on theWeb.It is part of theWikiNodes Project,which aims to create a fabric among wikis, allowing users to traverse "Wikiland" via topically related links.
This is the WikiNode for theEnglish Wikipedia.If you are a newcomer, please visit ourWelcome page,and enjoy your stay!
Wikipedia's sister projects[edit]
Wikipedia is written by volunteer editors and hosted by theWikimedia Foundation,a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other volunteerprojects:
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MediaWiki
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Meta-Wiki
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Wikibooks
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Wikidata
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Wikinews
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Wikiquote
Collection of quotations -
Wikisource
Free-content library -
Wikispecies
Directory of species -
Wikiversity
Free learning tools -
Wikivoyage
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Wiktionary
Dictionary and thesaurus
Wikipedia languages[edit]
This Wikipedia is written inEnglish.Manyother Wikipedias are available;some of the largest are listed below.
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Neighbors[edit]
Encyclopedia projects[edit]
Encyclopedias without WikiNodes[edit]
- Citizendium– An encyclopedia project that encourages the general public and experts to collaborate, using their real names.
- Enciclopedia Libre Universal en Español– ASpanish languageencyclopedia project.
- LoveToKnow 1911– Wiki version of the1911Encyclopaedia Britannica....however, note [that]:As of 24 November 2013[update],the Main Page says, [quote:]
Thank you for visiting the 1911 encyclopedia. This site is no longer available.
- Wikinfo– A project to create a universal open content reference resource and a platform for the meshing of encyclopedic material, original and creative work and public domain material to further education and information.
- Wikiweise– aGerman languageencyclopedia project.
- WikiZnanine– aRussian languageencyclopedia project.
WikiNodes[edit]
- Conservapedia– A wiki-based web encyclopedia project written from aU.S. nationalist,social conservative,andConservative Christianpoint of view.
- Uncyclopedia– A "content-free encyclopedia" and a parody of Wikipedia.
- UK LGBT Archive– a wiki aiming to become a comprehensive encyclopedia ofLGBT(lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) history in theUnited Kingdom.
Other wiki communities[edit]
Without WikiNodes[edit]
- Wikia– A collection of wiki communities.
WikiNodes[edit]
- WikiWikiWeb– The original wiki: its primary focus is "People, Projects, and Patterns" in software development, but it stretches out to far more than that.
- Meatball Wiki– A community of active practitioners striving to teach each other how to organize people using online tools.
- CommunityWiki– A wiki community for talk about communities both online and offline.
- WikiIndex– a wiki of wikis, wiki people and wiki ideas.
- Free Culture– An international chapter-based student organization that promotes the public interest in intellectual property and information & communications technology policy.
- FrathWiki– A wiki for fantasy languages, worlds and cultures (avoiding 'innocent spam', i.e. people posting about personal projects, on Wikipedia).
Real-time communication[edit]
- IRC: server: freenode, channel: #Wikipedia
- Collaborative editing:moon-edit,server: is-root.de, port: 32123, page: en.Wikipedia