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<font size="5">'''Wikis Database'''</font>

This website is a database about people, websites, software and concepts in the world of [[Wikis]]. It is a work in progress, and some sections are more complete than others.

A [[wiki]] is a website whose pages can be edited by any visitor. The first wiki, called [[WikiWikiWeb]], was created by [[Ward Cunningham]] in 1995. Wikis were brought to the attention of the general public by the success of [[Wikipedia]], an online collaborative encyclopedia created in 2001. 

The present website presents information about wikis, organised into the categories shown below. For the structure of the site, see the '''[[Main Categories]]''' or go to '''[[:Category:Root]]'''.

==[[:Category:Wiki People]]==
People who played a role in the history of wikis or who are currently active in the development or maintenance of wiki websites or software. For an overview, see the [[Wiki People Narrative]].

==[[:Category:Wiki Websites]]==
Significant wiki websites. For an overview, see the [[Wiki Websites Narrative]].

==[[:Category:Wiki Engines]]==
Wiki engines are the software packages used to run wikis. For an overview, see the [[Wiki Engines Narrative]].

==[[:Category:Wiki Concepts]]==
The users of wikis have developed a range of specific terms and concepts related to the structure, functions and utilisation of wikis. For an overview, see the [[Wiki Concepts Narrative]].

==About this Website==
For suggestions about pages to browse, see [[Road Maps]]. For more information about the site itself, see [[About this Site]]. An intermittent blog maintained on and about this site can be accessed at [[Wikis Blog List]]. 

This website operates under [[MediaWiki]] software and thus has the potential to be a [[Wiki]]. However, when the website began to be spammed (see [[Spam Attack]]), the configuration was changed so that only [[WikiSysop]] can create new accounts. The site currently operates as the creation of a single person. But as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Wiley David Wiley] says: "A wiki without contributors is nothing but a blog on steroids."