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__NOTOC__ <font size="5">'''Wikis History Database'''</font> This website is a database about people, websites, software and concepts that played a role in the history of [[wiki|wikis]]. It is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress work in progress]. 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. ==About this Website== This website contains pages about the history of wikis, organised into main categories as shown below on this page. To browse the site, see: *[[Main Categories]]: structure of the site *[[:Category:Root]]: go here to work down the branches of categories and sub-categories *[[Road Maps]]: suggestions of pages to browse *[[About this Site]]: for more information about the site itself. ==[[:Category:Wiki History]]== Themes in the history of wikis. ==[[:Category:Wiki People]]== People who played a role in the history of wikis. For an overview, see the [[Wiki People Narrative]]. ==[[:Category:Wiki Websites]]== Significant historical 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 early users of wikis 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]]. ==Is this Website a Wiki?== This website operates under [[MediaWiki]] software and thus has the potential to be a [[Wiki]]. However, only registered users can create new accounts, and at the moment there is only one registered user. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Wiley David Wiley] says: "A wiki without contributors is nothing but a blog on steroids.")
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