Wikia

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Wikia is a website intended to help people create wikis devoted to their particular interests, where they can meet others that share that interest.[1] Wikia was founded by Jimmy Wales in 2004 and funded in part by advertising. A problem has been to keep people interested after the initial burst of excitement when their wiki is first created. Only 1% to 2% of these new wikis hang on after the initial rush.[2]

Some users of Wikia have had disagreements with management, and an organization to help wikis migrate to other wiki farms has formed.[3]

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  1. ↑ The help page for Wikia is found at Welcome to Wikia help!. Wikia. Retrieved on 2011-10-18.
  2. ↑ These numbers were stated by Wikia's vice president of product Angie Shelton, quoted in Jemima Kiss (November 2010). Jimmy Wales makes Wikia stickier with a social revamp. PDA: The digital content blog. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2011-10-18.
  3. ↑ Anti-Wikia alliance. Anti-Wikia Alliance. Retrieved on 2011-10-18.
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