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==Ad?==
Is this an advertisement, or a useful Wikipedia-related link? I'm sufficiently uncertain that I'm asking before deleting. :) [[user:Bryan Derksen|Bryan Derksen]]

Well, it seems to offer free resources. So Ad or no Ad, it's a useful definition and has useful, seemingly free examples. Can't see the problem. [unsigned]

Blatantly offtopic?  What's a wikifarm, and why does it include wiki-policies in this page? [[User:Ojw|Ojw]] 21:09, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
: For me this entry has been very useful, I have discovered this new concept thanks to this; I will of course oppose its deletion. --[[User:Khalid hassani|Khalid hassani]] 14:06, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

This doesn't explain a wikifarm - poorly written (mid-way through, I don't yet see the point) and non-objective to boot. It advocates a certain way of wiki-ing - [[user:bensommer|Ben Sommer]]

Although this article is somewhat crude, it contains helpful information that is not in other wiki articles. I support cleaning but not deletion.[[User:DataTime86|DataTime86]] 23:33, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

It needs work, but i can't imagine why this article would be deleted. (aH)

I'm deleting everything that isn't related to wiki farms (kind of ironic that it has an off-topic paragraph on off-topic information in wikis) --[[User:Taejo|대조]] | [[User talk:Taejo|Talk]] 14:19, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Is wikifamily really notable? it looks like an ad in a way considering that it is not very good of a website and fairly new --[[User:Gimelthedog|Gimelthedog]] ([[User talk:Gimelthedog|talk]]) 23:08, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

== Page move ==

This article has been moved from [[Comparison of wiki farms]] to [[wiki farm]]. For the discussion page on wiki farms comparisons, see [[Talk:Comparison of wiki farms]]. --[[User:Michaeldsuarez|Michaeldsuarez]] ([[User talk:Michaeldsuarez|talk]]) 14:20, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
:In order to retain all editing history, it would have been better to first move [[Wiki farm]] to a different name, redirect it back, then move [[Comparison of wiki farms]].  Currently, the article and talk pages don't match.
:We could still do this, or does someone have a better suggestion? --[[User:Ronz|Ronz]] ([[User talk:Ronz|talk]]) 20:42, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
::That makes sense to me. [[User:Sreed888|Jojalozzo]] ([[User talk:Sreed888|talk]]) 21:56, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
:::Without reading this discussion, I moved the old edits at [[wiki farm]] to [[Talk:Wiki farm/Old history]] to retain the old page history. Maybe the talk pages could be switched, for example by moving this page to [[Talk:Wiki farm/Archive 1]] and moving [[Talk:Comparison of wiki farms]] to Talk:Wiki farm. However the current setup isn't doing any harm. '''[[User:Graham87|Graham]]'''[[User talk:Graham87|<span style="color:green;">87</span>]] 10:56, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
::::The other talk page is about comparisons. This article is about the concept of wiki farms. This article isn't about the comparisons anymore. A moove isn't necessary. The talk page on comparisons belongs at the [[Comparison of wiki farms|comparison article]]. This talk page here stays. I agree that the the current setup isn't doing any harm. --[[User:Michaeldsuarez|Michaeldsuarez]] ([[User talk:Michaeldsuarez|talk]]) 14:08, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
:::::I've moved the useful history at the title "Talk:Wiki farm/Old history" back to [[wiki farm]]. There's no reason not to have it in the main namespace now, since the page history at [[comparison of wiki farms]] is back at that title. '''[[User:Graham87|Graham]]'''[[User talk:Graham87|<span style="color:green;">87</span>]] 04:27, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

== What's with all the comparisons? ==

An article about Wiki farm does not need the tables comparing wiki farm web sites. This article should describe how wiki farms work and the various differences between wiki farm ''types'', but I don't see any need to list and compare specific web sites. We could have material on web sites that are or were notable but tables of current implementations belong somewhere else. Changing the name puts a whole new frame on the article and the tables no longer belong here. [[User:Sreed888|Jojalozzo]] ([[User talk:Sreed888|talk]]) 19:34, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
:Agreed. Would anyone oppose moving the comparison tables back to [[Comparison of wiki farms]] so that this article could focus on its new given topic? --[[User:Michaeldsuarez|Michaeldsuarez]] ([[User talk:Michaeldsuarez|talk]]) 22:34, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
:Now I'm confused. From the discussion at [[Comparison of wiki farms]] it looked like there was agreement to move the comparisons to wikiversity. The comparison tables are already there. We just need to link to them here. I thought [[Comparison of wiki farms]]  was now gone from WP. It redirects here in any case. [[User:Sreed888|Jojalozzo]] ([[User talk:Sreed888|talk]]) 03:18, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
::No, we just moved the version with the not-notable wiki farms to Wikiversity, the current revirsion with just the notable ones validly remains on WP. --[[User:Cybercobra|<b style="color:#3773A5;">Cyber</b><span style="color:#FFB521;">cobra</span>]] [[User talk:Cybercobra|(talk)]] 06:02, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
:::I still think that the rest of the list should go as well.  Wikipedia doesn't exist for product reviews.  [[User:Somedumbyankee|SDY]] ([[User talk:Somedumbyankee|talk]]) 16:43, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
:::Cybercobra, [[Comparison of wiki farms]]  is gone from WP. There is no "current version." [[Comparison of wiki farms]] simply redirects to [[Wiki farms]] where it is inappropriate to have tables comparing specific wiki farms. This article should be about the idea of a Wiki farm, how one works, the varieties of approaches to them. Certainly we can have text describing wiki farms notable for historic reasons and we can and should link to the Wikiversity article but these comparison tables should be deleted. [[User:Sreed888|Jojalozzo]] ([[User talk:Sreed888|talk]]) 16:47, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

== Would Wikimedia's group of 100+ wikis be considered a wiki farm? ==

[[User:Tisane|Tisane]] ([[User talk:Tisane|talk]]) 00:43, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

:I believe so, but we should wait for a second opinion. --[[User:Michaeldsuarez|Michaeldsuarez]] ([[User talk:Michaeldsuarez|talk]]) 00:46, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

== where would [http://wikkii.com/wiki/Free_Wiki_Hosting Wikkii] fit in this? ==
Just wondering. [[Special:Contributions/205.189.194.208|205.189.194.208]] ([[User talk:205.189.194.208|talk]]) 00:37, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

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== Merging back ==

14 years ago [[Comparison of wiki hosting services]] was split out from this article; now that it's being put back in, what's the desired approach? Move the whole article over under this article with a section heading? [[User:Reconrabbit|<span style="color:#6BAD2D">Recon</span>]][[User talk:Reconrabbit|<span style="color:#2F3833">rabbit</span>]] 21:39, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

:Done.
:I think there are serious issues with the list though. It seems to be compiled using two sources:
:# wikimatrix.org, a [https://www.wikimatrix.org/static/about personal homepage]
:# [https://archive.org/details/enterpriseweb20f0000sank/page/46/mode/2up Sankar (2009)] who barely understands what he's writing about, calling any web app including spreadsheets and calendars a 'wiki'
:This falls short of [[WP:RS|the usual standard]]. --[[User:PaulT2022|PaulT2022]] ([[User talk:PaulT2022|talk]]) 23:41, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
:There's obviously an argument that editors can be trusted to compile the list from primary sources themselves, but then it just becomes a random collection of examples of [[Collaborative software]] with online editing and hyperlinks. [[User:PaulT2022|PaulT2022]] ([[User talk:PaulT2022|talk]]) 00:02, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
:For example, I don't think that bundling wiki farms like [[Fandom]] and wiki software [[MediaWiki]] or [[Confluence]] into the same category and 'comparing' is done by any reliable source as these are entirely different entities. How would 'content license' apply to the latter, for example? What does 'Subdomain - No' mean in relation to Confluence?
:[[WP:PSTS]] exists for a reason and it'd be preferable if a secondary source could be found for this section. [[User:PaulT2022|PaulT2022]] ([[User talk:PaulT2022|talk]]) 00:50, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

== Several redirects listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] ==
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The redirects <span class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EditThis.info&redirect=no EditThis.info]</span>, <span class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ElWiki&redirect=no ElWiki]</span>, <span class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Referata&redirect=no Referata]</span>, and <span class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wiki-site&redirect=no Wiki-site]</span> have been listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|redirects for discussion]] to determine whether their use and function meets the [[Wikipedia:Redirect|redirect guidelines]]. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on these redirects at '''{{slink|Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 February 18#EditThis.info}}''' until a consensus is reached. <!-- Template:RFDNote --> [[User:PleaseStand|''Please'''''Stand''']] ([[User talk:PleaseStand|talk]]) 13:17, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

== The notability requirement introduces a serious bias in the list ==

Excluding wiki farms such as MyWikis or Miraheze because they are not notable to have their own articles makes this a biased and functionally dishonest list. I would propose therefore that the comparison table be removed from the article in favor of the one on MW.org. [[User:Pcj|pcj]] ([[User talk:Pcj|talk]]) 15:04, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

:I'm not against the notability criteria as such, but I agree that the list in its current state is indeed a mishmash of random services that happen to include some form of wiki editing or hosting, which isn't a meaningful category. [[User:PaulT2022|PaulT2022]] ([[User talk:PaulT2022|talk]]) 12:23, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

== Fandom and custom skins?  ==

Someone reverted my edit that says Fandom does not allow custom skins. Correct me if I'm wrong but every single wiki is on each skin, though there is a minor level of customisability. Could it be re-added as such? [[User:Enews01|Enews01]] ([[User talk:Enews01|talk]]) 15:11, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

== Giving examples? ==

I agree with Jojalozzo that a comparison here does not fit in and it does not explain what is a wiki farm. They could give a list of examples like fandom miraheze wierd gloop etc [[User:KrishivSukul|KrishivSukul]] ([[User talk:KrishivSukul|talk]]) 12:06, 11 June 2025 (UTC)