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| − | '''Wikia'''<ref>http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia</ref> (formerly '''Wikicities'''<ref>http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Wikicities - see the URL</ref>) is a [[wiki farm]] founded and run by Wikipedia co-founder [[Jimmy Wales]] and Wikimedia Foundation board member Angela Beesley.<ref>http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/wikia_adds_new_.html</ref> It has raised millions in investments and reportedly enjoys preferential treatment by Wikipedia.<ref>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/28/wikipedia-special-treatment-for-wikia-and-other-wikis/</ref> Wikia is slowly declining, and many of its wikis are now abandoned or receive few edits. It has changed to "Fandom" on | + | '''Wikia'''<ref>http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia</ref> (formerly '''Wikicities'''<ref>http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Wikicities - see the URL</ref>) is a [[wiki farm]] founded and run by Wikipedia co-founder [[Jimmy Wales]] and Wikimedia Foundation board member Angela Beesley.<ref>http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/wikia_adds_new_.html</ref> It has raised millions in investments and reportedly enjoys preferential treatment by Wikipedia.<ref>http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/28/wikipedia-special-treatment-for-wikia-and-other-wikis/</ref> Wikia is slowly declining, and many of its wikis are now abandoned or receive few edits. It has changed to "Fandom" on October 4, 2016. |
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Wikia[1] (formerly Wikicities[2]) is a wiki farm founded and run by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales and Wikimedia Foundation board member Angela Beesley.[3] It has raised millions in investments and reportedly enjoys preferential treatment by Wikipedia.[4] Wikia is slowly declining, and many of its wikis are now abandoned or receive few edits. It has changed to "Fandom" on October 4, 2016.
