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There is no area of interest, no matter how narrowly defined, where a person cannot put up a wiki for it and attract at least a few editors with similar interests. Increasingly, in fact, there is a chance that someone already ''has'' put up a wiki for it. For example, here's one for [https://cactus.fandom.com/ cacti]. The plants.
There is no area of interest, no matter how narrowly defined, where a person cannot put up a wiki for it and attract at least a few editors with similar interests. Increasingly, in fact, there is a chance that someone already ''has'' put up a wiki for it. For example, here's one for [https://cactus.fandom.com/ cacti]. The plants.


In the early days of the Internet, there was a similar phenomenon, the "everything has its own home page" rule. Anyone with enough HTML savvy and a powerful enough interest in one particular subject could and often would create a site dedicated to it. This was largely how the early Web was forged, in fact. All the stuff we know and love today—e-commerce, social networking—that came later. Except [[Rule 34|porn]]. [[The Rule of First Adopters|Porn was there]] [[The Internet Is for Porn|from the beginning.]]
In the early days of the Internet, there was a similar phenomenon, the "everything has its own home page" rule. Anyone with enough HTML savvy and a powerful enough interest in one particular subject could and often would create a site dedicated to it. This was largely how the early Web was forged, in fact. All the stuff we know and love today — e-commerce, social networking — that came later. Except [[Rule 34|porn]]. [[The Rule of First Adopters|Porn was there]] [[The Internet Is for Porn|from the beginning.]]


With the advent of [[Wikipedia]], the playing field changed. Rather than rely on a collection of sites each written by one person with questionable expertise, users could find most of the information they needed in an article written, edited, and fact-checked by an ''entire userbase'' of people with questionable expertise, but all on one easy-to-remember site. The interest in hand-crafted "fan sites" waned.
With the advent of [[Wikipedia]], the playing field changed. Rather than rely on a collection of sites each written by one person with questionable expertise, users could find most of the information they needed in an article written, edited, and fact-checked by an ''entire userbase'' of people with questionable expertise, but all on one easy-to-remember site. The interest in hand-crafted "fan sites" waned.
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Not all Wikis are on the major search engines, though. Corporations use wikis behind firewalls, the American CIA uses one to collate data among agents and analysts, and even publishers of dead-tree books use them to coordinate edits among authors, editors and copy editors.
Not all Wikis are on the major search engines, though. Corporations use wikis behind firewalls, the American CIA uses one to collate data among agents and analysts, and even publishers of dead-tree books use them to coordinate edits among authors, editors and copy editors.


Fan-made wikis are usually made on wiki farms, such as [[Wikia]], or else are hosted on a preexisting fansite. Recently, organisations such as [http://www.niwanetwork.org/ NIWA] have spoken out against the commercialization that takes place on wiki farms, and have encouraged fans to set up their own websites.
Fan-made wikis are usually made on wiki farms, such as Miraheze or [[Wikia]], or else are hosted on a preexisting fansite. Recently,{{when}} organisations such as [http://www.niwanetwork.org/ NIWA] have spoken out against the commercialization that takes place on wiki farms, and have encouraged fans to set up their own websites.


Wikis can reach truly huge sizes. To put them up as candidate for a [[Doorstopper]] is an understatement. [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_wikis See the list of largest wikis]. Note: If you're looking for [[TV Tropes]], they're on the list at the bottom. "All The Tropes" hasn't even been noticed yet. The first list only has MediaWiki wikis.
Wikis can reach truly huge sizes. To put them up as candidate for a [[Doorstopper]] is an understatement. [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_wikis See the list of largest wikis]. Note: If you're looking for [[TV Tropes]], they're on the list at the bottom. "All The Tropes" hasn't even been noticed yet. The first list only has MediaWiki wikis.
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* [https://creativesci-fi.fandom.com/wiki/Creative_Sci-Fi_Wiki:Main Creative Sci-Fi Wiki]: Wiki for people who like to create their own sci-fi settings.
* [https://creativesci-fi.fandom.com/wiki/Creative_Sci-Fi_Wiki:Main Creative Sci-Fi Wiki]: Wiki for people who like to create their own sci-fi settings.
* [http://tcrf.net/ The Cutting Room Floor]: Dedicated to all those features [[What Could Have Been|that did not make the cut]].
* [http://tcrf.net/ The Cutting Room Floor]: Dedicated to all those features [[What Could Have Been|that did not make the cut]].
* [https://dozerfleet.fandom.com/ DozerfleetWiki]: Dozerfleet Comics programs like ''[[Stationery Voyagers]]'' and the ''[[Ciem Webcomic Series]]''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210301153334/https://dozerfleet.fandom.com/wiki/Main_page DozerfleetWiki]: Dozerfleet Comics programs like ''[[Stationery Voyagers]]'' and the ''[[Ciem Webcomic Series]]''.
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/ DramaWiki]: Asian live action dramas.
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/ DramaWiki]: Asian live action dramas.
* [https://emoticon.fandom.com/ Emoticon Wiki]: [[Emoticon]]s.
* [https://emoticon.fandom.com/ Emoticon Wiki]: [[Emoticon]]s.
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* [https://jamesbond.fandom.com/ James Bond Wiki]: The [[James Bond]] franchise.
* [https://jamesbond.fandom.com/ James Bond Wiki]: The [[James Bond]] franchise.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106110458/http://lolcatbible.com/ LOLCats Bible]: [[The Bible]] if it were written in [[LOL Speak]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106110458/http://lolcatbible.com/ LOLCats Bible]: [[The Bible]] if it were written in [[LOL Speak]].
* [https://poserdazfreebies.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Poser and Daz Free Resources]: Free content for Poser and DAZ Studio, filling the void left when Poserpedia disappeared. (Also All The Tropes' little brother - it's the second-largest English-language wiki hosted at the same hosting service as ATT, which is the largest.)
* [https://poserdazfreebies.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Poser and Daz Free Resources]: Free content for Poser and DAZ Studio, filling the void left when Poserpedia disappeared. (Also All The Tropes' little brother - for the longest time, it was the second-largest English-language wiki hosted at the same hosting service as ATT, which is the largest. It's still in the top ten.)
* [http://romancewiki.com/ Romance Wiki]: [[Romance Novel]]s.
* [http://romancewiki.com/ Romance Wiki]: [[Romance Novel]]s.
* [https://powerlisting.fandom.com/ Super Powers Wiki]: Almost, if not ''all'' types of extraordinary abilities that has ever been created in the world of Fiction.
* [https://powerlisting.fandom.com/ Super Powers Wiki]: Almost, if not ''all'' types of extraordinary abilities that has ever been created in the world of Fiction.
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** [https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Wiki Pokémon Wiki], formerly known as the Pokémon Encyclopedia: Another wiki about Pokémon and established rival to Bulbapedia, using Wikia instead of Mediawiki. Much less organized than Bulbapedia and still under construction.
** [https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Wiki Pokémon Wiki], formerly known as the Pokémon Encyclopedia: Another wiki about Pokémon and established rival to Bulbapedia, using Wikia instead of Mediawiki. Much less organized than Bulbapedia and still under construction.
* [https://ccs.fandom.com/ Cardcaptor Sakura wiki] : ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' encyclopedia. Also includes plenty of info from ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' and ''[[×××HOLiC]]''. The other two series also have their own wikis with huge overlaps between them - [https://tsubasa.fandom.com/ Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle wiki] and [https://xxxholic.fandom.com/ Holic Wiki].
* [https://ccs.fandom.com/ Cardcaptor Sakura wiki] : ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' encyclopedia. Also includes plenty of info from ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' and ''[[×××HOLiC]]''. The other two series also have their own wikis with huge overlaps between them - [https://tsubasa.fandom.com/ Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle wiki] and [https://xxxholic.fandom.com/ Holic Wiki].
* [https://codegeass.fandom.com/ Code Geass Wiki]: [[Code Geass|Take a wild]] [[Pun|geass]].
* [https://codegeass.fandom.com/ Code Geass Wiki]: [[Code Geass|Take a wild]] [[A Worldwide Punomenon|geass]].
* [https://darkerthanblack.fandom.com/ Darker Than Black Wiki]: ''[[Darker than Black]]''.
* [https://darkerthanblack.fandom.com/ Darker Than Black Wiki]: ''[[Darker than Black]]''.
* [https://deadmanwonderland.fandom.com/wiki/Deadman_Wonderland_Wiki Deadman Wonderland Wiki]: ''[[Deadman Wonderland]]''.
* [https://deadmanwonderland.fandom.com/wiki/Deadman_Wonderland_Wiki Deadman Wonderland Wiki]: ''[[Deadman Wonderland]]''.
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* [https://ranma.fandom.com/ Ranma Wiki]: ''[[Ranma ½]]''.
* [https://ranma.fandom.com/ Ranma Wiki]: ''[[Ranma ½]]''.
** [https://jusenkyo.fandom.com/ Ranma ½ Fan Fiction Wiki]: ''[[Ranma ½]]'' [[Fan Fiction]].
** [https://jusenkyo.fandom.com/ Ranma ½ Fan Fiction Wiki]: ''[[Ranma ½]]'' [[Fan Fiction]].
** [http://ranmabooks.com/mediawiki/rhw/ Ranma Hentai Wiki]: Wiki for hentai about ''[[Ranma ½]]''.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20200328080010/http://ranmabooks.com/mediawiki/rhw/index.php?title=Main_Page Ranma Hentai Wiki]: Wiki for hentai about ''[[Ranma ½]]''.
* [https://readordie.fandom.com/ Read or Die Wiki]: ''[[Read or Die]]'' and ''[[R.O.D the TV]]''.
* [https://readordie.fandom.com/ Read or Die Wiki]: ''[[Read or Die]]'' and ''[[R.O.D the TV]]''.
* [https://satoshikon.fandom.com/ Satoshi Kon Index]: The works of [[Satoshi Kon]].
* [https://satoshikon.fandom.com/ Satoshi Kon Index]: The works of [[Satoshi Kon]].
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* [https://buffy.fandom.com/ Buffyverse Wiki] The ''[[Buffy Verse]]''.
* [https://buffy.fandom.com/ Buffyverse Wiki] The ''[[Buffy Verse]]''.
* [https://coldcase.fandom.com/ Cold Case Wiki]: ''[[Cold Case]]'', the show.
* [https://coldcase.fandom.com/ Cold Case Wiki]: ''[[Cold Case]]'', the show.
* [http://deadliestcatchfanwiki.com/ Deadliest Catch Fan Wiki]: ''[[Deadliest Catch]]''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140102160224/http://deadliestcatchfanwiki.com/ Deadliest Catch Fan Wiki]: ''[[Deadliest Catch]]''.
* [https://degrassi.fandom.com/ Degrassi Wiki]: ''[[Degrassi]]''
* [https://degrassi.fandom.com/ Degrassi Wiki]: ''[[Degrassi]]''
* [https://dollhouse.fandom.com/ Dollhouse Wiki]: ''[[Dollhouse]]''.
* [https://dollhouse.fandom.com/ Dollhouse Wiki]: ''[[Dollhouse]]''.
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* [http://supernaturalwiki.com/ Super-wiki]: ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''.
* [http://supernaturalwiki.com/ Super-wiki]: ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''.
* [https://survivor.fandom.com/ Survivor Wiki]: ''[[Survivor]]''.
* [https://survivor.fandom.com/ Survivor Wiki]: ''[[Survivor]]''.
* [https://tardis.fandom.com/ Tardis Index File]: ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Series/K 9 And Company|K 9 And Company]]'', ''[[Torchwood]]'', ''[[K9]]'', ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' and the ''[[Doctor Who Expanded Universe]]''.
* [https://tardis.fandom.com/ Tardis Index File]: ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[K-9 and Company]]'', ''[[Torchwood]]'', ''[[K9]]'', ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' and the ''[[Doctor Who Expanded Universe]]''.
* [https://thetwilightzone.fandom.com/ The Twilight Zone Wiki]: ''[[The Twilight Zone]]''.
* [https://thetwilightzone.fandom.com/ The Twilight Zone Wiki]: ''[[The Twilight Zone]]''.
* [https://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page U.S. Game Shows Wiki]
* [https://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page U.S. Game Shows Wiki]
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== Music ==
== Music ==
* [https://beatles.fandom.com/ The Beatles Wiki]: [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]].
* [https://beatles.fandom.com/ The Beatles Wiki]: [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]].
* [https://www.webcitation.org/5msW0h0ND?url=http://www.wikicoldplay.com/ WikiColdplay]: ''[[Coldplay]]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080609073221/http://www.wikicoldplay.com/ WikiColdplay]: ''[[Coldplay]]''
* [https://ladygaga.fandom.com/ Gagapedia]: [[Lady Gaga]].
* [https://ladygaga.fandom.com/ Gagapedia]: [[Lady Gaga]].
* [http://jonathancoulton.com/wiki/ JoCopedia]: The [[Jonathan Coulton]] wiki.
* [http://jonathancoulton.com/wiki/ JoCopedia]: The [[Jonathan Coulton]] wiki.
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* [https://americangirl.fandom.com/ American Girl Dolls Wiki]: ''[[American Girls Collection]]''.
* [https://americangirl.fandom.com/ American Girl Dolls Wiki]: ''[[American Girls Collection]]''.
* [https://beyblade.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Beyblade Wiki]: [[Beyblade]]
* [https://beyblade.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Beyblade Wiki]: [[Beyblade]]
* [http://biosector01.com/ BionicleSector01]: [[LEGO]]'s ''[[Bionicle]]'' toyline.
* [https://biosector01.com/ BionicleSector01]: [[LEGO]]'s ''[[Bionicle]]'' toyline.
* [https://boglins.fandom.com/wiki/Boglins_Wiki Boglins Wiki]: For the old ''Boglins'' monster puppets, and in definite need of some [[Wiki Magic]]
* [https://boglins.fandom.com/wiki/Boglins_Wiki Boglins Wiki]: For the old ''Boglins'' monster puppets, and in definite need of some [[Wiki Magic]]
* [https://lego.fandom.com/ Brickipedia]: [[LEGO]] in general.
* [https://lego.fandom.com/ Brickipedia]: [[LEGO]] in general.
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* [https://monsterinmypocket.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Monster In My Pocket Wiki]: For all incarnations of the old ''Monster in my Pocket'' figurines from the early 90s.
* [https://monsterinmypocket.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Monster In My Pocket Wiki]: For all incarnations of the old ''Monster in my Pocket'' figurines from the early 90s.
* [https://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Nerf Wiki]: ''[[Nerf Brand|Nerf]]'' and Nerf-related accessories
* [https://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Nerf Wiki]: ''[[Nerf Brand|Nerf]]'' and Nerf-related accessories
* [http://tfwiki.net/ TFWiki.net]: The ''[[Transformers]]'' Wiki.
* [https://tfwiki.net/ TFWiki.net]: The ''[[Transformers]]'' Wiki.
* [https://weebles.fandom.com/ Weebles Wiki]: ''[[Weebles]]'' toys and cartoon adaptations, mostly since 2004
* [https://zoids.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Zoids Wiki]: The ''[[Zoids]]'' Wiki, both for the anime adaptations and the toys they're based off of.
* [https://zoids.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Zoids Wiki]: The ''[[Zoids]]'' Wiki, both for the anime adaptations and the toys they're based off of.


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* [https://borderlands.fandom.com/ Borderlands Wiki]: ''[[Borderlands]]''.
* [https://borderlands.fandom.com/ Borderlands Wiki]: ''[[Borderlands]]''.
* [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/ Bulbapedia]: ''[[Pokémon]]''.
* [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/ Bulbapedia]: ''[[Pokémon]]''.
** [http://encyclopaediae-pokemonis.org/ Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis]: A network founded by Bulbapedia to establish ''[[Pokémon]]'' wikis in other languages. Currently at 8, featuring English, German, Japanese, Polish, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian versions.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20130831154013/http://www.encyclopaediae-pokemonis.org/ Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis]: A network founded by Bulbapedia to establish ''[[Pokémon]]'' wikis in other languages. Currently at 8, featuring English, German, Japanese, Polish, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian versions.
** [https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Wiki Pokémon Wiki], formerly known as the Pokémon Encyclopedia: Another wiki about ''Pokémon'' and established rival to Bulbapedia, using Wikia instead of Mediawiki. Much less organized than Bulbapedia and still under construction.
** [https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Wiki Pokémon Wiki], formerly known as the Pokémon Encyclopedia: Another wiki about ''Pokémon'' and established rival to Bulbapedia, using Wikia instead of Mediawiki. Much less organized than Bulbapedia and still under construction.
* [https://bullygame.fandom.com/ Bully Wiki]: ''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]''.
* [https://bullygame.fandom.com/ Bully Wiki]: ''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]''.
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* [https://ultima.fandom.com/ The Codex of Editable Wisdom]: The ''[[Ultima]]'' series.
* [https://ultima.fandom.com/ The Codex of Editable Wisdom]: The ''[[Ultima]]'' series.
* [http://combineoverwiki.net/ Combine Overwiki]: ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]'' and ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]''.
* [http://combineoverwiki.net/ Combine Overwiki]: ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]'' and ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]''.
** [http://valvearg.com/ Valve PotatoFoolsDay ARG Wiki]: [[Valve]]'s April 2011 ''[[Portal 2]]'' [[Alternate Reality Game]].
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20140717092624/http://valvearg.com/ Valve PotatoFoolsDay ARG Wiki]: [[Valve]]'s April 2011 ''[[Portal 2]]'' [[Alternate Reality Game]].
* [https://cnc.fandom.com/ Command & Conquer Wiki]: ''[[Command & Conquer]]''.
* [https://cnc.fandom.com/ Command & Conquer Wiki]: ''[[Command & Conquer]]''.
* [http://cstrikedb.info/ Counter-Strike]{{Dead link}} ''[[Counter-Strike]]''.
* [http://cstrikedb.info/ Counter-Strike]{{Dead link}} ''[[Counter-Strike]]''.
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* [https://lotl.fandom.com/ LOTLWiki]: A wiki for ''[[Limbo of the Lost]]''.
* [https://lotl.fandom.com/ LOTLWiki]: A wiki for ''[[Limbo of the Lost]]''.
* [https://dreamemulator.fandom.com/wiki/LSD:_Dream_Emulator_Wiki LSD: Dream Emulator Wiki]: ''[[LSD Dream Emulator]]''
* [https://dreamemulator.fandom.com/wiki/LSD:_Dream_Emulator_Wiki LSD: Dream Emulator Wiki]: ''[[LSD Dream Emulator]]''
* [http://starfoxwiki.org/ Lylat Wiki]: ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star FOX]]'' Wiki.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130527095404/http://www6.starfoxwiki.org/ Lylat Wiki]: ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star FOX]]'' Wiki.
* [http://wiki.mabinogiworld.com/ Mabinogi World], ''[[Mabinogi (video game)|Mabinogi]]''
* [http://wiki.mabinogiworld.com/ Mabinogi World], ''[[Mabinogi (video game)|Mabinogi]]''
* [https://marathontrilogy.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Marathon Wiki]: ''[[Marathon]]'' Trilogy wiki.
* [https://marathontrilogy.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Marathon Wiki]: ''[[Marathon]]'' Trilogy wiki.
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* [http://nethackwiki.com/ NethackWiki]: The ''[[Nethack]]'' wiki.
* [http://nethackwiki.com/ NethackWiki]: The ''[[Nethack]]'' wiki.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150211073956/http://wiki.nexuswar.com/ Nexus War Wiki]: The wiki for the MMORPG ''[[Nexus War]]''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150211073956/http://wiki.nexuswar.com/ Nexus War Wiki]: The wiki for the MMORPG ''[[Nexus War]]''.
* [http://niwanetwork.org/ Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance (NIWA)]: Not a wiki (though they do intend to put one on the hub site eventually), but an independent network of them. Founded by [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net Bulbapedia], [http://zeldawiki.org/ Zelda Wiki], and [http://mariowiki.com/ Super Mario Wiki] as a backlash against Wikia, as laid out in the [http://niwanetwork.org/forums/index.php?topic=98.0 NIWA manifesto]. Currently comprised of 18 wikis, including the above three.
* [http://niwanetwork.org/ Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance (NIWA)]: Not a wiki (though they do intend to put one on the hub site eventually), but an independent network of them. Founded by [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net Bulbapedia], [http://zeldawiki.org/ Zelda Wiki], and [http://mariowiki.com/ Super Mario Wiki] as a backlash against Wikia, as laid out in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131102034023/http://www.niwanetwork.org/forums/index.php?topic=98.0 NIWA manifesto]. Currently comprised of 18 wikis, including the above three.
* [http://nookipedia.com/ Nookipedia] ''[[Animal Crossing]]''.
* [http://nookipedia.com/ Nookipedia] ''[[Animal Crossing]]''.
* [http://okamiworld.com/wiki/ Okami World Wiki]: ''[[Okami]]''.
* [http://okamiworld.com/wiki/ Okami World Wiki]: ''[[Okami]]''.
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* [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/ Shin Megami Tensei Wiki]: ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]''.
* [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/ Shin Megami Tensei Wiki]: ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130404075752/http://shiren.wetpaint.com/ Shiren the Wander Wiki]: The Super Famicom and Nintendo DS game ''[[Mysterious Dungeon|MysteryDungeon]]: Shiren the Wanderer''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130404075752/http://shiren.wetpaint.com/ Shiren the Wander Wiki]: The Super Famicom and Nintendo DS game ''[[Mysterious Dungeon|MysteryDungeon]]: Shiren the Wanderer''.
* [http://wiki.shoryuken.com/ Shoryuken]: A compendium for strategies for all kinds of [[Fighting Game]]s.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200328080214/http://wiki.shoryuken.com/Main_Page Shoryuken]: A compendium for strategies for all kinds of [[Fighting Game]]s.
* [https://silenthill.fandom.com/ Silent Hill wiki]: ''[[Silent Hill]]''.
* [https://silenthill.fandom.com/ Silent Hill wiki]: ''[[Silent Hill]]''.
* [http://simswiki.info/ SimsWiki]: ''[[The Sims]] 2''.
* [http://simswiki.info/ SimsWiki]: ''[[The Sims]] 2''.
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** [https://simsfanon.fandom.com/ The Sims Fanon Wiki]: For all [[Fanon]] and other derivative works players create.
** [https://simsfanon.fandom.com/ The Sims Fanon Wiki]: For all [[Fanon]] and other derivative works players create.
* [http://ssbwiki.com/ Smash Wiki]: ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''.
* [http://ssbwiki.com/ Smash Wiki]: ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''.
** [https://super-smash-bros.fandom.com/ SmashWikia]: Wikia alternative.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20210301153921/https://super-smash-bros.fandom.com/language-wikis SmashWikia]: Wikia alternative.
* [http://smwiki.net/ SMWiki]{{Dead link}}: ''Super [[Mario]] World'' [[Game Mod|ROM hacking]]
* [http://smwiki.net/ SMWiki]{{Dead link}}: ''Super [[Mario]] World'' [[Game Mod|ROM hacking]]
* [https://snk.fandom.com/ SNK Wiki]: ''[[SNK]]''.
* [https://snk.fandom.com/ SNK Wiki]: ''[[SNK]]''.
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* [https://timeshift.fandom.com/wiki/Timeshift_Wiki Timeshift Wiki] [[TimeShift]]
* [https://timeshift.fandom.com/wiki/Timeshift_Wiki Timeshift Wiki] [[TimeShift]]
* [http://en.touhouwiki.net Touhou Wiki]: ''[[Touhou]]''.
* [http://en.touhouwiki.net Touhou Wiki]: ''[[Touhou]]''.
** ''[http://wiki.mizuumi.net/w/Immaterial_and_Missing_Power Immaterial and Missing Power]'' and ''[http://hisouten.koumakan.jp Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Hisoutensoku]'' Gameplay Wikis.
** ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131101114328/http://wiki.mizuumi.net/w/Immaterial_and_Missing_Power Immaterial and Missing Power]'' and ''[http://hisouten.koumakan.jp Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Hisoutensoku]'' Gameplay Wikis.
** [https://yukkuri.fandom.com/ Yukkuri Wiki]: Yukkuri, a [[Memetic Mutation]] based on ''[[Touhou]]''.
** [https://yukkuri.fandom.com/ Yukkuri Wiki]: Yukkuri, a [[Memetic Mutation]] based on ''[[Touhou]]''.
* [http://uesp.net/ UESPWiki]: ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]''.
* [http://uesp.net/ UESPWiki]: ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]''.
* [http://ufopaedia.org/ UFOPaedia]: ''[[X-COM]]'' series.
* [http://ufopaedia.org/ UFOPaedia]: ''[[X-COM]]'' series.
** [http://ufoai.ninex.info/ The UFO: AI Wiki]: ''[[UFO Alien Invasion]]''.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070821145637/http://ufoai.ninex.info/ The UFO: AI Wiki]: ''[[UFO Alien Invasion]]''.
* [http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/ The Ultronomicon]: ''[[Star Control]] II''/''Ur-Quan Masters'' wiki.
* [http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/ The Ultronomicon]: ''[[Star Control]] II''/''Ur-Quan Masters'' wiki.
* [http://wiki.urbandead.com/ The Urban Dead Wiki]: ''[[Urban Dead]]''.
* [http://wiki.urbandead.com/ The Urban Dead Wiki]: ''[[Urban Dead]]''.
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* [https://collar6.fandom.com/ Collar 6 Wiki]: ''[[Collar 6]]'' the webcomic.
* [https://collar6.fandom.com/ Collar 6 Wiki]: ''[[Collar 6]]'' the webcomic.
* [http://comixpedia.org/ Comixpedia]: [[Web Comics]] in general.
* [http://comixpedia.org/ Comixpedia]: [[Web Comics]] in general.
* [http://sonichu.com/ CWCki]: The encyclopedia of [[Sonichu|Christian Weston Chandler]]'s anti-fans.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20220401075256/https://sonichu.com/ CWCki]: The encyclopedia of [[Sonichu|Christian Weston Chandler]]'s anti-fans.
* [https://girlgenius.fandom.com/ The Department of Almost Certainly True History]: ''[[Girl Genius]]''.
* [https://girlgenius.fandom.com/ The Department of Almost Certainly True History]: ''[[Girl Genius]]''.
* [https://dmfa.fandom.com/ DMFA Wiku]: ''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures|Dan and Mabs Furry Adventures]]''.
* [https://dmfa.fandom.com/ DMFA Wiku]: ''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures|Dan and Mabs Furry Adventures]]''.
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** [https://mspafa.fandom.com/wiki/MSPA_Forum_Adventures_Wiki The forum adventures wiki] has one too.
** [https://mspafa.fandom.com/wiki/MSPA_Forum_Adventures_Wiki The forum adventures wiki] has one too.
* [https://sluggy.fandom.com/ Niftypedia]: ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' wiki.
* [https://sluggy.fandom.com/ Niftypedia]: ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' wiki.
* [http://ninja-theatre.com Ninja-Theatre.com]: ''[[Sinfest]]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190215132250/http://www.ninja-theatre.com/ Ninja-Theatre.com]: ''[[Sinfest]]''
* [https://oots.fandom.com/ Order of the Stick Wiki]: ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''.
* [https://oots.fandom.com/ Order of the Stick Wiki]: ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''.
* [http://wiki.drowtales.com/index.php/Main_Page The Orthorbbae Library]: ''[[Drowtales]]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131109173210/http://wiki.drowtales.com/index.php/Main_Page The Orthorbbae Library]: ''[[Drowtales]]''
* [http://ovalkwiki.com/ Ovalkwiki]: The official ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' wiki.
* [http://ovalkwiki.com/ Ovalkwiki]: The official ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' wiki.
** And [https://schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/Schlock_Mercenary_Wiki Schlock Mercenary Wiki], the Wikia version.
** And [https://schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/Schlock_Mercenary_Wiki Schlock Mercenary Wiki], the Wikia version.
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* [https://channel101.fandom.com/ 101 Wiki]: For ''[[Channel 101]]''.
* [https://channel101.fandom.com/ 101 Wiki]: For ''[[Channel 101]]''.
* [https://thatguywiththeglasses.fandom.com/ Channel Awesome Wiki]: For ''[[Channel Awesome]]'' and all affiliated sites (such as ''[[That Guy With The Glasses]]'', ''[[The Spoony Experiment]]'', ''[[Atop the Fourth Wall]]'', and so on.)
* [https://thatguywiththeglasses.fandom.com/ Channel Awesome Wiki]: For ''[[Channel Awesome]]'' and all affiliated sites (such as ''[[That Guy With The Glasses]]'', ''[[The Spoony Experiment]]'', ''[[Atop the Fourth Wall]]'', and so on.)
* [http://youchew.net/wiki/index.php?title=Chewiki Chewiki]: ''[[YouTube Poop]]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140220084227/http://youchew.net/wiki/index.php?title=Chewiki Chewiki]: ''[[YouTube Poop]]''
* [https://darwinssoldiers.fandom.com/ Darwin's Soldiers Wiki]: ''[[Darwin's Soldiers]]''.
* [https://darwinssoldiers.fandom.com/ Darwin's Soldiers Wiki]: ''[[Darwin's Soldiers]]''.
* [http://encyclopediadramatica.rs/ Encyclopedia Dramatica] (the All-Troll Wiki): Laughing at same. Resurrected after the original wiki was [[Unperson]]ed.
* [http://encyclopediadramatica.rs/ Encyclopedia Dramatica] (the All-Troll Wiki): Laughing at same. Resurrected after the original wiki was [[Unperson]]ed.
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* [https://drawntogether.fandom.com/ Drawn Together Wiki]: ''[[Drawn Together]]''.
* [https://drawntogether.fandom.com/ Drawn Together Wiki]: ''[[Drawn Together]]''.
* [https://ed.fandom.com/ Ed, Edd N' Eddy wiki]: ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' wiki.
* [https://ed.fandom.com/ Ed, Edd N' Eddy wiki]: ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' wiki.
* [https://equestripedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Equestripedia]: the ''[[My Little Pony]]'' franchise
* [https://exosquad.fandom.com/ Exosquad Wiki]: ''[[Exo Squad]]''.
* [https://exosquad.fandom.com/ Exosquad Wiki]: ''[[Exo Squad]]''.
* [https://fairlyoddparents.fandom.com/ The Fairly Oddparents Wiki]: ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''
* [https://fairlyoddparents.fandom.com/ The Fairly Oddparents Wiki]: ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''
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* [http://gargwiki.net/ GargWiki]: ''[[Gargoyles]]''.
* [http://gargwiki.net/ GargWiki]: ''[[Gargoyles]]''.
* [https://generatorrex.fandom.com/wiki/Generator_Rex_Wiki Generator Rex Wiki]: ''[[Generator Rex]]''.
* [https://generatorrex.fandom.com/wiki/Generator_Rex_Wiki Generator Rex Wiki]: ''[[Generator Rex]]''.
* [https://grimadventures.fandom.com/ The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Wiki]: ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]''.
* [https://grimadventures.fandom.com/ The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Wiki]: ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]''.
* [https://hanna-barbera.fandom.com/ Hanna-Barbera Wiki]: [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons.
* [https://hanna-barbera.fandom.com/ Hanna-Barbera Wiki]: [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons.
* [https://heyarnold.fandom.com/wiki/Hey_Arnold_Wiki Hey Arnold Wiki]: ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''.
* [https://heyarnold.fandom.com/wiki/Hey_Arnold_Wiki Hey Arnold Wiki]: ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''.
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* [https://confectionery.fandom.com/ Candy Wiki]: A wiki about candy and sweets of all kinds. Sadly, it seems to have been abandoned.
* [https://confectionery.fandom.com/ Candy Wiki]: A wiki about candy and sweets of all kinds. Sadly, it seems to have been abandoned.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131023030029/http://www.mademan.com/chickipedia/ Chickipedia]: [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|The only intelligent commonly known repository of information to refer to women as "Chicks"]]; [[Overly Narrow Superlative|or, if not the only one, certainly the best]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131023030029/http://www.mademan.com/chickipedia/ Chickipedia]: [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|The only intelligent commonly known repository of information to refer to women as "Chicks"]]; [[Overly Narrow Superlative|or, if not the only one, certainly the best]].
* [http://closinglogos.com/ Closing Logos Group Wiki]: [[Vanity Plate|Closing logos]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130918200708/http://www.closinglogos.com/ Closing Logos Group Wiki]: [[Vanity Plate|Closing logos]].
* [[Conservapedia]]: An alternative for those who think [[The Other Wiki]] has a left-wing bias.
* [[Conservapedia]]: An alternative for those who think [[The Other Wiki]] has a left-wing bias.
** [https://liberapedia.wikia.com/ Liberapedia]: A wiki with an actual left-wing bias ([[Played for Laughs]]).
** [https://liberapedia.wikia.com/ Liberapedia]: A wiki with an actual left-wing bias ([[Played for Laughs]]).
* [http://creationwiki.org/ Creation Wiki]: [[Wikipedia]] alternative for Creationists.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061123072407/http://www.creationwiki.org/ Creation Wiki]: [[Wikipedia]] alternative for Creationists.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828054453/http://www.dickipedia.org/ Dickipedia] (defunct): The wiki of dicks (Dicks as in bad people, not as in male genitalia). Cannot actually be edited.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828054453/http://www.dickipedia.org/ Dickipedia] (defunct): The wiki of dicks (Dicks as in bad people, not as in male genitalia). Cannot actually be edited.
* [http://encyclopedia-titanica.org/ Encyclopedia Titanica]: The RMS Titanic Wiki.
* [http://encyclopedia-titanica.org/ Encyclopedia Titanica]: The RMS Titanic Wiki.
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* [http://wikifeet.com/ wikiFeet]: [[Foot Focus|Feet (of female celebrities)]].
* [http://wikifeet.com/ wikiFeet]: [[Foot Focus|Feet (of female celebrities)]].
* [http://en.wikifur.com/ WikiFur]: [[Furry Fandom]].
* [http://en.wikifur.com/ WikiFur]: [[Furry Fandom]].
* [http://www.wikipole.org/ Wikipole]: A pole-dancing wiki. Many images of moves are animated. The site was created by a woman and it's actually pretty tasteful and informative.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140108140456/http://wikipole.org/ Wikipole]: A pole-dancing wiki. Many images of moves are animated. The site was created by a woman and it's actually pretty tasteful and informative.
* [http://londonfetishscene.com/wipi/ Wipipedia]: [[BDSM]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020619/http://www.londonfetishscene.com/wipi Wipipedia]: [[BDSM]].
* [http://wookieepedia.org/ Wookieepedia]: The hirsute encyclopedia "by and for contemporary Wookiees".
* [http://wookieepedia.org/ Wookieepedia]: The hirsute encyclopedia "by and for contemporary Wookiees".


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Latest revision as of 04:17, 10 December 2023

There's a wiki for that.

It's Rule 78: There is a Wiki of it. No exceptions.

There is no area of interest, no matter how narrowly defined, where a person cannot put up a wiki for it and attract at least a few editors with similar interests. Increasingly, in fact, there is a chance that someone already has put up a wiki for it. For example, here's one for cacti. The plants.

In the early days of the Internet, there was a similar phenomenon, the "everything has its own home page" rule. Anyone with enough HTML savvy and a powerful enough interest in one particular subject could and often would create a site dedicated to it. This was largely how the early Web was forged, in fact. All the stuff we know and love today — e-commerce, social networking — that came later. Except porn. Porn was there from the beginning.

With the advent of Wikipedia, the playing field changed. Rather than rely on a collection of sites each written by one person with questionable expertise, users could find most of the information they needed in an article written, edited, and fact-checked by an entire userbase of people with questionable expertise, but all on one easy-to-remember site. The interest in hand-crafted "fan sites" waned.

However, a number of factors kept Wikipedia from being a perfect replacement for the old system. A desire for greater detail on the topic than Wikipedia is willing to allow, for one. Schisms or differing schools of thought on the topic was another. Fan-made wikis sprang up to bring back the world of homemade sites with the added benefits of the wiki model.

The "wiki-sphere" is becoming a vast depository of information at all levels of detail. The encyclopedic wikis are collecting a great breadth of topics at an increasingly shallow level of detail, and the topic-intensive wikis are gathering all the details.

Not all Wikis are on the major search engines, though. Corporations use wikis behind firewalls, the American CIA uses one to collate data among agents and analysts, and even publishers of dead-tree books use them to coordinate edits among authors, editors and copy editors.

Fan-made wikis are usually made on wiki farms, such as Miraheze or Wikia, or else are hosted on a preexisting fansite. Recently,[when?] organisations such as NIWA have spoken out against the commercialization that takes place on wiki farms, and have encouraged fans to set up their own websites.

Wikis can reach truly huge sizes. To put them up as candidate for a Doorstopper is an understatement. See the list of largest wikis. Note: If you're looking for TV Tropes, they're on the list at the bottom. "All The Tropes" hasn't even been noticed yet. The first list only has MediaWiki wikis.

Examples of The Wiki Rule include:

General

Anime and Manga

Comic Books

Fan Works

  • Sisterhood of Doom Wiki: For Desperately Seeking Ranma.
  • Averted for Undocumented Features, the fan work which is probably most likely to benefit from one. Primary writer Ben "Gryphon" Hutchins has discouraged a dedicated UF wiki for years on the grounds that one would likely bring attention to the work from intellectual property lawyers, which he would rather avoid.
  • Fanlore is a wiki that, in their own words, "want to record both the history and current state of our fan communities - fan works, fan activities, fan terminology, individual fans and fannish-related events." In other words, a wiki for fandom itself.

Films -- Animated

Films - Live-Action

Literature

Live-Action TV

Music

Newspaper Comics

Tabletop Games

Toys

Video Games

Web Comics

Web Original

Western Animation

Real Life

"It was big and affected almost every nation in the world. Lots of people were poor."

  1. Largely a relocated Hetalia Archives after the creators decided to move in protest of the direction Wikia was taking with its ads.