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The word '''''"[[w:wiki|wiki]]"''''' comes from Hawaiian expression '''''"wiki wiki"''''' == to do something quickly. The [[w:Ward Cunningham|inventor of the first wiki, Ward Cunningham]]'s wiki http://c2.com from 1995 is still running.

Wikitext is perhaps the ~~quickest~~ way for a human to enter hypertext. There are more than one wikitext standards in existence but quite naturally the one used in '''[[mw:MediaWiki]]''', the software that runs Wikipedia and many other wikis is the most widespread.

Wikitext is perhaps the fastest way for a human to enter hypertext. There are more than one wikitext standards in existence but quite naturally the one used in '''[[mw:MediaWiki]]''', the software that runs Wikipedia and many other wikis is the most widespread.

== Juho's wikis ==

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''' How to read wiki '''

In MediaWiki an external URL will have a small symbol after it to indicate a link not internal to the wiki or reached via the [[Special:Interwiki|interwiki]] mechanism.

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[[w:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Wikipedia tutorial]] pretty much explains how to edit wikitext.

== How to get a wiki ==

* Purchase hosting and install, configure and host one yourself. [[mw:MediaWiki]] is where to get started

* Get a free wiki from the good people at [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Miraheze '''Miraheze.org''']

* Purchase one as a service from [[User:Juho Kunsola|Juho Kunsola]], inquire for pricing. Nonprofits can inquire for pro-bono assistance and/or hosting.

== Useful links and resources ==

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 The word '''''"[[w:wiki|wiki]]"''''' comes from Hawaiian expression '''''"wiki wiki"''''' == to do something quickly. The [[w:Ward Cunningham|inventor of the first wiki, Ward Cunningham]]'s wiki http://c2.com from 1995 is still running.
-Wikitext is perhaps the quickest way for a human to enter hypertext. There are more than one wikitext standards in existence but quite naturally the one used in '''[[mw:MediaWiki]]''', the software that runs Wikipedia and many other wikis is the most widespread.
+Wikitext is perhaps the fastest way for a human to enter hypertext. There are more than one wikitext standards in existence but quite naturally the one used in '''[[mw:MediaWiki]]''', the software that runs Wikipedia and many other wikis is the most widespread.
 == Juho's wikis ==
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 [[File:Wikimedia logo family complete-2013.svg|thumb|right|[[w:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] wikis as of 2013, clockwise from [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]: [[w:Wikimania|Wikimania]], [[w:Wikibooks|Wikibooks]], [[w:Meta-Wiki|Meta-Wiki]], [[w:Wikiquote|Wikiquote]], [[w:Wikispecies|Wikispecies]], [[w:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]], [[w:Incubator Wiki|Incubator Wiki]], [[w:Wikidata|Wikidata]], [[w:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]], [[w:Wikiversity|Wikiversity]], [[w:Wiktionary|Wiktionary]], [[w:Wikinews|Wikinews]], [[w:Wikisource|Wikisource]] and [[w:Wikimedia Commons|Wikimedia Commons]]]]
 ''' How to read wiki '''
 In MediaWiki an external URL will have a small symbol after it to indicate a link not internal to the wiki or reached via the [[Special:Interwiki|interwiki]] mechanism.
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 [[w:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Wikipedia tutorial]] pretty much explains how to edit wikitext.
+== How to get a wiki ==
+* Purchase hosting and install, configure and host one yourself. [[mw:MediaWiki]] is where to get started
+* Get a free wiki from the good people at [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Miraheze '''Miraheze.org''']
+* Purchase one as a service from [[User:Juho Kunsola|Juho Kunsola]], inquire for pricing. Nonprofits can inquire for pro-bono assistance and/or hosting.
 == Useful links and resources ==