Anti-Wikia Alliance

A skin changes the look and feel of a site without changing its core features.

Monaco was the skin before Wikia. "Wikia" (nicknamed Oasis) is a new mandatory skin on wikia which was instituted site wide November 3rd, 2010, despite massive objections.1

After the wikia staff failed to compromise, the purpose of the Anti-Wikia Alliance changed - primarily to help editors transfer their site from wikia, and secondly to create a forum where wikia editors to discuss how the skin changes affect them. Comments are welcome.

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Where do I go if I leave Wikia?
A: There are plenty of wiki farms out there, as well as independent wikis that welcome new users.

What is the easiest and best wiki to move to?

 * More detailed instructions on how to leave Wikia for Shoutwiki.

A: Based on editors' experiences, shoutwiki is the easiest wiki to move too, (setup takes less than ten minutes):
 * 1. Create a wiki.
 * 2. E-mail  technical@shoutwiki.com with:
 * a link to your old wikia you are leaving and
 * a link to the newly created shoutwiki wiki.
 * 3. The helpful shoutwiki staff will do the rest.

Are there alternatives to Wikia for hosting?
For skins offered, and details on how to move to these farms, see Wikifarm.

How do I host my wiki on another site other than shoutwiki?

 * 1: Every wiki is different so contact the wiki staff first.
 * 2. Download a database dump from Special:Statistics on your wiki (towards the bottom).
 * Alternatively, for advanced users who know how to use scripts, If you're moving to your own server, you may use MediaWikiDumper — a tool that makes much better dumps than Special:Statistics (preserves all diff links, logs, images, deleted edits etc.).
 * 3. Contact the new host and they will explain how they want you to upload the database dump (Special:Import can be used for about 100 pages at a time).

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Signatures

 * See List of signatures.

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Fanart

 * See Fanart.


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