Wikipedia:Directory of alternative outlets
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| Wikipedia is not a(n)... | ... so try this instead |
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| Arbiter of viewpoints | Conservapedia, RationalWiki |
| Blogging site | Category:Blog hosting services |
| City guide | Wikivoyage, Localwiki |
| Comedy site | Uncyclopedia |
| Computers how-to guide | ComputerWiki |
| Dictionary | Wiktionary, Urban Dictionary |
| Directory | AboutUs.com, Famous Birthdays |
| Discussion forum | Internet forums |
| Emoji manual | Emojipedia |
| Fandom site | Fanlore, Fandom (formerly Wikia) |
| Forum for Wikipedia chatter | Wikipedia:IRC, Wikipedia:Discord, Wikipediocracy |
| Game guide | Encyclopedia Gamia, StrategyWiki, GameFAQs, Gamepedia |
| Genealogy | Wikidata:WikiProject Genealogy, FamilySearch, rodovid:, WikiTree |
| How-to manual | Wikibooks, wikiHow |
| Indiscriminate collection | Everipedia, Everything2, Wikinfo, h2g2 |
| Internet culture guide | Know Your Meme |
| Link directory | DMOZ |
| Lyrics site | Genius |
| Micronations directory | MicroWiki |
| Music directory | Discogs, MusicBrainz, Rate Your Music |
| News provider | Wikinews |
| Popular culture guide | IMDb, TV Tropes, Urban Dictionary |
| Quote wiki | Wikiquote |
| Social networking site | List of social networking websites |
| Specialized wiki | Fandom (formerly Wikia) |
| Thesaurus | Wiktionary Thesaurus (formerly Wikisaurus) |
| Travel guide | Wikivoyage |
| Webspace provider | Category:Web hosting |
| Wiki of your own | List of wikis, Comparison of wiki farms, Start your own wiki |
Inclusion criteria
[edit]The above is more than an arbitrary list of sites. Sister projects in the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) are preferred. Failing that, sites should have their own Wikipedia article and meet some combination of the following criteria to be listed: