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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.
 
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—etoday — e-commerce, social networking—thatnetworking — 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.
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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.
 
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.
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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.
* [http://tcrf.net/ The Cutting Room Floor]: Dedicated to all those features [[What Could Have Been|that did not make the cut]].
* [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.
* [https://emoticon.fandom.com/ Emoticon Wiki]: [[Emoticon]]s.
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* [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://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's 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.
* [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://ranma.fandom.com/ Ranma Wiki]: ''[[Ranma ½]]''.
** [https://jusenkyo.fandom.com/ Ranma ½ Fan Fiction Wiki]: ''[[Ranma ½]]'' [[Fan Fiction]].
** [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://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://coldcase.fandom.com/ Cold Case Wiki]: ''[[Cold Case]]'', the show.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140102160224/http://deadliestcatchfanwiki.com/ Deadliest Catch Fan Wiki]: ''[[Deadliest Catch]]''.
* [https://degrassi.fandom.com/ Degrassi Wiki]: ''[[Degrassi]]''
* [https://dollhouse.fandom.com/ Dollhouse Wiki]: ''[[Dollhouse]]''.
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* [http://supernaturalwiki.com/ Super-wiki]: ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''.
* [https://survivor.fandom.com/ Survivor Wiki]: ''[[Survivor]]''.
* [https://tardis.fandom.com/ Tardis Index File]: ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Series/K 9 And Company|K -9 Andand 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://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page U.S. Game Shows Wiki]
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== Music ==
* [https://beatles.fandom.com/ The Beatles Wiki]: [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]].
* [https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5msW0h0ND?url=web/20080609073221/http://www.wikicoldplay.com/ WikiColdplay]: ''[[Coldplay]]''
* [https://ladygaga.fandom.com/ Gagapedia]: [[Lady Gaga]].
* [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://beyblade.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Beyblade Wiki]: [[Beyblade]]
* [httphttps://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://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://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Nerf Wiki]: ''[[Nerf Brand|Nerf]]'' and Nerf-related accessories
* [httphttps://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.
 
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* [https://borderlands.fandom.com/ Borderlands Wiki]: ''[[Borderlands]]''.
* [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/ Bulbapedia]: ''[[Pokémon]]''.
** [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://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.
* [http://combineoverwiki.net/ Combine Overwiki]: ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]'' and ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]''.
** [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]]''.
* [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://dreamemulator.fandom.com/wiki/LSD:_Dream_Emulator_Wiki LSD: Dream Emulator Wiki]: ''[[LSD Dream Emulator]]''
* [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]]''
* [https://marathontrilogy.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Marathon Wiki]: ''[[Marathon]]'' Trilogy wiki.
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** [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.]]''.
** [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]]
* [https://snk.fandom.com/ SNK Wiki]: ''[[SNK]]''.
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* [https://timeshift.fandom.com/wiki/Timeshift_Wiki Timeshift Wiki] [[TimeShift]]
* [http://en.touhouwiki.net Touhou Wiki]: ''[[Touhou]]''.
** ''[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]]''.
* [http://uesp.net/ UESPWiki]: ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]''.
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* [https://collar6.fandom.com/ Collar 6 Wiki]: ''[[Collar 6]]'' the webcomic.
* [http://comixpedia.org/ Comixpedia]: [[Web Comics]] in general.
* [httphttps://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://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://sluggy.fandom.com/ Niftypedia]: ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' wiki.
* [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://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.
** And [https://schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/Schlock_Mercenary_Wiki Schlock Mercenary Wiki], the Wikia version.
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* [https://drawntogether.fandom.com/ Drawn Together Wiki]: ''[[Drawn Together]]''.
* [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://fairlyoddparents.fandom.com/ The Fairly Oddparents Wiki]: ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''
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* [http://gargwiki.net/ GargWiki]: ''[[Gargoyles]]''.
* [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://hanna-barbera.fandom.com/ Hanna-Barbera Wiki]: [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons.
* [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://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/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.
** [https://liberapedia.wikia.com/ Liberapedia]: A wiki with an actual left-wing bias ([[Played for Laughs]]).
* [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.
* [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://en.wikifur.com/ WikiFur]: [[Furry Fandom]].
* [httphttps://wwwweb.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.
* [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".
 
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