Wikipedia:Directory of alternative outlets
Essay on editing Wikipedia
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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 |