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==Differences between Wikia and Miraheze==
==Differences between Wikia and Miraheze==
This table will cover the differences between Wikia and Miraheze as it pertains to The Sims Wiki.
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! scope="row"|Footnotes
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|If <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags are added to a page without <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> or {{tlx|Reflist}} at the bottom of the page, a cite error message will be shown. When editing and previewing a section with <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> where <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> or {{tlx|Reflist}} does not exist in the same section but elsewhere in the article, a cite error message will also be shown, even though said message will not actually appear once the page is saved.
|If <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags are added to a page without <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> or {{tlx|Reflist}} at the bottom of the page, a cite error message will be shown. When editing and previewing a section with <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> where <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> or {{tlx|Reflist}} does not exist in the same section but elsewhere in the article, a cite error message will also be shown, even though said message will not actually appear once the page is saved. This can confuse inexperienced users.
|If <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags are added to a page without <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> or {{tlx|Reflist}} at the bottom of the page, the contents of the footnotes will appear at the bottom of the page. When editing and previewing a section with <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> where <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> or {{tlx|Reflist}} does not exist in the same section, the footnotes will appear below the previewed page content. The cite error message will still be shown if <code><nowiki><ref group="n"></ref></nowiki></code> tags are used without a corresponding <code><nowiki><references group="n" /></nowiki></code> tag.
|If <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags are added to a page without <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> or {{tlx|Reflist}} at the bottom of the page, the contents of the footnotes will appear at the bottom of the page. When editing and previewing a section with <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> where <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> or {{tlx|Reflist}} does not exist in the same section, the footnotes will appear below the previewed page content. The cite error message will still be shown if <code><nowiki><ref group="n"></ref></nowiki></code> tags are used without a corresponding <code><nowiki><references group="n" /></nowiki></code> tag.
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|Wikia's accounts are global across all Wikia wikis. When a user registers for an account, an entry is created in the [[wikia:c:sims:Special:Log/newusers|account creation log]] only on wikis where the user first registered their account in, meaning that if a user creates their account on Wiki A and then visits Wiki B, the account creation log on Wiki A will record their account creation, but not Wiki B. Users can see which wikis they've contributed to at [[wikia:w:Special:UserActivity|Community Central]].
|Wikia's accounts are global across all Wikia wikis. When a user registers for an account, an entry is created in the [[wikia:c:sims:Special:Log/newusers|account creation log]] only on wikis where the user first registered their account in, meaning that if a user creates their account on Wiki A and then visits Wiki B, the account creation log on Wiki A will record their account creation, but not Wiki B. Users can see which wikis they've contributed to at [[wikia:w:Special:UserActivity|Community Central]].
|Miraheze's accounts are global across all Miraheze wikis. Miraheze uses the [[mw:Extension:CentralAuth|CentralAuth]] extension that Wikimedia also uses. When a user registers for an account, an entry is created in [[Special:CentralAuth]] that lists the date and time their global account was created; this global account is what users log in to, and will be connected to any local account on individual wikis that belong to the owner of the global account. If a user visits a wiki while logged in where they do not have a local account on yet, the CentralAuth system will automatically create a local account on that wiki for that user to use. These local account creations are logged in the account creation log on every wiki where a local account was created. A user's global account status, along with any local accounts they have attached to that account, are listed in [[Special:CentralAuth]] and is publicly viewable by anyone.
|Miraheze's accounts are global across all Miraheze wikis. Miraheze uses the [[mw:Extension:CentralAuth|CentralAuth]] extension that Wikimedia also uses. When a user registers for an account, an entry is created in [[Special:CentralAuth]] that lists the date and time their global account was created; this global account is what users log in to, and will be connected to any local account on individual wikis that belong to the owner of the global account. If a user visits a wiki while logged in where they do not have a local account on yet, the CentralAuth system will automatically create a local account on that wiki for that user to use. These local account creations are logged in the account creation log on every wiki where a local account was created. A user's global account status, along with any local accounts they have attached to that account, are listed in [[Special:CentralAuth]] and is publicly viewable by anyone.
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|Wikia employs full-time paid staff that are not selected by the Wikia community at large. Staff members say they only intervene with local wiki communities in certain circumstances, such as ToU violations, although they have been known to take actions outside of that scope, including forcibly enabling extensions without community input, changing URLs for SEO purposes without notification,<ref>http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:1572365</ref> and even removing local wiki administrators that object to forced changes.<ref>http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Ciencia_Al_Poder/Portable_Infoboxes,_the_first_step_into_Wikia_taking_control_over_our_content</ref> Wiki communities are not considered to have control over their own site; if they migrate, they are not permitted to redirect the old site to the new one. Wikia Staff may appoint new administrators after removing old ones if a wiki community migrates, as is the case with the Runescape Wiki. Wikia Staff will find ways to forcibly continue to run a wiki even if the old community leaves.
|Miraheze does not employ any full-time staff. Most staff members focus on the technical, behind-the-scenes operations of the wiki farm and generally do not involve themselves in on-wiki issues. [[m:Stewards|Stewards]] generally fulfill many of the roles that Wikia Staff taken on; they are also unpaid and are elected by the community at large. Because Miraheze is a non-profit, there is no reason for them to trap communities inside their ecosystem.
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