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{{Short description|Essay about alternative websites for content outside the scope of Wikipedia}}
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{{Essay|WP:OUT|WP:ALTOUT|WP:OUTLET|WP:ALTERNATIVE|WP:ALTERNATE}}
{{nutshell|There are other places for potentially useful or valuable content which is not appropriate for Wikipedia.}}
[[File:Rural route between Deuri & San Antonio - Fork in the road.jpg|thumb|There is more than one path to take to get something accomplished. Maybe you should choose an alternative outlet other than Wikipedia for some types of content.]]
When content (text, pages, images, etc.) is [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|deleted]], various policies and guidelines such as "[[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]]", [[Wikipedia:Notability|notability]], [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]] and our [[Wikipedia:No original research|prohibition on original research]] are often cited as reasons the material does not belong here, in an encyclopedia, and rightly so. Unfortunately, this is not particularly helpful or calming to the person(s) who put in time and effort to write the material. They often see it as their hard work being casually tossed away. The phrase "'''try another [[wiki]]'''" is also sometimes used, for similar intent.

In an effort to foster a [[Wikipedia:WikiLove|general spirit of collegiality]], this page provides some referrals to alternative outlets which '''do''' allow content that Wikipedia does not. Sometimes material is submitted that is perfectly factual and verifiable, but simply outside of the scope of Wikipedia. Just because the content does not belong here does not mean it does not have value, and it is worth preserving valuable [[free content]] if we can.

Please consider directing people to these sites (or this page), rather than simply telling them that their contributions are [[WP:NOT]]  wanted.

For example, Wikipedia contains a significant amount of information about the "[[Star Wars]]" media franchise, but for an even more detailed treatment, try [[Wookieepedia]]—a wiki dedicated to the "Star Wars [[Fictional universe|universe]]". Similarly, information on the "[[Star Trek]]" franchise can be found at [[Memory Alpha]]. [[JurisPedia]] focuses on [[Jurisprudence|legal topics]]. There also are wikis devoted to specific languages or localities that may be more appropriate for a given topic.

There may be legal or ethical restrictions on the copying of content from Wikipedia to other sites. It is up to individual contributors to familiarize themselves with the procedures and policies of other outlets and to [[#License restrictions|examine their licensing arrangements]], which may differ from Wikipedia in significant ways.

== Sister projects ==
{{WikipediaSister}}

== Other websites ==
There are Wikipedia articles, lists, and categories which provide information on other websites:

* [[Comparison of wiki farms]]
* [[List of wikis]]
* [[:Category:Wikis]]
* [[:Category:Wiki communities]]
* [[Wikipedia:Directory of alternative outlets]]

This page also has [[#External links|links to external sites]] which provide similar information.

There are also [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedias in many other languages], including a [[:simple:|Simple English Wikipedia]].

=== Non Wikimedia Foundation===
*[[Everything2]], Everything "noded". Entries are owned (rather than collaboratively edited) but can have multiple entries. As you contribute, you can gain privileges such as voting on posts. Not as formal as Wikipedia and the repository of a variety of entries including reviews, fiction, as well as a large amount of non-fiction.
* [[Quora]], a question and answer site on multiple topics
* [[Fanlore]] is a wiki created to preserve the history and activities of fandoms
* [[Fandom (website)|Fandom]]
* [[Stack Exchange]]
* [[OpenStreetMap]], a worldwide map, which also includes business listings, local monuments, notable trees, etc.
* [[TV Tropes]] is a place where common conventions in fiction, called [[Trope_(literature)|tropes]], can be described. If you want to describe patterns in fiction, you should do it there.

==== New projects under development ====
*[http://www.sourcewatch.org SourceWatch] – a collaborative project to produce a directory of public relations firms, think tanks, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special interests. Sponsored by the [[Center for Media and Democracy]]
*[http://www.memory-alpha.org Memory Alpha] – an encyclopedia on the fictional world of [[Star Trek]].
*[https://micronations.wiki MicroWiki] - an encyclopedia about [[micronation|micronations]].

== License restrictions ==
Content (text, images, etc.) Text submitted to Wikipedia is required to be licensed under the terms of the [[WP:CC BY-SA|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License]] (CC BY-SA); Media submitted to Wikipedia is required to be licensed under the terms of the CC BY-SA or a similar [[free license]]. Other sites (especially non-WMF sites) may require a different license. Do not copy content from Wikipedia to other sites unless you are sure the licenses are compatible. If they are not, try contacting the copyright holder of the content to obtain permission to re-license the content. Typically the user who submitted the content to Wikipedia in the first place is the copyright holder. Check the [[Help:Page history|page's edit history]] to help identify the user.

For CC BY-SA content being deleted from Wikipedia, the edit history should also be copied or preserved in some way. For example, if the target site uses [[Wikipedia:talk page|talk page]]s in the style of Wikipedia, copy the edit history there.

For more information, see: [[Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content|Reusing Wikipedia content]].

== See also ==
*[[Wikipedia:Directory of alternative outlets]]
*[[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not/Outtakes]] (humor)

=== Moving content ===
*[[Wikipedia:Guide for Everything2 noders#Moving content from Wikipedia to E2|Guide for Everything2 noders—Moving content from Wikipedia to E2]]
*[[m:Help:Transwiki|Transwiki]] guide at Meta

=== Deletion ===
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*[[Wikipedia:Introduction to deletion process|Introduction to deletion process]]
*[[Wikipedia:Guide to deletion|Guide to deletion]]
*[[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|Deletion policy]]
*[[Wikipedia:Deletion debates|Deletion debates]]
*[[Wikipedia:Deletion process|Deletion process]]
*[[Wikipedia:Deletion review|Deletion review]]
*[[Wikipedia:Undeletion policy|Undeletion policy]]
*[[Wikipedia:Recreation of previously deleted pages|Recreation of previously deleted pages]]
*[[Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions|Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions]]
*[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes|Common deletion outcomes]]
*[[Wikipedia:Deletion guidelines for administrators|Deletion guidelines for administrators]]
*[[User:GRBerry/DRVGuide|Deletion review guide]]
*[[Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted?|Why was my page deleted?]]
*[[WP:EIW#Delete|Editor's index entries about deletion]]
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== External links ==
* [http://wikiindex.org/ WikiIndex.org - a wiki of wikis]
* [http://editthis.info/wiki/Category:Categories editthis.info – List of wikis]
* [http://wikindex.com/ Wikindex.com - tracking statistics of MediaWiki sites]

{{Wikipedia essays|notability}}

[[Category:Wikipedia-related projects]]
[[Category:Wikipedia essays about building the encyclopedia]]
[[Category:Wikipedia essays about deletion]]

Wikipedia:Alternative outlets - Revision history

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