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Monitored mirrors/forks

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RED = Significant issue (frequent hits).

Entity Notes URL Link Scan Compliant
Academic Kids Simple mirror with no attribution; broken templates and links everywhere. Some templates and key pages still point back to Wikipedia. Seems to just be an ad-farm. Example article. academickids.com NO
Alchetron Indian site that bills itself as a "free social encyclopedia". Often copies from Wikipedia and credits with a link back to the original article at the bottom of each page. Does not copy article images, but scrapes from other sites; mostly copyright violations. Example article. alchetron.com OK
Bionity "Encyclopedia" subdomain is a simple mirror of biology articles that strips images. Link back to Wikipedia article and list of authors, free license indicated, but there's a broad content copyright claimed at the bottom of the page which appears to contradict.Example article. bionity.com NO
ChemEurope Clearly identified mirror of random science articles from Wikipedia (on the "encyclopedia" subdomain). Images are stripped from articles. License and attribution at bottom of article, but contradictory license at bottom of page. Example article. chemeurope.com NO
DBpedia Structured extract of Wikipedia. Clearly attributed at the bottom of each page. Example article. dbpedia.org
triplydb.com
YES
Enacademic Online collection of free dictionaries with a very outdated Wikipedia mirror included. Articles mention Wikipedia and with a link to Cyrillic text noting that the material was copied from here. Also a note at the bottom stating "Wikimedia Foundation. 2010" and their own copyright at the bottom of the page. Not at all compliant with our license. Example article. enwiki
dewiki
frwiki
ruwiki
eswiki
NO
Everything Explained Today Simple mirror. Clearly indicates material is used from Wikipedia and identifies articles. No modification of articles. Example article. everything.explained.today
enjoyed.today
YES
Google Arts & Culture Opening paragraph on many entries in the "entity" folder is a clip from Wikipedia, where the attribution is hidden after a "more" link. Not clear on where the required license is shown; may be buried somewhere. Example article.

Note: many of these are legit in the external links section, as long as there's more than just the Wikipedia extract.

artsandculture.google.com NO
Kiddle Simple "kid filtered" mirror; attribution/license at the bottom of the page.Example article. kids.kiddle.co YES
LiquiSearch Mess of a mirror. Articles can be linked by subsection, which seems to confuse editors into thinking it is original material. Source is given at the bottom of each page, but not to the specific article and sometimes to the wrong article. Notes CC, but then has another claim of copyright. Example article. liquisearch.com
primidi.com (same type)
NO
Loquis Simple travel scraper that copies Wikipedia descriptions of places, no images. Attribution after text, but license seems to be contradicted at bottom of page. Example article. loquis.com NO
Pantheon Interesting site that scrapes Wikipedia/Wikidata content and creates visuals. Correct license, and kinda, sorta gives attribution. Example article. pantheon.world YES
PlaceAndSee Travel catalog. First paragraph of each destination is a copy of the Wikipedia lead in their catalog. There is also a mirror of a limited set of full articles. In each case Wikipedia is clearly credited and linked. Example article. placeandsee YES
Ruwiki Simple political fork of Russian Wikipedia. Images link back to commons licenses, note at bottom of page that indicates fork and license. Article history notes original source and location of author history. Example article. ruwiki.ru YES
Sensagent Simple mirror. Wikipedia attributed, but no links to contributors or the right license indicated. Some hits are to PD dictionaries and some are to a translator pass-through. sensagent LOW
Wiki 2 Simple mirror; clearly noted all over the articles and is intended to be a re-skin of the Wikipedia interface. Compatible license and good attribution. Example article. wiki2.org YES
Wikimili Simple proxied mirror with google ads. Links back to specific Wikipedia source article and CC license; image credits. Example article. wikimili YES
WikiWand Wikipedia reader; simple mirror. Content clearly labeled as from Wikipedia, direct attribution to article, contributors, careful image credits, and the right re-use license. Example article. wikiwand YES
WikiZero Simple multi-language wikipedia re-skin. Attributes wikipedia, but claims full copyright on the text and fails to attribute images.Example article. wikizero NO
Worddisk Simple mirror that generally attributes Wikipedia in the help section. License and attribution now updated and at the bottom of each article.Example article. worddisk YES

Published mirrors

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Entity Notes URL Link Scan Attribution
Books LLC Simple reprints of articles. Summaries include "Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online." See also here. Books LLC
LLC Books
?
E-artnow Self-publishing platform; "Focus on" series is a simple dump of Wikipedia articles and extensively abused. Focus on 100 ?
Ed-Tech Press Prints books that seem to be collections of copied materials; many are straight-up copies of Wikipedia articles. Ed-Tech Press
edtechpress.co.uk
e-resources
NO
Emereo Publishing Simple dump publisher. See also here; also Wikipedia:Mirrors_and_forks/Def#Emereo_Publishing (added '5STARCooks' and 'artofservice' which are directly related entities) Emereo
5STARCooks
artofservice

Blokdyk

NO
Hephaestus Books Simple dump publisher. Summaries include "Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online." See also here. Hephaestus Books ?
OmniScriptum/VDM Some imprints solely reprint Wikipedia articles. Summaries include "Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online." See also here; also OmniScriptum#Wikipedia_content, Amazon.com_controversies#Sale_of_Wikipedia's_material_as_books, and User:PrimeHunter/Alphascript Publishing sells free articles as expensive books. AlphaScript
Betascript
Fastbook
Doyen Verlag
?
PediaPress Print-on-demand copies of Wikipedia articles. Extensive appendixes that document copied articles, contributors, and licenses. Extensive problem - almost 150 usages on first pass of cleanup. PediaPress YES

Common non-reliable sources

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Entity Notes URL
Baseball Reference Bullpen While Baseball-Reference.com is a RS, the Bullpen section is a pure open wiki with no formal editorial oversight. Very clear disclaimer for that section as well. RSN: Summary discussion. Note: most of the remaining links are CC attributions and should not be removed (text was copied under license from the bullpen wiki to here and requires attribution). baseball-reference.com/bullpen
baseball-reference.com/bullpen
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki / user-generated material (bullpen wiki)
Bitcoin Wiki Open cryptocurrency wiki bitcoin.it
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
Citizendium Open wiki, mostly defunct. RSN: [1][2][3] citizendium.org
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
Conservapedia Simple open wiki conservapedia.com
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
Generasia Simple open wiki generasia
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
Hamichlol Wikipedia fork hamichlol
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : wikipedia fork
Indpaedia Simple open wiki indpaedia.com
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
Jewiki Simple open wiki jewiki.org.il
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
New World Encyclopedia Revised wiki articles to "Unification Church standards". RSN:[4]. newworldencyclopedia
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : junk scraper/mirror/gossip site
Orthodox Wiki Simple open wiki, clear disclaimers of user-generated content, many articles source wikipedia or copy with attribution. Note: some Wikipedia articles source from here and we should have proper attribution and license. Example orthodoxwiki.org
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
Pensapedia Simple open wiki pensapedia
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
Prabook Self-publishing platform for biographies. "The structure of the project allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter Prabook content." RSN: [5], [6], [7], [8]. Okay as external link? prabook
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : scraper/open editing platform with explicit disclaimers of accuracy
Rationalwiki Simple open wiki rationalwiki
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
Tripmondo Simple scraper site, lifted/paraphrased wikipedia material. Explicitly disclaims reliability in FAQ: "Well, to be honest, I can not say "exactly" how precise and reliable the data is you see." tripmondo
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : scraper site with explicit disclaimers of accuracy
Trip Suggest Links to Wikipedia articles with brief scraped paragraphs presented, rest of material appears to be scraped or auto-generated. Example trip-suggest.com
Wikialpha Open wiki wikialpha
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
Wikitravel Simple open wiki wikitravel.org
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
Wikivoyage Simple open wiki wikivoyage.org
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : open wiki
Wordsense Simple Wiktionary fork wordsense
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : wikitionary fork
Youth Ki Awaaz Self-publishing platform with clear disclaimers of reliability and accuracy. youthkiawaaz
rmv non-[[WP:RS]] : self-published/user generated

Low volume mirrors/forks

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Entity Notes URL Link Scan Attribution
Absolute Astronomy Previously included an "encyclopedia" subdomain was a simple mirror; many links appear to be broken now. "Topics" subdomain is a simple mirror and attributes Wikipedia with an article link at the bottom of each article, along with a GFDL copyright notice for a decade ago.Example article. absoluteastronomy.com YES
Deletionpedia Keeps copies of deleted Wikipedia articles. Not WP:RS, obviously. Not clear how linking to a deleted article suffices to show the contributor history. deletionpedia.org NO
Encyclo Search engine which produces a short summary of the material in the search returns. Many people will link directly to the search as a reference/link which is more often than not the original Wikipedia article. Other references can be linked directly to the source.Example with only Wikipedia. encyclo.co.uk
enzyklo.de
encyclo.nl
N/A
Ensiklopedia.ru Russian mirror. ensiklopedia.ru
Enwik.org Simple mirror, attribution and license at bottom of each page, along with breakouts of image licenses and credit. example. enwik.org YES
Everipedia Most of the content is mirrored from Wikipedia, with credit in the list of links at the bottom of each article. Open wiki, so not a WP:RS for any article. Attribution can lapse sometimes; currently not showing on page load. Image attribution is completely missing. Example article. everipedia.org
iq.wiki
NO
Everybodywiki Simple mirror and open wiki. Clearly indicates material is used from Wikipedia and identifies articles. Copyright notices and attribution are often broken.Example article. Blacklisted 1/16/2022, will watch for a bit. everybodywiki NO
Evi Answer engine that often returns snippets from Wikipedia articles and is often used as a source. evi.com
trueknowledge.com
Factbook Simple mirror; clearly attributes back to the specific Wikipedia article. factbook YES
FAM People Simple Russian mirror with no-frills attribution. Noticed several pages during initial cleanup where the attribution was missing, but clearly copied. fampeople
people.su
MED
FanPal Simple mirror; credits Wikipedia at the bottom of the full page. fanpal YES
Free Dictionary Aggregation of many sources. The sub-domain "encyclopedia" is a simple Wikipedia mirror. Credit is given at the bottom of each page with a link back to the current article. thefreedictionary YES
Goo Wikipedia Japanese search engine. wpedia sub-domain seems to be a simple mirror that includes all namespaces. Credit given at top and bottom of each article. wpedia.goo.ne.jp YES
GoWikipedia Simple mirror. Brief attribution, but no history or copyright information. gowikipedia LOW
Hand Wiki Mirror/forks that copied a large number of articles and allows open editing of them; the partial nature of the copy leads to a lot of red links and broken material. License on the handful I looked at was invalid (wrong license was indicated - it shows public domain for some reason). Attribution and license are completely missing on some copies. Example article. handwiki.org NO
Hear Planet Simple mirror; clearly attributes back to the specific Wikipedia article. hearplanet YES
Historydraft History timline page that copies from Wikipedia. Early version of the FAQ acknowledged this: "Mainly we rely on Wikipedia as the main source of information, media and content." I don't see any current attempts to comply with the licensing requirements. Example article. historydraft NO
Infogalactic Lightly edited POV fork, founded by Vox Day. Wikipedia clearly credited at bottom of each page, along with a million broken references in the mirrored text. Not a WP:RS for anything. infogalactic.com HIGH
InterPlanetary File System Hosts an attributed mirror labeled as "Distributed Wikipedia" in the wiki sub-domain. Well executed mirror and links to the exact diff that was copied, but bad image attributions. Example article. ipfs.io
ipfs alt
NO
Jewage English wiki subdomain is just a simple mirror or selected biographies; contradictory copyright on page. Russian wiki subdomain is a user-created wiki with content disclaimers. Example article. Jewage.org NO
Justapedia Simple content fork of selected articles with post-import modifications. Unusual style of attribution that seems to cover off on the primary requirements (attribution is in the bot that copies the articles, and a general "may include" disclaimer at the bottom of each page that links back to the original article). Image attribution is solid.Example article. Justapedia.org YES
Kazakhstan Internet Encyclopedia Kazakhstan-themed fork/mirror. Does not credit Wikipedia, but obviously copied (broken links, templates in articles). encyclopedia.kz NO
KidzSearch Scrubbed mirrors of Simple Wikipedia. kidzsearch HIGH
Knowpia Simple wikipedia re-skin. Zero attribution. Example article knowpia NO
Linkfang Simple automated mirror in multiple languages. Most images are stripped; license seems to be valid, although the redundant copyright notice at the bottom of the page may be problematic. Example article. linkfang
czwiki.org
elwiki.org
frwiki.org
huwiki.org
kowiki.org
nlwiki.org
nowiki.org
pwiki.org
YES
MedLibrary Simple mirror. Entire "medwiki" and "w" subdomains are cited mirrors, with very clear attribution at bottom of each article. medlibrary YES
Mgwiki Simple mirror with attribution and license on page; also redirects from "wikiqube.net". Example mgwiki.top
wikiqube.net
YES
Nosmut Simple mirror/ad farm. Clearly credits Wikipedia in the footer of each article. nosmut YES
Nwikipt Simple mirror with attribution and license on page; also redirects from "wikinew.wiki". Example nwikipt.cyou
wikinew.wiki
YES
On1 Messy scraper with attribution, license is not clear, especially for images. Example on1.click NO
Pedia View Simple mirror, clear attribution to Wikipedia at the bottom of each article with a link back to the page. pediaview YES
Pipi Wiki Simple attributed mirror, bad image links. Example pipiwiki.com NO
PopFlock Complete mirror. Attribution, CC license and link to Wikipedia article given on each page. Images link directly to license page on wiki. Example article. popflock.com YES
Quazoo Search aggregation. Result snippets from Wikipedia are noted. quazoo YES
Qwerty wikis Odd collection of poorly constructed mirrors, all with same contact. License and attribution in multiple places. Example one, Example two, Example three frwiki.wiki
wikiital.com
abcdef.wiki
YES
Readtiger Very simple mirror, credits Wikipedia at the top of each page served. No link to authors. readtiger YES
Richest Celebrities Small set of copied BLP articles. Clearly credits Wikipedia and Freebase (another mirror). richestcelebrities YES
Speedy Deletion Wiki Farms articles from Wikipedia that are about to be deleted; carefully attributes. Not a WP:RS. speedydeletion.wikia YES
Spokeo A "people search engine" which copies selected biographies of public figures, clearly crediting Wikipedia at bottom of each entry. The credit has existed clearly since 2013, making this reference on hundreds of biographies here baffling. spokeo.com YES
TFODE Search engine which pulls entire articles, clearly attributed back to Wikipedia. tfode YES
TheInfoList Poorly executed and badly formatted mirror with a partial article copy zero article or image attribution, or compatible license. Example article. theinfolist.com NO
The Reader Wiki Simple mirror with no formatting changes; attribution/license at the bottom of the page and images linked to correct copyright pages. Example article. thereaderwiki.com YES
Top Entity Another "search engine" that pulls in uncredited chunks of material for various sources, including random paragraphs from Wikipedia. topentity NO
Webot News Simple mirror, credited at the top of the page. webot.org YES
WhmSoft Moblog Some kind of aggregate that creates a mess of a page, including a credited pull from Wikipedia. whmsoft YES
Wiki30 Simple mirror that identifies as an "enhanced republish of the English Wikipedia." Clearly noted on articles with an attribution link back to the article, contributors and license. wiki30 YES
Wiki Al Quds Simple mirror on the Al-Quds University site. Source noted + license. example. wiki.alquds.edu YES
Wikidi Mirrors infobox data; sources Freebase, which credits Wikipedia. wikidi UNCLEAR
Wikilingue Simple mirror. Credits Wikipedia at the bottom of the page. encydia.com YES
Wikipedia TLDR Summarizes Wikipedia articles; links back to originals. wikipediatldr YES
WikiPops Simple mirror. Partial attribution at the bottom of each article, no license info. wikipops NO
WikiTrans Translates Wikipedia articles. Full attribution at the bottom of each translated page. wikitrans YES
Wikivisually Simple near-real-time mirror, attributes Wikipedia at the top of each article, no license or contributor credits. Example article. - stopped being a mirror? 11/15/2021 wikivisually NO
Wordaz Really odd search engine which just seems to parse the results from a Wikipedia search. Results clearly links back to Wikipedia. wordaz YES
WordSimilarity Odd search site that returns "analogous words or synonyms" for a given search term. Each result is a clip from Wikipedia (with a link back to the article). No correct license or direct mention that the site is a mirror. Example results. Note: dead as of 2022-11-14 wordsimilarity.com NO
ZXC Wiki Simple direct mirror with clear attribution in multiple places, direct links to authors and correct license. Images link back to full attribution in German. Example results. zxc.wiki YES

Working

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  • unionpedia.org all material extracted from various language Wikipedias; complete attribution.
  • nyongesasande.com Many, if not most, articles are copied partially or fully from Wikipedia; zero attribution. Given the level a plagiarism, I can't see how it's a suitable source for anything else. example.
  • gaz.wiki - Simple mirror, completely missing any attribution or license. Example
  • translationdirectory.com - Copies various articles, clear attribution at the very beginning of the article. Mostly copies language and slang articles. Example
  • factsnippet.com - Clearly scrapes content from Wikipedia articles (or other sources) with zero attribution; minor shifts in pronouns. Copies are from around January 2023 and not refreshed. Example


  • coursehero.com - User-generated material; many pages are copied from Wikipedia with minimal or no attribution. Just an essay farm / student cheat site. Example
  • 123helpme.com - User-generated material; many pages are copied from Wikipedia with minimal or no attribution. Anonymous amateur essay farm / student cheat site. Example
  • telegra.ph - User-generated material; open self-publishing platform. Frequently used to launder spam links. Example
  • famousfix.com - Seems to have evolved in to a combination of mirrored Wikipedia articles, user-generated lists and materials, and other scraped content with unknown copyright status. There's a disclaimer on their terms of use: "Some of the written content available on the Lucy Media Services has generally been made available by Wikipedia or its licensors under the the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License ("CC BY-SA") and/or the GNU Free Documentation License ("GFDL"). Lucy Media uses all such text pursuant to the terms of the CC BY-SA and you are free to use such content in compliance with such license. Certain specific text may be made available by Wikipedia under other free licenses, and Lucy Media makes such text available under the applicable license." This is wholly inadequate - it does not identify the material it is applicable to, and it fails to comply with the license by identifying the authors (or linking to the exact article). Copyright problems appear to have been noticed back in 2015, so this is a long-term problem. There was a previous entry in this list that I removed in 2017 as it appeared to be mostly removed at that time. Example
  • hisour.com - Junk scraper site, often directly copies from here with minimal or zero attribution. Most of the rest is likely copyright violations from other sites. No license, no contacts or anything on site. Example