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Screenshot  The main page of MicroWiki, retrieved September 21, 2020. | |
Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
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| Available in | 2 languages |
| Owner | Jonathan Austen |
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| URL | micronations.wiki |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | CC Attribution / Share-Alike 3.0 |
MicroWiki is a free online encyclopedia maintained by volunteers using a wiki-based editing system. MicroWiki defines itself as "the largest encyclopaedia about micronations".[1]
As of December 2020 there are over 115,000 articles on MicroWiki.[2] The Independent remarked that the encyclopedia was a thorough resource, stating that several articles on micronations were longer than those of real-world nations on Wikipedia.[3]
Hayward and Khamis stated in an academic journal for Shima that many of the micronations featured on the wiki are in fact virtual entities which exist solely as listings on the encyclopedia. They opted to describe the website as a 'fantasy gaming service' where 'players' could interact with other 'virtual micronations'.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hayward, Philip; Khamis, Susie (2015). "Fleeting and Partial Autonomy: A historical account of quasi-micronational initiatives on Lundy Island and their contemporary reconfiguration on MicroWiki" (PDF). Shima: The International Journal of Island Cultures. 9: 78. ISSN 1834-6057. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Roggero, Paolo (23 December 2020). "Un ducato a Torre: la micronazione intenzionale del "Bardo"" [A duchy in Torre: the intentional micronation of the "Bardo"]. L'Unione Monregalese (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Usborne, Simon (13 April 2015). "MicroCon 2015: Dictators of the world unite at world summit of micronations - countries too small to count". The Independent. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Hayward, Philip (2018). "Secessionism, submergence and Siteresponsive art: The Embassy of the Commonwealth of New Bayswater at the 1st Fremantle Biennale" (PDF). Shima: The International Journal of Island Cultures. 12: 163–168. ISSN 1834-6057. Retrieved 15 April 2021.