Wikipedia:Directory of alternative outlets

This is an essay.

It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.

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Wikipedia is not a(n)...	... so try this instead
Arbiter of viewpoints	Baidu Baike, 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
Fandom site	Fanlore, Fandom (formerly Wikia)
Forum for Wikipedia chatter	Wikipedia:IRC, Wikipedia:Discord, Wikipedia Review, Wikipediocracy
Game guide	Encyclopedia Gamia, StrategyWiki, GameFAQs, Gamepedia
Genealogy	Wikidata:WikiProject Genealogy, FamilySearch, rodovid:, WikiTree
How-to manual	Wikibooks, wikiHow
Indiscriminate collection	Deletionpedia, Everipedia, Everything2, Wikinfo, Annex, h2g2
Internet culture guide	Encyclopedia Dramatica, 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, Wikitravel, Fandom Travel
Webspace provider	Category:Web hosting
Wiki of your own	List of wikis, Comparison of wiki farms, Start your own wiki

Inclusion criteria

The above is more than an arbitrary list of sites. Sister projects in the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) are preferred. Failing that, sites should have their own Wikipedia article and meet some combination of the following criteria to be listed:

Policies consistent with the spirit of WMF goals
Allow content to be moved over verbatim (e.g., CC BY-SA-compatible or GFDL-compatible)
A wiki, or like a wiki