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{{BasicHeader|Welcome to '''Bluepages''', the global historical directory that ''anyone'' can edit!}} |
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Our goal is to put together the histories of everyday places – local schools, parks, businesses, and roads, for example – in your neighborhood and all over the world. |
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Host your wiki with Miraheze</translate>'''</div> |
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We currently have '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]]''', but almost all of them are '''[[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|automatically generated]]''' and need a human being like you to help improve them. |
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100% free MediaWiki hosting run by expert volunteers</translate></div> |
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Currently hosting {{NUMBEROFWIKIS}} Wikis (<small>[[<tvar|wikidiscover>Special:WikiDiscover</>|complete list]] | [[<tvar|gow>Special:MyLanguage/Gazetteer of wikis</>|directory]]</small>)</translate></div> |
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To get an idea of the kind of content we're trying to build on this website, take a look at '''[[Perry Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|some example articles]]'''. You can also see our '''[[Bluepages:Tables|collections of information on large chain businesses]]''', or our '''[[:Category:Places|category system]]'''. And if you want to get started with helping us grow, check out the '''[[Bluepages:Guide to editing|guide to editing Bluepages]]'''. |
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Our commitment</translate></h3> |
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Free of charge</translate> |
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No ads</translate> |
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100% open source ([[<tvar|gh>github:miraheze</>|code]])</translate> |
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Running the [[<tvar|version>Special:Version</>|most recent version]] of MediaWiki, the software that powers Wikipedia</translate> |
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Offering a competitive collection of optional extensions</translate> |
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Possibility for [[<tvar|customdomains>Special:MyLanguage/Custom domains</>|custom domains]]</translate> |
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HTTPS for all wikis</translate> |
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Friendly volunteer community support, open to your requests</translate> |
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[[<tvar|templatewiki>templatewiki:</>|Free template database]] and [[<tvar|commonswiki>commons:</>|free image repository]]</translate> |
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Possibility to have [[<tvar|ve>mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:VisualEditor</>|VisualEditor]] and [[<tvar|sd>mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:StructuredDiscussions</>|StructuredDiscussions]] </translate> |
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Learn more about Miraheze in our '''[[<tvar|faq>Special:MyLanguage/FAQ</>|FAQ]]'''.</translate> |
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As you may have already noticed, Bluepages runs on '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki]''', the same software used by popular websites like Wikipedia – so if you're still about anything after reading the guide, Wikipedia may have '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents a guide of its own]''' that will help. If you're an experienced Wikipedia editor, you might want to read about '''[[Bluepages:Bluepages and Wikipedia|some of the major differences]]''' between their site and ours. And please see if you can help with our '''[[Bluepages:Long-term goals|to-do list]]''' of long-term goals for a vibrant Bluepages community. |
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<div style="text-align:right;">[[Special:CreateAccount|<span class="mw-ui-button mw-ui-progressive mw-ui-small"><translate><!--T:43--> |
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Create an account</translate></span>]] [[Special:RequestWiki|<span class="mw-ui-button mw-ui-progressive mw-ui-small"><translate><!--T:13--> |
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Bluepages is hosted by '''[https://miraheze.org/ Miraheze]''', a non-profit wiki hosting community. They're run by volunteers, and they would really appreciate '''[https://donate.miraheze.org/ your donations]''' to help keep this website and thousands of others running smoothly. |
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Request a wiki</translate></span>]]</div> |
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News</translate></h3> |
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July 2021: '''[[<tvar|6yr>Special:MyLanguage/Miraheze-6-year</>|Miraheze celebrates 6 years]]''' since creation!</translate> |
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June 2021: Miraheze upgraded to MediaWiki 1.36.</translate> |
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October 2020: Miraheze upgraded to MediaWiki 1.35.</translate> |
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July 2020: '''[[<tvar|5yr>Special:MyLanguage/Miraheze-5-year</>|Miraheze celebrates 5 years]]''' since creation!</translate> |
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May 2020: Miraheze now has 100,000 global users!</translate> |
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December 2019: Miraheze upgraded to MediaWiki 1.34!</translate> |
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''For archived news please see the [[<tvar|newsarchive>Miraheze/News Archive</>|news archive]].'' |
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Contact us</translate></h3> |
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Facebook: [<tvar|fb>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miraheze/1641434862735427</> Miraheze]</translate> |
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Twitter: [<tvar|twtr>//twitter.com/miraheze</> @miraheze]</translate> |
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On-wiki: [[<tvar|hc>Special:MyLanguage/Help center</>|Help center]]</translate> |
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Contribute</translate></h3> |
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Miraheze is entirely community-supported and has no advertising. We appreciate contributions of time, money, or expertise.</translate> |
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[[<tvar|contributing>Special:MyLanguage/Contributing</>|Contributing]]; learn how you can use your knowledge and time to help us.</translate> |
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[[<tvar|donate>Special:MyLanguage/Donate</>|Donate]]; a record of previous donations and costs are available [[<tvar|fin>Special:MyLanguage/Finance</>|here]].</translate> |
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 22 March 2024
Welcome to Bluepages, the global historical directory that anyone can edit!
Our goal is to put together the histories of everyday places – local schools, parks, businesses, and roads, for example – in your neighborhood and all over the world.
We currently have 417,342 articles, but almost all of them are automatically generated and need a human being like you to help improve them.
To get an idea of the kind of content we're trying to build on this website, take a look at some example articles. You can also see our collections of information on large chain businesses, or our category system. And if you want to get started with helping us grow, check out the guide to editing Bluepages.
As you may have already noticed, Bluepages runs on MediaWiki, the same software used by popular websites like Wikipedia – so if you're still about anything after reading the guide, Wikipedia may have a guide of its own that will help. If you're an experienced Wikipedia editor, you might want to read about some of the major differences between their site and ours. And please see if you can help with our to-do list of long-term goals for a vibrant Bluepages community.
Bluepages is hosted by Miraheze, a non-profit wiki hosting community. They're run by volunteers, and they would really appreciate your donations to help keep this website and thousands of others running smoothly.