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A List of Reference Wikis

By Daniel Nations, About.com

Reference wikis include encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotations, how-to articles, tax almanacs and language reference guides. Easy access to information that is of immediate use makes these wikis an invaluable tool and among the most popular wikis in the world.

Wikidweb

A wiki directory of websites.

Wikiinfo

Wikiinfo is an internet encyclopedia with more open rules than Wikipedia allowing direct links to websites as well as poetry and original fiction to be posted.

Wikimedia Commons

A collection of pictures and images for use under a some rights reserved license that only requires the source and authors to be referenced with the media. Wikimedia Commons is part of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Wikinews

Wikinews is a free source of news and current events. It is part of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Wikipedia

Wikipedia is an internet-based encyclopedia with a strict ruleset. It is the most popular wiki and among the most popular websites in the world. Wikipedia is part of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Wikiquote

Wikiquote is devoted to becoming the largest free resource of quotations. It is part of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Wikisource

Wikisource is an online library of public domain literature and free content text. It is part of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Wikispecies

Wikispecies is an open directory of species covering animal, plant, fungus, bacteria and all other forms of life. It is part of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Wikiversity

Wikiversity is a collection of learning projects, activities and materials. It is part of the Wikimedia Foundation.

WikiHow

A wiki collection of how-to articles.

Wiktionary

Wiktionary is an online wiki dictionary. Wiktionary is part of the Wikimedia Foundation.

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