Board Thread:Support Requests - Getting Started/@comment-24676655-20150708025831/@comment-303594-20150708092048

I'd like to make a couple of clarifications.

> The only exception to this rule is if you host a wiki that is victim to abnormal spam and vandalism to a degree that makes locking the wiki you have created to only allowed users, however this is extremely rare and only used in seriously egregious circumstances regarding extreme vandalism.

This would be locking down edits, and would only happen for a very short time in extreme cases of vandalism. View rights are never restricted.

> If you want a website that others can't edit and nobody can see it, I would just do it all offline on your own computer. It saves you the trouble of having to shop around for a site, and saves you from having to pay for one.

Although this is fine if you have the technical skill to set up something, many users don't. Some other wiki farms offer private hosting, but this isn't something Wikia offers.