Forum:Is Special:RandomWiki random?

I can't find my way around Wikia, so I tried the RandomWiki button to see if something interesting would pop up. It seems that the same sequence of pages are displayed every time i try it out. How do I find some interesting stuff, if I don't know what I'm searching for? Leo.laursen 08:25, June 26, 2011 (UTC)


 * I have noticed that if I am on an entertainment wiki and press Random, I tend to end up on another entertainment wiki. I have noticed that if I am on a gaming wiki and press Random, I tend to end up on another gaming wiki. Perhaps it’s just my imagination … Anyway, if you look at the very top of your screen, you will see three pulldowns, one each for Entertainment, Gaming, and Lifestyle. You could just trying browsing that way. — Spike  Toronto  08:58, June 26, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you. Unfortunately Entertainment and Gaming are exactly what I was hoping to stay clear of, and I found nothing of interest to me under Lifestyle. Leo.laursen 09:37, June 26, 2011 (UTC)


 * At first I was wondering if there might just be a list of all of the Wikia wikis. Then I realized that that would not be of much use since there are tens of thousands of them. (Why, just the other day I found three different Zombipedias here at Wikia!) I wonder if there is a subject and/or title index somewhere? (I looked. Couldn’t find one.) — Spike  Toronto  09:54, June 26, 2011 (UTC)
 * For a title index, you can use Special:Newwikis, which includes all of the wikis ever made here in order of how recent they are, plus a search function. It's not particularly useful unless you know what you're searching for, though. Cook 10:03, June 26, 2011 (UTC)
 * I've noticed how there's wikis for just about anything. Another tip I can think of is to do a search for wiki, and chances are you'll get a wiki about it in there somewhere. --W H  (Talk) 09:24, June 28, 2011 (UTC)


 * You can make a list of all wikis, actually. http://community.wikia.com/api.php?action=query&list=wkdomains&wkactive=1&wkfrom=1&wkto=5000 - gives up to 5000 wikis at a time, in order of their wikifactory ids. This, essentially, is a random list of wikis. You can get more by increasing  and   by 5000 respectively.


 * Thank you all.
 * W H : The search is good, but I was hoping for something surprising, that I would never have thought of by my self.
 * Monchoman45: I'm guessing that the result is like Old Wikis, so I'll get there in time with Cook's advice. But with the present offset of 294386, it might take a while.
 * Still I would have liked a truly random solution, but I can see why a popularity-weighted approach might be preferable to the majority of users.--Leo.laursen 08:39, June 29, 2011 (UTC)