Forum:Is Wikia good for a private wiki?

Hello, my english is not very good, anyway I want to know if I can open a wiki on Wikia to use it privately, just for a little group of person and if, as Admin, I will have the possibility to permit the reading and use of the wiki only to those persons... If that's not possible, do you know some web site where I can open a Mediawiki wiki? Thanks. Andrea


 * A while ago, i would i've said 101% that not possible. Now, only at 99%. You can check Terms of use and Creation policy for details. — TulipVorlax 19:31, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * At this time, no, its not something we support. Wikis are meant to be open, and to build a community. Also, MediaWiki was never designed to be air tight.

I quote from http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:Page_security_extension_disclaimer

"If you need per-page or partial page access restrictions, you are advised to install an appropriate content management package. MediaWiki was not written to provide per-page access restrictions, and almost all hacks or patches promising to add them will likely have flaws somewhere, which could lead to exposure of confidential data. We are not responsible for anything being leaked, leading to loss of funds or one's job."

While that message is a little over the top, it does speak the truth. We, nor MediaWiki, can provide you with 100% read access control (editing maybe, but there are already things in place for that). Short and simple answer is, if you dont want it getting out, dont put it on the public internet. Especially a public website that is designed for people to crawl all over it. Each wiki, while stand alone, is part of Wikia, and that comes with instantly having over 1 million users at your wiki. --Uberfuzzy 20:36, 21 May 2009 (UTC)