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I have a question. Is there such a thing as wiki ownership? Does one person fully own a wikia?

I&apos;m just wondering because on a wikia I follow one (not going to name wikia) of the admins told me that he "owns" the wikia and it&apos;s his. (not going to say name because I don&apos;t want to get anyone into trouble; plus he gives the vibe that he is not nice and he runs the wikia pretty strict)

If so, if I create a wiki does it mean that it&apos;s mine too? Sorry if this is a stupid question but I&apos;m just curious.

Any help or adivce would be much appreciated. Your welcome to answer my inquiry at your earliest convenience thank you and have a nice day. 129.97.51.115 03:44, October 28, 2012 (UTC)


 * To my mind, since a public wiki is supposed to be a collaborative effort, this means that nobody "owns" a wiki, except perhaps Wikia. There are rare exceptions, for instance the Fastmail wiki is definitely owned by Opera Australia Pty. Ltd. (aka Fastmail.FM, aka The Messaging Engine), and used to be a private (but open to the public) wiki on Fastmail&apos;s own servers, but because of the spam problem it was moved to Wikia (by a then staff member) and became a fully public wiki. However, such cases are rare.


 * Generally, if the bureaucrat of a wiki is labouring under the delusion that he "owns" it, that&apos;s a badly-run wiki as he hasn&apos;t got the right attitude. -- RobertATfm (talk) 04:31, October 28, 2012 (UTC)


 * Sounds like this guy isn&apos;t the founder, but wouldn&apos;t the creation policy still apply in these sort of situations or no? "Wikia are community projects, not personal websites. They are not owned by their founders, nor does the founder&apos;s opinion carry more weight in disagreements than any other user&apos;s opinion. Consensus and cooperation should be the primary means for organizing a wiki." 23:10, October 31, 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, it would and does apply. As RobertATfm said earlier, nobody owns the Wiki except for Wikia. Savannah   Star  00:52, November 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, it would and does apply. As RobertATfm said earlier, nobody owns the Wiki except for Wikia. Savannah   Star  00:52, November 1, 2012 (UTC)