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'''dwyd.org''' is a public encyclopedia dedicated to '''xat.com''' and '''geteso.org'''.
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This site was created with the purpose of superseding a fan-made "wikipedia" which the forum's community began to take an interest in.  There are approximately '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' pages in this wiki.
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The guidelines for contributing are fairly simple: report information which is deemed ''notable'' (irrelevant factoids will be removed) and do not desecrate the encyclopedia. Finally, do not let this medium overtake your usage of the community itself, because this site exists only for the purpose of immortalizing our site's entertaining history.
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Should you have any questions, feel free to make a thread on the forum.  Somebody that has an answer to your inquiry will respond once they discover your conversation.
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There are [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles (content pages) on the wiki.
 
<h4>Requesting an account</h4>
Your account will not be approved if you fail to include the following: your [[Esoteric Chat]] username, an e-mail address that matches your forum account, and a brief summary explaining what you intend to contribute to the wiki.
 
<h4>Support</h4>
Should you have any questions, feel free to make a conversation on [https://esoteric.chat/ the forum].  Somebody that has an answer to your inquiry may respond once they discover your conversation.


Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
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This is a list of changes made to the wiki itself, ''not'' the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]].
* New main page banner.  Added categories to many articles. <small>(17 February 2024)</small>
* The wiki has moved to ''wiki.esoteric.chat'' serving as an extension of the [[Esoteric Chat]] located at the root domain. <small>(21 January 2024)</small>
* The Main Page has received a facelift that was stolen directly from the [[liblfds]] wiki. <small>(26 September 2023)</small>
* There is now a forum for the website.  It can be accessed by the subdomain ''forum.dwyd.org'' or <s>this link</s> which will allow for you to create an account.  The forum uses the famous [[esoTalk]] forum software. <small>(26 September 2023)</small>
* Because of the abuse of the sign up functionality, new users must be manually approved by an administrator. <small>(17 April 2023)</small>
* Daily reminder that Longo is the best mod. <small>(1 January 1970)</small>
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=====Communities=====
* [[:Category:esoTalk|esoTalk]]
* [[:Category:Forum software|Forum software]]
* [[:Category:Schizoid Arena|Schizoid Arena]]
* [[:Category:Total Freedom|Total Freedom]]
* [[:Category:Xat|Xat]]
=====Subject categories=====
* [[:Category:General subjects|General subjects]]
=====Identifiers=====
* [[:Category:Meta|Meta]]
* [[:Category:Serious|Serious]]
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Types of categories and categories are sorted alphabetically.  They are a '''work in progress''' and so many articles are not categorized.  Some articles do not belong in any category.
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'''Communities''' refers to a well-established online group of people on a certain platform, with the name of that platform serving as the name of the topic.  '''Subject categories''' refers to particular subjects that either do not correspond to a particular online community or are notable in their own right.  '''Identifiers''' refers to labels that designate the tone or purpose of an article.
'''General subjects''' are self-explanatory; they are broad subjects which do not correspond to a particular community.
'''Meta''' indicates that the article directly has to do with the wiki.  '''Serious''' indicates that the article is factual and should be taken seriously.
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Latest revision as of 07:27, 18 February 2024

Overview

About the wiki

There are 86 articles (content pages) on the wiki.

Requesting an account

Your account will not be approved if you fail to include the following: your Esoteric Chat username, an e-mail address that matches your forum account, and a brief summary explaining what you intend to contribute to the wiki.

Support

Should you have any questions, feel free to make a conversation on the forum. Somebody that has an answer to your inquiry may respond once they discover your conversation.

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

Wiki changelog

This is a list of changes made to the wiki itself, not the recent changes.

  • New main page banner. Added categories to many articles. (17 February 2024)
  • The wiki has moved to wiki.esoteric.chat serving as an extension of the Esoteric Chat located at the root domain. (21 January 2024)
  • The Main Page has received a facelift that was stolen directly from the liblfds wiki. (26 September 2023)
  • There is now a forum for the website. It can be accessed by the subdomain forum.dwyd.org or this link which will allow for you to create an account. The forum uses the famous esoTalk forum software. (26 September 2023)
  • Because of the abuse of the sign up functionality, new users must be manually approved by an administrator. (17 April 2023)
  • Daily reminder that Longo is the best mod. (1 January 1970)

Index of articles

Categories

Communities
Subject categories
Identifiers

About categories

Types of categories and categories are sorted alphabetically. They are a work in progress and so many articles are not categorized. Some articles do not belong in any category.

Definitions

Communities refers to a well-established online group of people on a certain platform, with the name of that platform serving as the name of the topic. Subject categories refers to particular subjects that either do not correspond to a particular online community or are notable in their own right. Identifiers refers to labels that designate the tone or purpose of an article.

General subjects are self-explanatory; they are broad subjects which do not correspond to a particular community.

Meta indicates that the article directly has to do with the wiki. Serious indicates that the article is factual and should be taken seriously.