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== What is CouchWiki? == | == What is CouchWiki? == | ||
WikiCouch is a travel community guide for Hospitality networks like [http://couchsurfing.org/ CouchSurfing], [http://hosptalityclub.org Hospitality Club], [http://bewelcome.org BeWelcome], [http://BeLodged.com BeLodged], [http://www.globalfreeloaders.com Global Freeloaders], [http://servas.org Servas] etc. | WikiCouch is a travel community guide for Hospitality networks like [http://couchsurfing.org/ CouchSurfing], [http://hosptalityclub.org Hospitality Club], [http://bewelcome.org BeWelcome], [http://BeLodged.com BeLodged], [http://www.globalfreeloaders.com Global Freeloaders], [http://servas.org/ Servas] etc. | ||
A travel community guide is something like [http:// | A travel community guide is something like <strike>Wikitravel</strike> [http://wikivoyage.org/ Wikivoyage] but more personal. It helps you experience travel with the senses of a local. | ||
== Why use Couchwiki? == | == Why use Couchwiki? == | ||
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* Not ruled by one person, not ruled by a for profit corporation | * Not ruled by one person, not ruled by a for profit corporation | ||
==History and background== | |||
Back in August 2006 [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) started the original Couchsurfing Wiki. In 2007 he stopped volunteering for couchsurfing because of the direction chosen, a direction which became clearer and more crystallized throughout the years (the 2011 sellout and the draconian ToU of 2012 were not really a surprise). In 2009 there were talks about deleting the entire couchsurfing wiki and the idea was born to start an independent wiki, that is Couchwiki. In December 2012 the Couchsurfing corporation finally announced they will render the couchsurfing wiki inaccessible to the general public. | |||
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Revision as of 14:47, 3 December 2012
What is CouchWiki?
WikiCouch is a travel community guide for Hospitality networks like CouchSurfing, Hospitality Club, BeWelcome, BeLodged, Global Freeloaders, Servas etc.
A travel community guide is something like Wikitravel Wikivoyage but more personal. It helps you experience travel with the senses of a local.
Why use Couchwiki?
Simple. Because Couchwiki is open to anyone and everyone. It is in keeping with the philosophy of inclusion and openness. We believe in decentralized control, in self-moderation, and that everyone who has something valuable to contribute may do so with ease.
Plus, it is unsure if the couchsurfing wiki will continue as it is and it's good to have a backup with a nicer philosophy.
What are the Guidelines
- We want to keep Couchwiki spam free, friendly and open for anyone to edit.
- Instead of creating rules, try to set examples and show people how to follow them.
- Anyone who shows good contributions here or at related wikis can become a sysop.
How we want to keep Couchwiki
- Free of advertising
- Free of spam
- Content freely available under a Creative Commons license
- Convivial and friendly
- Chock full of useful, fun info
- Not ruled by one person, not ruled by a for profit corporation
History and background
Back in August 2006 guaka (talk) started the original Couchsurfing Wiki. In 2007 he stopped volunteering for couchsurfing because of the direction chosen, a direction which became clearer and more crystallized throughout the years (the 2011 sellout and the draconian ToU of 2012 were not really a surprise). In 2009 there were talks about deleting the entire couchsurfing wiki and the idea was born to start an independent wiki, that is Couchwiki. In December 2012 the Couchsurfing corporation finally announced they will render the couchsurfing wiki inaccessible to the general public.