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Hello World, I'm Stoulram! OwO! | |||
This isn't really a wiki but more like a blog site for documenting my own personal life, various tips/tricks, and just sharing cool stuff :3 | |||
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<div>''' Socials '''</div> | |||
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<div class="fplink"><a href="https://www.discord.com/stoulram"><img src="https://commons.wiki.gg/images/Discord.svg?386ce8" width="64" height="49" alt="Discord"></a><br>Discord</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Discord.svg|64px|link=https://www.discord.com/stoulram]]<br>Discord</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Bluesky.svg|x64px|link=https://bsky.app/profile/stoulram.bsky.social]]<br>Bluesky</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Youtube.png|x64px|link=https://www.youtube.com/@stoulram]]<br>YouTube</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Twitter.svg|x64px|link=https://x.com/stoulram]]<br>Twitter</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Tiktok.svg|x64px|link=https://www.tiktok.com/@stoulram]]<br>TikTok</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Furaffinity.png|x64px|link=https://www.furaffinity.net/user/stoulram]]<br>Fur Affinity</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Reddit.svg|x64px|link=http://reddit.com/u/stoulram]]<br>Reddit</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Instagram.svg|x64px|link=https://www.instagram.com/stou.lram/]]<br>Instagram</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Facebook.svg|x64px|link=https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089165505755]]<br>Facebook</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Soundcloud.svg|x64px|link=https://soundcloud.com/stoul-ram]]<br>Soundcloud</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Mastodon.svg|x64px|link=https://mastodon.social/@stoulram]]<br>Mastodon</div> | |||
<div class="fplink">[[File:Threads.svg|x64px|link=https://www.threads.net/@stoulram]]<br>Threads</div> | |||
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== Latest Wikis == | |||
Aviation ✈️ | |||
Furries 🐱 | |||
* [[How I Became A Furry]] | |||
Personal Opinions 📝 | |||
* [[Antinatalism]] | |||
* [[Digital Minimalism]] | |||
Finance 📈 | |||
*[[How To Become Financially Independent]] | |||
* [[How to Start Investing in a Brokerage]] | |||
= Am I Crazy For Wanting to Host my Own Wikipedia = | |||
We live in crazy times in the digital world. We now have internet, we have LLMs, NFT, crypto. Technology has been changing at a rapid rate and the way we share information has also changed over time. | |||
But one of the core parts of the internet has still remained the same: To share information online. | |||
Wikipedia started all the way back in 2001 and it still exists to this day. It's become a central hub for sharing information online sort of like an online encyclopedia. I remember there were so many times in school where teachers would say "Don't cite Wikipedia as your source" but it's still nevertheless remains a fact that it's one of the best way to get introduced to a topic. | |||
Since then, so many Wikipedia clones have been built. Fandom, wiki.gg, WikiFur, etc. and they all rely on the same software called MediaWiki. | |||
=== How I got into wikis === | |||
I've been contributing to internet communities for a long time. One of the core reasons why I got into Computer Science and Software Engineering is because I love to share information with others. I've always been interested in hearing other people's stories and sharing life experiences. And now we have such a great means of doing so over the internet. | |||
I actually created this alt account because I wanted to get more involved with internet fandoms I've been involved with (without my employer and irl friends knowing lol). | |||
I've been on-and-off with editing various fandom wikis and later wiki.gg and really passionate about sharing information about games online with the whole Internet. | |||
Some wikis I've worked on in the past include: | |||
- [https://slarpg.wiki.gg/](https://slarpg.wiki.gg/) | |||
- [https://slider.wiki.gg/](https://slider.wiki.gg/) | |||
=== My stance against Big Tech === | |||
=== Enshittification === | |||
=== Freedom of Speech === | |||
=== Paywalls === | |||
=== Interest in ActivityPub, Fediverse === | |||
=== How I'm hosting this === | |||
- Mediawiki on a Google Cloud Platform VM instance | |||
- Free tier | |||
- MariaDB for database | |||
=== Why am I using MediaWiki if this is basically a blog === | |||
- I want to focus less on the coding aspect and more on writing | |||
- Since I'm already so familiar with MediaWiki and syntax, I thought this would be a great option. | |||
- Also wanted to challenge myself with hosting MediaWiki by itself since it's very customizable. | |||
- Gives me old Internet vibes | |||
- Why reinvent the wheel? | |||
There's great templates online for making your own blog page. But why should I reinvent the wheel when I can just do this? | |||
- I want this to be a living page where I can update it at any time. Also it's great for viewing past history and changes. | |||
<strong>MediaWiki has been installed.</strong> | <strong>MediaWiki has been installed.</strong> | ||