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The '''Xenharmonic Wiki''' (sometimes abbreviated to '''Xen Wiki''') is an online encyclopedia about [[microtonal music]]. It serves as a central hub for the [[Xenharmonic Alliance]] to share all kinds of knowledge about microtonal music with the world, from [[General Theory|theory]] to [[practice]] and beyond.

The Xenharmonic Wiki is a complementary resource to Wikipedia; in that sense, the scope of the Xenharmonic Wiki can be compared to that of wikis hosted on websites such as {{w|Fandom (website)|Fandom}} in that they are specialized encyclopedias, whereas Wikipedia is a general-purpose encyclopedia with stricter guidelines regarding its content and structure.

The Xenharmonic Wiki is a complementary resource to {{W|Main page|Wikipedia}}; in that sense, the scope of the Xenharmonic Wiki can be compared to that of wikis hosted on websites such as {{w|Fandom (website)|Fandom}} in that they are specialized encyclopedias, whereas Wikipedia is a general-purpose encyclopedia with stricter guidelines regarding its content and structure.

== History ==

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=== MediaWiki (2018–present) ===

[[Mike Battaglia]] and [[Tyler Henthorn]] worked together to organize the transition away from Wikispaces. Tyler, who worked at Wikispaces at the time, generously offered to take care of the hosting for the new wiki.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/posts/1974251002840894/ Xenwiki Work Group | Hi everyone, | Facebook]</ref> They decided to run MediaWiki, the same wiki platform used on Wikipedia, on a new standalone website with its own domain, "xen.wiki". After several months of effort, the [[Migration FAQ|migration]] was an overall success, with only minor hiccups such as the loss of the Wikispaces user accounts. Mike announced the launch of the new Xenharmonic Wiki on September 17th, 2018.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/permalink/2119817474950912 Xenwiki Work Group | **XEN.WIKI LAUNCH - WE ARE LIVE | Facebook]</ref>

[[Mike Battaglia]] and [[Tyler Henthorn]] worked together to organize the transition away from Wikispaces. Tyler, who worked at Wikispaces at the time, generously offered to take care of the hosting for the new wiki.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/posts/1974251002840894/ Xenwiki Work Group | Hi everyone, | Facebook]</ref> They decided to run MediaWiki, the same wiki platform used on Wikipedia, on a new standalone website with its own domain, "xen.wiki". After several months of effort, the [[Help:Migration FAQ|migration]] was an overall success, with only minor hiccups such as the loss of the Wikispaces user accounts. Mike announced the launch of the new Xenharmonic Wiki on September 17th, 2018.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/permalink/2119817474950912 Xenwiki Work Group | **XEN.WIKI LAUNCH - WE ARE LIVE | Facebook]</ref>

The current website hosts the Xenharmonic Wiki in English, [[:es:Bienvenidos|Spanish]], [[:de:Hauptseite|German]], and [[:ja:メインページ|Japanese]], as well as Mike Battaglia's [[Legacy:Main Page|Legacy Xen Wiki]], which aims to preserve the English wiki in a stable state for archiving and teaching purposes.

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 The '''Xenharmonic Wiki''' (sometimes abbreviated to '''Xen Wiki''') is an online encyclopedia about [[microtonal music]]. It serves as a central hub for the [[Xenharmonic Alliance]] to share all kinds of knowledge about microtonal music with the world, from [[General Theory|theory]] to [[practice]] and beyond.
-The Xenharmonic Wiki is a complementary resource to Wikipedia; in that sense, the scope of the Xenharmonic Wiki can be compared to that of wikis hosted on websites such as {{w|Fandom (website)|Fandom}} in that they are specialized encyclopedias, whereas Wikipedia is a general-purpose encyclopedia with stricter guidelines regarding its content and structure.
+The Xenharmonic Wiki is a complementary resource to {{W|Main page|Wikipedia}}; in that sense, the scope of the Xenharmonic Wiki can be compared to that of wikis hosted on websites such as {{w|Fandom (website)|Fandom}} in that they are specialized encyclopedias, whereas Wikipedia is a general-purpose encyclopedia with stricter guidelines regarding its content and structure.
 == History ==
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 === MediaWiki (2018–present) ===
-[[Mike Battaglia]] and [[Tyler Henthorn]] worked together to organize the transition away from Wikispaces. Tyler, who worked at Wikispaces at the time, generously offered to take care of the hosting for the new wiki.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/posts/1974251002840894/ Xenwiki Work Group | Hi everyone, | Facebook]</ref> They decided to run MediaWiki, the same wiki platform used on Wikipedia, on a new standalone website with its own domain, "xen.wiki". After several months of effort, the [[Migration FAQ|migration]] was an overall success, with only minor hiccups such as the loss of the Wikispaces user accounts. Mike announced the launch of the new Xenharmonic Wiki on September 17th, 2018.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/permalink/2119817474950912 Xenwiki Work Group | **XEN.WIKI LAUNCH - WE ARE LIVE | Facebook]</ref>
+[[Mike Battaglia]] and [[Tyler Henthorn]] worked together to organize the transition away from Wikispaces. Tyler, who worked at Wikispaces at the time, generously offered to take care of the hosting for the new wiki.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/posts/1974251002840894/ Xenwiki Work Group | Hi everyone, | Facebook]</ref> They decided to run MediaWiki, the same wiki platform used on Wikipedia, on a new standalone website with its own domain, "xen.wiki". After several months of effort, the [[Help:Migration FAQ|migration]] was an overall success, with only minor hiccups such as the loss of the Wikispaces user accounts. Mike announced the launch of the new Xenharmonic Wiki on September 17th, 2018.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/permalink/2119817474950912 Xenwiki Work Group | **XEN.WIKI LAUNCH - WE ARE LIVE | Facebook]</ref>
 The current website hosts the Xenharmonic Wiki in English, [[:es:Bienvenidos|Spanish]], [[:de:Hauptseite|German]], and [[:ja:メインページ|Japanese]], as well as Mike Battaglia's [[Legacy:Main Page|Legacy Xen Wiki]], which aims to preserve the English wiki in a stable state for archiving and teaching purposes.