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ABXY is an independent wiki host. It the 2nd biggest independent host (behind Grifkuba), hosting 16 wikis. It hosts many Nintendo (NIWA) and Square Enix (SEIWA) related wikis, such as Zelda Wiki, Inkipedia and StrategyWiki.
 * ABXY

ABXY provides all of the key features the Minecraft Wiki would want from a host, that being a very small amount of ads (just one at the top and bottom of the screen), anonymous editing, full skin control, incredibly free extension control, a mobile skin etc. This is to show that ABXY is not lacking in any important departments.

It is important to note that the status of certain factors have changed since the last vote, for example: ABXY saw criticism due to its lack of cookie notice and how logged in users still saw ads, both of these concerns have been remedied, as a sufficient cookie notice has been implemented and logged in users will not see ads by the time the Minecraft Wiki has forked. It has also been expressed by ABXY that it would be unlikely for the amount of ads on the Minecraft Wiki to need to increase, meaning no in article ads would be implemented.

In my opinion, ABXY’s differentiating factor is its history. It has been running for a decade and a half with the sole purpose of hosting independent wikis and is currently hosting 11 wikis. Although I do not doubt our other hosts, I simply feel the most secure with the Minecraft Wiki being in the care of ABXY.

Bulbagarden is a family of sites focused on Pokémon franchise. The wiki part (Bulbapedia) has been active since December 21, 2004, making it one of the oldest wikis.
 * Bulba

wiki.gg is a wiki farm ran by former Gamepedia employees. While it may have been launches very recently - in March 2022, the employees have had experiences with wikis years prior to wiki.gg. wiki.gg hosts a large amount of former Gamepedia wikis, though it also includes some wikis for games they publish, wikis for their partners and wikis from Miraheze. There are currently more than 200 wikis, notable ones being Terraria Wiki and ARK Wiki. There are also two Minecraft related wikis - Aether Wiki and Minecraft Discontinued Features Wiki.
 * wiki.gg

When it comes to benefits, wiki.gg does not have ads but rather promotions for games their parent company (Freedom Games) publishes or game studios they are partnered with (have wikis on wiki.gg, e.g. Re-Logic's Terraria). Currently, there are three places - header, footer and right sidebar. Furthermore, it allows anonymous editing, there is a customization control, nearly free extension control (they allow the majority of extensions), have good loading times and stability.

And while wiki.gg has no dedicated mobile skin (MinervaNeue), it uses highly customizable Vector 2010 skin, which bears resemblence to the Hydra skin we've used back on Gamepedia with similar structure. wiki.gg wikis have shown me the true power of Vector 2010 and how you can make amazing mobile interfaces without the need for a mobile skin.

I also have to mention a very gentle onboarding experience, a theme toggler, great community support and freedom in general.

Weird Gloop is a independent host, hosting Runescape Wikis. It has been formed in 2018 after forking from Fandom. Compared to all other options, Weird Gloop does not have an owner, instead the community elects board members.
 * Weird Gloop

RuneScape is the most transparent about infrastructure, funding, and business operations.

In terms of tech infrastructure, they are the fastest and most reliable. They have the most mature global caching and CDN based on Cloudflare, guaranteeing fast access worldwide. They document their choice for cloud VM, the reason behind the choice, and the testings they do to keep it performant while economic in great detail. Their system admins, who are hired full-time, can provide support with both wiki customization and server. They are very experienced in MediaWiki

They currently only have one ad, and it's the least obstructive among all (it's below the fold, i.e. you have to scroll for it). For editors, there are no ads. If you're in the EU, there are no ads, and no cookie banner either (they don't need it). They keep their books open, proving their financial stability. If no more revenue is generated from today, they have enough funds to keep the site up for at least 6 months.

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