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'''Wikia''' (originally "WikiCities") was co-founded in 2004 by [[Directory:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] co-founder [[Directory:Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Wales]] and [[Directory:Angela Beesley|Angela Beesley]].  They hoped to capitalize financially on the working model presented by Wikipedia.  In fact, it has been said that Wales' ambition was to take the success of Wikipedia and "[http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/001343.html commercialize the hell out of it]."

'''Wikia''' (originally "WikiCities") was co-founded in 2004 by [[Directory:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] co-founder [[Directory:Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Wales]] and [[Directory:Angela Beesley|Angela Beesley]].  They hoped to capitalize financially on the working model presented by Wikipedia.  In fact, it has been said that Wales' ambition was to take the success of Wikipedia and "[http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/001343.html commercialize the hell out of it]."

At one time, 60% of the [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] board of trustees were simultaneously employees of Wikia. This is why even BBC News calls Wikia "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11715876 the for-profit sister site of Wikipedia]".

As recently as September 2006, [http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Board_of_Trustees&direction=prev&oldid=15575 eighty percent] of the [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] board of trustees seats were dedicated to high-ranking Wikia employees and a co-founder of Bomis.com, Jimmy Wales' prior business venture. This is why even BBC News calls Wikia "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11715876 the for-profit sister site of Wikipedia]".

==Using Wikipedia as an external link farm==

==Using Wikipedia as an external link farm==