User talk:MontyAcademics

Your recent edits
Hello. I've noticed the recent edits that you have made to this page. You should be aware that Wikipedia is not a web host and attempts to use it as one may result in your content being deleted. Furthermore, Wikipedia has a policy against usernames that represent more than one person. You may want to visit this page to see about changing your name. Just so you know, you may be interested in hosting your own wiki for your school. Our article on wikis may have information that can help you. TN X Man 20:15, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Must I host my content elsewhere on a wiki farm? It is not as though I would not be contributing to Wikipedia with this account (and yes, I'm just one person; I had thought that this username would be more accessible to any potential contributors). I intended to make my userpage portal into a network of information pages such that students from my school can freely edit them and update course information/assignments/deadlines etc. as they come along. I had thought of using wikipedia for this purpose as wiki syntax is simple to use, and the site is familiar to most. If I can't do that here in any form whatsoever, pleas inform me. MontyAcademics (talk) 20:36, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Please see WP:NOTWEBHOST. Furthermore your username represents some entity or group which is not allowed, see WP:SPAMNAME. And you don't need a Wiki farm, just any old webserver will do. Setting up a Wiki only takes like 10 minutes, all you need is PHP and SQL. and you can control who is an admin, access to your site, etc. Posting your content here puts it at risk of being defaced by vandals and such and you don't have much control over what happens to it.  Triplestop  x3  20:40, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
 * As Triplestop says, there are plenty of options that will allow you to host your own wiki. Not only will this allow you to post whatever you like, it allows you more control in terms of who is allowed to edit and deletion of unwanted material (you must be an administrator on Wikipedia in order to delete things here). We can definitely give you some ideas if you would like to pursue this. TN X Man  20:44, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I anticipated as much. As a minor I have no access to funds, and am therefore incapable of purchasing a web domain (let alone a dedicated server), or setting up a web server at home. May I hear some ideas as to where I could host such a project, aside from a new wiki on central wikia or similar? As this user account will hold no more value after termination of this discussion, please delete my user page and talk page (and rename the account if you have to) when such a time arrives. Thank you for informing me. MontyAcademics (talk) 20:53, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
 * There are several options listed on this page and more listed here. Depending on what you need and what resources you have available, there may be an option that works for what you want. You may also find this page useful as well. TN X Man  20:57, 8 September 2009 (UTC)