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| ! Description/Focus
| | ! Word |
| ! User count
| | ! Usage |
| ! Registration
| | ! Explanation |
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| ! [[43 Things]]
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| | Tagging
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| | 250,000{{fact}}
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| | Open
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| |-
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| ! [[aSmallWorld]]
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| | European jet set and social elite
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| | 75,000<ref>[[International Herald Tribune]] article, ''[http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/28/business/net29.php Join? Well, if you have to ask...]''. [[29 August]], [[2005]].</ref>
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| | Invite-only
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| |-
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| ! [[BlackPlanet.com]]
| |
| | African-Americans
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| | 18,000,000<ref>BlackPlanet, ''[http://www.blackplanet.com BlackPlanet homepage]''. [[April 13]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
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| |-
| |
| ! [[Babbello]]
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| | Australian teenagers
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| | Unknown
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| | Open
| |
| |-
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| ! [[Bebo]]
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| | Schools and colleges
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| | 22,000,000<ref>[[BBC News]] article, ''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4826218.stm Teen craze over networking sites]''. [[23 March]], [[2006]].</ref>
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| | Open
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| |-
| |
| ! [[The Black Stripe]]
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| | Image sharing
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| | Unknown
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Blurty]]
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| | Blogs, based on LiveJournal
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| | 946,106<ref>[http://www.blurty.com/stats.bml Blurty's stat page] as of [[22 July]] [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Bolt (website)|Bolt]]
| |
| | General (music and video)
| |
| | 4,000,000<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=62835 Bolt acquires UK SMS text messaging company Fonepark]</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Campusbug]]
| |
| | Social Networking, Online Education and E-Commerce
| |
| | 6,100{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Care2]]
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| | Activists
| |
| | 6,000,000<ref>[[Care2]] statistics, ''[www.care2.com]''. [[17 July]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Classmates.com]]
| |
| | School, college, work and the military
| |
| | 40,000,000<ref>The View article, ''[http://www.theviewnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=7029&paper=91&cat=187 Take a Second Chance with that First Love]''. [[February 1]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
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| |-
| |
| ! [[Connect.ee]]
| |
| | Estonia
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| | 39,000<ref>Connect.ee, ''[http://connect.ee/ Connect.ee homepage]''. [[3 July]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Crostel]]
| |
| | Mobile social network, multi-media messaging
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| | 3,000<ref>Crostel.com, ''[http://www.crostel.com Crostel homepage]''. [[June 4]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Cyworld]]
| |
| | South Korea
| |
| | 15,000,000<ref>[[Business Week]] article, ''[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_39/b3952405.htm E-Society: My World Is Cyworld]''. [[September 26]], [[2005]].</ref>
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| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[DeadJournal]]
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| | "Dark" blogs, based on LiveJournal
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| | 490,050<ref>DeadJournal, ''[http://www.deadjournal.com/stats.bml DeadJournal.com statistics]''. [[22 July]] [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | By invite or payment
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[DowneLink]]
| |
| | LGBT community
| |
| | 250,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Draugiem.lv]]
| |
| | Latvia
| |
| | 680,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Invite-only
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Ecademy]]
| |
| | Business
| |
| | Unknown
| |
| | Free basic level with tiered paid levels
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Facebook]]
| |
| | College and high school students (predominantly American)
| |
| | 7,700,000<ref>[[USA Today]] newspaper article, ''[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-06-25-yearbook-online_x.htm Web Generation Preserves Memories Online]''. [[25 June]], [[2006]].</ref>
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| | Open to students and alumni
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Faceparty]]
| |
| | British teens and 20-somethings
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| | 5,900,000<ref>Faceparty, ''[http://www.faceparty.com/ Faceparty homepage]''. [[13 April]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Flickr]]
| |
| | Image sharing
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| | 2,500,000<ref>[[Newsweek]] article, ''[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12015774/site/newsweek/ The New Wisdom of the Web]''. [[April 3]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Friendster]]
| |
| | General
| |
| | 29,100,000<ref>Friendster, ''[http://www.friendster.com/info/tour/1_0.htm Friendster overview]'', 2006.</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Frühstückstreff]]
| |
| | International, multi-lingual breakfast club initiative
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| | 9,700<ref>Frühstückstreff, ''[http://www.fruehstueckstreff.net]'', 2006.</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Gaia Online]]
| |
| | General
| |
| | 4,153,077<ref>http://www.gaiaonline.com/</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[GolfBuzz]]
| |
| | Golfers and Courses
| |
| | 16,000<ref>http://www.golfbuzz.com/</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[GreatestJournal]]
| |
| | Uses LiveJournal code
| |
| | 1,300,000<ref>http://www.greatestjournal.com/</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Grono.net]]
| |
| | Poland
| |
| | 830,000<ref>Usercount is available to logged-in members</ref>
| |
| | Invite-only
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Hi5.com|Hi5]]
| |
| | Latin America, Caribbean, Europe and North America.
| |
| | 40,000,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Hyves]]
| |
| | Dutch students
| |
| | 1,800,000<ref>http://www.hyves.nl/</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[IMVU]]
| |
| | 3D chat software
| |
| | 1,000,000<ref>IMVU, ''[http://www.imvu.com/catalog/web_info.php?section=Info&topic=aboutus IMVU Information]''. 2006.</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Insider Pages]]
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| | United States
| |
| | 3,000,000<ref>http://www.insiderpages.com</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[IRC-Galleria]]
| |
| | Finland
| |
| | 300,000<ref>http://irc-galleria.net/</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[iWiW]]
| |
| | Hungary
| |
| | 500,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Invite only
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Joga Bonito]]
| |
| | Football (soccer) and Nike-sponsored players
| |
| | Unknown
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[LinkedIn]]
| |
| | Business
| |
| | 6,000,000<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[LiveJournal]]
| |
| | Blogging, networking and communities
| |
| | 10,727,398<ref>http://www.livejournal.com/ (as of [[22 July]] [[2006]]).</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[LunarStorm]]
| |
| | Sweden
| |
| | 1,200,000<ref>PressBox.co.uk Press Release, ''[http://www.pressbox.co.uk/detailed/Internet/LunarStorm_launches_new_fun_young_adult_and_teen_service_in_UK._Opens_London_office_with_new_CEO_42203.html LunarStorm launches new, fun, young adult and teen service in UK]''. [[17 November]] [[2005]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Miaplaza]]
| |
| | Friends and family
| |
| | 10,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[MiGente.com]]
| |
| | [[Latino]]s
| |
| | 3,600,000<ref>http://migente.com/</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Mixi]]
| |
| | Japan
| |
| | 4,000,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Invite-only
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[MOBANGO]]
| |
| | Mobile social network, sharing media
| |
| | 1,000,000<ref>mobango.com, ''[http://www.mobango.com MOBANGO homepage]''. [[22 June]] 2006.</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[MSN Spaces]]
| |
| | Blogging, networking and communities
| |
| | 100,000,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Multiply]]
| |
| | "Real world" networking with definable relationships | |
| | 2,300,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Music Forte]]
| |
| | Musicians and Music Industry
| |
| | 37,000<ref>Music Forte Press Release ''[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/3/prweb359890.php Music and Artist Promotion reaches to the Far East ]''. [[21 March]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[MyGamma]]
| |
| | Mobile Networking Community
| |
| | 450,000<ref>mygamma.com, ''[http://www.mygamma.com myGamma homepage]''. [[4 July]] [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open, paid memberships
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[MyNetSpot.org]]
| |
| | General
| |
| | Unknown<ref>http://www.mynetspot.org</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[MySpace]]
| |
| | General
| |
| | 95,516,819<ref>Count based on number of people available in primary network as of [[22 July]] 2006.</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[myYearbook]]
| |
| | World Teens
| |
| | 950,000<ref> [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-06-25-yearbook-online_x.htm Web generation preserves memories online]''. [[25 June]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Neurona]]
| |
| | Business networking in Spain & Latin America
| |
| | 570,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Nexopia]] | |
| | Canada
| |
| | 630,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[OkCupid]] | |
| | Dating/social service
| |
| | 500,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[openBC]] | |
| | Business
| |
| | 1,000,000<ref>openBC Press Release ''[http://corporate.openbc.com/en/press-release/news/openbc-hits-the.html openBC hits the 1 million member mark]''. [[31 January]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
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| |-
| |
| ! [[orkut]]
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| | Owned by Google
| |
| | 16,000,000<ref>[[USA Today]] article, ''[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-03-08-orkut-al-qaeda_x.htm Osama bin Laden fan clubs build online communities]''. [[8 March]], [[2006]].</ref>
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| | Invite-only
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| |-
| |
| ! [[Passado]]
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| | General (business)
| |
| | 4,000,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
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| ! [[Piczo]]
| | | right |
| | Teenagers | | | <nowiki>[[Image:Mediawiki.png|right]]</nowiki> |
| | 10,000,000{{fact}}
| | | Modifies position, floats the image to the right. |
| | Open
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| ! [[ProfileHeaven]]
| | | <nowiki>left</nowiki> |
| | British teens | | | <nowiki>[[Image:Mediawiki.png|left]]</nowiki> |
| | 100,000<ref>ProfileHeaven Press Release, ''[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/3/prweb359657.htm Profileheaven to Appoint Paul Myers to Board]''. [[March 18]], [[2006]].</ref> | | | Modifies position, floats the image to the left. |
| | Open | |
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| ! [[Rediff Connexions]]
| | | <nowiki>none</nowiki> |
| | Find success through friends | | | <nowiki>[[Image:Mediawiki.png|none]]</nowiki> |
| | 1,400,000{{fact}}
| | | Explicitly states that the image should not float. |
| | Open
| |
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| ! [[Reunion.com]]
| | | center<br />centre |
| | Locating friends and family
| | | <nowiki>[[Image:Mediawiki.png|center]]</nowiki> |
| | 25,000,000{{fact}}
| | | Modifies position, like ''none'' but centered. |
| | Open
| |
| |-
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| ! [[Ryze]]
| |
| | Business
| |
| | 250,000<ref> Ryze, ''[http://www.ryze.com/faq.php Ryze business networking]''. May 2006.</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Sconex]]
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| | American high schools
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| | 500,000<ref>ClickZ article, ''[http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3595001 Alloy Buys High School Social Networking Site]''. [[March 29]], [[2006]]</ref>
| |
| | Open
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| |-
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| ! [[Studybreakers]]
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| | High school students
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| | 34,000<ref>Studybreakers, ''[http://studybreakers.com/forum/11398/?offset=75 forum post]'' (registration required).</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Sulekha]]
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| | [[Desi]]s Connecting Indians Worldwide
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| | 1,000,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Tagged]]
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| | Teens
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| | 2,000,000<ref>Tagged, ''[http://corp.tagged.com/statistics.html Site statistics]''. [[April 13]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[TagWorld]]
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| | General (tagging)
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| | 1,850,692<ref>http://tagworld.com/</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[TakingITGlobal]]
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| | Youth interested in social action
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| | 116,000<ref>http://www.takingitglobal.org/</ref>
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| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[The Student Center]]
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| | Teens and colleges
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| | 800,000<ref>http://www.student.com/mediakit.php</ref> | |
| | Open | |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Tribe.net|Tribe]]
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| | Forums, reviews/recommendations, classifieds
| |
| | 300,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[Vampire Freaks]]
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| | Gothic industrial culture
| |
| | 550,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
| |
| ! [[WAYN]]
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| | Worldwide - Travel focus
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| | 4,100,000<ref>Media Week article, ''[http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=details&nNewsID=556174 Media Run wins travellers' website account]''. [[27 April]], [[2006]].</ref>
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| | Open
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| |-
| |
| ! [[Wireless World Forum]]
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| | Telecoms and Media Businesses
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| | 7,150<ref>W2F website, ''[http://www.w2forum.com/i/Benefits About Wireless World Forum]''. [[2006]]</ref>
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| | Invite and Paid
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| ! [[Xanga]]
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| | Blogs and "metro" areas
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| | 40,000,000<ref>[[WPXI]] article, ''[http://www.wpxi.com/news/4754969/detail.html Warnings Issued For Popular Web Site]''. [[July 21]], [[2005]].</ref>
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| | Open | |
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| ! [[Xuqa]]
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| | Colleges
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| | 1,000,000<ref>Xuga, ''[http://www.xuqa.com/ Xuga homepage]''. [[April 13]], [[2006]].</ref>
| |
| | Open
| |
| |-
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| ! [[Yahoo! 360°]]
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| | Linked to Yahoo! IDs
| |
| | 2,000,000{{fact}}
| |
| | Open to people 18 and over
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| *[[:Category:Online dating|Online dating category]] - articles on a number of dating sites. | | *[[Milus Blondel | Milus]]<ref>this is how you do footnotes and the ''Milus'' is the second item separated by a | pipe - the first item is the actual link text and hidden but visible on rollover in the status bar</ref> |
| *[[Hospitality service]] and [[:Category:Hospitality service|Hospitality service category]]
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| | In order to reduce spoilers introduced in Dammit and Reboot, try this (note <nowiki> use <spoiler> some text </spoiler> |
| | or <spoiler text="something"> some text </spoiler></nowiki>) |
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| | <spoiler text="Know what?">Adding spoiler code somehow breaks references from showing up below - bugger.</spoiler> |
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| | Yes - bad biscuits [[User:Sisadmin.001.735.3160|Erik]] 11:04, 29 March 2010 (UTC) |
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