Star Trek Fans Unite: to Boldly go Where no Wiki has Gone Before

Memory Alpha Wiki Surpasses 20,000 articles as Trekkies Prepare for the "40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection" Auction.

Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) October 4, 2006 -- Good news, you are not the only one out there who knows that the Lyshan system is a star system near the Federation-Cardassian border. In fact, you can find and share other key facts and experiences on all things Star Trek with fellow Trekkies at the Memory Alpha Wiki (http://memory-alpha.org). With the "40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection" auction hosted by Christie's of New York starting tomorrow, be sure to visit the Memory Alpha Wiki today to retrieve critical information to help guide you through the auction. Don't forget to come back and let us know what you discovered!

Wikia, Inc., the leading site for developing and hosting community-based wikis, today announced that its Memory Alpha Wiki has surpassed the 20,000 article mark. The wiki is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible information pertaining to all things Star Trek.

About Wikia, Inc.

Since the site's launch in November 2004, over 1,500 Wikia have been created and edited by over 30,000 registered users. Wikia are already available in over 45 languages. Wikia already hosts several popular science fiction-related wikis, including: Star Wars at http://starwars.wikia.com, Stargate at http://stargate.wikia.com and Lord of the Rings at http://lotr.wikia.com.

Wikia enables groups to share information, news, stories, media and opinions that fall outside the scope of an encyclopedia. Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley launched Wikia in 2004 to provide community-based wikis inspired by the model of Wikipedia -- the free, open source encyclopedia founded by Jimmy Wales.

Wikia is committed to openness, inviting anyone to contribute web content. Authors retain their own copyrights and allow others to freely reuse their content under the GNU Free Documentation License, allowing widespread distribution of knowledge and ideas.

Website: http://www.wikia.com

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