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◊ The most recent '''historic preservation''' conversion of a page was <u>[[Germantown Special Services District (Is-Past)]]</u>, done on June 24, 2026. | ◊ The page most recently '''migrated to [https://www.othernetworks.org OtherNetworks]''' is <u>[https://othernetworks.org/Who_Controls_The_World Who Controls the World]</u>, which was moved on June 25, 2026. | ||
<br>◊ The most recent '''historic preservation''' conversion of a page was <u>[[Germantown Special Services District (Is-Past)]]</u>, done on June 24, 2026. | |||
<br>◊ The latest '''full update''' of a page was done to <u>[[Smooth Like That]]</u> on June 24, 2026. | <br>◊ The latest '''full update''' of a page was done to <u>[[Smooth Like That]]</u> on June 24, 2026. | ||
<br>◊ On June 22, 2026, we scheduled "Random H.R. Page on O.N." X posts (or tweets) for '''Humanity Rising''' episodes [https://othernetworks.org/HR!Day734 #734] and [https://othernetworks.org/HR!Day563 #563] to appear on June 24 and June 26. | <br>◊ On June 22, 2026, we scheduled "Random H.R. Page on O.N." X posts (or tweets) for '''Humanity Rising''' episodes [https://othernetworks.org/HR!Day734 #734] and [https://othernetworks.org/HR!Day563 #563] to appear on June 24 and June 26. | ||
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<br>◊ '''Photos''' from randomly selected Wikidelphia pages were added (below on this Main Page) on June 18, 2026. The older two were moved to the bottom. | <br>◊ '''Photos''' from randomly selected Wikidelphia pages were added (below on this Main Page) on June 18, 2026. The older two were moved to the bottom. | ||
<br>◊ Wikidelphia's '''newest''' (finished) '''page''' is <u>[[The Soapbox]]</u>, completed on June 16, 2026. | <br>◊ Wikidelphia's '''newest''' (finished) '''page''' is <u>[[The Soapbox]]</u>, completed on June 16, 2026. | ||
<!--<br>◊ The latest '''news item''' was added on April 14, 2026. It's from [https://www.westphillylocal.com/ West Philly Local] and appears on our <u>[[Kingsessing Recreation Center]]</u> page. | <!--<br>◊ The latest '''news item''' was added on April 14, 2026. It's from [https://www.westphillylocal.com/ West Philly Local] and appears on our <u>[[Kingsessing Recreation Center]]</u> page. | ||
<br>◊ To see '''what's new''' generally, check out our X (Twitter) profile (<u>[http://www.x.com/wikidelphia1 @Wikidelphia1]</u>), or see the <u>[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]]</u> list.--> | <br>◊ To see '''what's new''' generally, check out our X (Twitter) profile (<u>[http://www.x.com/wikidelphia1 @Wikidelphia1]</u>), or see the <u>[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]]</u> list.--> | ||
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==<font size="+2" color="#006600">T<small>IP</small> (# | ==<font size="+2" color="#006600">T<small>IP</small> (#18 <small><small>OF</small></small> 19)</font>== | ||
<!--1. <u>[[:Category:Is-Wikidelphia_Resource_Page|Wikidelphia Resource Pages]]</u> will sometimes be a great place for you to look. For example, the <u>[[Food and Agriculture Resource Page]]</u> includes a long list of Wikidelphia Categories covering a wide range on food, horticulture, agriculture, etc.--> | <!--1. <u>[[:Category:Is-Wikidelphia_Resource_Page|Wikidelphia Resource Pages]]</u> will sometimes be a great place for you to look. For example, the <u>[[Food and Agriculture Resource Page]]</u> includes a long list of Wikidelphia Categories covering a wide range on food, horticulture, agriculture, etc.--> | ||
<!--2. When you want to add some fun things to your personal calendar, come on back over to Wikidelphia and have a look-see at "<u>[[:Category:Does-Event_Calendar|Does-Event Calendar]]</u>", our big collection of links to Wikidelphia pages that have event calendars! Many of the organizations and places on Wikidelphia have their own calendars, so pick some orgs you like the look of, and see if they have events you'd like to add to ''your'' calendar! When you get to each page, you'll find "Event Calendar" under the "Info" heading.--> | <!--2. When you want to add some fun things to your personal calendar, come on back over to Wikidelphia and have a look-see at "<u>[[:Category:Does-Event_Calendar|Does-Event Calendar]]</u>", our big collection of links to Wikidelphia pages that have event calendars! Many of the organizations and places on Wikidelphia have their own calendars, so pick some orgs you like the look of, and see if they have events you'd like to add to ''your'' calendar! When you get to each page, you'll find "Event Calendar" under the "Info" heading.--> | ||
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<!--15. Wikidelphia is mobile-optimized (mostly)! In late 2025, our provider updated our software, and a few of our features needed repair. ''BUT,'' there's a <big>big benefit</big>: If you rotate your phone (90°) to landscape mode, you can read everything! Text isn't tiny and un-zoomable! (Maybe you'll need to zoom a wee bit or Hide a sidebar.) The same phone-friendly "upgrade" has been discovered at our non-Philly sister site <u>[https://othernetworks.org Other Networks]</u>.--> | <!--15. Wikidelphia is mobile-optimized (mostly)! In late 2025, our provider updated our software, and a few of our features needed repair. ''BUT,'' there's a <big>big benefit</big>: If you rotate your phone (90°) to landscape mode, you can read everything! Text isn't tiny and un-zoomable! (Maybe you'll need to zoom a wee bit or Hide a sidebar.) The same phone-friendly "upgrade" has been discovered at our non-Philly sister site <u>[https://othernetworks.org Other Networks]</u>.--> | ||
<!--16. Wikidelphia has a disproportionately difficult time staying up-to-date. It's not for lack of trying! ''One factor:'' We can only pay our Staff Editor for six hours a week. ''Another:'' We don't wait for an organization to become well-established. We welcome newbies! Occasionally, we discover a place and list it before it even opens, e.g., the <u>[[Museum of the American Revolution]]</u>, which we listed a year or more before it opened, and we added "In The News" updates all along. But welcoming newbies comes with a problem: they often fail, and so their Wikidelphia pages go out-of-date. It doesn't stop our eagerness to include the newest.--> | <!--16. Wikidelphia has a disproportionately difficult time staying up-to-date. It's not for lack of trying! ''One factor:'' We can only pay our Staff Editor for six hours a week. ''Another:'' We don't wait for an organization to become well-established. We welcome newbies! Occasionally, we discover a place and list it before it even opens, e.g., the <u>[[Museum of the American Revolution]]</u>, which we listed a year or more before it opened, and we added "In The News" updates all along. But welcoming newbies comes with a problem: they often fail, and so their Wikidelphia pages go out-of-date. It doesn't stop our eagerness to include the newest.--> | ||
<!--17. On our X account <u>[https://www.x.com/wikidelphia1 @Wikidelphia1]</u>, I (staff editor Paul) re-post various events in Philly. Most aren't political, but some are. The political ones ''do not'' imply endorsement. What we ''do'' endorse is your going out and enjoying something in person. When looking at an event post, I ask: | |||
#Is the event in-person? | #Is the event in-person? | ||
#Is it within the city limits? | #Is it within the city limits? | ||
#Is it at least 24 hours in the future? | #Is it at least 24 hours in the future? | ||
 If the answers are all "Yes", then it qualifies, and I leave it up to ''you'' to decide whether you like it and want to go there. |  If the answers are all "Yes", then it qualifies, and I leave it up to ''you'' to decide whether you like it and want to go there.--> | ||
 Descriptions of Wikidelphia subjects (organizations, companies, individuals, recurring events) are generally copied from the subject's own website, and thus they ''do not'' represent the views of Wikidelphia or its staff. In making Wikidelphia descriptions, I (staff editor Paul) avoid mission statements, because they often don't tell you what the subject actually ''does''. I avoid values statements for the same reason. Occasionally, a website doesn't have enough information for a description, so I go ask Grok AI a detailed query aimed at finding information from the widest possible variety of sources and summarizing it all in a useful paragraph or two. | |||
<!--19. On this page, the two blue-framed photos were selected randomly. The captions link you to Wikidelphia pages. Photos are copied from the Wikidelphia subject's (organization's, company's, etc.) own website, and as far as we could tell by looking closely, the pics are copyright-free enough for Wikidelphia to use for informing our visitors about the subject.--> | <!--19. On this page, the two blue-framed photos were selected randomly. The captions link you to Wikidelphia pages. Photos are copied from the Wikidelphia subject's (organization's, company's, etc.) own website, and as far as we could tell by looking closely, the pics are copyright-free enough for Wikidelphia to use for informing our visitors about the subject.--> | ||
<br> ''All of the Tips that appear in this section of the Main Page can be seen in one view on the <u>[[All Tips]]</u> page.'' | <br> ''All of the Tips that appear in this section of the Main Page can be seen in one view on the <u>[[All Tips]]</u> page.'' | ||
Revision as of 14:17, 25 June 2026
Philly's Wiki Since 2011
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◊ The page most recently migrated to OtherNetworks is Who Controls the World, which was moved on June 25, 2026.
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Wikidelphia has 2,567 pages organized with over 3,400 overlapping categories (as of September 12, 2025).
"Where Philadelphia Discovers Collaborators"
Wikidelphia™ is primarily a crowd-sourced, categorized index to websites. It aims to answer the question, "What are the people of the Philadelphia region doing to help themselves, their neighbors and their communities?"
| Your suggestions are welcome! Nominate a Page Topic |
TIP (#18 OF 19)
Descriptions of Wikidelphia subjects (organizations, companies, individuals, recurring events) are generally copied from the subject's own website, and thus they do not represent the views of Wikidelphia or its staff. In making Wikidelphia descriptions, I (staff editor Paul) avoid mission statements, because they often don't tell you what the subject actually does. I avoid values statements for the same reason. Occasionally, a website doesn't have enough information for a description, so I go ask Grok AI a detailed query aimed at finding information from the widest possible variety of sources and summarizing it all in a useful paragraph or two.
All of the Tips that appear in this section of the Main Page can be seen in one view on the All Tips page.
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Big Links
TOP LEVEL: About | Does | Frequency | Is | Issue | Makes | Sells | Serves | Teaches | Using | Where
QUICK SEARCHES: Animal — Arts — Business — Children — Education — Employment — Families — Food — Health — Historic — Housing — Music — Seniors — Youth
- Does-Event Calendar — Event calendars from all over Philly.
- Does-Facility Rentals — Places to host your next event.
- Does-Online Store — Do some online shopping locally!
- Is-Museum — More than 90 museums!
- Local News — Chestnut Hill Local, Germantown Info Hub, Northeast Times, Passyunk Post, Roxborough Review, West Philly Local, etc.
- Arts & Culture Resource Page
- Community Resource Page
- Housing Resource Page
- Jobs Resource Page
- More Wikidelphia Resource Pages
- Advocacy: Is-Advocacy Organization — Shows a multitude of causes being championed!
- Businesses: Is-Business — Is-Business Association — Is-Business Directory — Is-Restaurant — Is-Store.
- Volunteer Here: Using-Volunteers — Volunteering in Philadelphia — Opportunities galore!
Annual Events ∗ Government Agencies ∗ Nonprofit Organizations ∗ Tourist Attractions
POPULAR ISSUES: Idea Pages ∗ Liberating Structures ∗ Other Networks Newsletter ∗ "Sullivan Principles"
Take charge of the information about your passion!
Get your name in lights (or bold text)! Register for free as an editor to add to or update Wikidelphia! Write to Stan Pokras (stan@communitymagic.org) for a username and password. If you've never made or edited a Wiki page before, we'll be delighted to give you a lesson. There will always be new pages to make and existing pages to update at Wikidelphia!
Calling all info geeks! Wikidelphia seeks Indexers and Topic Curators!
—Write to Stan if you're interested! stan@communitymagic.org—
See Also
Helpfulness brings people into focus. Community Magic collects and builds tools people can use to help members of their community. The aim is to make useful connections among neighbors and communities. When enough people are busy connecting their neighbors, and they themselves are connected to each other, magical things can happen!
Wikidelphia's sister site. A crowd sourced catalog of documents, people, organizations, and websites exploring digital alternatives from around the world.
| Stan's Original Introduction to Wikidelphia |
Wikidelphia is a trademark of and is managed by Community Magic, a project of the Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation (UEDC).
Disclaimer
Wikidelphia does not recommend or endorse the agencies or resources listed on this site. This is an informational site only. We encourage users to carefully review and evaluate all services and decide what is best to meet their needs and the needs of their families, neighbors, clients, associates, and friends.
Contact Us
For questions or to volunteer, write a note to stan@communitymagic.org (Wikidelphia progenitor Stan).
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