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◊ '''Photos''' from randomly selected Wikidelphia pages were added (below on this Main Page) on October 16. The older two were moved to the bottom. The <u>[[Wikidelphia Main Page Photo Gallery]]</u> was updated accordingly. | ◊ Our '''newest stub''' is <u>[[Hot Club of Philadelphia]]</u>, posted on October 20. | ||
<br>◊ '''Photos''' from randomly selected Wikidelphia pages were added (below on this Main Page) on October 16. The older two were moved to the bottom. The <u>[[Wikidelphia Main Page Photo Gallery]]</u> was updated accordingly. | |||
<br>◊ More permanent color came to this Main Page on October 15, 2026. To see, scroll to the two new '''word clouds''' below. | <br>◊ More permanent color came to this Main Page on October 15, 2026. To see, scroll to the two new '''word clouds''' below. | ||
<br>◊ The latest '''full update''' of a page was done to <u>[[Community Resource Page]]</u> on October 14. | <br>◊ The latest '''full update''' of a page was done to <u>[[Community Resource Page]]</u> on October 14. | ||
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<br>◊ Wikidelphia's '''newest''' (finished) '''page''' is <u>[[Kingsessing Recreation Center]]</u>, completed on October 13. | <br>◊ Wikidelphia's '''newest''' (finished) '''page''' is <u>[[Kingsessing Recreation Center]]</u>, completed on October 13. | ||
<br>◊ On October 13, we scheduled "Random H.R. Page on O.N." X posts (or tweets) for '''Humanity Rising''' episodes [https://othernetworks.org/HR!Day765 #765] ("Peace on Earth by 2030") and [https://othernetworks.org/HR!Day854 #854] {"Science and Flourishing"). The posts will appear on October 16 and 17, respectively. | <br>◊ On October 13, we scheduled "Random H.R. Page on O.N." X posts (or tweets) for '''Humanity Rising''' episodes [https://othernetworks.org/HR!Day765 #765] ("Peace on Earth by 2030") and [https://othernetworks.org/HR!Day854 #854] {"Science and Flourishing"). The posts will appear on October 16 and 17, respectively. | ||
<br>◊ On October 8, staff Editor Paul updated his <u>[[Paul%27s_Aphorisms|Aphorisms]]</u> page. | <br>◊ On October 8, staff Editor Paul updated his <u>[[Paul%27s_Aphorisms|Aphorisms]]</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>◊ 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. | ||
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<!--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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<!--6. When you do a search for something you already know the name of, there's a pretty good chance that you can just type in the acronym. For example, "FNC" will easily pull up the Federation of Neighborhood Centers. | <!--6. When you do a search for something you already know the name of, there's a pretty good chance that you can just type in the acronym. For example, "FNC" will easily pull up the Federation of Neighborhood Centers. | ||
<!--7. Sometimes when you look at a Category, it has so many pages that you'd rather shrink the list before you look it over. That's what Multi-Category Search (in the left sidebar of every page) is for! If you use it to do a search using two or more Categories, the results will be easier to deal with.--> | <!--7. Sometimes when you look at a Category, it has so many pages that you'd rather shrink the list before you look it over. That's what Multi-Category Search (in the left sidebar of every page) is for! If you use it to do a search using two or more Categories, the results will be easier to deal with.--> | ||
<!--8. When you click or tap on an external link (a link that takes you outside Wikidelphia), a new window will open on the site you're going to. Then you can explore that freely, and when you're done, just tab-switch back to the Wikidelphia window. We made it this way so that you won't exit Wikidelphia until you actually decide to.--> | |||
 Our X account (<u>[https://www.x.com/wikidelphia1 @wikidelphia1]</u>), which we hope you'll follow, has a few main objectives: | |||
*Give everybody updates on what's happening at Wikidelphia. (Obviously.) | *Give everybody updates on what's happening at Wikidelphia. (Obviously.) | ||
*Re-post announcements of upcoming in-person events—both fun and serious—all over Philly. | *Re-post announcements of upcoming in-person events—both fun and serious—all over Philly. | ||
*Share announcements of job fairs and other hiring events. | *Share announcements of job fairs and other hiring events. | ||
*Share announcements of events where you can get free food or other necessities. | *Share announcements of events where you can get free food or other necessities. | ||
*Add connections to Philly's network of helpful do-gooders. (We like to say, "Helpfulness brings people into focus.") | *Add connections to Philly's network of helpful do-gooders. (We like to say, "Helpfulness brings people into focus.") | ||
<!--10. Wikidelphia is gradually removing pages that aren't local to—or closely linked to—Philadelphia. The pages are still available, but they're located at our sister site, [https://www.othernetworks.org Other Networks (ON)], which is maintained by Wikidelphia's progenitor, Stan Pokras. ON has lots of fascinating links from around the nation and the world. Go have a look!--> | <!--10. Wikidelphia is gradually removing pages that aren't local to—or closely linked to—Philadelphia. The pages are still available, but they're located at our sister site, [https://www.othernetworks.org Other Networks (ON)], which is maintained by Wikidelphia's progenitor, Stan Pokras. ON has lots of fascinating links from around the nation and the world. Go have a look!--> | ||
<!--11. The original idea behind naming our categories was to write something like the predicate of a sentence. Examples: | <!--11. The original idea behind naming our categories was to write something like the predicate of a sentence. Examples: | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 20 October 2026
Philly's Wiki Since 2011
- To sample our variety, use the "Next Random Page" sidebar-menu item to quickly bring up a random sample. Just click it, then see a page, then click it again, then see another, ...
- To look outside of Philadelphia, try our sister site, OtherNetworks! While you're there, look at some of the titles in the Searchable Listing of over 1,100 Humanity Rising Episodes, a series of recorded Zoom discussions that may include one that's irresistibly fascinating to you!
| WIKIDELPHIA UPDATE BOARD
◊ Our newest stub is Hot Club of Philadelphia, posted on October 20.
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Wikidelphia has 2,572 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?"
| Every Philadelphian should have a look at our updated and enlarged Community Portal, now featuring a new Business section ! |
TIP (#9 OF 19)
Our X account (@wikidelphia1), which we hope you'll follow, has a few main objectives:
- Give everybody updates on what's happening at Wikidelphia. (Obviously.)
- Re-post announcements of upcoming in-person events—both fun and serious—all over Philly.
- Share announcements of job fairs and other hiring events.
- Share announcements of events where you can get free food or other necessities.
- Add connections to Philly's network of helpful do-gooders. (We like to say, "Helpfulness brings people into focus.")
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"
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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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