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|colspan=20 style="font-size: 250%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | '''The <span class="plainlinks">[http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Anti Wikia Skin Alliance]</span> Newsletter'''
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!colspan=20 style="font-size: 120%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"|Issue 1 (December 2010)
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| <span class="plainlinks">[http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Talk:Anti-Wikia_Alliance <span style="color:green; font-size:150%;">TALK</span>]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/List_of_wikias_moving <span style="color:green;font-size:150%;">MOVING</span>]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Moved_wikis <span style="color:green; font-size:150%;">MOVED</span>]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Help <span style="color:green; font-size:150%;">HELP</span>]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/retaliation <span style="color:green; font-size:150%;">ATTACKS</span>]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence <span style="color:green; font-size: 150%;">DOI</span>]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Why_we_left <span style="color:green; font-size: 150%;">WHY</span>]</span>
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Hello former wikia members. Editors at the Anti-wikia skin alliance wanted to begin a newsletter to help build a bridge to the former wikias about what is currently happening on Wikia and what is going on at the Anti-wikia skin alliance.

;45 wikias have left wikia

As of December 17, 2010, an incredible Forty-five wikias with 7114 editors have signed the [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Moved_wikis moved page] stating they have left wikia. Other wikias are currently in the process of deciding whether to leave. In response, [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Retaliation wikia has desysopped at least 38 administrators and banned 10], usually indefinitely. In a meeting with Wikia staff member Sannse reportedly said "Wikia underestimated the negative response to Oasis..."

;Monaco available

Please let your friends who remained on wikia know that:

#  Wikifarm Shoutwiki has [http://blog.shoutwiki.com/2010/11/monaco-coming-soon-to-a-shoutwiki-near-you/ stated that Monaco would be available by the end of the year] on Shoutwiki.
# Editor Dantman has created the [https://github.com/dantman/monaco-port Monaco skin] which can be installed on your wikia in [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Monaco_skin#Monaco_skin_installation 10 minutes]. Dantman states this is not a complete skin. It is missing a few features. But it is Monaco. 

;Javascript code to redirect your wikia site

This code redirects your Wikia site to a different URL address. :

<div style="background-color:#C9CCD0">
:<nowiki>
if ( wgUserGroups === null || typeof( wgUserGroups ) != null && wgUserGroups.join(' ').indexOf( 'staff' ) == -1 && wgUserGroups.join(' ').indexOf( 'helper' ) == -1 && wgUserGroups.join(' ').indexOf( 'vstf' ) == -1 && wgUserGroups.join(' ').indexOf( 'sysop' ) == -1 && wgUserGroups.join(' ').indexOf( 'bureaucrat' ) == -1 ) {
 window.location = 'http://URLofYourNewWiki.example.com/wiki/' + wgPageName;</nowiki>
:<nowiki>}</nowiki>
</div>

:'''<font color="red">Warning</font>''', you will be banned if you add this code to your wikia.

;Help other wikis

If you have technical skills many wikis could use your help. For example, the new Monaco skin's  "more" button does not work because none of the javascript has been ported. Other wikis who bravely left wikia are sorely in need of technical assistance. If you can volunteer your time, [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Help#Mentors please sign up here]. 

If you need technical assistance, please [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Talk:Anti-Wikia_Alliance explain your problem here].

;Assistance with the next newsletter
We would like some help with the next newsletter. We would like to have an interview next time and we are looking for editors who would like to write a regular column. If you are interested, [http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Talk:Newsletter#volunteer_to_assist please see here].

[[User:Anno1404|Anno1404]] 02:22, 18 December 2010 (EST)

:Wait, since when were we members of the Anti-Wikia Skin Alliance? {{User:Volatile Dweevil/Sig}}

::I don't think wikis have membership, just the fact we left Wikia makes them think we want to hear about stuff they're doing. <span style="font-family:times;">'''''[[User:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#080;">G</span>]][[User talk:Greenpickle|<span style="color:#050;">P</span>]]'''''</span>