# DavisWiki > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/DavisWiki > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/DavisWiki.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DavisWiki > Source revision: 1356284336 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is currently slated for merging into another article. This article has been nominated for merging. In the discussion, editors reached a consensus to merge its contents into LocalWiki. You can assist with the merge by following the merging instructions. (May 2026) Do not remove this notice until the merge is carried out. Wiki based in Davis, California This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: No mentions in notable sources since 2010. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (May 2026) DavisWiki The DavisWiki website on Thursday, December 13, 2007 Created by Community of Davis, California URL daviswiki.org Commercial Nonprofit Registration Optional Launched June 24, 2004; 22 years ago (2004-06-24) In 2004, Ivanov and Neustrom started **Davis Wiki**, an experimental project to collect and share local information about the town of [Davis, California](/source/Davis%2C_California), editable by anyone.[1] By 2006, Davis Wiki was one of the largest city wikis, providing its users a guide to a wide range of topics like local businesses, politics and activities.[2] In 2009, [Nieman Lab](/source/Nieman_Lab) called Davis Wiki the world's best local wiki.[1][3] ## Funding As of 2006, the site relied on donations and fundraising events.[4] In 2009, Neustrom was planning to incorporate the nonprofit under the name **Wikispot**.[1] In June 2010, [LocalWiki](/source/LocalWiki) (the organization created by Davis Wiki founders to share their model) won a $350,000 grant from the [Knight News Challenge](/source/John_S._and_James_L._Knight_Foundation) to help build the technology so that other communities could create their own wikis.[5][6] ## See also - [Comparison of wiki software](/source/Comparison_of_wiki_software) - [List of wiki software](/source/List_of_wiki_software) - [List of wikis](/source/List_of_wikis) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nieman-post_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nieman-post_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nieman-post_1-2) Andersen, Michael (November 6, 2009). ["Welcome to Davis, Calif.: Six lessons from the world's best local wiki"](http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/11/welcome-to-davis-calif-six-lessons-from-the-worlds-best-local-wiki/). Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved 16 May 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Phua, Chelsea (December 10, 2006). ["Web site has scoop on Davis community - Davis Wiki allows users to add and edit listings on everything from city politics to the best places in town for a date"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121007023137/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=115F3B04E995A140&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM). *[Sacramento Bee](/source/Sacramento_Bee)*. Archived from [the original](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=115F3B04E995A140&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM) on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2026-05-11 – via nl.newsbank.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bosio, Samantha (2009-11-18). ["Davis Wiki declared "world's best local wiki""](https://theaggie.org/2009/11/18/davis-wiki-declared-worlds-best-local-wiki). *[theaggie.org](/source/Theaggie.org)*. Retrieved 2026-05-11. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Glover, Melanie (July 28, 2006). ["Article: UC-Davis: UC-Davis alumnus-funded site holds event"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110522060121/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16148046_ITM). *[The America's Intelligence Wire](/source/The_America's_Intelligence_Wire)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16148046_ITM) on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2026-05-11 – via www.accessmylibrary.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_5-0)** Myers, Steve (16 June 2010). ["Data Visualization, Community Involvement Among Winning Ideas in Knight News Challenge"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130617081840/http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/103828/data-visualization-community-involvement-among-winning-ideas-in-knight-news-challenge/). [Poynter Institute](/source/Poynter_Institute). Archived from [the original](http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/103828/data-visualization-community-involvement-among-winning-ideas-in-knight-news-challenge/) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** McGann, Laura (18 June 2010). ["Knight News Challenge: Is a wiki site coming to your city? Local Wiki will build software to make it simple"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100630112548/http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/knight-news-challenge-is-a-wiki-site-coming-to-your-city-local-wiki-will-build-software-to-make-it-simple/). Nieman Journalism Lab. Archived from [the original](http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/knight-news-challenge-is-a-wiki-site-coming-to-your-city-local-wiki-will-build-software-to-make-it-simple/) on June 30, 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2013. ## External links - [Davis Wiki](https://localwiki.org/davis) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [DavisWiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DavisWiki) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DavisWiki?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.