01 / The address record
The Hidden Wiki link, explained
The zqktl onion address is linked by Proton as the original version. Here is what that attribution tells us about the continuation story.
The zqktl… Hidden Wiki onion address is associated with the original wiki in published guides. Proton’s Hidden Wiki section identifies this hostname as the original version. That makes it a useful reference for readers looking for the original wiki or its continuation, while leaving the operator lineage to be established separately.
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The Hidden Wiki onion address
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http://zqktlwiuavvvqqt4ybvgvi7tyo4hjl5xgfuvpdf6otjiycgwqbym2qad.onion/ The original-wiki connection. Proton identifies this hostname as the original version. Read the attribution ↗
Considered a reference for the original-wiki continuation story. Official operator continuity and live availability have not been independently confirmed. Read the historical record.
What this address record establishes
This guide identifies one external wiki address so readers can see which destination its discussion concerns. It does not operate that onion service. The address has not been independently tied to an uninterrupted line of administrators, a complete revision history, or a preserved snapshot from the wiki’s earliest years.
| Question | What we can say |
|---|---|
| Which address does this guide mean? | The complete zqktl… hostname in the homepage panel. |
| Does a copied hostname match? | The local comparison tool can compare the text. |
| Is the service online now? | No live availability test is claimed. |
| Is it the original 2006 wiki? | Neither a 2006 origin nor unchanged continuity has been established here. |
| Does the address make its contents trustworthy? | No. A destination and its contents require separate assessment. |
Opening the link
Use a current Tor-capable browser and enter the full address in its address bar. The download guide points to the publishers’ own pages. A normal browser without a Tor connection cannot resolve an onion address just because it appears as a clickable link.
If a link fails, the address might have been mistyped, the service might be unavailable, or your Tor connection might have a problem. That failure alone does not establish which explanation is correct. Avoid treating a similarly named replacement as the same service.
What to compare
Compare every character before .onion, including the middle. Matching only the beginning and ending leaves most of the address unchecked. Our comparison tool flags a different hostname and the position of its first difference. It never visits the submitted address.
The tool deliberately reports hostname equality separately from any extra path, query, or fragment. Two URLs can share a host while pointing to different pages. It checks the expected format, not the onion address’s cryptographic checksum.
Hostname, protocol, and page path
The reference panel shows the service root. A source may instead link to a page path such as /wiki/index.php/Main_Page. That extra path specifies a location within the service; it does not change the hostname. A root URL and a page URL can therefore produce a hostname match without being identical destinations.
The comparison also separates the protocol from the hostname. It does not establish that both HTTP and HTTPS are supported by a particular service, or that a server will redirect one page to another. Preserve the publisher’s complete link when you need its specific destination and read the tool’s extra-parts notice.
How to use this record in a correction
If you believe the reference has changed, provide the public source announcing the change, its date, and what relationship it claims between the old and new addresses. A search result with a different link is useful as a lead, but it is not a migration record. This gives an editor something concrete to check without silently replacing the reference on the strength of a copied list.
Is it the official continuation?
“Official” is a statement about authority. A title in a search result, an old-looking interface, and repeated listings do not establish it. If stronger provenance becomes available, the record should cite that evidence and explain exactly what changed.
Related reading: the historical evidence, our editorial method, and the Tor Browser manual.