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Afan wikiis awiki[a]that is created byfans,primarily to document an object ofpopular culture.Fan wikis cover television shows, film franchises, video games, comic books, sports, and other topics.[1]They are a part offandoms,which aresubculturesdedicated to a common popular culture interest. The digital humanities scholarJason Mittellstated in 2013 that fan wikis were "[o]ne of the most popular and widespread uses of wikis".[2]

Fan wikis usually operate according to internal policies. Editors reach decisions through discussion andconsensus decision-making.Some wikis are more hierarchical, while others operate more collectively. They usually appoint a small group of editors to serve assystem operators(sysops) or administrators, who have additional powers to enforce rules.[3]Many fan wikis have rules that require editors to provide citations to reliable sources to verify their claims.

Early fan wikis started in the early 2000s. Many fan wikis formed out of Wikipedia over disputes about the level of detail that should be provided in articles.[4]These included fans of the television showBattlestar Galactica,[5]as well as fans of theStar Warsfranchise, who foundedWookieepediaafter facing complaints about the "overabundance of minutiae related toStar Warsappearing on Wikipedia ".[4]

In 2004, the Wikipedia co-founderJimmy Walesand the former Wikipedia board chair Angela Beesley foundedFandomas WikiCities, a for-profitwiki hosting servicethat hosted regional wikis for cities. In 2006, the company attracted venture capital funding and changed its name to Wikia.[6]Wikia then began to assimilate independent fan wikis, such asMemory Alpha(aStar Trekfan wiki) andWowpedia(aWorld of Warcraftfan wiki).[7]In the late 2010s—after Fandom andGamepediawere acquired and consolidated by theprivate equityfirmTPG Inc.—several wikis began to leave the service, including theRuneScape,Zelda,andMinecraftwikis. Those wiki communities cited Fandom's advertising methods, issues with security and outdated software, and corporate control as reasons for migrating.[8]

The following list summarizes fan wikis with articles on Wikipedia.

Fan wikis

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Fan wikis
Wiki Date launched Status[i] Founder(s) Most recentwiki hosting service Subject Notes Ref(s).
Heroes Wiki October 2006 Defunct (2020) Fan community Independent Heroes(Americanscience fictiontelevision series) [9]
Lostpedia 2005 Live Kevin Croy Fandom Lost(Americandramatelevision series) [10]
Memory Alpha 2003 Live Dan Carlsonand Harry Doddema Fandom Star Trek(Americanscience fictionfranchise) [11]
Nukapedia(a.k.a.Fallout Wiki) 2005 Live Paweł Dembowski Fandom Fallout(Americanvideo gamefranchise) Moved to Fandom in 2007; forked to The Vault by Dembowski in 2011 after he joinedCurse LLCas an employee [12]
Supernatural Wiki 2006 Live Fan community Independent Supernatural(Americanhorrortelevision series) [13]
The Vault 2011 Archived Paweł Dembowski Fandom Fallout(Americanvideo gamefranchise) Forked fromNukapediain 2011 after Dembowski joinedCurse LLCas an employee; hosted byCurse LLCto early 2019, when Curse'sGamepediawiki hosting service was acquired by Fandom; archived by Fandom [14]
Wookieepedia March 2005 Live Chad Barbryand Steven Greenwood Fandom Star Wars(Americanscience fictionfranchise) [15]
Warcraft Wiki October 2023 Live Fan community Wiki.gg World of Warcraft(Americanmassively multiplayer online role-playing game) Forked fromWowpedia(hosted byFandom) in October 2023 following community vote [16]
Wowpedia October 2010 Live Fan community Fandom World of Warcraft(Americanmassively multiplayer online role-playing game) Forked fromWoWWiki(then hosted by Fandom) in October 2010 following community vote; hosted byCurse LLCfrom founding to early 2019, when Curse'sGamepediawiki hosting service was acquired by Fandom; forked toWarcraft Wikifollowing community vote in October 2023 [17]
WoWWiki 2004 Archived Fan community Fandom World of Warcraft(Americanmassively multiplayer online role-playing game) Forked toWowpediain October 2010 following community vote; archived by Fandom in May 2020 [18]
  1. ^Current as of August 2024.

Notes

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  1. ^A wiki is a form ofhypertextpublication on theinternetwhich iscollaboratively editedand managed by its audience directly through aweb browser.A typical wiki contains multiple pages that can either be edited by the public or limited to use within an organization for maintaining its internalknowledge base.[1]

References

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  1. ^abJones 2021;Mittell 2013,p. 38.
  2. ^Mittell 2013,p. 38.
  3. ^Mittell 2013,pp. 39–40.
  4. ^abJones 2021.
  5. ^Jones 2021;Toton 2008.
  6. ^Hinman 2006;Tossell 2007,p. R.20.
  7. ^Stanton 2023;Tossell 2007,p. R.20.
  8. ^Bailey 2022;Jackson 2018;Stanton 2023.
  9. ^Heroes Wiki 2020.
  10. ^Mittell 2009,¶ 2.1.
  11. ^Carlson 2016;Martinelli 2017.
  12. ^Oshry 2012.
  13. ^Kaplan 2010,¶ 1.1.
  14. ^D'Anastasio 2018;Oshry 2012.
  15. ^McLean 2007;Steyer 2015,p. 131;Whitbrook 2021.
  16. ^DiscordianKitty 2023.
  17. ^D'Anastasio 2018;DiscordianKitty 2023;Hunter 2014,p. 19 n. 1.
  18. ^Hunter 2011,pp. 41, 44;Hunter 2014,p. 19 n. 1;Laime 2020.

Sources

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Book chapters and reference work sections

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  • Jones, Henry (2021). "Wikis". In Baker, Mona; Blaagaard, Bolette B.; Jones, Henry; Pérez-González, Luis (eds.).The Routledge Encyclopedia of Citizen Media.Critical Perspectives in Citizen Media (ebook ed.). London:Routledge.ISBN978-1-315-61981-1.
  • Mittell, Jason(2013). "Wikis and Participatory Fandom". In Delwiche, Aaron; Henderson, Jennifer Jacobs (eds.).The Participatory Cultures Handbook(ebook ed.). New York:Routledge.pp. 35–42.ISBN978-0-203-11792-7.

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