One of the most iconic wiki-hosting services of all time.
Type:
Wiki farm
Hosting service:
Self-hosted
Founding date:
October 18, 2004
Founder(s):
Jimbo Wales (Jimmy Wales) Angela Beesley Starling
Fandom (known as Wikicities from 2004-2006, Wikia from 2006-2017, and FANDOM powered by Wikia from 2017-2019) is a wiki farm that allows you to create your own wiki in minutes; it was founded on October 18, 2004, by Jimmy Wales (who also co-founded Wikipedia) and Angela Beesley Starling.
Why It Was the Love of Fans
It was (and still is) the first wiki farm that allowed you to host wikis without paying anything.
Its staff back then were actually fair, helpful, and not overly focused on trying to be "politically correct".
Instead of trying to be "the mainstream source for fans to share their passions" (though that's not necessarily a bad thing), it focused on providing wikis for anyone.
If you wanted to find something about a show, movie, game, etc. Chances are, they can be found on Fandom.
Without Fandom, most media won't be able to have their own informative wikis (despite being bad ones) and most school students wouldn't be able to get some info if they're doing projects.
Although it could be considered a bad quality to some, Fandom can get addicting.
There were still a few bad wikis back then (for example, the Scary Logos Wiki, though it has improved dramatically after 2020, was filled with spam categories and low-quality pages).
