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|URL=https://www.fandom.com/ | |URL=https://www.fandom.com/ | ||
|Quote=One of the most iconic wiki-hosting services of all time.}} | |Quote=One of the most iconic wiki-hosting services of all time.}} | ||
Fandom (known as Wikicities from 2004-2006, Wikia from 2006- | '''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 | == 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. | #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". | #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. | #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. | ||
#The wikis hosted on the site | #The wikis hosted on the site are helpful, community-driven resources such as [[Encyclopedia SpongeBobia]], [https://millionaire.fandom.com/wiki/Welcome WWTBAM wiki], the [https://siivagunner.fandom.com/wiki/SiIvaGunner_Wiki Silvagunner wiki], [https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Heroes_Wiki Heroes Wiki], [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Villains Wiki], Five nights at Freddy's wiki, Incredibox wiki, SpongeBob Fanon Wiki ([https://tiresomewikis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/SpongeBob_Fanon_Wiki_(2024-present) until 2024]), Cuphead wiki, The Binding of Isaac wiki, [https://nickelodeon.fandom.com/wiki/Nickelodeon_Wiki Nickipedia], [https://nickstory.fandom.com/wiki/Nickstory_Wiki Nickstory Archives], [https://roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Roblox_Wiki Roblox Wiki], Poppy Playtime wiki and [https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Logopedia Logopedia]. | ||
#If you wanted to find something about a show, movie, game, etc. Chances are, they can be found on Fandom. | #If you wanted to find something about a show, movie, game, etc. Chances are, they can be found on Fandom. | ||
== Toxic Fandom Qualities == | == Toxic Fandom Qualities == | ||
#Ever since | #[https://rottenwebsites.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Fandom_(2018-present) Ever since Jon Miller acquired Fandom in February 2018, it experienced a significant decline in quality.] | ||
#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). | #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). | ||
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[[Category:Wiki hosting services]] | [[Category:Wiki hosting services]] | ||
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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[edit]
- 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.
- The wikis hosted on the site are helpful, community-driven resources such as Encyclopedia SpongeBobia, WWTBAM wiki, the Silvagunner wiki, Heroes Wiki, Villains Wiki, Five nights at Freddy's wiki, Incredibox wiki, SpongeBob Fanon Wiki (until 2024), Cuphead wiki, The Binding of Isaac wiki, Nickipedia, Nickstory Archives, Roblox Wiki, Poppy Playtime wiki and Logopedia.
- If you wanted to find something about a show, movie, game, etc. Chances are, they can be found on Fandom.
Toxic Fandom Qualities[edit]
- Ever since Jon Miller acquired Fandom in February 2018, it experienced a significant decline in quality.
- 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).
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