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'''Fandom''' (known as Wikicities from 2004-2006, Wikia from 2006-2016, 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.
'''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 ==
== Why It Was the Love of Fans ==
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#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 were helpful, community-driven resources.
#The wikis hosted on the site are great, 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.
#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.
== Toxic Fandom Qualities ==
== Toxic Fandom Qualities ==
#Ever since Jon Miller acquired Fandom in February 2018, it experienced a significant decline in quality.
#[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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