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Pikipedia was created on December 3<sup>rd</sup> 2005 by [[User:Dark Lord Revan|Dark Lord Revan]] at [http://www.wikia.com Wikia]. On the third quarter of 2010, a major global website layout change was enforced onto all Wikia wikis; this change was not well received by most, and some wikis moved to independent domains, such as most of [http://www.niwanetwork.org/ NIWA]. Pikipedia followed suit, and became independent at pikminwiki.com on September 14th 2010. This move occurred through users of Pikcanon-NOT, the fanon wiki now known as [[fanon:|Pikmin Fanon]], who made an offer to Pikipedia to move to their new domain as well. | Pikipedia was created on December 3<sup>rd</sup> 2005 by [[User:Dark Lord Revan|Dark Lord Revan]] at [http://www.wikia.com Wikia]. On the third quarter of 2010, a major global website layout change was enforced onto all Wikia wikis; this change was not well received by most, and some wikis moved to independent domains, such as most of [http://www.niwanetwork.org/ NIWA]. Pikipedia followed suit, and became independent at pikminwiki.com on September 14th 2010. This move occurred through users of Pikcanon-NOT, the fanon wiki now known as [[fanon:|Pikmin Fanon]], who made an offer to Pikipedia to move to their new domain as well. | ||
During the departure, the Pikmin Wikia became devoid of action and outdated, nevertheless remaining on the top of search results for Pikmin-related wikis, given Wikia's recognition value on the Internet. Soon after news of ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', users who were eager to join a wiki and contribute went for the old website, without recognizing the existence of the official move to Pikipedia. Thus, two different communities established themselves, with the Wikia community focusing more on a typical social-media structure with unlockable achievement badges and opinion polls; they also tried to stay up to date on info, preferring quantity over quality, in comparison to this wiki. The independent site retained the classic wiki guidelines, which consider virtue as its own reward and encourage user-interaction outside wiki space, such as in the [[Special:WebChat|chatroom]]. | During the departure, the Pikmin Wiki at Wikia became devoid of action and outdated, nevertheless remaining on the top of search results for Pikmin-related wikis, given Wikia's recognition value on the Internet. Soon after news of ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', users who were eager to join a wiki and contribute went for the old website, without recognizing the existence of the official move to Pikipedia. Thus, two different communities established themselves, with the Wikia community focusing more on a typical social-media structure with unlockable achievement badges and opinion polls; they also tried to stay up to date on info, preferring quantity over quality, in comparison to this wiki. The independent site retained the classic wiki guidelines, which consider virtue as its own reward and encourage user-interaction outside wiki space, such as in the [[Special:WebChat|chatroom]]. | ||
On July of 2014, users of Pikmin Wiki approached Pikipedia, in an attempt to discuss the future of both wikis. After exchanging ideas, both parties came to the conclusion that it would be in everybody's best interest if the information and community at Pikmin Wiki were to be moved and merged into Pikipedia, leaving Wikia behind once again. | On July of 2014, users of Pikmin Wiki approached Pikipedia, in an attempt to discuss the future of both wikis. After exchanging ideas, both parties came to the conclusion that it would be in everybody's best interest if the information and community at Pikmin Wiki were to be moved and merged into Pikipedia, leaving Wikia behind once again. | ||
==Help== | ==Help== | ||
For help, see also the [[Help:Contents|various help pages]], especially the introduction to [[Help:Editing|editing a wiki]], and the [[Pikipedia:Community Portal|Community Portal]]. Any questions not answered in the help pages can be asked at the [[Forum:Help desk|Help desk]]. | For help, see also the [[Help:Contents|various help pages]], especially the [[Pikipedia:Helping out|Helping out page]], the introduction to [[Help:Editing|editing a wiki]], and the [[Pikipedia:Community Portal|Community Portal]]. Any questions not answered in the help pages can be asked at the [[Forum:Help desk|Help desk]]. | ||
==Logo history== | ==Logo history== | ||