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==History== | ==History== | ||
Pikipedia was created on {{date|3|December|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 [ | Pikipedia was created on {{date|3|December|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 [[#NIWA|NIWA]]. Pikipedia followed suit, and became independent at pikminwiki.com on {{date|14|September|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During the departure, the Pikmin Wiki at Wikia became devoid of action and outdated, nevertheless remaining on the top of search results for Pikmin-related wikis, given Wikia's recognition value on the Internet.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]]. | During the departure, the Pikmin Wiki at Wikia became devoid of action and outdated, nevertheless remaining on the top of search results for Pikmin-related wikis, given Wikia's recognition value on the Internet.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]]. | ||
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==Help== | ==Help== | ||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
==NIWA== | |||
NIWA, which stands for Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance, is a family of independent wikis mostly based on Nintendo franchises. It was created with the purpose of providing union to wikis that chose to abandon their old wiki farms. For a list of wikis that belong to NIWA, see [http://www.niwanetwork.org/ the official website], or consult [[:Template:NIWA|the template used on the main page]]. | |||
==Logo history== | ==Logo history== | ||