Wookieepedia
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Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Wiki is an
History
Wookieepedia was conceived by Steven Greenwood and created at the request of hosting site Fandom by Chad Barbry in 2005.[2] On 6 February 2005, Greenwood and Barbry discussed details on a Wikipedia talk page which led to the wiki's creation. Barbry also conceived the name Wookieepedia. On March 4, 2005, Wookieepedia was launched at Fandom (then called Wikicities).
In 2015, it drew 3.7 million monthly visitors.[3] On November 28, 2005, Wookieepedia was selected as the Sci-Fi Channel's "Sci-Fi Site of the Week."[4]
As of April 2024[update], the English-language version of the wiki contains over 190,000 articles,
After the
In late March 2021, Wookieepedia held a vote to ban deadnaming, which triggered debate within Star Wars fan circles around the naming of the non-binary artist Robin Pronovost's article on the site.[8][9] In response to the situation, Fandom, the wiki hosting service which hosts Wookieepedia, updated its terms of use policy to prohibit deadnaming across its websites.[10][11][12][13] On behalf of the Wookieepedia administration team, Fandom also permanently banned two administrators, citing a pattern of "bullying and intimidation." In addition, Wookieepedia's administration apologized to Pronovost for the duress that they endured as a result of the website's deadnaming vote.[14]
Reception
Actors in the Star Wars franchise have used Wookieepedia to have a better understanding of the Star Wars universe and to better portray their characters, including
References
- This article incorporates material derived from the "Forum:CT:Amendment to naming policy for real-world transgender individuals" article on the Starwars wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License (2 April 2021).
- This article incorporates material derived from the "History: Robin Pronovost" article on the Starwars wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License (2 April 2021).
- ^ Bjortomt, Olav (August 18, 2007). "The arts online". The Times. London. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2008.
- ^ a b McLean, Thomas J. (May 5, 2007). "Wookieepedia tracks 'Star Wars'". Variety. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ Greenburg, Zack O'Malley (April 17, 2015). "Inside The Star Wars-Stoked Business of Wikia's Wookieepedia". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Ken Newquist (November 28, 2005). "SciFi Site of the Week". Sci-Fi.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- Wikia. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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- ^ Hidalgo, Pablo (April 17, 2015). "SWCA: One Big Story - Star Wars Canon Panel Liveblog". StarWars.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Forum:CT:Amendment to naming policy for real-world transgender individuals". Wookieepedia. Fandom. March 29, 2021. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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- ^ Baron, Reuben (March 29, 2021). "Fandom Rules Against Deadnaming on Star Wars' Wookieepedia". CBR.com. Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Whitbrook, James (March 30, 2021). "How Star Wars' Biggest Fan Wiki Found Itself in a Fight Over Trans Identity". io9. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- CraveOnline. Archivedfrom the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Gambito, Arturo (March 30, 2021). "Star Wars: acusan a Wookieepedia de transfobia y el sitio cambia sus políticas". Tomatazos. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Bricken, Robert (April 2, 2021). "Fandom Bans 2 Wookieepedia Admins for 'Bullying and Intimidation'". io9. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ Delahunty-Light, Zoe (March 24, 2017). "6 things I learnt from the Star Wars: Rogue One home release (Felicity Jones used Wookieepedia A LOT)". gamesradar. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "The Big Event – Alden Ehrenreich interview (podcast)". The Big Event. May 4, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
External links
- Media related to Wookieepedia at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website on Fandom