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'''Wowpedia''' is a [[wiki]] about the ''[[Warcraft (series)|Warcraft]]'' [[fictional universe]]. It covers all of the ''Warcraft'' games, including the [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG]] ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. It is both a specialized wiki built around the ''Warcraft'' universe and a collaborative space for players to develop and publish strategies for ''Warcraft'' games. It was officially announced on 25 October 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.curse.com/articles/world-of-warcraft-news/857376.aspx |title=Ex-WoWWiki Admins Join Curse to Create Wowpedia |publisher=Curse |date=2010-10-25 |accessdate=2010-10-26}}</ref>

==History and description==
Wowpedia began as [[WoWWiki]] on 24 November 2004 as a source of information pertaining to the ''World of Warcraft'' universe, including the [[Real-time strategy|RTS]] games, novels, the RPG reference books, manga, and other written sources, along with the ''WoW'' expansion packs, ''[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade|The Burning Crusade]]'', ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King|Wrath of the Lich King]]'', ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm|Cataclysm]]'', ''[[World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor|Warlords of Draenor]]'', ''[[World of Warcraft: Legion|Legion]]'', and ''[[World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth|Battle for Azeroth]]''.

In 2007, the WoWWiki community joined [[Wikia]], and in the process transferred the rights to the "WoWWiki" domain name to Wikia. In late 2010, Wikia introduced a new fixed-width skin which caused layout issues with many articles and broke JavaScript-based features such as tooltips<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wowwiki.com/Forum:Should_WoWWiki_leave_Wikia%3F |title=Forum:Should WoWWiki leave Wikia? |publisher=WoWWiki|date=2010-09-29 |accessdate=2010-10-02}}</ref>, as well as generating reports of eye strain and headaches<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.obscurecast.com/2010/10/the-obscurecast-ep-23-a-room-with-a-moose/ |title=The Obscurecast Ep 23: A Room With A Moose |publisher=The Obscurecast |date=October 30, 2010}}</ref>. As a result, the content and article history was [[fork (software development)|forked]] to Wowpedia.org on 20 October 2010, with most of the administrators of WoWWiki, as well as many of the other active contributors, moving to Wowpedia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://azeroth.metblogs.com/2010/10/21/wowwiki-is-moving-to-wowpedia/ |title=WoWWiki is moving to Wowpedia |first=Alan |last=Henry |date=October 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.curse.com/news/world-of-warcraft-news/16072-ex-wowwiki-admins-join-curse-to-create-wowpedia Ex-WoWWiki Admins Join Curse to Create Wowpedia - Curse<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On December 4, 2010, [[Blizzard Entertainment]] began to incorporate links to Wowpedia, as well as the database site [[Wowhead]], into the new version of its World of Warcraft Community Site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/1334974|title=World of Warcraft: The New World of Warcraft Community Site|publisher=[[Blizzard Entertainment]]|date=December 6, 2010}}</ref>

Wowpedia's usefulness and strength as a wiki is in its establishment as a touchstone of "participatory culture", a "discourse community [...] in which more experienced contributors and various types of
administrators play more or less strong roles in the editing process, often asking questions about edits made and offering suggestions."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hunter |first1=Rik |date=November 2014 |title=Hypersocial-Interactive Writing: An Audience of Readers-as-Writers |url=http://licsjournal.org/OJS/index.php/LiCS/article/view/51/77 |journal=Literacy in Composition Studies |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=17-43 |doi=10.21623/1.2.2.3 |access-date=2018-03-04 }}</ref> The success of Wowpedia has been described as the results of its editors' "blissful productivity, hard work and dedication at play".<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The Smashing Book #2 |location= |publisher=Smashing Media GmbH |page=231 |date=March 2011 |isbn=9783943075229}}</ref> Wowpedia's format and coverage of the Warcraft games and lore contained therein has been used as an illustration of "the dedication of the community and how fans help each other when Blizzard’s official documents do not provide adequate guidance about gameplay features or the best way to engage with the game".<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Bishop |first=Sarah |date=May 2013 |title=A Grandiose Reality: Addiction and Technical Communication in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game |type=MA |publisher=Texas State University-San Marcos |url=https://digital.library.txstate.edu/bitstream/handle/10877/4550/BISHOP-THESIS-2013.pdf |access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of online encyclopedias]]
* [[List of wikis]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://wow.gamepedia.com/ Wowpedia]

{{World of Warcraft}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wowpedia}}
[[Category:Creative Commons-licensed websites]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2010]]
[[Category:MediaWiki websites]]
[[Category:Online encyclopedias]]

Revision as of 01:04, 9 April 2018

Wowpedia
Type of site
Fan site / Wiki
Created byMultiple
URLhttp://wow.gamepedia.com/
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional

Wowpedia is a wiki about the Warcraft fictional universe. It covers all of the Warcraft games, including the MMORPG World of Warcraft. It is both a specialized wiki built around the Warcraft universe and a collaborative space for players to develop and publish strategies for Warcraft games. It was officially announced on 25 October 2010.[1]

History and description

Wowpedia began as WoWWiki on 24 November 2004 as a source of information pertaining to the World of Warcraft universe, including the RTS games, novels, the RPG reference books, manga, and other written sources, along with the WoW expansion packs, The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, Warlords of Draenor, Legion, and Battle for Azeroth.

In 2007, the WoWWiki community joined Wikia, and in the process transferred the rights to the "WoWWiki" domain name to Wikia. In late 2010, Wikia introduced a new fixed-width skin which caused layout issues with many articles and broke JavaScript-based features such as tooltips[2], as well as generating reports of eye strain and headaches[3]. As a result, the content and article history was forked to Wowpedia.org on 20 October 2010, with most of the administrators of WoWWiki, as well as many of the other active contributors, moving to Wowpedia.[4][5]

On December 4, 2010, Blizzard Entertainment began to incorporate links to Wowpedia, as well as the database site Wowhead, into the new version of its World of Warcraft Community Site.[6]

Wowpedia's usefulness and strength as a wiki is in its establishment as a touchstone of "participatory culture", a "discourse community [...] in which more experienced contributors and various types of administrators play more or less strong roles in the editing process, often asking questions about edits made and offering suggestions."[7] The success of Wowpedia has been described as the results of its editors' "blissful productivity, hard work and dedication at play".[8] Wowpedia's format and coverage of the Warcraft games and lore contained therein has been used as an illustration of "the dedication of the community and how fans help each other when Blizzard’s official documents do not provide adequate guidance about gameplay features or the best way to engage with the game".[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ex-WoWWiki Admins Join Curse to Create Wowpedia". Curse. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  2. ^ "Forum:Should WoWWiki leave Wikia?". WoWWiki. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  3. ^ "The Obscurecast Ep 23: A Room With A Moose". The Obscurecast. October 30, 2010.
  4. ^ Henry, Alan (October 21, 2010). "WoWWiki is moving to Wowpedia".
  5. ^ Ex-WoWWiki Admins Join Curse to Create Wowpedia - Curse
  6. ^ "World of Warcraft: The New World of Warcraft Community Site". Blizzard Entertainment. December 6, 2010.
  7. ^ Hunter, Rik (November 2014). "Hypersocial-Interactive Writing: An Audience of Readers-as-Writers". Literacy in Composition Studies. 2 (2): 17–43. doi:10.21623/1.2.2.3. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  8. ^ The Smashing Book #2. Smashing Media GmbH. March 2011. p. 231. ISBN 9783943075229.
  9. ^ Bishop, Sarah (May 2013). A Grandiose Reality: Addiction and Technical Communication in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (PDF) (MA). Texas State University-San Marcos. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
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