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'''Wikisimpsons''' is an encyclopedic wiki that is centered around [[The Simpsons]] and founded on September 24, 2005. | '''Wikisimpsons''' is an encyclopedic wiki that is centered around [[The Simpsons]] and founded on September 24, 2005. | ||
| − | ==History== | + | == History == |
| − | ===2005=== | + | === 2005 === |
| − | ====Creation==== | + | ==== Creation ==== |
| − | The wiki was created on September 24, 2005 by [[User:Postbagboy|PostBagBoy]] on Wikia. He never edited here, apart from one edit on his user page stating how amazed he felt that the wiki he had created had turned out to be successful | + | The wiki was created on September 24, 2005 by [[User:Postbagboy|PostBagBoy]] on Wikia. He never edited here, apart from one edit on his user page stating how amazed he felt that the wiki he had created had turned out to be successful. |
| − | ====Rights==== | + | ==== Rights ==== |
| − | Later on, Wikia co-founder Angela appointed [[User:M Johnson|M Johnson]] with sysop rights<ref>http://simpsons. | + | Later on, Wikia co-founder Angela appointed [[User:M Johnson|M Johnson]] with sysop rights<ref name="User rights log">[http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=&year=&month=-1&hide_patrol_log=1 User rights log]</ref>. |
| − | ===2006=== | + | === 2006 === |
| − | ====Rights==== | + | ==== Rights ==== |
| − | Staff member Sannse granted M Johnston with Bureaucratic Rights and [[User:Thai420|Thai420]] with Admin rights<ref>http://simpsons. | + | Staff member Sannse granted M Johnston with Bureaucratic Rights and [[User:Thai420|Thai420]] with Admin rights<ref name="User rights log">[http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=&year=&month=-1&hide_patrol_log=1 User rights log]</ref>. |
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| − | ===2007=== | + | ==== Criticism ==== |
| − | ====Rights==== | + | Wikisimpsons received a lot of criticism on its quality. Unregistered contributors regularly claimed that Wikipedia had better articles on The Simpsons<ref>[http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Talk:The_Simpsons/Archive_1 Archived talk page]</ref>. |
| − | Angela changed rights for [[User:Basel17|Basel17]] from none to Administrator<ref>http://simpsons. | + | |
| − | ====Criticism==== | + | === 2007 === |
| + | ==== Rights ==== | ||
| + | Angela changed rights for [[User:Basel17|Basel17]] from none to Administrator<ref name="User rights log">[http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=&year=&month=-1&hide_patrol_log=1 User rights log]</ref>. | ||
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| + | ==== Criticism ==== | ||
Wikisimpsons received more criticism on its usefulness. | Wikisimpsons received more criticism on its usefulness. | ||
| − | ===2008=== | + | === 2008 === |
| − | ====Rights==== | + | ==== Rights ==== |
| − | [[User:Toughpigs|ToughPigs]] Changed rights of [[User:Brian McClure|Brian McClure]] from normal user straight to Bureaucrat. Shortly later, Brian McClure changed rights for [[User:Dr. Ralph Wiggum|Dr. Ralph Wiggum]] to admin. Later on Brian McClure changed rights for [[User:Sgtcook|Sgtcook]] from nonoe to Admin temporarily so he could delete images, Sgtcook later kept the powers and put them to good use. Brian changed [[User:Kingcjc|Kingcjc]]'s rights to admin<ref>http://simpsons. | + | [[User:Toughpigs|ToughPigs]] Changed rights of [[User:Brian McClure|Brian McClure]] from normal user straight to Bureaucrat. Shortly later, Brian McClure changed rights for [[User:Dr. Ralph Wiggum|Dr. Ralph Wiggum]] to admin. Later on Brian McClure changed rights for [[User:Sgtcook|Sgtcook]] from nonoe to Admin temporarily so he could delete images, Sgtcook later kept the powers and put them to good use. Brian changed [[User:Kingcjc|Kingcjc]]'s rights to admin<ref name="User rights log">[http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=&year=&month=-1&hide_patrol_log=1 User rights log]</ref>. . |
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| − | ===2009=== | + | ==== Projects ==== |
| − | ====Rights==== | + | On March 10 Sgtcook founded [[Wikisimpsons:Project Images|Project Images]] to help sort out images on the wiki<ref>[http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/index.php?title=Wikisimpsons:Project_Images&action=history Project Images]</ref>. On March 16 Kingcjc created [[Wikisimpsons:Project Locations|Project Locations]] to help sort out location articles<ref>[http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/index.php?title=Wikisimpsons:Project_Locations&action=history Project Locations]</ref>. |
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| + | === 2009 === | ||
| + | ==== Rights ==== | ||
In early February Brian made [[User:Joeyaa|Joeyaa]] an admin. | In early February Brian made [[User:Joeyaa|Joeyaa]] an admin. | ||
| − | ====Projects==== | + | |
| + | ==== Projects ==== | ||
[[User:Smiley12|Smiley12]] started [[Wikisimpsons:Project Characters|Project Characters]], a project that helped improve character articles on Wikisimpsons. | [[User:Smiley12|Smiley12]] started [[Wikisimpsons:Project Characters|Project Characters]], a project that helped improve character articles on Wikisimpsons. | ||
| − | ===2010=== | + | === 2010 === |
| − | ====Milestones==== | + | ==== Milestones ==== |
Wikisimpsons passed 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 articles. | Wikisimpsons passed 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 articles. | ||
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| − | ==== | + | ==== Awards ==== |
| − | Wikisimpsons | + | In January [[Wikisimpsons:The Golden Homer Award|The Golden Homer Award]] started as an award for project Characters members<ref>[http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/index.php?title=Wikisimpsons:Project_Characters&oldid=73071#Golden_Homer_Award Golden Homer Awards]</ref>, it later became for the whole wiki. |
| − | ====Vandal==== | + | ==== Rights ==== |
| − | 2010 brought the most vandals to Wikisimpsons, most notably was the French Vandal. During April, an unregistered contributor began vandalising pages and spamming pages in French | + | [[User:Solar Dragon|Solar Dragon]] passed requests for Adminship and Sgtcook passed requests for Bureaucratship and adopts the wiki. Smiley12 became a Rollback and then an Admin without having to pass any requests. [[User:JaffaCakeLover|JaffaCakeLover]], [[User:Jasonbres|Jasonbres]] and [[User:Ldude893|Ldude893]] all became Rollbacks. Effluvium and [[User:TheHomer|TheHomer]] become rollback then admin after passing requests. [[User:Dohayecarumbadoh|Dohayecarumbadoh]] passes Rollback Request. [[User:Gran2|Gran2]] and [[User:Mythigator|Mythigator]] were both granted Rollback rights without having to pass the request<ref name="User rights log">[http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=&year=&month=-1&hide_patrol_log=1 User rights log]</ref>. |
| − | ====Projects==== | + | |
| + | ==== Other Websites ==== | ||
| + | Wikisimpsons created its own IRC Channel as well as the [http://www.youtube.com/user/Wikisimpsons YouTube account] and [http://twitter.com/#!/simpsonswiki Twitter account]. | ||
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| + | ==== Vandal ==== | ||
| + | 2010 brought the most vandals to Wikisimpsons, most notably was the French Vandal. During April, an unregistered contributor began vandalising pages and spamming pages in French. The vandal had a constantly changing IP address, and after fighting the vandal edits for weeks, the admins of Wikisimpsons requested a Global block of IPs with the same start of the IP address as the French Vandal. | ||
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| + | ==== Projects ==== | ||
Sgtcook created [[Wikisimpsons:Project Episodes|Project Episodes]] to help with episode articles. Solar Dragon created [[Wikisimpsons:Project Appearances|Project Appearances]], [[User:Mythigator|Mythigator]] created [[Wikisimpsons:Project Self Voicers|Project Self Voicers]], [[User:Effluvium|Effluvium]] created [[Wikisimpsons:Project Grammar|Project Grammar]] and [[User:Doh5678|Doh5678]] created [[Wikisimpsons:Project Guest Stars|Project Guest Stars]] | Sgtcook created [[Wikisimpsons:Project Episodes|Project Episodes]] to help with episode articles. Solar Dragon created [[Wikisimpsons:Project Appearances|Project Appearances]], [[User:Mythigator|Mythigator]] created [[Wikisimpsons:Project Self Voicers|Project Self Voicers]], [[User:Effluvium|Effluvium]] created [[Wikisimpsons:Project Grammar|Project Grammar]] and [[User:Doh5678|Doh5678]] created [[Wikisimpsons:Project Guest Stars|Project Guest Stars]] | ||
| − | ====Awards==== | + | ==== Awards ==== |
| − | Wikisimpsons enabled | + | Wikisimpsons enabled achievements. The achievements system encouraged a lot of activity as well as a lot of spam. The Golden Bart Award was created for the achievements system. This was stopped upon the move to ShoutWiki. |
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| − | + | ==== Spotlight ===== | |
| − | Wikisimpsons prepares to requests a Spotlight | + | Wikisimpsons prepares to requests a Spotlight. The wiki requests a spotlight and later on the wiki passes the request. The spotlight becomes visible after a long wait. Wikisimpsons later requested a second spotlight with a premade spotlight image this time, created by Smiley12. |
| − | + | ==== Skin ==== | |
Wikisimpsons requested a new skin. The skin was implemented and improved by JaffaCakeLover. After the New Wikia Look was implemented Wikisimpsons requested another new skin and wordmark to work with the New Look. | Wikisimpsons requested a new skin. The skin was implemented and improved by JaffaCakeLover. After the New Wikia Look was implemented Wikisimpsons requested another new skin and wordmark to work with the New Look. | ||
| − | + | ==== Article Comments ==== | |
| − | A suggestion for articles comments to be enabled was brought up but quickly turned down<ref>http://simpsons. | + | A suggestion for articles comments to be enabled was brought up but quickly turned down<ref>[http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Forum%3AArticle_Comments Article comments suggestion]</ref>. |
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| − | A bot was created for Wikisimpsons | + | ==== Bot ==== |
| + | A bot was created for Wikisimpsons although quickly became inactive due to problems. [[User:Manyman|Manyman]] used Manybot to help out on Wikisimpsons. | ||
| − | + | ==== Birthday ==== | |
Wikisimpsons celebrated its fifth birthday. Smiley12 designed a new mainpage layout especially for the event. | Wikisimpsons celebrated its fifth birthday. Smiley12 designed a new mainpage layout especially for the event. | ||
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| − | Smiley12 introduced 'easy to insert Simpsons Font'. Simpsons Font was used for important headers on the mainpage and sometimes sitenotice | + | ==== Simpsons Font ==== |
| − | + | Smiley12 introduced 'easy to insert Simpsons Font'. Simpsons Font was used for important headers on the mainpage and sometimes sitenotice. | |
| − | Wikia Staff announced that a new skin was on its way. Admins of Wikisimpsons signed up for beta testing | + | |
| − | + | ==== ShoutWiki ==== | |
| − | [[The Infosphere]] and [[The Simpsons Forums Site]] became affiliates with Wikisimpsons. | + | Wikia Staff announced that a new skin was on its way. Admins of Wikisimpsons signed up for beta testing with high expectations. The skin turned out to be a huge disappointment and not fully compatible with Wikisimpsons' article layouts. Admins of Wikisimpsons argued with the staff and Smiley12 and Solar Dragon were blocked as a result. Wikisimpsons eventually moved to ShoutWiki and the old Wikisimpsons became Simpsons Wiki. |
| − | ====Simpsons Fanon==== | + | |
| + | ==== Affiliates ==== | ||
| + | [[The Infosphere]] and [[The Simpsons Forums Site]] became affiliates with Wikisimpsons. Later, [[NIWA]] and [[IWatchTheSimpsonsOnline.com]] also became affiliates with Wikisimpsons. | ||
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| + | ==== Simpsons Fanon ==== | ||
[[Simpsons Fanon]] was created. | [[Simpsons Fanon]] was created. | ||
| − | ==References== | + | ==== The Springfield Shopper ==== |
| + | [[The Springfield Shopper (wiki)|The Springfield Shopper]] became the third member of the Simpsons Wiki Network. | ||
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| + | === 2011 === | ||
| + | ==== Smiley12's leaving ==== | ||
| + | [[User:Smiley12|Smiley12]] announced that he would leave the wiki on January 1st after decreasing in activity<ref>[http://simpsons.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Blog:Smiley12_is_leaving&t=20110101180329 Smiley12 is leaving]</ref>. No one took his place as admin as Wikisimpsons already has enough. He will still make some graphics on request though. | ||
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| + | ==== Platinum and Crystal Homer Awards ==== | ||
| + | The Platinum and Crystal Homer Awards were awarded for 2010. [[User:Mr. Blackadder|Mr. Blacadder]], [[User:Josegiraffio|Josegiraffio]], [[User:Effluvium|Effluvium]] and [[User:TheHomer|TheHomer]] all picked up the Crystal awards while [[User:Mythigator|Mythigator]] gained the Platinum award. | ||
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| + | ==== DeviantArt Group ==== | ||
| + | Smiley12 made a [http://wikisimpsons.deviantart.com/ DeviantArt Group] before leaving Wikisimpsons for good. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 16:02, January 11, 2011
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Wikisimpsons is an encyclopedic wiki that is centered around The Simpsons and founded on September 24, 2005.
History
2005
Creation
The wiki was created on September 24, 2005 by PostBagBoy on Wikia. He never edited here, apart from one edit on his user page stating how amazed he felt that the wiki he had created had turned out to be successful.
Rights
Later on, Wikia co-founder Angela appointed M Johnson with sysop rights[1].
2006
Rights
Staff member Sannse granted M Johnston with Bureaucratic Rights and Thai420 with Admin rights[1].
Criticism
Wikisimpsons received a lot of criticism on its quality. Unregistered contributors regularly claimed that Wikipedia had better articles on The Simpsons[2].
2007
Rights
Angela changed rights for Basel17 from none to Administrator[1].
Criticism
Wikisimpsons received more criticism on its usefulness.
2008
Rights
ToughPigs Changed rights of Brian McClure from normal user straight to Bureaucrat. Shortly later, Brian McClure changed rights for Dr. Ralph Wiggum to admin. Later on Brian McClure changed rights for Sgtcook from nonoe to Admin temporarily so he could delete images, Sgtcook later kept the powers and put them to good use. Brian changed Kingcjc's rights to admin[1]. .
Projects
On March 10 Sgtcook founded Project Images to help sort out images on the wiki[3]. On March 16 Kingcjc created Project Locations to help sort out location articles[4].
2009
Rights
In early February Brian made Joeyaa an admin.
Projects
Smiley12 started Project Characters, a project that helped improve character articles on Wikisimpsons.
2010
Milestones
Wikisimpsons passed 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 articles.
Awards
In January The Golden Homer Award started as an award for project Characters members[5], it later became for the whole wiki.
Rights
Solar Dragon passed requests for Adminship and Sgtcook passed requests for Bureaucratship and adopts the wiki. Smiley12 became a Rollback and then an Admin without having to pass any requests. JaffaCakeLover, Jasonbres and Ldude893 all became Rollbacks. Effluvium and TheHomer become rollback then admin after passing requests. Dohayecarumbadoh passes Rollback Request. Gran2 and Mythigator were both granted Rollback rights without having to pass the request[1].
Other Websites
Wikisimpsons created its own IRC Channel as well as the YouTube account and Twitter account.
Vandal
2010 brought the most vandals to Wikisimpsons, most notably was the French Vandal. During April, an unregistered contributor began vandalising pages and spamming pages in French. The vandal had a constantly changing IP address, and after fighting the vandal edits for weeks, the admins of Wikisimpsons requested a Global block of IPs with the same start of the IP address as the French Vandal.
Projects
Sgtcook created Project Episodes to help with episode articles. Solar Dragon created Project Appearances, Mythigator created Project Self Voicers, Effluvium created Project Grammar and Doh5678 created Project Guest Stars
Awards
Wikisimpsons enabled achievements. The achievements system encouraged a lot of activity as well as a lot of spam. The Golden Bart Award was created for the achievements system. This was stopped upon the move to ShoutWiki.
Spotlight =
Wikisimpsons prepares to requests a Spotlight. The wiki requests a spotlight and later on the wiki passes the request. The spotlight becomes visible after a long wait. Wikisimpsons later requested a second spotlight with a premade spotlight image this time, created by Smiley12.
Skin
Wikisimpsons requested a new skin. The skin was implemented and improved by JaffaCakeLover. After the New Wikia Look was implemented Wikisimpsons requested another new skin and wordmark to work with the New Look.
Article Comments
A suggestion for articles comments to be enabled was brought up but quickly turned down[6].
Bot
A bot was created for Wikisimpsons although quickly became inactive due to problems. Manyman used Manybot to help out on Wikisimpsons.
Birthday
Wikisimpsons celebrated its fifth birthday. Smiley12 designed a new mainpage layout especially for the event.
Simpsons Font
Smiley12 introduced 'easy to insert Simpsons Font'. Simpsons Font was used for important headers on the mainpage and sometimes sitenotice.
ShoutWiki
Wikia Staff announced that a new skin was on its way. Admins of Wikisimpsons signed up for beta testing with high expectations. The skin turned out to be a huge disappointment and not fully compatible with Wikisimpsons' article layouts. Admins of Wikisimpsons argued with the staff and Smiley12 and Solar Dragon were blocked as a result. Wikisimpsons eventually moved to ShoutWiki and the old Wikisimpsons became Simpsons Wiki.
Affiliates
The Infosphere and The Simpsons Forums Site became affiliates with Wikisimpsons. Later, NIWA and IWatchTheSimpsonsOnline.com also became affiliates with Wikisimpsons.
Simpsons Fanon
Simpsons Fanon was created.
The Springfield Shopper
The Springfield Shopper became the third member of the Simpsons Wiki Network.
2011
Smiley12's leaving
Smiley12 announced that he would leave the wiki on January 1st after decreasing in activity[7]. No one took his place as admin as Wikisimpsons already has enough. He will still make some graphics on request though.
Platinum and Crystal Homer Awards
The Platinum and Crystal Homer Awards were awarded for 2010. Mr. Blacadder, Josegiraffio, Effluvium and TheHomer all picked up the Crystal awards while Mythigator gained the Platinum award.
DeviantArt Group
Smiley12 made a DeviantArt Group before leaving Wikisimpsons for good.
