Independent Fallout Wiki

(Page count as of: 2023-07-19)

The Independent Fallout Wiki is a wiki site dedicated to documenting all aspects of the  series of video games. It opened on 31 December 2022.

History
This Independent Fallout Wiki site ed off the existing Nukapedia, when Fandom staff decided to temporarily ban two of the Nukapedia administrators without warning in April 2022, for reasons that many in the community considered and  at the time. Soon after, multiple editors started to discuss. Several options were considered, including moving to another host such as Miraheze; but ultimately, it was decided to go to fully  hosting. On 7 April 2022, the Discord, then called 'Project Shmodex', was created. On 8 April, the Independent Fallout Wiki was officially founded by Kid Aces and Eckserah. As an inside joke, the Discord was then renamed to 'Schmault-Tec'. On 9 April 2022, the Fallout.wiki was officially registered.

Several users joined the newly founded Independent Fallout Wiki site out of. In the following months, to attain guidance and help, the wiki site began conversing with other  wiki communities, such as the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance (NIWA), Halopedia, and the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages. On 27 May 2022, the Mod space was introduced, designed to cater to modders and to allow Fallout modifications to have dedicated pages. In early June, all content from Nukapedia was successfully forked and ed into Independent Fallout Wiki. On 27 October 2022, the Community space was created, allowing  content such as , fan art, screenshots,, PnP documents, and Fallout 76 C.A.M.P. pages.

On 23 October 2022, Independent Fallout Wiki officially entered early access, opening registration to new users. The wiki reached out to The Doom Wiki and Combine OverWiki to discuss wiki s, which were officially completed that same month. StrategyWiki, Halopedia, and the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages later followed suit in early November. On 28 November 2022, the wiki site hosted its first mod, Vault 120. On 1 December 2022, Independent Fallout Wiki was voted in as a member of the  (GWN), as a result, becoming the largest member of GWN. On 19 December 2022, JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia joined as an. Independent Fallout Wiki officially opened on 31 December 2022.

Also on 31 December, the wiki site introduced a featured fan art program dubbed 'Pickman's Gallery', as a reference to a character in Fallout 4. On 16 February 2023, Independent Fallout Wiki was voted in as an affiliate of the Square Enix Independent Wiki Alliance (SEIWA). On 28 February 2023, GECK Wiki officially joined as an affiliate to the wiki. On 1 March 2023, the wiki Twitter account ed 1,000 followers.

Independent Fallout Wiki prides itself in being <independent ></independent>, and has introduced many new policies and changes to aid in the removal of head-canon and common. The community is described as having "love for LGBTQ / /  / " communities, and that "everyone is welcome". Many site staff and users identify within these communities.

The Independent Fallout Wiki site is powered by the ubiquitous <MediaWiki ></MediaWiki> (MW) wiki engine, together with the <Semantic MediaWiki ></Semantic MediaWiki> (SMW) extension. The wiki site contains no advertising, and is not-for-profit.

Wiki affiliates
The Independent Fallout Wiki participates in an independent wiki-affiliate network, placing a on various pages that link back to affiliate wiki sites to allows users to visit and experience the wider wiki network.
 * Combine OverWiki
 * The Doom Wiki
 * GECK Wiki
 * Halopedia
 * JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia
 * StrategyWiki
 * Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages
 * Wikizilla

Gaming Wiki Network
Independent Fallout Wiki participates in the <Gaming Wiki Network ></Gaming Wiki Network>, or GWN, a network of independently-hosted wikis about video game franchises. It is currently the largest wiki to join the network.