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Status:	Dormant
Language:	English
Edit mode:	OpenEdit
Wiki engine:	MediaWiki
Wiki license:	Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike
Main topic:	Ratchet & Clank

Latest revision as of 13:13, 5 December 2022

Wiki size:	313 article pages^{see stats}
wikiFactor:	2 ^{info / verify}

(As of: 12 March 2014)

Ratchetpedia is a wiki that functions as a community hub for the Ratchet & Clank series that anyone can edit. The aim of the site is to provide a community portal for fans of the Ratchet & Clank series by providing walkthroughs and basic articles about Ratchet & Clank, while linking to further Ratchet & Clank resources. The site was founded by Sove and UxieLover1994 on March 31, 2012.

The idea for Ratchetpedia came to UxieLover1994 around October 2011 while she was editing the now-defunct Spyropedia, and after several months of working with Sove — a friend of UxieLover1994 — the site finally came into existence.

History

Ratchetpedia was created by UxieLover1994 and Sove on March 31, 2012. It was originally intended to become an independent Ratchet & Clank encyclopedia, but after a partnership with the Ratchet & Clank wiki was created (ending several disputes) Ratchetpedia's role was changed to become a community hub, becoming a Ratchet & Clank resource site for fans. It was decided that Ratchetpedia would cover walkthroughs and other Ratchet & Clank resources, while producing simpler articles about key aspects of the series which linked to the Ratchet & Clank wiki for further information.

Communication

In addition to communicating on the community portal, discussion board and talk pages, the wiki has an IRC channel on freenode at #ratchetpedia (irc://irc.freenode.com/ratchetpedia). It also has a YouTube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/Ratchetpedia

See also

Ratchet & Clank wiki — the more encyclopedic Wikia hosted site that claims to be endorsed by Sony.

Ratchet & Clank wikis in these languages ^{(view / edit)}
language	639-1	wiki site(s)
Dutch	(nl)	Ratchet & Clank Wikia (Dutch)
English	(en)	Ratchet & Clank wiki, Ratchetpedia
Finnish	(fi)	Ratchet & Clank Wikia (Finnish)
German	(de)	Ratchet & Clank (De.Wikia)
Norwegian	(no)	Ratchet & Clank Wikia (Norwegian)
Portuguese	(pt)	Ratchet & Clank Wikia (Portuguese)
Spanish	(es)	Ratchet & Clank (Es.Wikia)

Note: detail of above red links can be found at a former WikiNode

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-'''Ratchetpedia''' is an independent [[wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] focusing on the ''Ratchet & Clank'' video game series, developed by Insomniac Games and High Impact Games. The site was founded by Sove and [[UxieLover1994]] on March 31, 2012. Its current goal is to reach 1,000 articles that are deemed by the wiki's staff to be "complete," as well as to "perfect" its templates and develop its own custom skin. It aims to become the best English source of ''Ratchet & Clank'' information in the world.
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-The idea for Ratchetpedia came to UxieLover1994 around October 2011 while he was editing the now-defunct [[Spyropedia]], and after several months of working with Sove &mdash; a friend of UxieLover1994 &mdash; the site finally came into existence. In addition to being an administrator on Ratchetpedia, Uxie also serves as its only active contributor, due in large part to the wiki being overshadowed by the more-developed, Sony-endorsed [[Ratchet & Clank wiki]], a wiki in which Uxie is currently attempting to a start a "bitter rivalry" with.
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+'''Ratchetpedia''' is a [[wiki]] that functions as a community hub for the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series that anyone can edit. The aim of the site is to provide a community portal for fans of the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series by providing walkthroughs and basic articles about ''Ratchet & Clank'', while linking to further ''Ratchet & Clank'' resources. The site was founded by Sove and [[UxieLover1994]] on March 31, {{tag|Founded in 2012|2012}}.
-*Ratchetpedia uses present tense. Ratchet & Clank wiki uses past tense, like most sci-fi wikis.
-*Ratchetpedia allows broken English and grammar in its articles to provide a more "friendly" atmosphere for casual users. Ratchet & Clank wiki uses formal English and provides translation for seven other languages, including Norwegian, Spanish, German, Dutch, Finnish, French, and Portuguese.
-*Ratchetpedia uses templates with materials borrowed from several other wikis. Ratchet & Clank wiki uses the default templates.
-*Ratchetpedia's articles are restricted to only topics that the administrators deem worthy of inclusion. Ratchet & Clank wiki has taken a wider scope, allowing articles for any topic related to the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series.
-*Voice actors are given their own articles on Ratchet & Clank wiki. Ratchetpedia instead chooses to link to [[Wikipedia]] or even unrelated wikis, such as [[Bulbapedia]], for voice actors.
-*Character articles use the characters' real names on Ratchet & Clank wiki. Ratchetpedia instead goes by the names that the administrators best recognize.
-*Ratchetpedia has a strict spoiler policy and its admins always limit the information and content of the articles to ensure that no spoilers are posted. Ratchet & Clank wiki's articles are more comprehensive and will feature spoilers when necessary, leading UxieLover1994 to criticize Ratchet & Clank wiki as being "poorly-written."
-Due to these differences, Ratchetpedia founder UxieLover1994 ranks Ratchetpedia as "fair," whereas he deems Ratchet & Clank wiki as being "unfair."  Ratchetpedia tends to use an editing style similar to that of both the defunct Spyropedia and [[Kingdom Hearts Wiki]]. It aspires to be unique, hopefully with its own unique templates and skin at some point in the future. The site is a strong follower of the IWAs and even wishes to be accepted among the IWA one day. Ratchetpedia has claimed that it will be very happy to affiliate with any wiki that's independent, no matter what size or topic, but will always deny a site that's affiliated with any wiki farms.
+The idea for Ratchetpedia came to UxieLover1994 around October 2011 while she was editing the now-defunct [[Spyropedia]], and after several months of working with Sove — a friend of UxieLover1994 — the site finally came into existence.
-*'''Founders''': Sove, UxieLover1994
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-*'''Main language:''' [[Wikipedia:English language|English]]
+Ratchetpedia was created by UxieLover1994 and Sove on March 31, 2012. It was originally intended to become an independent ''Ratchet & Clank'' encyclopedia, but after a partnership with the [[Ratchet & Clank wiki|''Ratchet & Clank'' wiki]] was created (ending several disputes) Ratchetpedia's role was changed to become a community hub, becoming a ''Ratchet & Clank'' resource site for fans. It was decided that Ratchetpedia would cover walkthroughs and other Ratchet & Clank resources, while producing simpler articles about key aspects of the series which linked to the ''Ratchet & Clank'' wiki for further information.
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-==See Also==
+;See also
-*[[Ratchet & Clank wiki]] &mdash; the larger, Sony-endorsed ''Ratchet & Clank'' wiki with whom this wiki is attempting to start a rivalry with
+*''[[Ratchet & Clank wiki]]'' — the more encyclopedic [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] hosted site that claims to be endorsed by Sony.
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