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The '''Independent Fallout Wiki''' is a wiki dedicated to documenting all aspects of the ''Fallout'' series of video games. In addition to regular content pages, the wiki offers community content pages, which are host to fanfiction, fanart, in-game screenshots, ''Fallout 76'' C.A.M.P. pages and more, as well as mod content pages, which are host to documentation and pages for various ''Fallout'' game modifications. The wiki also welcomes technical articles, which can assist the modding community greatly.
 
 
The '''Independent Fallout Wiki''' is a wiki site dedicated to documenting all aspects of the ''{{tag|Fallout}}'' series of [[:Category:Video games|video games]]. It opened on 31 December 2022.


==History==
==History==
In 2020, Kid Aces was the winner of "Fandom's Editor of the Year 2020" award for her contributions to [[Nukapedia]]. On July 26, 2021, she was voted in as bureaucrat of Nukapedia with overwhelming support. She spearheaded many beneficial changes to Nukapedia and its Discord server. This included removing misinformation, head-canon, poorly written articles and making the community LGBTQ+ friendly and welcoming to all. Some believed the changes to the wiki to be "stomping on creativity" and that the changes negatively impacted the wiki's SEO (Search Engine Optimization), which caused Fandom's archived wiki, The Vault, to trump the wiki in search results.
This Independent Fallout Wiki site {{tag|fork}}ed off the existing [[Nukapedia]], when [[:Category:Wikia staff|Fandom staff]] decided to temporarily ban two of the Nukapedia [[administrator]]s without warning in April 2022, for reasons that many in the [[Wikian|community]] considered {{Cambridge-Dictionary|unjust}} and {{Cambridge-Dictionary|unprecedented}} at the time.  Soon after, multiple [[editor]]s started to discuss {{tag|Ex-Wikia|leaving the platform}}.  Several options were considered, including moving to another {{Cambridge-Dictionary|third-party}} host such as [[:Category:Miraheze|Miraheze]]; but ultimately, it was decided to go to fully {{tag|independent}} hosting. On 7 April 2022, the Discord, then called 'Project Shmodex', was created.  On 8 April {{tag|Founded in 2022|2022}}, the '''Independent Fallout Wiki''' was officially founded by [https://fallout.wiki/wiki/User:Kid_Aces Kid Aces] and [https://fallout.wiki/wiki/User:Eckserah Eckserah].  As an inside joke, the Discord was then renamed to 'Schmault-Tec'. On 9 April 2022, the <tt>Fallout.wiki</tt> {{Cambridge-Dictionary|domain}} was officially registered.<ref>[https://archive.is/Cw2bx#selection-1295.0-1295.35 fallout.wiki domain - 9 Apr 2022]</ref>
 
Several [[user]]s joined the newly founded Independent Fallout Wiki site out of {{Cambridge-Dictionary|solidarity}}.  In the following months, to attain guidance and help, the wiki site began conversing with other {{tag|independent}} 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.<ref>[https://archive.is/EMBtE#selection-9811.0-9913.1 Fallout Wiki Mod Namespace - 27 May 2022]</ref>  In early June, all content from Nukapedia was successfully [[fork]]ed and {{Cambridge-Dictionary|import}}ed into Independent Fallout Wiki. On 27 October 2022, the Community space was created, allowing {{tag|fanon}} content such as {{tag|fan fiction}}, fan art, screenshots, {{Cambridge-Dictionary|artwork}}, PnP documents, and ''Fallout 76'' C.A.M.P. pages.<ref>[https://archive.is/bSOeA#selection-8267.0-8373.1 Fallout Wiki Community Namespace - 28 Oct 2022]</ref>
 
On 23 October 2022, Independent Fallout Wiki officially entered early access, opening registration to new users.<ref>[[archive.is:FkwGa|Fallout Wiki Twitter - 23 Oct 2022]]</ref>  The wiki reached out to [[The Doom Wiki (DoomWiki.org)|The Doom Wiki]] and [[Combine OverWiki]] to discuss wiki {{Cambridge-Dictionary|affiliation}}s, which were officially completed that same month.<ref>[[archive.is:oyZDD|The Doom Wiki - 1 Nov 2022]] (affiliation officially started on 29 Oct 2022)</ref><ref>[[archive.is:RuylN|Combine OverWiki - Nov 7 2022]] (affiliation officially started on 30 Oct 2022)</ref>  [[StrategyWiki]], Halopedia, and the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages later followed suit in early November.<ref>[[archive.is:JtKNH|StrategyWiki - 3 Nov 2022]]</ref><ref>[[archive.is:fvw4Q|Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages - 30 Nov 2022]] (affiliation officially started on 3 Nov 2022)</ref>  On 28 November 2022, the wiki site hosted its first mod, Vault 120.<ref>[[archive.is:VrLJv|Vault 120 Mod page - 28 Nov 2022]]</ref>  On 1 December 2022, Independent Fallout Wiki was voted in as a member of the {{tag|Gaming Wiki Network}} (GWN), as a result, becoming the largest member of GWN.<ref>[https://archive.is/0Pj3H#selection-201.0-203.49 Gaming Wiki Network - About - 01 Dec 2022]</ref>  On 19 December 2022, [[JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia]] joined as an {{Cambridge-Dictionary|affiliate}}.<ref>[[archive.is:SW0je|JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia - 19 Dec 2022]]</ref>  Independent Fallout Wiki officially opened on 31 December 2022.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221231195558/https://gamingwikinetwork.org/fallout-open/ Announcing Independent Fallout Wiki - gamingwikinetwork.org - 31 Dec 2022]</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/B7Wkv#selection-435.0-435.207 Fallout Wiki Twitter - Prepare for the Future! - 31 Dec 2022]</ref>
 
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''.<ref>[https://archive.is/B7Wkv#selection-1533.0-1533.147 Auntie Murdoc's Star Caps Are A Girl's Best Friend feat. Courier Six and Marilyn - 31 Dec 2022]</ref>  On 16 February 2023, Independent Fallout Wiki was voted in as an affiliate of the [[Square Enix Independent Wiki Alliance]] (SEIWA).<ref>[[archive.is:Vek4r|SEIWA Affiliation - 16 Feb 2023]]</ref>  On 28 February 2023, [[GECK Wiki]] officially joined as an affiliate to the wiki.<ref>[[archive.is:wEJ3a|GECK Wiki - 28 Feb 2023]] (affiliation started on 31 Jan 2023)</ref>  On 1 March 2023, the wiki Twitter account {{Cambridge-Dictionary|surpass}}ed 1,000 followers.<ref>[[archive.is:hBcD5|1,000 followers on Twitter - 1 Mar 2023]]</ref>


On April 1, 2022, Aces was demoted and globally banned from [[FANDOM]] for a year. FANDOM, in the past and recently, have been criticized for banning wiki staff for invalid reasons and without warning. Herself and many other users felt the ban to be entirely unjust. Rather than appealing, Aces and Eckserah, Nukapedia's technical lead, began discussing the idea of an independent wiki. On April 7, 2022, the Discord, then called "Project Shmodex", was created, and on April 8, 2022, the '''Independent Fallout Wiki''' was officially founded. Eckserah handled all technical aspects of the wiki fork, while Kate handled the wiki editing spectrum. As an inside joke, the Discord was renamed to "Schmault-Tec".
Independent Fallout Wiki prides itself in being {{tag|independent}}, and has introduced many new policies and changes to aid in the removal of head-canon and common {{Cambridge-Dictionary|misinformation}}. The community is described as having "love for [[:Category:LGBT|LGBTQ]] / {{UrbanDictionary|GSRM}} / {{Cambridge-Dictionary|plural}} / {{UrbanDictionary|otherkin}}" communities, and that "everyone is welcome".<ref>[https://fallout.wiki/index.php?title=FalloutWiki:Social_Media&oldid=4018170 Fallout Wiki Social Media Page - Discord Blurb]</ref>  Many site [[staff]] and users identify within these communities.


Many Nukapedia users, editors and staff resigned to join the new one out of solidarity. Findabair joined her as a bureaucrat for the newly founded wiki. In the following months, to attain guidance and help, the wiki began conversing with other independent wiki communities, such as the [[NIWA]], [[Halopedia]] and the [[Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]]. On May 27, 2022, the Mod space was introduced, designed to cater to modders and to allow ''Fallout'' mods to have dedicated pages. In early June, all content from Nukapedia was successfully forked over. On October 27, 2022, the Community space was created, allowing fanon content such as fanfiction, fan art, screenshots, artwork, PnP documents and ''Fallout 76'' C.A.M.P. pages.
The Independent Fallout Wiki site is powered by the ubiquitous {{tag|MediaWiki}} (MW) wiki engine, together with the {{tag|Semantic MediaWiki}} (SMW) extension.  The wiki site contains no [[:Category:Advertising|advertising]], and is [[:Category:Non-profit|not-for-profit]].<!--so how is it funded?-->
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On October 23, 2022, the wiki officially entered early access, opening registration to new users. On October 28, 2022, [[User:C0NN1E|C0NN1E]] joined the team as a community ambassador and editor. She reached out to [[The Doom Wiki (DoomWiki.org)|The Doom Wiki]] and [[Combine OverWiki]] to discuss wiki affiliations, which were officially completed that same month. [[StrategyWiki]], Halopedia and the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages later followed suit in early November. On November 28, 2022, the wiki hosted its first mod, Vault 120. On December 1, 2022, the wiki was voted in as a member of the [[Gaming Wiki Network]], becoming the largest member of the network. On December 19, 2022, [[JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia]] joined as an affiliate.
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*[[Combine OverWiki]]
*[[The Doom Wiki (DoomWiki.org)|The Doom Wiki]]
*[[GECK Wiki]]
*[[Halopedia]]
*[[JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia]]
*[[StrategyWiki]]
*[[Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]]
*[[Wikizilla]]</div>
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The wiki prides itself in being independent, and has introduced many new policies and changes designed stomp out misinformation, head-canon and flowery non-objective writing. The community is described as being extremely inclusive towards the LGBTQ+, GSRM, MOGAI, Plural and Otherkin communities, to which it welcomes with open arms. Many site staff and users identify within these communities.
===''Gaming Wiki Network''===
Independent Fallout Wiki participates in the '''{{tag|Gaming Wiki Network}}''', or '''GWN''', a network of independently-hosted wikis about [[:Category:Video games|video game]] franchises. It is currently the largest wiki to join the network.


The wiki runs on the {{tag|MediaWiki}} wiki engine, and contains no advertising. It is not-for-profit and funded entirely by the site admin, Kid Aces.
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* [[Combine OverWiki]]
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* [[Halopedia]]
* [[JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia]]
* [[StrategyWiki]]
* [[Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]]


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

History

This Independent Fallout Wiki site forked 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 unjust and unprecedented at the time. Soon after, multiple editors started to discuss leaving the platform. Several options were considered, including moving to another third-party host such as Miraheze; but ultimately, it was decided to go to fully independent hosting. On 7 April 2022, the Discord, then called 'Project Shmodex', was created. On 8 April 2022, 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 domain was officially registered.[1]

Several users joined the newly founded Independent Fallout Wiki site out of solidarity. In the following months, to attain guidance and help, the wiki site began conversing with other independent 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.[2] In early June, all content from Nukapedia was successfully forked and imported into Independent Fallout Wiki. On 27 October 2022, the Community space was created, allowing fanon content such as fan fiction, fan art, screenshots, artwork, PnP documents, and Fallout 76 C.A.M.P. pages.[3]

On 23 October 2022, Independent Fallout Wiki officially entered early access, opening registration to new users.[4] The wiki reached out to The Doom Wiki and Combine OverWiki to discuss wiki affiliations, which were officially completed that same month.[5][6] StrategyWiki, Halopedia, and the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages later followed suit in early November.[7][8] On 28 November 2022, the wiki site hosted its first mod, Vault 120.[9] On 1 December 2022, Independent Fallout Wiki was voted in as a member of the Gaming Wiki Network (GWN), as a result, becoming the largest member of GWN.[10] On 19 December 2022, JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia joined as an affiliate.[11] Independent Fallout Wiki officially opened on 31 December 2022.[12][13]

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.[14] On 16 February 2023, Independent Fallout Wiki was voted in as an affiliate of the Square Enix Independent Wiki Alliance (SEIWA).[15] On 28 February 2023, GECK Wiki officially joined as an affiliate to the wiki.[16] On 1 March 2023, the wiki Twitter account surpassed 1,000 followers.[17]

Independent Fallout Wiki prides itself in being independent, and has introduced many new policies and changes to aid in the removal of head-canon and common misinformation. The community is described as having "love for LGBTQ / GSRM / plural / otherkin" communities, and that "everyone is welcome".[18] Many site staff and users identify within these communities.

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

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References

  1. ↑ fallout.wiki domain - 9 Apr 2022
  2. ↑ Fallout Wiki Mod Namespace - 27 May 2022
  3. ↑ Fallout Wiki Community Namespace - 28 Oct 2022
  4. ↑ Fallout Wiki Twitter - 23 Oct 2022
  5. ↑ The Doom Wiki - 1 Nov 2022 (affiliation officially started on 29 Oct 2022)
  6. ↑ Combine OverWiki - Nov 7 2022 (affiliation officially started on 30 Oct 2022)
  7. ↑ StrategyWiki - 3 Nov 2022
  8. ↑ Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages - 30 Nov 2022 (affiliation officially started on 3 Nov 2022)
  9. ↑ Vault 120 Mod page - 28 Nov 2022
  10. ↑ Gaming Wiki Network - About - 01 Dec 2022
  11. ↑ JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia - 19 Dec 2022
  12. ↑ Announcing Independent Fallout Wiki - gamingwikinetwork.org - 31 Dec 2022
  13. ↑ Fallout Wiki Twitter - Prepare for the Future! - 31 Dec 2022
  14. ↑ Auntie Murdoc's Star Caps Are A Girl's Best Friend feat. Courier Six and Marilyn - 31 Dec 2022
  15. ↑ SEIWA Affiliation - 16 Feb 2023
  16. ↑ GECK Wiki - 28 Feb 2023 (affiliation started on 31 Jan 2023)
  17. ↑ 1,000 followers on Twitter - 1 Mar 2023
  18. ↑ Fallout Wiki Social Media Page - Discord Blurb
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