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The '''Independent Fallout Wiki''' is a wiki dedicated to documenting all aspects of the ''{{tag|Fallout}}'' series of video games. It opened on December 31, 2022.

The wiki {{tag|fork}}ed off from [[Nukapedia]], when [[:Category:Wikia|FANDOM]] 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 [[editor]]s started to discuss {{tag|Ex-Wikia|leaving the platform}}. Several options were considered, including moving to another third-party-host such as [[:Category:Miraheze|Miraheze]], but ultimately it was decided to go fully {{tag|independent}}. On April 7, 2022, the Discord, then called "Project Shmodex", was created. On April 8, {{tag|Founded in 2022|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 April 9, 2022, the ''fallout.wiki'' domain was officially registered.<ref>[https://archive.ph/Cw2bx#selection-1295.0-1295.35 fallout.wiki domain - 9 Apr 2022]</ref>

Several users joined the newly founded wiki out of solidarity. 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.<ref>[https://archive.ph/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 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.<ref>[https://archive.ph/bSOeA#selection-8267.0-8373.1 Fallout Wiki Community Namespace - 28 Oct 2022]</ref>

On October 23, 2022, the wiki officially entered early access, opening registration to new users.<ref>[https://archive.ph/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 affiliations, which were officially completed that same month.<ref>[https://archive.ph/oyZDD The Doom Wiki - 1 Nov 2022 (affiliation officially started on 29 Oct 2022)]</ref><ref>[https://archive.ph/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>[https://archive.ph/JtKNH StrategyWiki - 3 Nov 2022]</ref><ref>[https://archive.ph/fvw4Q Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages - 30 Nov 2022 (affiliation officially started on 3 Nov 2022)]</ref> On November 28, 2022, the wiki hosted its first mod, Vault 120.<ref>[https://archive.ph/VrLJv Vault 120 Mod page - 28 Nov 2022]</ref> On December 1, 2022, the wiki was voted in as a member of the [[Gaming Wiki Network]], becoming the largest member of the network.<ref>[https://archive.ph/0Pj3H#selection-201.0-203.49 Gaming Wiki Network - About - 01 Dec 2022]</ref> On December 19, 2022, [[JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia]] joined as an affiliate.<ref>[https://archive.ph/SW0je JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia - 19 Dec 2022]</ref> The wiki officially opened on December 31, 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.ph/B7Wkv#selection-435.0-435.207 Fallout Wiki Twitter - Prepare for the Future! - 31 Dec 2022]</ref>

Also on December 31, the wiki introduced a featured fan art program dubbed "Pickman's Gallery", as a reference to a character in ''Fallout 4''.<ref>[https://archive.ph/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 February 16 2023, the wiki was voted in as an affiliate of [[SEIWA]].<ref>[https://archive.ph/Vek4r SEIWA Affiliation - 16 Feb 2023]</ref> On February 28, 2023, [[GECK Wiki]] officially joined as an affiliate to the wiki.<ref>[https://archive.ph/wEJ3a GECK Wiki - 28 Feb 2023 (Affiliation started on 31 Jan 2023)]</ref> On March 1, 2023, the wiki Twitter account surpassed 1,000 followers.<ref>[https://archive.ph/hBcD5 1,000 followers on Twitter - 1 Mar 2023]</ref>

The 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 [[:Category:LGBT|LGBTQ]]/GSRM/plural/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.

The wiki runs on the {{tag|MediaWiki}} wiki engine together with {{tag|Semantic MediaWiki}}. It contains no advertising and is not-for-profit.

 

====''Wiki Affiliates''====

The wiki participates in the '''[[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.

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