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Bulbapedia is by no means the first Pokémon Wiki; indeed, there are several that predate Bulbapedia. | Bulbapedia is by no means the first Pokémon Wiki; indeed, there are several that predate Bulbapedia. | ||
Bulbapedia was originally set up by {{U|Zhen Lin}} on December 21, 2004. {{U|Evkl}} took the job of Editor-in-Chief several days later, | Bulbapedia was originally set up by {{U|Zhen Lin}} on December 21, 2004. {{U|Evkl}} took the job of Editor-in-Chief several days later. He resigned in early 2006 to make way for Zhen; Zhen, in turn, resigned in 2008 to make way for the current editor-in-chief, TTEchidna. There was a two-month period of secret development by select contributors. Although it was originally intended as a stage for content development for the [[Bulbagarden website]], it soon became clear that it could "eliminate" the need for a traditional website in most areas. | ||
An attempt to recruit early contributors was launched on December 25, under the pretext of Bulbagarden looking for writers for "a collaborative and open work environment which makes interacting with other staff and looking up information very simple."<sup class="plainlinks">[http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=6497]</sup> It was not very successful, so Bulbapedia proceeded with only a dozen or so contributors, and reached 100 articles within 3 weeks. | An attempt to recruit early contributors was launched on December 25, under the pretext of Bulbagarden looking for writers for "a collaborative and open work environment which makes interacting with other staff and looking up information very simple."<sup class="plainlinks">[http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=6497]</sup> It was not very successful, so Bulbapedia proceeded with only a dozen or so contributors, and reached 100 articles within 3 weeks. |
Revision as of 20:48, 24 December 2008
Bulbapedia is a community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia that is based on the Wiki concept, meaning it may be read and edited by anyone. It is similar in spirit to Wikipedia, but is focused solely on documenting the Pokémon canon and the fandom surrounding it.
Its name is a portmanteau of Bulbagarden, a Pokémon website which runs Bulbapedia, and encyclopedia. It is affectionately known as the 'pedia among its contributors. Both Bulbapedia and Bulbagarden get their names from Bulbasaur, notable as the first Pokémon, according to National Pokédex order.
For a number of reasons, such as a reputation, waiting to add facts until they are confirmed by official sources, and a wide array of information, Bulbapedia is generally accepted as the most in-depth site within the Pokémon fandom.
History
Bulbapedia is by no means the first Pokémon Wiki; indeed, there are several that predate Bulbapedia.
Bulbapedia was originally set up by Zhen Lin on December 21, 2004. Evkl took the job of Editor-in-Chief several days later. He resigned in early 2006 to make way for Zhen; Zhen, in turn, resigned in 2008 to make way for the current editor-in-chief, TTEchidna. There was a two-month period of secret development by select contributors. Although it was originally intended as a stage for content development for the Bulbagarden website, it soon became clear that it could "eliminate" the need for a traditional website in most areas.
An attempt to recruit early contributors was launched on December 25, under the pretext of Bulbagarden looking for writers for "a collaborative and open work environment which makes interacting with other staff and looking up information very simple."[1] It was not very successful, so Bulbapedia proceeded with only a dozen or so contributors, and reached 100 articles within 3 weeks.
It was eventually opened to the public on February 14, 2005, branded as "Bulbagarden's Valentine's Gift to the Fandom".[2] Productivity grew tenfold as at least 21 articles were created in the 24 hours following, and the article count reached 1,000 in the third month since opening.[3]
In April 2005, Bulbapedia suffered its first major attack of vandalism, now referred to as the Great Bulbapedia Turkey Shoot, followed by another handful of vandalism incidences in late May 2005.
In October of 2008, Zhen Lin stepped down from his longtime position as Editor-in-Chief, citing inadequate time to lead Bulbapedia. He named his successor, TTEchidna, who had already been essentially in charge since a year before.
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