#Fandom Wikis

[crystalis39]

sexypedia (formerly known as the tumblr sexyman wiki) getting closed by fandom is a net good actually. it means true sexyheads can rebuild on a different host without having to worry about fighting fandom (formerly known as wikia)'s SEO for dominance, which is a battle that many independent wikis/fandom divorcees struggle with

[radarsteddybear]

I wish more fandom wikis cited their sources better :/

[fandom-official]

Here are the top 🔟 anime people were searching for last year 💥

[neverlix]

PSA to, uh, the world I suppose!

The Minecraft Wiki has officially forked! It's at minecraft.wiki now!

As for why it's moved, the editors have agreed that Fandom kind of sucks, due to reasons such as an overwhelming number of ads, very little customization of the wiki's appearance, annoying pop ups upon loading into any page, weird stuff with AI, that one time they were paid to replace article content, and the fact that they just do not seem honest!

The other reason a lot of people dislike Fandom is the fact that if a wiki wants to leave, they will not delete the old wiki. This is why moving off of Fandom is called 'forking', since instead of truly moving, the wiki forks into two branches, the old Fandom one and the new one. (In this case hosted by Weird Gloop, also known as the people who host the independent RuneScape Wiki!)

That's where everyone can help! The greatest challenge the new wiki will face is SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. Fandom's SEO is huge, particularly due to the way Google treats anything with the same domain as one website, and since all of Fandom ends with '.fandom.com', all the traffic to their various different wikis means that the old Minecraft Wiki will show up really high in search results. What you can do to help is simply make sure you go to the new one of you ever visit it! Either bookmark it, or if you're searching, say, "Minecraft villager" take the few seconds to scroll down to minecraft.wiki!

Of course, editing and contributing to the new wiki will help, too, if you're interested, but you can still make a difference just by viewing the wiki.

Another sidenote is, no matter how much you want to, don't try to go and vandalize the old wiki or anything. That won't do anything but get you banned from Fandom, make the new wiki look bad, and, by going to the site, increase Fandom's SEO.

Anyways, that's all I've got to say, so have a great day!

[hopeymchope]

re: toxic fanbases. I'm not good at telling what fanbases are toxic. I'm both a doormat ("that rando who started yelling at me all of a sudden probably has a good reason and I'm dumb for not seeing it 👍") and a weirdo who tends to stay within very small circles. With Danganronpa, I feel like there's *something* that makes it a little jarring compared to other communities, although it's by far not the worst community I've personally interacted with.

Its popularity definitely plays a massive role; it's actually impressive to see how active Danganronpa circles remain after all this time, but the downside is that there's a lot of brainrot, distant memories, and most importantly people who've been involved with it for WAY too long. I myself have definitely grown horribly bored of having the same tired debates be brought up time and time again - I can imagine people with a different personality from mine getting very upset over that.

Though I don't feel a connection to that aspect at this time, the prevalent young fanbase also comes with its qualities and flaws.

I could go on, because this community is so large and so old that it's genuinely, like I already mentioned, jarring at times. I'll turn my back from being told DRAE is irredeemable media because it uses dark humour to see someone draw a Komaru with giant tits requesting coitus. There are times when interacting with Danganronpa fans has made me wish I'd just never known about Danganronpa at all, so all things considered, even if I can't put words on it, there's a strong negative aspect to it.

At the same time, I don't know how it being Danganronpa specifically relates to some negative experiences I had - was some of the abuse I endured as a Wiki admin related to the way the DR fandom is? Or did it have to do with Wikis more than it did with DR, with French users more than it did DR? Maybe the problem is that this series has given so many of us such intense brainrot and we can't stop getting involved with it.

Sorry if this long ask is annoying in any way - I figured you might be interested in exploring the conversation around how the DR fandom might come across as toxic, objectively or subjectively OTL

One thing I remember for sure is that when I posted Akudama Drive LGBTQ headcanons, I felt perfectly fine and happy about it - but when I decided to post my Danganronpa headcanons too, I had a strong feeling that I was taking a risk, however small. That's not a very nice feeling to get as an adult who's just trying to be a little happy and silly with PNGs.

Oh, I don't mind a long ask at all! I'm grateful for the detailed thought you put into this, honestly. :) I'm a pretty wordy person myself — you may have noticed.

I think a lot of what you're describing as negatives within the DR community are unfortunate constants with fandoms of ANY popular media these days. Not ALL of it, but....

Every piece of media is gonna be declared irredeemable/offensive/problematic by some parties now if it delves into any kind of darkness or deals with any kind of major crimes, it seems like I've seen more than one person online state — with a straight face, mind you — stuff like "Danganronpa is toxic AF, many of those characters are LITERALLY murderers" and I'm just over here thinking are you fucking serious? I don't remember seeing people say stuff like this in my fandom circles before 2019 or so, but I see it everywhere now. It seems to have grown more prevalent since the 2020s hit? There are people who just can't stand to deal with any moral grayness, any dark theming, etc — and they don't think anyone else should allowed to enjoy that stuff either. (Now I'm wondering whether there are people similarly dismissing Akudama Drive. Much smaller fandom, so maybe you don't see that. But I can imagine someone grumbling "These characters are LITERALLY criminals, wtf." LOL)

We all know Internet Rule 34, but I feel like there are certain built-in multipliers to it that increase how widespread it is. Animated media? That's a multiplier that will cause even MORE porn to exist. Japanese media? That's another multiplier. Which means there's tons of porn of DR characters — even for the teen characters that're underage in most countries like Komaru. At least I've never stumbled across porn of the small children like the Warriors of Hope, THANK FUCKING GOD. I sadly don't doubt that it exists, but I hope to god it remains in a dark corner, out of my goddamn sight.

And I definitely feel much, MUCH more afraid to say anything about LGBTQ headcanons for popular media than I do for relatively small fandoms. Maybe that's partly symptomatic of being American in an era where tolerance and acceptance of LGBTQ people is sliding horiffically backwards? At least I think I'm safter to share such things on Tumblr than I would be on Reddit. I'd be afraid to talk about my personal DR LGBTQ headcanons, too. I've even drafted a post about that once and then been like "You know what? No. I'm not opening myself up to abuse for this," leading me to delete it. I've done similarly for the Madoka Magica fandom as well... too active, too big = too likely to result in blowback. I believe Akudama Drive is a pretty small fandom, though, so it makes sense to me why that'd feel like a more comfortable place to talk LGBTQ concepts.

But with all of that said, I can't claim that the infighting over interpretations of characters and events that I see on the DR Wiki is something that every fandom deals with. Maybe some of them do; honestly, Fandom Wikis weren't really so huge a thing before I got deep into DR in the back half of the 2010s, and I haven't really gotten involved with any of the Fandom Wikis I've come across afterwards either. So I don't know for sure! But it seems like that could be uniquely unpleasant about the DR fandom — the way people define "canon" as a matter of personal interpretation.

Since I'm stuck on the English side of the DR Wiki, I'm not certain whether you deal with the same stuff in the French incarnation. Characters like Komaeda and Ouma are especially difficult to police — they have so many fans who think they are pure of heart, and so many fans who find them loathesomely manipulate, and you can't necessarily be certain what about them is true or false. Put all that together, and it's hard to keep things to "Just The Facts" when people fundamentally disagree on what the facts ARE, which can lead to a lot of infighting among the people editing the thing! God... even deciphering the truth about what's going on in V3 and determining how we should or shouldn't explain that haziness is an awfully sticky wicket all by itself.

[wild-wild-wikis]

[high-pot-in-noose]

How to Avoid Using Fandom.com EASILY

Install Indie Wiki Buddy, a free browser extension, on Chrome [not recommended for Google reasons] or Firefox + Firefox for Android!

Excerpt from the official site:

"On an internet dominated by ads and corporate-run websites, Indie Wiki Buddy is a browser extension that helps you easily find and support independent wikis. When you visit a wiki on Fandom or Fextralife, this extension will notify or automatically redirect you to quality independent wikis when they're available. Search results in Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Brave, Ecosia, and Startpage can also be filtered, guiding you to visit an independent counterpart instead. Indie Wiki Buddy supports over 100 independent wikis across 7 languages. And you're in full control -- you can choose your experience wiki-by-wiki! Indie Wiki Buddy also supports BreezeWiki, a service that renders Fandom wikis without ads or bloat. Once enabled, BreezeWiki provides a more enjoyable reading experience when an independent wiki isn't available!"

I just installed it today myself, and it took less than half a minute to get the settings exactly how I wanted them.

They also accept submissions for wikis not already in their database!

[z-h-i-e]

The Crack LotR Wiki

Today I stumbled into the fanon LotR Wiki for the first time.

This was the first gem I found:

I am now imagining a Silmarillion where Maglor and Maedhros just got tired of the shenanigans of Celegorm, Curufin, and Caranthir, and used the kinslaying in Doriath as an excuse to kill off problematic brothers. They only meant to off Celegorm and Curufin, but Caranthir kind of got caught in the crossfire. Meanwhile, Celegorm's servants run off with Elured and Elurin because they know how much M&M like to adopt orphans even though they haven't really done that yet, and that's how they get back at M&M for this very terrible decision.

Well, I'd come up with more ideas off this, but I think I'm going to go learn more about the nazgul Chadmire and Sakos Flamefist.

Maybe I'll go find out more about Legolas' little sister first.

Nah -- I definitely went over and fucked around with the Erestor biography before I did anything else.

[jolikmc-thoughts]

So, I just found something very cool and extremely useful...

This little website is a frontend for Fandom wikis which scrubs all the muck and crud off, such as ads, ads, and more ads, and just gives you the wiki page, itself, just as nature intended! Check it!

If you're one of the millions of unsatisfied Fandom users out there who just want to see information or pictures without all the unnecessary extras, BreezeWiki is, without a doubt, the way to do it! It can even be set up to automatically redirect your web browser to use its services, if need be!

Enjoy your beautifully clean and pristine wiki content as it was intended to be displayed! Try BreezeWiki, today!

Please note: I am not affiliated with – nor was I asked to advertise – this website.

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

A further reminder that a HUGE number of fannish things are on fandom wikis. Marvel and DC, MHA, fucking Star Wars.

I’m so glad TFWiki is its own thing.

⚠️ Fandom is Moving Forward with Generative AI ⚠️

As of December 15, Fandom has announced their plans to continue using AI to "enhance" their articles.

In short, they claim to have primarily used AI to

Scan images for "appropriateness" (be that NSFW content or just fitting in with the theme of the show), which still involves scraping tons of images and comparing them to a potentially unethically sourced database. As with all machine learning using images, it is still wildly inaccurate.

Optimizing edits - something they admit is still severely lacking because it can't read tables or variants on simple things like "birthday"

Optimizing SEO - this is clearly what they care most about, since Google likes the "Quick Answers" - as shitty as they were - this means they can continue to dominate the search results and gain more ad revenue.

This is a good time to remember that Fandom is a for-profit company with inverstors, which means their end goal is always to make the most money possible. They don't care about "The Fans" (despite the lip service), and they don't care about the authenticity of user-generated content if they can figure out how to automate the process.

STOP USING FANDOM.

Alternatives/Workarounds:

Indie Wiki Buddy is an extension that will redirect you to non-Fandom versions of wikis if it's in their database.

BreezeWiki displays all Fandom wikis in a clean, ad-free format with just the article content (no links to their forums, autoplay videos, etc)

If you must use Fandom, install UBlock Origin. It's available on all desktop browsers and Firefox Mobile. Hit them where it hurts. And encourage the wiki teams to leave Fandom if they can.

Also, be sure to support independent wikis! You can disable adblockers while on their sites, as they usually have much less obtrusive ads which directly fund server maintenance rather than CEO salaries. Change links on your posts/pages to direct to non-Fandom Wikis (even wiki.gg is better).

Keep information free from corporatization.

[warrenwoodhouse]

Warren Woodhouse Wiki on FANDOM (Defunct)

Archived by Archive Wiki Team. This archive of my wiki is available for free to view publicly. FANDOM closed my wiki down on the 31st July 2023 as they believed my private wiki was violating their policies, however they allow private wikis by PewDiePie and Mr. Beast to be publicly available like mine was. Dislike FANDOM for their service quality and toxic environment.

The wiki has also moved to this blog, the page for the wiki is below.

[wild-wild-wikis]

[stellarspecter]

@pscentral event 20: antagonists ↳ THE LORDS IN BLACK in NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

And the TFwiki!

But it’s frightening how much of lowercase f fandom stuff is on capital F Fandom wikis. Both the Marvel and DC wikis. Wookieepedia is Fandom. Many anime wikis, like My Hero Academia.

It sucks, especially on mobile.

fandom wiki simulator

[who-always-pays-their-taxes]

ya’ll calling a headcanon a ‘mischaracterization’ is so funny bc Tim Drake drinking 40 gallons of coffee a day is a headcanon and Duke Thomas having 0 personality and being the ‘normal’ one is a mischaracterization but ya’ll seem to only have a problem w the first one.