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A fact from Fan wiki appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 September 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that some fan wikis document fan fiction?

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Latest comment: 1 year ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Is this deliberately omitting Fanlore (the Organization for Transformative Works' fan history wiki)? Not sure whether there are WP-level indept sources available (it never got the traction of AO3) but as a fan it feels like an important development as a big fannish wiki not hosted by the usual suspects. Espresso Addict (talk) 03:28, 2 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

It didn't come up in my research. The article is mostly sourced to scholarly literature, and only a few wikis have been written about. I'll look into it, though. voorts (talk/contributions) 03:42, 2 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

There's some aca sources at the end of the Fanlore article on itself -- of which is open access, English, indept and has coverage; it states that Fanlore is archived at the Digital Culture Web Archive of the American Folklife Center and talks a bit about the GeoCities Rescue Project. (Full disclosure: I used to be an admin on Fanlore some years back.) Espresso Addict (talk) 04:45, 2 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Fan wikis

Latest comment: 21 days ago5 comments2 people in discussion

Moved from User talk:Voorts § Fan wikis

– voorts (talk/contributions) 23:12, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

What precisely wasn't supported by the source? Curious to understand the specific concern here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fan_wiki&oldid=1362842949 Joe Beaudoin Jr. Redux (talk) 23:10, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Toton 2008 says that the wiki covers official canon, not "supplemental materials". Toton 2008/Jones 2021 say that fans of the TV show, not the franchise, founded the BSG wiki. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:15, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

In any event, as the person adding content to an article, it is your burden to justify the addition, not mine to justify the status quo. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:16, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Ah, I see the issue. Thank you for clarifying. Much appreciated! Joe Beaudoin Jr. Redux (talk) 23:32, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Just to note, your edit summary said "tweaks", but "supplemental material" is more than a tweak; it changes the meaning of the article. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:46, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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