Archived Wikia news box messages
Wikia - creating communities
This is an archive of the messages that were displayed in the Wikia news box. The most recent ones can be seen in the page history of the news box.
[edit] 2007
[edit] Requests wiki
- May 1
Help us choose which new wikis to create this week. Find an open request and type {{support}} on the page if it's something you'd like to edit.
[edit] Desperate Housewives
- April 27
Are you a fan of ABC's hit Desperate Housewives? We need your help at Wiksteria Lane to include every scrap of detail about the show!
[edit] Halo
- April 21
Played Halo? Read the books? Waiting for Halo 3? If so, help out Halopedia, the Halo Wiki, today!
Or, if you like writing stories about Halo, join the Halo Fanon Wiki.
[edit] Heroes
- April 19
Attention Heroes fans! Help us transform the Heroes Wiki into the resource for the Heroes world.
[edit] Half-Life
- April 17
Do you play Half-Life? The Half-Life wiki needs your help!
[edit] New magazines
- April 14
Wikia has four new magazine sites! Please visit Foodie, Restaurants, Mortgages, and Fitness.
[edit] House
- April 12
A fan of House, M.D., the acclaimed medical TV thriller? Join House Wikia to add articles on your favorite characters and more!
[edit] Food
- April 9
Foodopedia is looking for contributors to create articles about food, cooking, health, and nutrition.
[edit] Wikis that need your help
- April 6-9
- WikiSocial, the free content social network, is looking for more members.
- Do you play Counter-Strike 1.6 or Source? If so, please help us to revive the Counter-Strike wiki.
[edit] Maintenance
- 3-6 April
Image maintenance planned for 07:00 UTC Friday. Image uploading may be interrupted for 30 minutes.
[edit] Upgrade
- 19-26 March
Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.9. All wikis may have downtime between approximately 10 and 13 UTC (3am and 6am PDT) on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 March.
Wikia was upgraded to MediaWiki 1.9 this week. Please report any problems you find.
[edit] Sports focus
- 18-19 March and 26 March-3 April
Sports focus:
[edit] Survey
- 16-17 March
Can you help us by telling us what you think?
Please take a 9-question survey about Wikia.
[edit] Wikimania registration
- 14 March, 2007
Wikimania registration is now open. See Wikia's page on Wikimania for details - funding is available for some Wikia users to attend.
[edit] Hiring in Japan
- 4 March, 2007
日本語を話しますか。Wikiaは人材募集中です。
Wikia is hiring. Japanese-speaker required.
[edit] Our Stories
- 28 February, 2007
Have you tried Wikia's new features? Imagemap, GiveRollback, Oversight.
[edit] Wikimania 2007
- 21 February, 2007
Wikians may apply now for funding to attend Wikimania 2007 in Taipei.
New extensions being tested: Dismissable sitenotice, edit count, rss2wiki. more info.
[edit] Magazines launch
- 19 February, 2007 - 21 February, 2007
Write for Wikia's open source magazines!
Entertainment
Politics
Local
Sports
[edit] Spider Riders
- 17 February, 2007 - 19 February, 2007
If you're a fan of the Spider Riders show and game then the Spider Rider Center is the place for you!
[edit] StarCraft
- 12 February, 2007 - 17 February, 2007
Are you interested in StarCraft, either playing or the storyline? The StarCraft Wiki needs contributors!
[edit] New features
- 25 January, 2007 - 12 February, 2007
New features: Add a calendar and CharInsert!
[edit] ArmchairGM
- 24 January, 2007 - 12 February, 2007
Calling all sports fans, come help the sports site for you written by you at ArmchairGM.
[edit] Wiki.com
- 17-24 January, 2007
Wikia is offering free hosting to former wiki.com communities.
[edit] iPhone
- 13 January, 2007 - 16 January, 2007
Join the new iPhone Wiki community
[edit] 2006
[edit] Wikimedia fundraising 2006
- December 19, 2006 - 15 January 2007
Contrary to misunderstandings in the press, Wikia is not a Wikimedia project (read more). The Wikimedia Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which manages Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. It is not affiliated financially with Wikia. We encourage you to donate to Wikimedia projects in the current fundraising drive of the Wikimedia Foundation. Give the Gift of Knowledge and donate at wikimediafoundation.org.
[edit] Neopets anniversary
- December 18, 2006
Do you play Neopets? The Neopets® Guilds Wiki is celebrating its second anniversary on December 18! Come and share information about the game and the guilds (clubs) within it.
[edit] Chemistry
- December 17, 2006
Aiming to be a reliable and useful resource for all chemists, the Chemistry Wiki needs your help to compile articles on all things chemical.
[edit] View Askew
- December 16, 2006
Donkey Shows, 37, Jay & Silent Bob, oh my! Visit WikiAskew for all things View Askew!
[edit] Fiction
- December 11, 2006
Interested in creative writing or reading stories? Write stories and novels, or write collaboratively, at the Fiction Wikia.
[edit] Red Dwarf Wikia
- December 8, 2006
Are you a fellow Dwarfer? We are looking for a few Red Dwarf fans to make the Red Dwarf Wiki grow!
[edit] Search testers needed
- November 28 2006
Wikisearch beta testers needed
Try out a new search engine that searches Wikipedia and the sites linked from Wikipedia.
info •
apply
[edit] Features
- November 23 2006 (repeated: December 3-8)
New Wikia features: YouTube and Digg
[edit] .hack//
- November 23 2006
Why are people falling into comas? What exactly caused the fire that destroyed The World? What is Aura? If you're a .hack fan and want to find the answers to these mysteries, visit us at the .hack//Wiki.
[edit] Literature
- November 16 2006
Would you like to tell us about your favorite book or author? Share your opinions at the Literature Wikia.
[edit] Muumitalo
- November 7 2006
Moomin House Wiki (Muumitalo) needs contributors. If you know something about moomins and Tove Jansson, you are welcome to edit this wiki! The Wiki is mainly in Finnish, but English articles are also welcome!
[edit] Wikiality
- October 20 2006
Join us at Wikiality to uphold and document truthiness!
[edit] Inheritance
- October 19 2006
- Repeated Oct 27-Nov 7
Like the Inheritance trilogy? You'll love the Inheritance Trilogy Wiki! We're striving to become the largest Inheritance database ever, and you can help! Come check us out today!
[edit] Server news
- October 17 2006
All Wikia will be read only for about 15 minutes from 8.30am UTC. Sorry for the inconvenience.
[edit] Open Project Development
- October 13 2006
Want to do something? Start a project in Open Project Development, and develop it online!
Subpages have been enabled on all Wikia namespaces.
[edit] Interviews
- October 5 2006
Do you live in Spokane, Washington? Please contact Gil if you'd like to talk to a reporter about Wikia.
[edit] Karl May
- September 28 2006
The Karl May Wiki is now available in both Indonesian and English.
Info bacaan yang sehat dan menyenangkan? Kunjungi Karl May Indonesia Wiki! Kini dalam dua bahasa: Indonesia and Inggris.
[edit] Cycling
- September 23 2006
Multi-language cycling! Help these wikis in your language.
- Cycling, English
- Critical Mass, English
- Ciclismo Urbano, Español
- Cyclisme, Français
- Kolarstwo, Polski
- 自行車國度, 中文
[edit] NASCAR
- September 19 2006
Help the NASCAR Wiki speed up its operations! Visit us for a fast NASCAR reference!
[edit] Future
- September 16 2006
Do you have an interest in the future? Check out the The Future Wiki for stories and forecasting.
[edit] Spam
- September 10 2006
Please comment on our new anti-spam captchas.
Adopt a wiki! The English SpamWiki needs a founder.
[edit] Psychology
- September 5 2006
[edit] Server news
- July 30 2006
Wikia servers will be read only for about 1 hour for scheduled maintenance at 0700 UTC July 30 2006 (Midnight PDT)
[edit] Cheatbase
- July 27 2006
Name it and we got it! Tips, tricks, hints, cheats, glitches & more for your fav game at the Cheatbase Wikia.
[edit] Start a wiki
- July 25 2006
[edit] Branding survey
- July 21 2006
(alternating headlines)
- If Wikia were a car, it should be...
- If Wikia were a famous person, it would be...
- If Wikia were a style of music, it would be...
- What gets you excited about Wikia?
- If there was one thing you could change about Wikia, what would it be?
- What will be the legacy of Wikia?
- If Wikia were an animal, what animal would it be?
- How would you like to see Wikia grow five years from now?
We need 25 users to complete a Branding Survey this week. Can you help?
[edit] Censorship
- July 19 2006
Which websites are blocked in India? Find out more on the censorship Wikia: Bloggers Against Censorship.
[edit] Campaigns meetup
- July 15 2006
Get involved with the new Campaigns Wikia. Meet Jimmy Wales and other Wikians in a series of Campaigns Wikia local meetups.
[edit] Campaigns launch
- July 6 2006
Read Jimmy Wales' Open Letter to the Political Blogosphere and get involved with the new Campaigns Wikia.
[edit] Toastmasters
- July 4 2006
To Wikians who are also Toastmasters! Visit the Toastmasters Wiki. Help us to create publicise this excellent resource.
[edit] Vandalism news
- June 29 2006
Due to vandalism, we are blocking certain long numbers (read more). If this interferes with your editing, please tell us.
[edit] Spam
- May 27 2006
Got spambots?
Spam blacklist!
[edit] Hiring
- 17 April 2006
PHP programming rockstar needed.
Join our small team and have a big impact on the development of Wikia and the MediaWiki open-source project.
[edit] Wikicities renamed, Upgrade news
- 2 April 2006
Find out about Wikia's rename in our press release.
Coming soon: Software upgrade to MediaWiki 1.6.
[edit] Social bookmarking
- 19 March 2006
Share this page
with social bookmarking.
These sites require registration
[edit] Gaming week
- 9 March 2006
Wikia gaming week.
Join an active gaming wiki:
Or revive an inactive one:
[edit] Browse wiki categories
- 23 February 2006
How many wikis have you edited this month?
View wikis by category to find another wiki or read the tutorial for help editing this one.
[edit] Inputbox
- 10 February 2006
Make creating new pages on this wiki easier.
Use an inputbox.
[edit] Spam
- 3 February 2006
Spam: Report wiki spam so the spam cleanup script can remove spam from your wiki.
[edit] Hiring
- 28 January 2006
Wikia is hiring! Temporary Userbox Developer required.
[edit] Memory-Alpha joins
- 22 January 2006
New on Wikia & Memory-Alpha:
[edit] Wikimedia fundraising
- 2 January 2006
You can give the gift of knowledge by donating to Wikipedia.
Please read Jimmy Wales' personal appeal for your help in continuing the mission of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
[edit] 2005
[edit] Featured wikis
- 18 November 2005
Featured Wikia - read the nominations and vote for your favorite.
[edit] Logo contest
- 10 November 2005
A new logo is needed for the Wikicities project. Read the rules and upload a logo, or comment on existing entries.
[edit] Adopt a wiki week
- 3 November 2005
Adopt a wiki week
Celebrate Wikicities' first birthday by reviving an abandoned wiki.
[edit] Gameinfo
- 26 October 2005
From Checkers to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Gameinfo is looking for info and reviews about all games in existence.
[edit] Server news
- 28 September 2005
News: Wikia has three new servers.
Spam: Please report spammers so they can be blacklisted on all Wikia sites.
[edit] Red Cross fundraising for Katrina
- 2 September 2005
Victims of Hurricane Katrina Need Your Help Now.
Please click here to support the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. (link later updated to [1], and more recently at [2])
[edit] Wikimedia fundraising drive
- 22 August 2005
Knowledge is power. Help keep it free!
The Wikimedia Foundation needs your help to raise US$200,000 in their fundraising drive. Please make a donation.
[edit] Academic Publishing
- 14 August 2005
Publish your work and get free peer review and constructive criticism at the Academic Publishing Wiki.
[edit] Conference wiki
- 26 July 2005
Going to a conference? Collaborate and share ideas with other attendees at the Conferences Wikia.
[edit] Disney
- 18 July 2005
Disneyland has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. Help out DisneyWiki by adding Disneyland attraction articles.
[edit] Harry Potter
- 16 July 2005
Sixth Harry Potter book released.
Write about it on the Harry Potter Wikia.
[edit] Adopt Linux
- 5 July 2005
