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|status = | |status ={{tt|Inactive|After the new Wikizilla was revealed, Wikia began reverting all the changes and essentially reconverted it back into the old Wikizilla.}} | ||
|run =2016- | |run =July 23, 2016 - September 8, 2016 | ||
|launched =July 23, 2016 | |launched =July 23, 2016 | ||
|address =http://giantmonsters.wikia.com/<br>http://godzilla.wikia.com {{Small|(Formerly)}} | |address =http://giantmonsters.wikia.com/<br>http://godzilla.wikia.com {{Small|(Formerly)}} | ||
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{{Quote|The encyclopedia of all things kaiju anyone can contribute to!|Kaijupedia's main page}} | {{Quote|The encyclopedia of all things kaiju anyone can contribute to!|Kaijupedia's main page}} | ||
'''Kaijupedia''' | '''Kaijupedia''' was a collaborative kaiju encyclopedia based on the [[wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] concept and hosted by Wikia.com. | ||
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Kaijupedia was initially launched as [[Wikizilla]] on July 22, 2005. When the Wikizilla community chose to become independent from Wikia and move to a new site in 2016, it was decided to change the original site to distinguish it from the new Wikizilla following the move. Wikizilla's staff decided to change the original site into a broader wiki covering all giant monsters, and not specifically focusing on the [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla franchise]]. To coincide with this, all pages not directly concerning giant monsters (such as pages related to [[Tokusatsu]] series like ''[[Seven Star Fighting God Guyferd]]'' and ''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]'') were deleted from the site, but retained on the new Wikizilla. According to community votes and with approval from Wikia, the site was renamed Kaijupedia, while the new Wikizilla was launched shortly afterward. | Kaijupedia was initially launched as [[Wikizilla]] on July 22, 2005. When the Wikizilla community chose to become independent from Wikia and move to a new site in 2016, it was decided to change the original site to distinguish it from the new Wikizilla following the move. Wikizilla's staff decided to change the original site into a broader wiki covering all giant monsters, and not specifically focusing on the [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla franchise]]. To coincide with this, all pages not directly concerning giant monsters (such as pages related to [[Tokusatsu]] series like ''[[Seven Star Fighting God Guyferd]]'' and ''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]'') were deleted from the site, but retained on the new Wikizilla. According to community votes and with approval from Wikia, the site was renamed Kaijupedia, while the new Wikizilla was launched shortly afterward. | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
Due to being located on the same site as [[Wikizilla]]'s original home, Kaijupedia | Due to being located on the same site as [[Wikizilla]]'s original home, Kaijupedia shared most of its staff with Wikizilla. However, given Wikia's history of demoting and then reprimanding the staff of wikis that become independent from it, the staff were all demoted en-masse in September 2016. | ||
==Fate== | |||
As mentioned above, Wikia began carrying out a full-scale revert on the website in early-September 2016 in an attempt to prevent users from visiting the new Wikizilla domain. Wikia has since restored the website to a backup. | |||
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Revision as of 20:49, 8 September 2016
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Kaijupedia was a collaborative kaiju encyclopedia based on the wiki concept and hosted by Wikia.com.
Name
Kaijupedia's name is a portmanteau of the words "Kaiju" (the Japanese word for "monster") and "pedia" (from encyclopedia). Various other names were considered for the site, including "Monsterpedia" and "Kaiju Wiki," but the community voted for the name Kaijupedia.
History
Kaijupedia was initially launched as Wikizilla on July 22, 2005. When the Wikizilla community chose to become independent from Wikia and move to a new site in 2016, it was decided to change the original site to distinguish it from the new Wikizilla following the move. Wikizilla's staff decided to change the original site into a broader wiki covering all giant monsters, and not specifically focusing on the Godzilla franchise. To coincide with this, all pages not directly concerning giant monsters (such as pages related to Tokusatsu series like Seven Star Fighting God Guyferd and Warrior of Love Rainbowman) were deleted from the site, but retained on the new Wikizilla. According to community votes and with approval from Wikia, the site was renamed Kaijupedia, while the new Wikizilla was launched shortly afterward.
Staff
Due to being located on the same site as Wikizilla's original home, Kaijupedia shared most of its staff with Wikizilla. However, given Wikia's history of demoting and then reprimanding the staff of wikis that become independent from it, the staff were all demoted en-masse in September 2016.
Fate
As mentioned above, Wikia began carrying out a full-scale revert on the website in early-September 2016 in an attempt to prevent users from visiting the new Wikizilla domain. Wikia has since restored the website to a backup.
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