Changes: Wowpedia:News

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This page lists news articles related to Wowpedia.

News in 2013

2 April 2013 – WP:NEWS withdrawn: The New Enhanced Writing Style policy has been withdrawn pending future changes. Thank you for your votes.
1 April 2013 – WP:NEWS proposed: The New Enhanced Writing Style policy will ensure that Wowpedia articles are 420% more legendary than articles on any other World of Warcraft wiki. Vote today!

News in 2012

3 August 2012 – Wowpedia's Mists of Pandaria beta contest!: The contest is now over! We've given away a number of Mists of Pandaria beta keys to our editors; see more details on our contest page.

19 April 2012 – Wowpedia reaches the 100,000 article milestone!: Wowpedia has reached over 100,000 articles! Congratulations to everyone who has helped contribute to this monumental achievement!

News in 2011

8 March 2011 – Wowpedia's Spring 2011 contest!: The Spring 2011 contest is now over! We've given away a couple of Razer keyboards and some Curse premium subscriptions! See the winning screenshots on our contest page.

8 February 2011 – Patch 4.0.6 live, Wowpedia hits 90,000 articles!: It's patch day! Take a look at the patch notes to see what changed. Make sure to update your AddOns!
Also, Wowpedia crossed the 90 thousand article barrier in the past day or so. We couldn't have become the most comprehensive wiki guide to World of Warcraft without your support. Thank you and keep editing!

News in 2010

4 December 2010 – New Community Site Now Live!: Blizzard Entertainment has officially rolled out its new community site, unveiling many new features including Wowhead and Wowpedia integration!

20 October 2010 – Wowpedia.org is live!: Wowpedia.org is a now a fork of WoWWiki and is supported by Curse Gaming. Most of the WoWWiki administration and many of its active users have migrated over to Wowpedia.
See Forum:Welcome to the new Wowpedia! for community discussion around the event.

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-|1st May 2009 &ndash; WoWWiki and Xfire in-game browser!
+|1=2 April 2013 &ndash; [[WP:NEWS]] withdrawn
+|2=The [[Wowpedia:NEWS|New Enhanced Writing Style]] policy has been withdrawn pending future changes. Thank you for your votes.
-|2=Fresh from a partnership with Xfire, we are proud to announce that WoWWiki will serve as the default in-game web browser for Xfire while playing WoW. That’s right, no more alt-tabbing, throw away your second monitor, close your laptop, put your pants back on... er, you get the picture. '''[[WoWWiki_talk:Village_pump#WoWWiki_and_Xfire_in-game_browsing.21|Visit the village pump for more info!]]'''
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-|27th April 2009 &ndash; Screenshot contest time!
+|1=1 April 2013 &ndash; [[WP:NEWS]] proposed
+|2=The [[Wowpedia:NEWS|New Enhanced Writing Style]] policy will ensure that Wowpedia articles are <span class="qc-legendary">'''420% more legendary'''</span> than articles on any other World of Warcraft wiki. Vote today!
-|2=Not only are we nearing 75,000 articles, but it's time for a contest :) We're running a screenshot contest on '''[[w:c:wowwikievent|wowwikievent.wikia.com]]''', where you can win one of five ''[[Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]]'' novels. Enter and see if you can win!
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+==News in 2012==
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+|1=3 August 2012 &ndash; Wowpedia's [[Wowpedia:MoP beta key contest|Mists of Pandaria beta contest]]!
-|29th September 2008 &ndash; WoWWiki has shattered the 60,000 article barrier!
+|2=The contest is now over! We've given away a number of [[Mists of Pandaria]] [[beta]] keys to our editors; see more details on [[Wowpedia:MoP beta key contest|our contest page]].
-|2=Last count put us in the 63,000 range. To all of the editors who helped us reach this impressive number, thank you!
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+|1=19 April 2012 &ndash; [[Project:About the wiki|Wowpedia]] reaches the 100,000 article milestone!
-|25th August 2008 &ndash; The WoWlympics have ended - who will win [[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King|WotLK]] beta keys?
+|2=Wowpedia has reached over '''[[Special:Statistics|100,000 articles]]'''! Congratulations to everyone who has helped contribute to this monumental achievement!
-|2=Check back in a few days when we announce the winners of the 2008 WoWWiki WoWlympics! Visit '''[[WoWWiki:WoWlympics]]''' for details.
 }}
+==News in 2011==
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+|1=8 March 2011 &ndash; Wowpedia's [[Wowpedia:Spring 2011 contest|Spring 2011 contest]]!
-|18th July 2008 &ndash; WoWWiki and [[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King|WotLK]] information...
+|2=The Spring 2011 contest is now over! We've given away a couple of Razer keyboards and some Curse premium subscriptions! See the winning screenshots on [[Wowpedia:Spring 2011 contest|our contest page]].
-|2=The [[NDA]] has been lifted! You can now add anything from the beta. Thank you for waiting patiently for this day to arrive :P<br/>Update: we now have portal dedicated to WotLK up! See '''[[Portal:WotLK]]'''.
 }}
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-|17th June 2008 &ndash; Monaco 3.1 has gone live!
+|1=8 February 2011 &ndash; [[Patch 4.0.6]] live, Wowpedia hits 90,000 articles!
+|2=It's patch day! Take a look at the [[patch 4.0.6|patch notes]] to see what changed. Make sure to update your AddOns!<br/>Also, Wowpedia crossed the '''90 thousand''' article barrier in the past day or so. We couldn't have become the most comprehensive wiki guide to World of Warcraft without your support. Thank you and keep editing!
-|2=This is the new default skin for most Wikia wikis decribed in [[wikia:Wikia's New Style|Wikia's New Style]]. If you see any bugs, please report them at the [[WoWWiki_talk:Village_pump#Monaco_3.1_live|Village pump]].
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+==News in 2010==
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-|12th June 2008 &ndash; New search engine!
+|1=4 December 2010 &ndash; New Community Site Now Live!
+|2=[[Blizzard Entertainment]] has officially rolled out its [http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/1334974 new community site], unveiling many new features including [[Wowhead]] and [[Wowpedia]] integration!
-|2=WoWWiki has got a new internal search engine. Find out more on [[WoWWiki talk:Searching#Updates.21|WoWWiki Searching {{discussiontab}} page]]. If you've got any feedback or notice any bugs, please do let us know on there.
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-|15th May 2008 &ndash; WoWWiki upgrades - what's new?
+|1=20 October 2010 &ndash; Wowpedia.org is live!
+|2='''Wowpedia.org''' is a now a fork of [[WoWWiki]] and is supported by [[Curse (site)|Curse Gaming]]. Most of the WoWWiki administration and many of its active users have migrated over to Wowpedia.<br/>See [[Forum:Welcome to the new Wowpedia!]] for community discussion around the event.
-|2=WoWWiki's upgrades are mostly finished, so perhaps it's time to take stock of what's new?<br/>- [[WoWWiki:Upgrade early 2008|Major upgrades]] are in place.<br/>- Many [[WoWWiki:MediaWiki 1.12 changes|new extensions]] are now active.<br/>- The new [[WoWWiki:Upgrade_early_2008#New_.22Monaco.22_skin|"Monaco" skin]] is of course active.<br/>- The [[wikipedia:OpenSearch|OpenSearch]] plug-in for IE7 and Firefox is finally fixed! Go to your browser's search box and add us!<br/>- Our user database has [[WoWWiki:Upgrade_early_2008#User_database_merge|merged]] with Wikia's - you can use your account to log in to Wikia wikis.<br/>- The main page portals have been [[WoWWiki:Upgrade_early_2008#Main_page_portals|overhauled]] with a cleaner design and new functions.<br/>- Many other little tweaks around the site to improve performance and usability.<br/>As ever, feedback is always welcome - please visit the [[WW:VP|village pump]]!
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+[[Category:News|Wowpedia News]]
-|2nd May 2008 &ndash; Upgrade status!
-|2=As you may have noticed, WoWWiki has been undergoing major overhauls. If you want to find out more about what has been going on, please visit [[WoWWiki:Upgrade early 2008]]. We hope you like the changes!
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-|28th March 2008 &ndash; Site stats update!
-|2=Now that we're upgraded, I think it's a good time for a stats update - 55,000 articles, and rising! As a result of the patch we also broke our daily pageviews record, now standing at over 5 million! We have even broken into the top 800 websites according to [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=www.wowwiki.com Alexa]. Congratulations all round!
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|27th March 2008 &ndash; WoWWiki has been upgraded!
-|2=WoWWiki is now running on MediaWiki 1.12 - visit '''[[WoWWiki_talk:Village_pump#MediaWiki_1.12_is_live.21|here]]''' for more details.
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|14th March 2008 &ndash; SXSW panel audio is up!
-|2=The SXSW team has posted a link to an audio podcast of the recent panel (see below) - you can download it '''[http://tinyurl.com/2owpkg here]'''.
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|8th March 2008 &ndash; WoWWiki and Wikia Gaming at SXSW!
-|2=[[User:Kirkburn|Kirkburn]] here! I'm out at SXSW in Austin, Texas representing WoWWiki - check out more info [[WoWWiki_talk:Village_pump#WoWWiki_and_Wikia_Gaming_at_SXSW.21|here]] and see the [http://www.massively.com/2008/03/08/sxsw08-how-gamers-are-adopting-the-wiki-way/ Massively report] on the discussion panel I spoke on yesterday!
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|29th February 2008 &ndash; WoWWiki upgrades underway!
-|2=The wiki will be getting [[WoWWiki:Upgrade early 2008|various upgrades]] over the next few days and weeks with changes all over the place. If you see any problems, please report them on the [[WW:VP|Village pump]]!
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|7th February 2008 &ndash; Instance boss pages changes!
-|2=We've been making a couple of changes to boss pages - the instance navigation can now normally be found via a drop-down list at the end of the NPC infobox. Note that this site uses some JS, so we recommend turning it on if you have disabled it.
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|17th January 2008 &ndash; Another milestone reached!
-|2=We've broken into the top 1,000 websites according to [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=www.wowwiki.com Alexa], and recently hit 3 million pageviews in a single day! Nice work :)
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|31st December 2007 &ndash; Happy New Year from WoWWiki!
-|Here's to another year of Warcraft and WoWWiki! If all goes well, the WoWWiki '''[[WoWWiki:Upgrade Early 2008|upgrades]]''' should occur very early in the new year.
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|29th November 2007 &ndash; Can't find your guild page?
-|Remember, all [[WoWWiki:Policy/Writing/Guild pages|guild pages]] now follow the format <code><nowiki>Guild:Guildname (Servername Location)</nowiki></code>
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|21st November 2007 &ndash; 51,000 articles!
-|Not only have we hit '''50,000''' articles, we're now well beyond it!
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|1st November 2007 &ndash; "WoW patch info" box!
-|On the left column you can now find a box with useful links about upcoming WoW patches - currently it has links to several [[Patch 2.3]]-related articles!
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|30th October 2007 &ndash; 45,000 articles!
-|We hit 45,000 articles a few hours back! Thanks to all contributors {{=)}} See also the '''[http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/10/30/wow-wiki-reaches-45-000-articles/ WOW Insider report]'''
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|20th October 2007 &ndash; [[Patch 2.3.0]] updates!
-|Many instance and item pages on the WoWWiki are being updated with their upcoming Patch 2.3.0 information - please bear with us as we update :)
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|19th October 2007 &ndash; WoWWiki upgrades!
-|WoWWiki will be undergoing some upgrades and changes in the near future - check out '''[[WoWWiki:Upgrade Late 2007]]''' for more details.
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|1st October 2007 &ndash; Hover tooltips and more!
-|Hover tooltips are now active on the wiki - more details '''[[WoWWiki_talk:Village_pump#Hover_tooltips.21|here]]'''! In addition, we have recently hit '''44,000 articles''', and most of the wiki is now viewable on light skins! The revamp continues...
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|26th September 2007 &ndash; WoWWiki Steam Community group!
-|We recently started a group called "WoWWiki - the Warcraft wiki" on the '''[[wikipedia:Steam (content delivery)|Steam Community]] site'''. Visit '''[http://steamcommunity.com/groups/wowwiki here]''' to see what we're up to on Steam! (More info on WoWWiki communities can be found on '''[[WoWWiki:About]]'''.)
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|7th September 2007 &ndash; Wikia Press Release!
-|'''Wikia''' has issued a press release to celebrate our reaching the 40,000 article milestone - check out '''[[wikia:WOWrelease|WOWrelease]]'''!
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|5th September 2007 &ndash; Warhammer Online beta key update!
-|The challenge is over and the winners have been [[w:c:warhammer:Warhammer Online talk:Warhammer Beta Giveaway|'''announced''']]! We hope you enjoy playing the beta :)
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|28th August 2007 &ndash; Warhammer Online beta key giveaway!
-|Wikia has received 10 '''Warhammer Online beta keys''',so to give them away we've decided to do an edit challenge. The challenge starts today and ends '''September 4th, 2007'''. Go '''[[WoWWiki:Warhammer Beta Giveaway|here]]''' to get more details and sign up!
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|17th August 2007 &ndash; "Warcraft news" box
-|On the left column you can find a new box with an edit link, for Warcraft news. Whenever something ''major'' is announced, please consider adding it and a link to the relevant wiki article!
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|15th August 2007 &ndash; 40,000 articles
-|We just hit '''[[Special:Statistics|forty thousand]]''' articles! In addition, the Main Page has had another small revamp, to covert it completely to the new modular layout.
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|12th August 2007 &ndash; WoWWiki @ Blizzcon
-|Blizzcon may be over, we're still getting new bits of information, most of which is linked from '''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]''' or '''[[:Category:Wrath of the Lich King]]'''. If you remember something from Blizzcon, and we're missing it, feel free to add it!
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|4th August 2007 &ndash; Mid Blizzcon Report
-|[[User:Kirkburn|Kirkburn]] here - so many things to report! '''[[Death Knight (hero class)|Death Knight]] [[Hero Class]]''', '''[[Dalaran]]''' on the move, '''[[Inscription]]''' profession and much, much more. We plan to add many photos once we return, but for now we're just soaking up the information to pass on later. Safe to say, we're impressed! Remember, you can find us in the bright yellow "Wikia" t-shirts - please say hello :)
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|4th August 2007 &ndash; Mid Blizzcon Report addendum
-|[[Fandyllic]] butting in - don't forget to check [[User:Kaydeethree|Kaydeethree]]'s [[User:Kaydeethree/BlizzCon|BlizzCon info page]] for other tidbits (Kaydeethree was one of our BlizzCon 2007 Sponsorship winners).
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|1st August 2007 &ndash; Main Page redesign
-|The Main Page has gone through a major redesign, now also featuring BlizzCon updates and featured media. You may also hide unwanted boxes.}}
-{{Main page news item
-|25th July 2007 &ndash; Site update
-|Visit the '''[[WoWWiki_talk:Village_pump#Site_stats_update|village pump]]''' for a quick stats update on the wiki. '''''Thanks''' for making us what we are today!''
-}}
-{{Main page news item
-|25th July 2007 &ndash; [[Blizzcon 2007]] update!
-|Three members of WoWWiki are going to Blizzcon - [[User:Kirkburn|Kirkburn]], [[User:Kaydeethree|Kaydeethree]] and [[User:Tusva|Tusva]]. If you have any requests, please contact them!
-}}
-== Previous news ==
-=== WoWWiki Cited for its success by CIO Magazine (3 Jul 2007) ===
-WoWWiki was cited by the founder of Wikipedia as a successful example of what a Wiki can do for online collaboration.
-See [http://www.cio.com/article/121711?source=nlt_cioinsider].
-=== BlizzCon 2007 Sponsorship update! (14th June 2007) ===
-'''[[User:Tusva|Tusva]]''' and '''[[User:Kaydeethree|Kaydeethree]]''' have been chosen to represent WoWWiki and Wikia at Blizzcon! Congratulations!
-=== BlizzCon 2007 Sponsorship! (7th June 2007) ===
-oWWiki and Wikia are sponsoring two WoWWiki contributors to attend BlizzCon 2007 in Anaheim on August 3-4.  Take a look at the [[2007 BlizzCon Invitation]] for qualifications and information on how to nominate yourself.  Don't delay, the last date to add yourself is '''next Tuesday, June 12th!'''
-=== Wiki and server update (6th June 2007) ===
-As WoWWiki is now on [http://www.wikia.com/ Wikia] servers, you may have noticed a few changes around the wiki, especially the improved reliability. Coming up, we will be receiving an upgrade to MediaWiki 1.10 and a user account merge with Wikia. More details on the latter will be coming soon!
-=== Looking for foreign language editors! (10th May 2007) ===
-Playing WoW in a language other than English?  Interested in contributing to a World of Warcraft wiki in your language?  There are communities on Wikia's foreign-language sites that are being formed... check out the sites for [http://wowtw.wikia.com/ Chinese], [http://fr.wow.wikia.com/ French], [http://wow.wikia.com/ German], [http://hu.wow.wikia.com/ Hungarian], [http://pl.wow.wikia.com/ Polish] , or [http://sk.wow.wikia.com/ Slovak].  If you're interested in starting a World of Warcraft wiki in a language other than the ones listed here, leave a note on [[User_talk:Rustak|my talk page]]. -- [[User:Rustak|Rustak]] 21:30, 10 May 2007 (EDT)
-=== New admin (7th May 2007) ===
-Please welcome the newest addition to the WoWWiki administrators, [[User:Teomyr|Teomyr]]!
-=== Wiki upgrade complete (5th May 2007) ===
-WoWWiki is now running on MediaWiki 1.9.3. See the [[WoWWiki_talk:Village_pump#Upgrade_to_1.9.3_Complete|village pump]] for more information! {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 12:37, 5 May 2007 (EDT)
-=== WoWWiki moving to Wikia! (1 May 2007) ===
-Over the past few months, I've been thinking a lot about how to keep up with the needs of the WoWWiki community. I'm really proud of how WoWWiki has grown into a valuable resource for all World of Warcraft players, and want to make sure that it can continue to grow. As you've seen, I've had trouble keeping up with server issues, problems, and getting the upgrades and extensions that are needed to make WoWWiki better.
-I've looked at a few options on how to solve this over the last month. When [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_wales Jimmy Wales] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Penchina Gil Penchina] offered to let us move the wiki to [http://www.wikia.com/ Wikia], this seemed like a natural fit and I accepted. These guys have a record of treating communities well and running a great service, and I'm going to stay involved to help make sure that they deliver what our community needs.
-Some more details about this are on the [[WoWWiki_talk:Village_pump#WoWWiki_moving_to_Wikia.21|village pump]]! -- [[User:Rustak|Rustak]] 03:06, 2 May 2007 (EDT)
-=== MediaWiki updates and upgrades (19th April 2007) ===
-The wiki is currently undergoing software changes and updates. This will result into multiple maintenance downtimes during the week. However, the MediaWiki version should be fully upgraded to 1.9 within 10 days.
-On a sidenote, multiple changes have already been done to the wiki interface. Email authentication is now necessary to create an account and the editing interface has been made clearer. We hope you like them! --{{User:Adys/Sig}} 03:44, 19 April 2007 (EDT)
-=== 2.1.0 up for testing! (15th April 2007) ===
-[[Patch]] 2.1.0 is now open for testing. You can now check out the complete [[Patch 2.1.0 (Release Notes)|release notes]] as well as a huge [[Patch 2.1.0 (Undocumented Changes)|undocumented changes]] list! --{{User:Adys/Sig}} 03:44, 19 April 2007 (EDT)
-=== [[Portal:Main|Main page]] overhaul (1st April 2007) ===
-The '''Main Page''' has had an overhaul!
-We have added a [[WoWWiki:Featured article|Featured Article]] (FA) section and expanded the [[WoWWiki:News|WoWWiki news]] section. In addition, the many of the links have been reappraised and in some cases, altered. We hope you enjoy it, and we appreciate any [[WoWWiki talk:Village pump|feedback]] you may have on this or any other part of the site! {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}}
-''We hope you enjoyed our [[:Category:April Fools|April Fools]], "[[Main Page/MeoWWiki|MeoWWiki]]"!''
-=== New WoWWiki guideline (29th March 2007) ===
-A new [[WoWWiki:Guidelines|guideline]] has been created! See [[WoWWiki:Signature]]. {{User:Kirkburn/Sig2}} 06:31, 29 March 2007 (EDT)
-=== Favicon (28th March 2007) ===
-We have one! See http://www.wowwiki.com/favicon.ico
-If you're not seeing it in IE, don't worry, it may just take a while. For FF users, visit the above link, reload it, then come back here. It should then appear! {{User:Kirkburn/Sig2}} 22:23, 27 March 2007 (EDT)
-=== New Admin (17th March 2007) ===
-Please welcome the newest addition to the [[WoWWiki:Administrator|administrator]] ranks, [[User:Baggins|Baggins]]!. {{User:Kirkburn/Sig2}} 19:23, 17 March 2007 (EDT)
-=== The State of the Wiki (February 2007) ===
-In a bit of good news, the wiki will soon be updated to Mediawiki 1.9.2. The recent slowness has been very frustrating, we know, and we've been looking at reason as to why it occurs. We are attempting to simplify the template usage for the moment to reduce load. Hopefully these changes will help until we find a better solution! {{User:Kirkburn/Sig}} 20:37, 26 February 2007 (EST)
-''Update - though the update has not yet occurred due to other commitments, we have fixed much of the stability problem by reducing the number of special template calls, such as to <nowiki>{{exists}}</nowiki>.'' {{User:Kirkburn/Sig2}} 19:19, 17 March 2007 (EDT)
-=== Wiki upgrade (January 2007) ===
-Tonight the wiki's server was upgraded with more RAM - hopefully as a result we will be able to cope better with the loads from people wanting Burning Crusade information! If you have any trouble, please mention it on the [[WoWWiki_talk:Village_pump|Village pump]]! {{User:Kirkburn/Sig}} 17:00, 15 January 2007 (EST)
-''Addendum - we know the wiki has been experiencing some stability issues recently. We are looking into the cause of the problem, and hope to find a resolution soon.'' {{User:Kirkburn/Sig}} 01:26, 11 February 2007 (EST)
-=== New Administrators (December 2006) ===
-I cordially invite you to congratulate the new wave of [[admins]]!
-:* [[User:Adys|Adys]]
-:* [[User:Ragestorm|Ragestorm]]
-:* [[User:Gryphon|Gryphon]]
-:* [[User:Tekkub|Tekkub]]
-:* [[User:Varghedin|Varghedin]]
-:* [[User:Hobinheim|Hobinheim]]
-:* [[User:Montag|Montag]]
-Admins, I expect you to do your best and always think before doing! -- [[User:Kirkburn|<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Kirkburn is a WoWWiki Admin">Kirkburn</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Kirkburn|talk]])</small> 20:20, 21 December 2006 (EST)
-=== Official WoWWiki IRC Channel (December 2006) ===
-For all talk WoWWiki, visit the new official IRC channel, set up solely for your WoW + Wiki needs :P Several of the admins frequent the channel, and you are invited to discuss issues with us or notify us of important developments there! -- [[User:Kirkburn|<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Kirkburn is a WoWWiki Admin">Kirkburn</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Kirkburn|talk]])</small> 20:20, 21 December 2006 (EST)
-Visit: '''[irc://chat.freenode.net/wowwiki chat.freenode.net, #wowwiki]'''
-=== Early Dec '06 Performance Problems (December 2006) ===
-I finally got through to [[User:Rustak|Rustak]] and he says he thinks he's fixed the performance problems everyone has probably been noticing. He's been pretty busy, so he hasn't visited WoWWiki recently and his monitoring scripts were not working right. --[[User:Fandyllic|<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Fandyllic is a WoWWiki Admin">Fandyllic</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Fandyllic|talk]])</small> 4:17 PM PST 6 Dec 2006
-=== [[Burning Crusade]] policy (October 2006)===
-Material pertaining to the beta of the upcoming expansion can now be posted freely on the wiki with some limitations.
-Please, no screenshots of unreleased content, and no datamined screenshots. Anything you could or can view in the alpha/beta is postable, as long as no exploits were used.
--- [[User:Kirkburn|<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Kirkburn is a WoWWiki Admin">Kirkburn</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Kirkburn|talk]])</small> 10:47, 18 October 2006 (EDT)
-=== Recent policy and guideline changes (September 2006) ===
-* [[WW:DEL|Deletion policy]] - there is no longer a separate termination policy. There's no real difference for you people. The speedy deleteion policy covered all the special cases that the termination policy outlined; we're just reducing confusion with this change.
-* [[WW:FANFIC|Fanfic policy]] - The only thing we require now is that fanfic be about WoW and not mix in other gaming universes. Everything else was moved to optional advice in the [[WoWWiki:fan fiction guidelines|fan fiction guidelines]].
-* [[WW:DNP|Do-Not-Post policy]] - Non-English content is now DNP, with a few possible exceptions outlined in the policy.
-&nbsp; --[[User:Mikk|<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Mikk is a WoWWiki Admin">Mikk</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Mikk|T]])</small> 09:04, 26 September 2006 (EDT)
-;Guidelines:
-* [[WW:IMAGE|Image guidelines]] have been created, with helpful tips on how to pick image format, handle compression, transparency, background coloring, etc...
-* [[WoWWiki:Fan fiction guidelines|Fan fiction guidelines]] have been created as optional practices for writing fan fiction. (It mostly consists of the removed portions of the [[WW:FANFIC|fanfic policy]], reworded as hints rather than rules).
-=== MediaWiki 1.7.1 Upgrade (August 2006) ===
-[[Rustak]] has upgraded the [[MediaWiki]] software to v1.7.1, which brings with it a number of changes.
-{{strike|See MediaWiki Quirks for problems arising from the upgrade, along with workarounds where possible}}.
-=== New WoWWiki admins (August 2006) ===
-Please congratulate [[User:Kirkburn|Kirkburn]] and [[User:Mikk|Mikk]] on their promotion to [[admin]]. Now you can bug them instead of me! --[[User:Fandyllic|Fandyllic]] <small>8:31 AM PDT 30 Aug 2006</small>
-=== Main Page Updated! (August 2006) ===
-The look of the [[Portal:Main|Main page]] has changed to the winning design among several proposals on 25 Aug 2006. We hope you like it.
-=== Main Page Update! (August 2006) ===
-The look of the [[Main Page|<font style=" color:#aaaa00;">main page</font>]] will be changing in the next week or so based on the winner of a [[Talk:Main_Page#Main_page_redesign_vote|<font style=" color:#aaaa00;">few proposals</font>]]. Please see [[WoWWiki:Main Page Dev 4|<font style=" color:#aaaa00;">WoWWiki:Main Page Dev 4</font>]] for a preview.
-== 2005 and previous ==
-=== Lore (June 2005) ===
-The [[:Category:Lore|Lore]] section has tons of info about the history, characters, places, and creatures of the Warcraft universe.
-=== New Chat Info (June 2005) ===
-*[[Chat|Usage and Commands]]
-*[[Chat#Advanced_Chat_Termonology.2FDetails|Terminology and Shortcomings]]
-*[[Chat#Chat_Channel_Troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]]
-=== WoW Festival 2005 (Feb 2005) ===
-WoW Festival 2005 was April 22-24. It is sponsored by Rush3d.com and promises to bring out a number of players and community related websites.
-http://www.wowfestival.com for details.
-=== New Chronos Library (Jan 2005) ===
-[[Chronos]] - a new UI Library has been added to the Front page.
-=== Server Performance Issues (Nov 2004) ===
-The popularity of the wiki caught me a bit off guard; I had to scramble to a bunch of last minute software upgrading and cache setting-upping.  Things are working fairly well though; you'll notice a large performance boost if you log out if you're just browsing, and log in just to edit.  Also, make sure that your links/bookmarks/etc.  look like <tt>http://www.wowwiki.com/Main_Page</tt> -- not <tt>www.wowwiki.com:8080</tt> or <tt>/index.php/</tt> (those will still work, but the first form will be the fastest).  I'll probably do a hardware upgrade here in the next week or so as well.  Thanks for all the contributions!  -- [[User:Rustak|Rustak]] 07:00, 23 Nov 2004 (EST)
-=== Index of Wiki Templates (Nov 2004) ===
-An [[Wiki Template Index|index]] of Wiki Templates has been started. Please add to it as appropriate. -- [[User:Goldark|Goldark]] 09:51, 23 Nov 2004 (EST)
-Moved to the "About WoWWiki" namespace (WoWWiki:), July 2005. - [[User:LAISREN|Laisren]]
-=== Server List (Nov 2004) ===
-Complete server list up at : [[Realms list]]. -- [[User:AlexanderYoshi|AlexanderYoshi]] 01:10, 23 Nov 2004 (EST)
-=== Categories (Nov 2004) ===
-Categories have now been added to many of the gameplay-related pages. Please try to categorize any new pages from now on, using existing catgories where possible, but adding new ones if required -- [[User:Goldark|Goldark]] 12:11, 22 Nov 2004 (EST)
-(Note: ''Meta:Categories'' moved to the '''About WoWWiki''' namespace (<b>[[WoWWiki:About|WoWWiki:]]</b> ) June 2005. -Laisren)
-=== Money Icons (Nov 2004) ===
-You can now add money icons to your posts! [[Money Example]] -- [[User:OwlBoy|OwlBoy]] 09:27, 22 Nov 2004 (EST)
-=== Spell detail ===
-I've added a new example Spell detail page, at Warlock Spells > [[Shadow Bolt]].  I'd like feedback on it, but I'm wondering if it wouldn't be nice to have a spell detail page like this for every spell and ability.  If so, we could mock up a template on it for future use. -- [[User:Jat850|Jat850]] 19:29, 21 Nov 2004 (EST)
-=== Classes ===
-There's a new look to the [[Class]]es page thanks to [[User:Jat850|Jat850]]. Many other fantastic contributions by various people. Keep it going! -- [[User:Goldark|Goldark]]
-[[Hunter]], [[Shaman]] and [[Paladin]] classes added too. All classes now have a basic first page at a minimum, but there's still lots to do. A new [[Racial Traits]] page has also been added. -- [[User:Goldark|Goldark]]
-[[Druid]], [[Mage]] and [[Rogue]] guides are up! Thanks [[User:Metaphaze|Metaphaze]], [[User:Goldark|Goldark]], and [[User:Sarf|Sarf]]! --[[User:AlexanderYoshi|Alex]]
-Brand new guides for the [[Warrior]], [[Priest]] and [[Warlock]]. Go check em out! --[[User:AlexanderYoshi|Alex]]
-=== Templates ===
-Added some [[Templates]] (not Wiki templates) to act as a framework skeleton for the class and quest information -- [[User:Goldark|Goldark]]
-=== Guilds ===
-Lots of news going on at the [[Guilds]] page!
-=== API ===
-A lot of people are working on the [[World of Warcraft API]]. Its looking GREAT! --[[User:AlexanderYoshi|Alex]]
-The [[Cosmos AddOns]] list has been started, feel free to help contribute to the documentation!
-=== Newbie Guide ===
-The [[Newbie Guide]] is online and ready for perusing! Thanks Vlad!
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