Fandom updates in June
Hey all! I went on vacation for a few weeks (as you may have noticed by the wonderful Spongebob456 filling in for me to alert you all about Fandom's Pride initiatives), and it seems like Fandom exploded with new updates and general announcements during that time.
This is going to be a long post, so please bear with me 😅 Per usual, for the full extent of the details, I suggest reading the blogs, but I'm going to try and give you the tl;dr summary of them all (in the order they were published ... so most recent blogs are at the bottom):
- 1. Celebrate Pride Month with Fandom (click for blog post)
Although time moves quickly and we're already nearing the end of June, it is still Pride Month and Fandom still has events planned! As such, a small rem…
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Fandom!
The month of May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, during which the significant contributions of Asian Americans to American culture are highlighted. Fandom is participating this month under the theme Visibility and Amplification by shining a light on individuals, amplifying voices, and creating spaces for people to share their story.
You can read more in this blog!
How to celebrate?
True to its theme, Fandom will be hosting roundtables, interviews, quizzes, Maps, and more!
Check out the blog for available quizzes:
- Log out and go to the listed pages (you'll find the quiz underneath the table of contents):
- Log back in and let us know in the blog comments how you did!
We also have two great roundtables coming up!
Celebrating AAPI…
Interactive Maps for everyone!
You get a Map, and you get a Map, and you a Map!
Hey everyone! Fandom recently announced that Interactive Maps are live on the platform. With this feature, communities can design their own interactive maps, allowing you to place pins on an image that will lead to wiki articles when clicked on.
Interactive Maps are available to all communities, accessible from the the "Explore" menu on the local navigation, or by visiting Special:AllMaps directly in the url. Map creation and editing is currently limited to those with the user right editinteractivemap, which is automatically given to administrators and Fandom Staff, and they can make anyone a "map-tester".
You can get very creative with Maps, from creating Maps of the world, to indicating the pa…
Global Wiki Rules and Blocking policy updates
Hey everyone!
About a year after the introduction of the global "Wiki Rules and Blocking Policy", which was created to benefit to overall health of wiki communities, this policy is getting an update based on user feedback and request for more clarity and examples. The changes to the global policy will go into effect on April 4th, 2022. This is the perfect time to come together as a community and review whether or not your wiki is in compliance with the new requirements!
- 1 The new policy
- 1.1 What changed?
- 1.2 Got questions?
- 1.3 Easy links
- Rules for your wikis must be defined and easily accessible. This can include putting a link to the rules page on the wiki’s main page or in the top navigation.
- Rules must include guidelines regarding wiki formatting, …
Be up-to-date in March: Women's History Month, MediaWiki 1.37, and quizzes are here
Hey everyone! February certainly was eventful here at Fandom with the celebration of the accomplishments of Black and Afro-American people, the commemoration of which was concluded with an in-depth panel discussion on Black Voices & Content in Genre IP (read more about that here). As your Wiki Representative, I want to make sure you continue to be aware with what lives on Fandom, so buckle up for some more exciting news announcements!
- March is Women's History Month
For this year's Woman's History Month, Fandom tends to do its part to "break the bias" and spotlight creators, franchises, and women behind-the-scenes at Fandom and editors who forge a path that support women's equality. Read all about the exiting things we have lined up for it her…