RayWiki - Revision history

Hunchman801 at 15:10, 27 February 2026

2026-02-27T15:10:09Z

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	On October 30, 2016, the wiki was updated along with the rest of [[Rayman Pirate-Community\|Pirate-Community]], and its appearance aligned with that of the forum.		On October 30, 2016, the wiki was updated along with the rest of [[Rayman Pirate-Community\|Pirate-Community]], and its appearance aligned with that of the forum.

	A Russian version was then added on July 25, 2019.		A Russian version was then added on July 25, 2019, and a Chinese version on February 17, 2026.

	As of August 2024, RayWiki contains more than 6,200 articles in eight languages. The English version is the most complete, with over 1,900 articles, closely followed by the French version.		As of August 2024, RayWiki contains more than 6,200 articles in eight languages. The English version is the most complete, with over 1,900 articles, closely followed by the French version.

Hunchman801: Added language links

2026-02-17T16:45:52Z

Added language links

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	[[ru:РэйВики]]		[[ru:РэйВики]]
			[[zh:雷维基]]

	[[Category:Websites]]		[[Category:Websites]]
	[[Category:Articles requiring expansion]]		[[Category:Articles requiring expansion]]

Hunchman801 at 14:12, 25 April 2025

2025-04-25T14:12:02Z

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	[[File:RaywikiLogo.png\|320px\|thumb\|right\|Logo of RayWiki.]]		[[File:RaywikiLogo.png\|320px\|thumb\|right\|Logo of RayWiki.]]

	'''''RayWiki''''' is a collaborative ''[[Rayman (series)\|Rayman]]'' encyclopedia based on the MediaWiki software. It was founded on January 4, 2008 by Hunchman801, and it is one of the most important ''[[Rayman Pirate-Community\|Pirate-Community]]'' websites, along with ''[[RayTunes]]''. It is widely considered as the most complete source for ''[[Rayman (series)\|Rayman]]'' knowledge.		'''RayWiki''' is a collaborative ''[[Rayman (series)\|Rayman]]'' encyclopedia based on the MediaWiki software. It was founded on January 4, 2008 by Hunchman801, and it is one of the most important ''[[Rayman Pirate-Community\|Pirate-Community]]'' websites, along with ''[[RayTunes]]''. It is widely considered as the most complete source for ''[[Rayman (series)\|Rayman]]'' knowledge.

	==History==		==History==
	[[File:RayWiki-Screenshot.png\|500px\|thumb\|right\|''RayWiki'''s main page.]]		[[File:RayWiki-Screenshot.png\|500px\|thumb\|right\|RayWiki's main page.]]

	The idea for ''RayWiki'' was initially posited in December 2007 by administrator Hunchman801 as a replacement to his [[RayMind#RaymanEncyclo\|RaymanEncyclo]] facility.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''Liste des rangs'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17&p=231441#p231441</ref> The idea was met with encouragement, leading to a beta version of the wiki opening in January 2008, under the name ~~'''''~~WikiRayman~~'''''~~, with individual English and French wikis. Content from the old [[RayMind#RaymanEncyclo\|RaymanEncyclo]] was brought in to the new wiki, in addition to new content written by [[Rayman Pirate-Community\|Pirate-Community]] users, who were now able to contribute to a Rayman encyclopedic resource.		The idea for RayWiki was initially posited in December 2007 by administrator Hunchman801 as a replacement to his [[RayMind#RaymanEncyclo\|RaymanEncyclo]] facility.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''Liste des rangs'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17&p=231441#p231441</ref> The idea was met with encouragement, leading to a beta version of the wiki opening in January 2008, under the name WikiRayman, with individual English and French wikis. Content from the old [[RayMind#RaymanEncyclo\|RaymanEncyclo]] was brought in to the new wiki, in addition to new content written by [[Rayman Pirate-Community\|Pirate-Community]] users, who were now able to contribute to a ''[[Rayman (series)\|Rayman]]'' encyclopedic resource.

	In February 2008, the name of the wiki was changed to ''RayWiki'', after a vote was made in favour of the new title.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''WikiRayman or RayWiki?'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=4519</ref><ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''WikiRayman ou RayWiki ?'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=4518</ref> The wiki continued to function as a beta until October 2008, where it was announced it was moving out of beta and into final release.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''The final version of RayWiki is available!'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=4954</ref><ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''La version finale de RayWiki est disponible !'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=4955</ref>		In February 2008, the name of the wiki was changed to RayWiki, after a vote was made in favour of the new title.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''WikiRayman or RayWiki?'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=4519</ref><ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''WikiRayman ou RayWiki ?'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=4518</ref> The wiki continued to function as a beta until October 2008, where it was announced it was moving out of beta and into final release.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''The final version of RayWiki is available!'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=4954</ref><ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''La version finale de RayWiki est disponible !'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=4955</ref>

	A German version of ''RayWiki'' was added on March 12, 2009, a Hungarian version on June 22, 2011, and an Italian version on June 3, 2014.		A German version of RayWiki was added on March 12, 2009, a Hungarian version on June 22, 2011, and an Italian version on June 3, 2014.

	~~On August 13,~~ 2014, ~~the 2009-founded Rayman wiki in~~ Polish ~~language hosted~~ on the Wikia ~~platform~~ was ~~transferred to [[Rayman Pirate-Community\|Pirate-Community]]~~ and ~~became~~ the Polish version of ''RayWiki''.		Later in 2014, it was discovered that a great number of articles from RayWiki had ben translated to Polish and published on the commercial wiki hosting service Wikia (now Fandom). Because this constituted a violation of RayWiki's noncommercial license, the content was removed from Wikia and, after an agreement was reached with the translators, integrated into a newly created Polish version of RayWiki on August 13, 2014.

	A Spanish version was then added on June 14, 2015.		A Spanish version was then added on June 14, 2015.
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	A Russian version was then added on July 25, 2019.		A Russian version was then added on July 25, 2019.

	As of August ~~2023~~, ''RayWiki'' contains more than 6,~~100~~ articles in eight languages. The ~~French~~ version is the most complete, with over ~~810~~,~~000 words~~, ~~while~~ the ~~English~~ version ~~has the most articles with over 1,800~~.		As of August 2024, RayWiki contains more than 6,200 articles in eight languages. The English version is the most complete, with over 1,900 articles, closely followed by the French version.

	==Staff==		==Staff==

Hunchman801 at 20:57, 18 December 2023

2023-12-18T20:57:58Z

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	RayWikiXmas2019.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2019 holiday period.		RayWikiXmas2019.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2019 holiday period.
	RayWikiXmas2020.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2020 holiday period.		RayWikiXmas2020.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2020 holiday period.
	RayWikiXmas2021.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2021 holiday period. The same theme was used in 2022.		RayWikiXmas2021.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2021 holiday period. The same theme was used in 2022 and 2023.
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Hunchman801 at 19:35, 12 November 2023

2023-11-12T19:35:34Z

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	A Russian version was then added on July 25, 2019.		A Russian version was then added on July 25, 2019.

	As of August ~~2022~~, ''RayWiki'' contains more than 5,~~900~~ articles in eight languages. The French version is the most complete, with over 810,000 words, while the English version has the most articles with over 1,~~700~~.		As of August 2023, ''RayWiki'' contains more than 6,100 articles in eight languages. The French version is the most complete, with over 810,000 words, while the English version has the most articles with over 1,800.

	==Staff==		==Staff==

Hunchman801: clean up

2023-09-25T14:30:13Z

clean up

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	[[~~Image~~:RaywikiLogo.png\|320px\|thumb\|right\|Logo of RayWiki.]]		[[File:RaywikiLogo.png\|320px\|thumb\|right\|Logo of RayWiki.]]

	'''''RayWiki''''' is a collaborative ''[[Rayman (series)\|Rayman]]'' encyclopedia based on the MediaWiki software. It was founded on January 4, 2008 by Hunchman801, and it is one of the most important ''[[Rayman Pirate-Community\|Pirate-Community]]'' websites, along with ''[[RayTunes]]''. It is widely considered as the most complete source for ''[[Rayman (series)\|Rayman]]'' knowledge.		'''''RayWiki''''' is a collaborative ''[[Rayman (series)\|Rayman]]'' encyclopedia based on the MediaWiki software. It was founded on January 4, 2008 by Hunchman801, and it is one of the most important ''[[Rayman Pirate-Community\|Pirate-Community]]'' websites, along with ''[[RayTunes]]''. It is widely considered as the most complete source for ''[[Rayman (series)\|Rayman]]'' knowledge.
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	[[File:RayWiki-Screenshot.png\|500px\|thumb\|right\|''RayWiki'''s main page.]]		[[File:RayWiki-Screenshot.png\|500px\|thumb\|right\|''RayWiki'''s main page.]]

	The idea for ''RayWiki'' was initially posited in December 2007 by administrator Hunchman801 as a replacement to his [[RayMind#RaymanEncyclo\|RaymanEncyclo]] facility.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''Liste des rangs'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17&p=231441#p231441</ref> The idea was met with encouragement, leading to a beta version of the wiki opening in January 2008, under the name '''''WikiRayman''''', with individual English and French wikis. Content from the old [[RayMind#RaymanEncyclo\|RaymanEncyclo]] was brought in to the new wiki, in addition to new content written by [[Rayman Pirate-Community\|Pirate-Community]] users, who were now able to contribute to a Rayman encyclopedic resource.		The idea for ''RayWiki'' was initially posited in December 2007 by administrator Hunchman801 as a replacement to his [[RayMind#RaymanEncyclo\|RaymanEncyclo]] facility.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''Liste des rangs'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17&p=231441#p231441</ref> The idea was met with encouragement, leading to a beta version of the wiki opening in January 2008, under the name '''''WikiRayman''''', with individual English and French wikis. Content from the old [[RayMind#RaymanEncyclo\|RaymanEncyclo]] was brought in to the new wiki, in addition to new content written by [[Rayman Pirate-Community\|Pirate-Community]] users, who were now able to contribute to a Rayman encyclopedic resource.

	In February 2008, the name of the wiki was changed to ''RayWiki'', after a vote was made in favour of the new title.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''WikiRayman or RayWiki?'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=4519</ref><ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''WikiRayman ou RayWiki ?'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=4518</ref> The wiki continued to function as a beta until October 2008, where it was announced it was moving out of beta and into final release.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''The final version of RayWiki is available!'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=4954</ref><ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''La version finale de RayWiki est disponible !'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=4955</ref>		In February 2008, the name of the wiki was changed to ''RayWiki'', after a vote was made in favour of the new title.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''WikiRayman or RayWiki?'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=4519</ref><ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''WikiRayman ou RayWiki ?'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=4518</ref> The wiki continued to function as a beta until October 2008, where it was announced it was moving out of beta and into final release.<ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''The final version of RayWiki is available!'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=4954</ref><ref>[[Rayman Pirate-Community]] discussion forums, ''La version finale de RayWiki est disponible !'', http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=4955</ref>

Hunchman801 at 09:50, 27 December 2022

2022-12-27T09:50:32Z

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	RayWikiXmas2019.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2019 holiday period.		RayWikiXmas2019.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2019 holiday period.
	RayWikiXmas2020.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2020 holiday period.		RayWikiXmas2020.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2020 holiday period.
	RayWikiXmas2021.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2021~~, and how it similarly looked~~ in 2022 ~~holiday periods~~.		RayWikiXmas2021.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2021 holiday period. The same theme was used in 2022.
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Arnoldfranklin: /* Gallery */

2022-12-26T15:55:26Z

Gallery

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	RayWikiXmas2019.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2019 holiday period.		RayWikiXmas2019.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2019 holiday period.
	RayWikiXmas2020.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2020 holiday period.		RayWikiXmas2020.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2020 holiday period.
	RayWikiXmas2021.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2021, and how it similarly looked in 2022, holiday periods.		RayWikiXmas2021.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2021, and how it similarly looked in 2022 holiday periods.
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Arnoldfranklin: It might not be the same format but it's like the same type of theme so what should it be?

2022-12-26T15:55:09Z

It might not be the same format but it's like the same type of theme so what should it be?

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	RayWikiXmas2020.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2020 holiday period.		RayWikiXmas2020.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2020 holiday period.
	RayWikiXmas2021.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2021 holiday ~~period~~. ~~(It also looked similar during the holiday 2022 period)~~		RayWikiXmas2021.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2021, and how it similarly looked in 2022, holiday periods.
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Arnoldfranklin at 15:53, 26 December 2022

2022-12-26T15:53:54Z

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	RayWikiXmas2019.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2019 holiday period.		RayWikiXmas2019.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2019 holiday period.
	RayWikiXmas2020.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2020 holiday period.		RayWikiXmas2020.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2020 holiday period.
	RayWikiXmas2021.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2021 holiday period.		RayWikiXmas2021.png\|RayWiki as seen during the 2021 holiday period. (It also looked similar during the holiday 2022 period)
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