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'''Rayman-Fanpage''' is an unofficial active ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' website created and maintained by Matthias Franke, starting in 2000. It is available in German, English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Italian, and was found at https://rayman-fanpage.de/. Rayman Fanpage is an affiliate of the [[Rayman Pirate-Community]]. A antiquated sub-site intended for 2000s PDAs can be seen [https://www.mobile-rayman-fanpage.de/ here].
'''Rayman Fanpage''' is an archived, unofficial ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' fan website that was created and actively maintained by Matthias Franke from 2000 until 2024. An affiliate of the [[Rayman Pirate-Community]], the site provides content in six languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Italian. Following Franke's passing, the original domain went offline, but the site has since been preserved as a static digital archive.


Once just a regular website similar to [[RayWiki]] containing information for the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]] (and later the [[Rabbids (series)|''Rabbids'' series]]) as a whole, it has since become a unintentional time capsule and a helpful repository for pre-''[[Rayman Origins|Origins]]'' ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' information and has saved links otherwise not found anywhere else, almost resembling the likes of a digital archive. Franke maintained the website for over 24 years, until he passed away on June 2024<ref>Abschied Nehmen, ''Matthias Franke'', https://www.abschied-nehmen.de/traueranzeige/matthias-franke</ref><ref>IVZ, ''Passionierter Fotograf für die Stadtgeschichte - Matthias Franke verstorben'', https://www.ivz-aktuell.de/articles/369184/ibbenbueren/gesellschaft-soziales/passionierter-fotograf-fuer-die-stadtgeschichte</ref> and the website malfunctioned in his absence. Visiting the original address as of November 2024 brings the reader to an error page, and the website was reuploaded to the [[Rayman Pirate-Community]] archive on November 26 and is now available at https://archive.raymanpc.com/rayman-fanpage/index.htm.
==History==
Matthias Franke established the website in 2000 and diligently maintained it for over 24 years. During the site's early years, an alternative sub-site was created specifically to accommodate users browsing on 2000s-era personal digital assistants (PDAs), which was accessible at https://www.mobile-rayman-fanpage.de.


The website has covered several [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' games]] and media, including several sub-pages pertaining to information about ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' throughout the world with scans and pictures of otherwise-rare memorabilia included.
Franke passed away in June 2024.<ref>Abschied Nehmen, ''Matthias Franke'', https://www.abschied-nehmen.de/traueranzeige/matthias-franke</ref><ref>IVZ, ''Passionierter Fotograf für die Stadtgeschichte - Matthias Franke verstorben'', https://www.ivz-aktuell.de/articles/369184/ibbenbueren/gesellschaft-soziales/passionierter-fotograf-fuer-die-stadtgeschichte</ref> Without his maintenance, the site's original domain (https://rayman-fanpage.de/) began to malfunction, and by November 2024, visiting the address resulted in an error page. To ensure Franke's extensive work was not lost, the website was backed up and reuploaded to the [[Rayman Pirate-Community]] archive on November 26, 2024. The preserved site can now be accessed at [https://archive.raymanpc.com/rayman-fanpage/index.htm archive.raymanpc.com/rayman-fanpage].


Several of the website's pages make reference to old, if not obsolete websites, some of which have become dead links or redirect to completely different sources entirely. Usage of the Wayback Machine to explore these old pages is recommended.
==Content==
Originally serving as a standard informational website akin to [[RayWiki]], Rayman-Fanpage documented both the ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' and ''[[Rabbids (series)|Rabbids]]'' franchises in extensive detail. Today, the website serves as an unintentional time capsule and a highly valuable repository for pre-''[[Rayman Origins]]'' media.


The site features comprehensive coverage of games, spin-offs, and regional media. It is particularly notable for sub-pages containing high-quality scans and photographs of rare ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' memorabilia from around the world. Because of its age, the website has managed to save many links and assets that can no longer be found anywhere else on the modern internet.
Due to the archival nature of the site, many of the older outbound links point to obsolete domains that are now dead or redirect to unrelated sources. Accessing these external pages generally requires the use of web archiving tools such as the Wayback Machine.
==Gallery==
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Matthias Franke.jpg|Matthias Franke, creator of the ''Rayman-Fanpage'' website.
Matthias Franke.jpg|Matthias Franke, creator of the ''Rayman Fanpage'' website.
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