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'''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| | [[File:RayWiki-Screenshot.png|500px|thumb|right|RayWiki's main page.]] | ||
The idea for | 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 | 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 | 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. | ||
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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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 | 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== | ||
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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 | RayWikiXmas2021.png|RayWiki as seen during the 2021 holiday period. The same theme was used in 2022 and 2023. | ||
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[[ru:РэйВики]] | [[ru:РэйВики]] | ||
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[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
[[Category:Articles requiring expansion]] | [[Category:Articles requiring expansion]] | ||