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On March 12, 2019, an unofficial wiki page was created for Our World of Text. Dozens of pages have been created over the years, some dedicated to users and others dedicated to well-known landmarks within the main page. Empty or vague pages make up a significant portion of already existing pages.
On March 12, 2019, an unofficial wiki page was created for OWOT by user [[happyworld392]]<ref>https://owot.fandom.com/wiki/User:Happyworld392</ref>. Dozens of pages have been created over the years, some dedicated to users and others dedicated to well-known landmarks within the main page. Empty or vague pages make up a significant portion of already existing pages.


== Migration ==
== Migration ==
The decision to migrate to a self-hosted [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] instance was made on January 17, 2023 as a result of general dissatisfaction with Fandom among the Our World of Text administrators and its community.
The decision to migrate to a self-hosted [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] instance was made on January 17, 2023 as a result of general dissatisfaction with Fandom among the Our World of Text administrators and its community.
The migration was also made shortly after user [[JunoTehPlanet]] made a Wikipedia article on OWOT.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Our_World_of_Text</ref>

Revision as of 21:17, 25 March 2023

Introduction

Original Wiki
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A screenshot of the original OWOT fandom page
FoundedMarch 12, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-12)
URLowot.fandom.com/wiki/Our_World_Of_Text_Wiki

On March 12, 2019, an unofficial wiki page was created for OWOT by user happyworld392[1]. Dozens of pages have been created over the years, some dedicated to users and others dedicated to well-known landmarks within the main page. Empty or vague pages make up a significant portion of already existing pages.

Migration

The decision to migrate to a self-hosted MediaWiki instance was made on January 17, 2023 as a result of general dissatisfaction with Fandom among the Our World of Text administrators and its community. The migration was also made shortly after user JunoTehPlanet made a Wikipedia article on OWOT.[2]