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WoWWiki
Type of site
Fan based community wiki
URLhttp://www.wowwiki.com/
CommercialNo
RegistrationRequired for editing
Launched2004-11-24

WoWWiki is a wiki dedicated to Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft series of games and lore, with a focus on World of Warcraft.

General information

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It was launched on the 2004-11-24 as a source of information pertaining to World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade[1][2], and the Warcraft universe in general. All the text in the wiki is released under the GNU Free Documentation License and to be able to edit the articles, visitors must register with the website.[3] It is also a source for World of Warcraft UI customization[4] and AddOn[5] information as Blizzard Entertainment themselves do not release documentation on the programming interface.[6]

WoWWiki has been an especially notable resource for tactics in World of Warcraft.[7]

Trivia

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  • The name is a portmanteau of the acronym WoW (for World of Warcraft) and wiki.
  • As of 2006-10-31, WoWWiki has over 70,000 legitimate content pages content pages.[8]
  • According to Wikia's CEO in late 2007, WoWWiki is the largest Wikia site.[9]
  • The website is often cited as a source on WoW Insider.[10]
  • Gaming web journalists look to the website for collected community feedback, info and rumors. [11][12][13][14]
  • Noted source for tips and tricks.[15]

References

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