Hey there, Miller here! The Wiki Representative for this community, here to bring you the latest updates that's been occurring with Fandom! Check it out!

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• February's Community Culture

• Fandom’s Transparency Report

• Community Partnerships

• Technical Updates

• February's Community Culture (click here to learn more)

In February, we celebrated Black History Month and this year's this theme, Art for Change, further highlighted and honored Black artists sparking change and inspiration through creativity. Check out the blog post linked to see a few Fandom community members share the Black creatives that inspired them! We also have you covered with a few more occurrences that celebrated the month, including a playlist, recommendations, and how wikis celebrated the month! Did any black creatives inspire your fandom community?

• Fandom’s Transparency Report (click here to learn more)

Fandom's Trust & Safety Team has been hard at work to ensure the Fandom platform remains a safe and inclusive online community for all users. Because of this, Fandom is pleased to share its first ever transparency report, which discloses what sensitive actions Fandom has taken in order to keep the platform safe for users across the platform.

• Community Partnerships (click here to learn more)

Fandom is becoming a little more fun and rewarding for a few editors within the platform! For editors on gaming wikis, benefits is a top priority for those respective users and communities! Also stay tuned for April for a preview into the expanding partnerships for Entertainment!

• Technical Updates (click here to learn more)

Check out the latest tech updates, including an upgrade to the Fandom Authentication process, an update on Quick Answers, new experiments, and an extra protection coming soon to wikis directed at children.

Is there any news and or update that you're most excited about? Let's discuss! If you have any further questions, comments and or concerns don't hesitate to reach out! :)

Hey there, Miller here! The Wiki Representative for this community, here to bring you the latest updates that's been occurring with Fandom! Check it out!

HIGHLIGHTS

• Simplified VisualEditor

• Quick Answers

• Community Connect

• A Note from Fandom's CEO

• Simplified VisualEditor (click here to learn more)

Fandom has released a small update to the VisualEditor, in both the visual and source mode, further adhering to the goal of making this feature more accessible and intuitive for users across the platform.

• Quick Answers (click here to learn more)

Take a look at the updates in regard to Quick Answers! Fandom staff has been working hard on an Editor Dashboard which would allow for admins to edit questions within the feature! There's also going to be a vetting period to give admins time to review questions before they're live within a wiki community.

• Community Connect (click here to learn more)

Thrilled to share that Community Connect 2024 is coming soon! This year’s Community Connect will be from Sunday, April 28th to Thursday, May 2nd in Phoenix, Arizona. For those unable to make it to the event in-person who'd like to attend, we still got you covered with a virtual experience you won't want to miss!

• A Note from Fandom's CEO (click here to learn more)

So, what more can you expect in 2024? Hear from Fandom's CEO, Perkins Miller, on what's expected for the company, platform, and the editor experience this year!

Is there any news and or update that you're most excited about? Let's discuss! If you have any further questions, comments and or concerns don't hesitate to reach out! :)

Hey there, Miller here! The Wiki Representative for this community, here to bring you the latest updates that's been occurring with Fandom! Check it out!

HIGHLIGHTS

• Thanks Extension

• Reported Notifications

• Communication Roundtable Recap

• Quick Answers

• Community Central Upgrade

• Thanks Extension (click here to learn more)

After a long testing period, the Thanks extension is available to all communities! Not familiar with this extension? Thanks is a MediaWiki extension that allows editors to easily thank others for specific edits on wiki pages.

• Reported Notifications (click here to learn more)

After months of testing, reported post notifications are available to wikis that have one social feature enabled. Reporting a post in Discussions, Message Walls, or Article Comments will trigger an on-site notification for all the thread moderators and admins to view.

• Communication Roundtable Recap (click here to learn more)

A Discord Roundtable was recently hosted by Fandom Staff with Fandom Stars to further dive into Fandom's current policy, ad strategy, communication, and forking. The event wasn't just to address immediate issues and concerns but further helped to shape a better communication line with the entire Fandom community.

• Quick Answers (click here to learn more)

You may have heard of a feature called Quick Answers that rolled out in mid-August after testing occurred. One of the biggest feedback from the community was that the ability for the community to edit the content in Quick Answers. Edit options for Quick Answers will soon be made available to admins, thread moderators, content moderators, and users with rollback rights.

• Community Central Upgrade (click here to learn more)

Earlier this year, Community Central received an editor-oriented upgrade!

Is there any news and or update that you're most excited about? Let's discuss! If you have any further questions, comments and or concerns don't hesitate to reach out! :)

Hey there, Miller here! The Wiki Representative for this community, here to let you know that September 15-October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month in the US. Various happenings are occurring to celebrate! One of which is the Makers Series, where we'll highlight the people behind the scenes of the IPs we love, who haven't had their stories told before. We'd love to hear from you too! Share the IPs that inspire you and the Hispanic creators who fuel your passion! Want to learn more? Click here for the full blog post to join in the month long celebration with Fandom! You can also join in the celebration by creating a blog post to commemorate the month! We'd love to see them and encourage you to share with us on how your wiki is celebrating!

Hey there, Miller here! The Wiki Representative for this community, here to bring you the latest updates that's been occurring with Fandom! Check it out!

HIGHLIGHTS

• Pride Month

• Thanks for Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month w/ Fandom

• Platform Developments

• Tech Updates

• Fandom Celebrates Pride Month (click here to learn more)

June is Pride Month in the US! The 2023 theme invites us to be Looking Back & Moving Forward. This serves as a reminder to remember the progress that's been made and the challenges that are still faced in creating a world where everyone can be themselves without fear of discrimination. In honor of the celebration, a playlist has been curated and a few teams at Fandom attended RuPaul’s DragCon! Want to join in the celebration? Feel free to re-design your wiki with a Pride theme or logo or create a blog highlighting LGBTQIA+ creators and characters in your wiki!

• Thanks for Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month w/ Fandom (click here to learn more)

May was Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and we'd like to say a huge thanks to everyone who celebrated people, IP, and communities that Broke the Mold. Missed the celebration? We've got you covered with a rundown of highlights that we did during the month!

• Platform Developments (click here to learn more)

Fandom added nearly 130 new fandoms to the app! We have a list of the wikis that we've added for you to see! Fandom is also adding the Thanks extension to the platform! It's currently being tested and I invite this community to opt-in. If you’re interested in testing this feature, feel free to reach out to me. Also, COPPA Age Screening went live!

• Tech Updates (click here to learn more)

The upgrade to MediaWiki 1.39 is almost complete and Fandom has made significant performance improvements that have increased the amount of time users are spending on the Fandom platform.

Is there any news and or update that you're most excited about? Let's discuss! If you have any further questions, comments and or concerns don't hesitate to reach out! :)

Hey there, Miller here! The Wiki Representative for this community, here to bring you the latest updates that's been occurring with Fandom! Check it out!

HIGHLIGHTS

• Asian American Pacific Islander Month

• Star Wars Day

• Community Connect / Tech Updates

• Mobile CSS

• Fandom Compass

• Asian American Pacific Islander Month (click here to learn more)

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Month in the US! The 2023 theme invites us to Break the Mold, where we deconstruct stereotypes in the industry of entertainment and showcase Asian culture through various forms. Fandom also has curated a playlist in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Month as well!

• Star Wars Day (click here to learn more)

May the 4th was transformed into May the 4th be with you for Star Wars Day! The Star Wars franchise has had a major cultural impact worldwide, and fans were here to celebrate! Given the success of the Women's History Month Final Girls trading card series, new trading cards have been created for the celebration!

• Community Connect / Tech Updates (click here to learn more)

Community Connect 2023 occurred this year in Atlanta, Georgia, and lots were discussed in regard to Fandom's product plans and priorities for the rest of the year, where the theme for this year was experimentation. Feel free to check out our recap to get a rundown of what was discussed this year! In addition to developments that were discussed at Community Connect, we have more technical updates to share such as known issues and notable changes that could impact and further enhance your experience on Fandom.

• Mobile CSS (click here to learn more)

Mobile CSS is now available for admins and communities are beginning to utilize the feature! Admins now have the ability to customize Mobile CSS on their respective wikis. Want to learn more about it? We've got you covered with a rundown that you can check out!

• Fandom Compass (click here to learn more)

Fandom Compass unites wikis to showcase to search engines that they're the most authoritative answer to a question a user may have. The goal of the project is to recognize the hard work that many users put into their respective wikis as they work to create it more authoritative, hence encouraging fans to visit and collaborate on these wiki communities. Interested in having your wiki be in Fandom Compass? We've got you covered on how you can join!

Is there any news and update that you're most excited about? Let's discuss! If you have any further questions, comments and or concerns don't hesitate to reach out! :)

Hey there, Miller here! The Wiki Representative for this community, here to bring you the latest updates that's been occurring with Fandom! Check it out!

HIGHLIGHTS

• Women's History Month

• Thanks for Celebrating BHM w/ Fandom

• Two-Factor Authentication

• Post History

• MediaWiki 1.39 Technical Update

• Community Connect

• Women's History Month (click here to learn more)

March is Women's History Month in the US! The 2023 theme invites us to Embrace Equity, where the community can learn about embracing equity from the perspective of women. We're spotlighting women who make things happen and inspire others. Fandom also has curated a playlist in honor of Women's History Month as well!

• Thanks for Celebrating BHM w/ Fandom (click here to learn more)

February was Black History Month (BHM) and we'd like to say a huge thanks to everyone who explored culture-shifting moments with us! Missed the celebration? We've got you covered with a rundown of highlights that we did during the month!

• Two-Factor Authentication (click here to learn more)

Two-Factor Authentication for Fandom accounts has arrived! If you aren't familiar with what that is, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is a security measure that adds an extra layer of protection to your account.

• Post History (click here to learn more)

A desired featured that's now a reality for long-term editors and admins that provides transparency and accountability in Discussions, Message Walls and Comments! We've got you covered with a rundown on everything you need to know about the feature!

• MediaWiki 1.39 Technical Update (click here to learn more)

Fandom is upgrading to MediaWiki 1.39 this year! If you're unfamiliar with MediaWiki, it's a software which runs all of the wiki components on Fandom communities. Design wise, all wikis should keep the same look as they've had before. Fandom will begin to migrate wikis this month in March! During the migration to 1.39, wikis will be set in read-only mode. It shouldn't take more than thirty minutes however.

• Community Connect (click here to learn more)

Whoo-hoo! Fandom is hosting another Community Connect this year in 2023! This year’s Community Connect will be from Sunday, April 23 to Thursday, April 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. The event is on an invite basis only, but we still got you covered! Users are able to virtually attend via livestream so anyone in the community can watch!

Is there any news and update that you're most excited about? Let's discuss! If you have any further questions, comments and or concerns don't hesitate to reach out! :)

Hey there, Miller here! The Wiki Representative for this community, here to let you know that February is Black History Month in the US. The 2023 theme invites us to celebrate Black Resistance, which explores how Black Americans have fought to create safe spaces, equity, and equality. Want to learn more? Click here for the full blog post to join in the month long celebration with Fandom! You can also join in the celebration by creating a blog post to commemorate the month! We'd love to see them and encourage you to share with us on how your wiki is celebrating!