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This Fallout Wiki, named "Nukapedia", is an encyclopedia by - and for - the fans of Fallout. Based on the wiki concept, it allows anyone to edit and contribute to any article.

History

In the Spring of 2005, a Fallout Wiki was set up by Ausir and DarkUnderlord, and was originally hosted by Duck and Cover, a Fallout fansite at the address wiki.duckandcover.cx (then vault.duckandcover.cx) under the name "The Vault". It was later moved to a different server, but remained hosted by Taluntain - the host of Duck and Cover - at falloutvault.com. As can be seen from Wikia talk pages and user contributions, there were also another nine users involved in shaping the wiki that were active in the early 2005 period. They were: Fez, Dan, Spazmo, Thinkpad, Mr. Teatime, Ekarderif, Mimir, Octotron and Senornacho.

In 2007, The Vault moved to Wikia, as the original host could no longer accept the constant attacks on the server by spammers and other attackers. Since the release of Fallout 3 in 2008, it became one of the most popular Wikia gaming wikis.

In November 2011, The Vault moved on to a different host and address under fallout.gamepedia.com, with both this host and the new site having similar and sometimes even identical content, with several old hands moving over to The Vaults new host. Those who remained within Wikia's variation took the name "Nukapedia", with both sites now developing largely independently of each other, although some contributors can still be found on both sites.

Administrators

The bureaucrats are currently Agent c, Kingclyde and Jspoelstra. For the full list of Nukapedia's administrators, see Administrators and moderators.

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-The Fallout Wiki is an encyclopedia by, and for, the fans of ''[[Fallout]]'' based on the [[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]] concept, which allows anyone to edit the articles.
+This Fallout Wiki, named "Nukapedia", is an encyclopedia by - and for - the fans of ''[[Fallout]]''. Based on the [[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]] concept, it allows anyone to edit and contribute to any article.
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 ==History==
-In 2005, the [[Fallout Wiki|Fallout]] wiki was set up by [[User:Ausir|Ausir]] and [[User:DarkUnderlord|DarkUnderlord]], and was originally hosted by [[Duck and Cover]], a ''Fallout'' fansite at the address wiki.duckandcover.cx, then vault.duckandcover.cx under the name 'The Vault'. Later, it was moved to a different server, but was still hosted by Taluntain, the host of Duck and Cover, at falloutvault.com.
+In the Spring of 2005, a Fallout Wiki was set up by [[User:Ausir|Ausir]] and [[User:DarkUnderlord|DarkUnderlord]], and was originally hosted by ''Duck and Cover'', a ''Fallout'' fansite at the address wiki.duckandcover.cx (then vault.duckandcover.cx) under the name "The Vault". It was later moved to a different server, but remained hosted by Taluntain - the host of Duck and Cover - at falloutvault.com. As can be seen from Wikia talk pages and user contributions, there were also another nine users involved in shaping the wiki that were active in the early 2005 period. They were: [[User:Fez|Fez]], [[User:Dan|Dan]], [[User:Spazmo|Spazmo]], [[User:Thinkpad|Thinkpad]], [[User_talk:Mr. Teatime|Mr. Teatime]], [[User:Ekarderif|Ekarderif]], [[User:Mimir|Mimir]], [[User talk:Octotron|Octotron]] and [[User:Senornacho|Senornacho]]. <!-- [NOTE:For some reason or another, Octotron and Mr. Teatime lack actual profile pages. However, they do have talk and contribution pages. That is why the links go to talk pages. -->
-In 2007, because the original host could no longer take the wiki constantly being targeted for various exploits by spammers as well as other attackers, the Fallout Wiki moved to Wikia, where it has been, independently from any other ''Fallout'' website. Since the release of ''[[Fallout 3]]'' in 2008, it became one of the most popular Wikia gaming wikis.
+In 2007, The Vault moved to Wikia, as the original host could no longer accept the constant attacks on the server by spammers and other attackers. Since the release of ''[[Fallout 3]]'' in 2008, it became one of the most popular Wikia gaming wikis.
+In November 2011, The Vault moved on to a different host and address under fallout.gamepedia.com, with both this host and the new site having similar and sometimes even identical content, with several old hands moving over to The Vaults new host. Those who remained within Wikia's variation took the name "Nukapedia", with both sites now developing largely independently of each other, although some contributors can still be found on both sites.
-In November 2011, the Fallout Wiki (The Vault) was moved to FalloutWiki.com, hosted by Curse. This wiki, renamed to Nukapedia in January 2012, is a copy of its contents up to that date.
 ==Administrators==
-Before the split, the main administrators (bureaucrats) were [[User:Ausir|Ausir]], [[User:Porter21|Porter21]] and[[User:GhostAvatar|GhostAvatar]]. Today, the bureaucrats are [[User:Kingclyde|Kingclyde]] and [[User:Jspoelstra|Jspoelstra]]. For the full list of the Fallout Wiki's administrators, see [[Fallout Wiki:Administrators]].
+The bureaucrats are currently [[User:Agent c|Agent c]], [[User:Kingclyde|Kingclyde]] and [[user:Jspoelstra|Jspoelstra]]. For the full list of Nukapedia's administrators, see [[Fallout Wiki:Administrators and moderators|Administrators and moderators]].
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+[[Category:Fallout Wiki|About]]