Heroes Wiki was a

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Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

''. Launched on October 10, 2006, the site uses

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software to maintain a user-created database of information. Heroes Wiki was supported by revenue from advertising, part of which is donated to various charities. As of June 28, 2010, the site contained over 5,500 articles created and edited by approximately 9,400 registered users, with over 157 million page views. On October 18, 2008, Heroes Wiki announced that it had officially partnered with NBC. NBC now directs those interested in a wiki on ''Heroes'' to Heroes Wiki, and directly funds the site in exchange for on-site advertisements. The site was closed on June 1, 2020, due to low traffic rendering it unsustainable, but an archived copy has been made available online.

Overview

Heroes Wiki was launched on October 10, 2006, several weeks after ''Heroes'' premiered in North America. Content includes articles on episodes, characters, cast and crew, cultural references, along with interviews with members of the ''Heroes'' cast and crew. Episode

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s and user-contributed theories was permitted on certain areas within the wiki. The site's main page featured upcoming ''Heroes'' events and news, and links to articles summarizing the latest ''Heroes'' episode and online content. There are also links to ''Heroes''-related websites, including official websites affiliated with the show and its producers, websites used in Heroes Evolutions, and unofficial fan sites. On September 18, 2008, the site became

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-enabled for cell phones and other mobile devices. The site also established nine projects containing translations of the main English language version of the wiki:

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, and Turkish. When Heroes Wiki began its partnership with NBC in October 2008, links were added pointing to Heroes Wiki on NBC's ''Heroes'' and ''Heroes Evolutions'' sites. NBC also discontinued promoting its own wiki for ''Heroes'', instead redirecting readers to Heroes Wiki through links at the top of related pages. In December 2008, the wiki was also referenced in several segments of NBC's ''Heroes'' Insider Interactive SMS, which uses text messaging to send facts, pose trivia questions, and conduct polling during the airing of episodes of the show.

Role in ''Heroes Evolutions''

As part of the

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in '' Heroes Evolutions'', a mysterious ''Heroes'' character known only a
Dropper Evs Dropper
answered a number of fan-submitted questions posed by e-mail by Heroes Wiki administrato
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The interview was posted at Heroes Wiki on July 24, 2008.

Reception

Beyond its partnership with NBC, Heroes Wiki had been recognized by other media outlets, including ''

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'' writer Joseph Szadkowski notes that the site is "obviously created by some very hard-core fans." He describes Heroes Wiki as a "dense online encyclopedia

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offers more than 1,600 entries on the show's mythology." Content about ''Heroes'' cast and crew members had also been referenced elsewhere, including interviews with acto
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External links

Main page
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Overview

Role in ''Heroes Evolutions''

Reception

See also

References

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