Wookieepedia: The ''Star Wars'' Wiki is an

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for information about the ''

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'' universe—including information on all the films, as well as ''

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'', '' The Clone Wars'' and its introductory film, ''

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'', the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, and any upcoming ''Star Wars'' material. It is a specialized wiki created to be an extensive encyclopedia of the ''Star Wars'' universe with some articles reaching up to 60,000 words, and is written almost entirely from an in-universe perspective. The name Wookieepedia is a

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and encyclopedia, a pun on the name of ''

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''. The logo, too, is a

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showing the incomplete

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as opposed to Wikipedia's incomplete " jigsaw logo".

History

Wookieepedia was conceived by Steven Greenwood and created at the request of hosting site Wikia by Chad Barbry in 2005. On 6 February 2005, Greenwood and Barbry discussed details on a Wikipedia talk page which led to the wiki's creation. Barbry also conceived the name "Wookiepedia", which was later respelled with an extra 'e'. On March 4, 2005, Wookieepedia was launched at

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. Wookieepedia was the most-visited wiki hosted by Wikia by April 2005. In 2015, it drew 3.7 million monthly visitors. On November 28, 2005, Wookieepedia was selected as the

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's "Sci-Fi Site of the Week." In January 2006, the site was featured as the Wikia of the Month. , the English-language version of the wiki contains over 180,000 articles, making it the seventh-largest Wikia in terms of article count, ahead of other wikis such as

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and

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. Wikia hosts ''Star Wars'' wikis in many other languages, and Wookieepedia also coordinates its efforts with the German language wiki called Jedipedia.net and the Polish language Biblioteka Ossus. After the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe was declared non-

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ical to the future works and rebranded as ''Star Wars Legends'' in April 2014, Wookieepedia implemented separate "Canon" and "Legends" tabs for subjects that appeared both before and after the

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. "Legends" tab only includes information from sources released prior to the 2014 reboot, while "Canon" tab contains information from works published from 2015 onwards, including the movies released under

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. An exception to this rule was made for the content of the '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' MMORPG, which has seen several expansions after 2015 but is still considered "Legends". Both tabs include information from Episodes I-VI and '' The Clone Wars'' TV series. In late March 2021, Wookieepedia held a vote to ban

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, which triggered debate within Star Wars fan circles around the naming of the non-binary artist Robin Pronovost's article on the site. In response to the situation,

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, the

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which hosts Wookieepedia, updated its terms of use policy to prohibit deadnaming across its websites. On behalf of the Wookieepedia administration team, Fandom also permanently banned two administrators, citing a pattern of "bullying and intimidation." In addition, Wookieepedia's administration apologized to Pronovost for the duress that they endured as a result of the website's deadnaming vote.

Reception

Actors in the ''Star Wars'' franchise have used Wookieepedia to have a better understanding of the ''Star Wars'' universe and better portray their characters, including

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who portrayed

Jyn Erso Jyn Erso is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, portrayed by English actress Felicity Jones in the 2016 film ''Rogue One''. Jyn aids the Rebel Alliance in a desperate attempt to steal the plans to the Death Star, a weapon of t ...

in the 2016 film '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' and

Alden Ehrenreich Alden Caleb Ehrenreich (; born November 22, 1989) is an American actor. He began his career by appearing in '' Supernatural'' (2005), and Francis Ford Coppola's films ''Tetro'' (2009) and ''Twixt'' (2011). Following supporting roles in the 2013 ...

who portrayed young

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in the 2018 film '' Solo: A Star Wars Story''.

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