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Fringepedia
Type of site
TV series fansite
OwnerDennis Acevedo
URLhttp://fringepedia.net/wiki/Fringepedia
CommercialNo
RegistrationRequired for editing

Fringepedia is a wiki-powered online encyclopedia of information regarding the American television drama Fringe. Launched on July 23, 2008 by Dennis Acevedo,[1] the site uses MediaWiki software to maintain a user-created database of information. It is the largest, fan-generated, online encyclopedia for Fringe, and was intended to be an unofficial databank with the same new entry rules as other wiki sites.[2]

History

A day after Fringe was first screened at San Diego Comic-Con International, Dennis Acevedo designed and launched Fringepedia on July 23, 2008. As its owner, Acevedo created the site to allow to "organize, read, better understand and better enjoy the extensive amount of information" produced by Fringe, according to Fringepedia's website.[1]

Impact

Five months after its launch, Andrew Hanson from the Los Angeles Times recommended Fringepedia as a "pool of collective knowledge" that's "fun for everyone".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fringepedia:About". Fringepedia. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  2. ^ Scott Lewinski, John (5 February 2009). "Fringe Gets Its Own 'Pedia,' New Promo Posters". Wired. Retrieved 2009-05-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  3. ^ Hanson, Andrew (2008-12-10). "'Fringe': Web-surfing for 'Fringe'-fanatics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-02-06.