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==Impact== |
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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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/12/fringe-web-surf.html |title='FRINGE': Web-surfing for 'Fringe'-fanatics |date=2008-12-10|last=Hanson|first=Andrew|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=2011-02-06}}</ref> In 2011, ''Into the Looking Glass: Exploring the Worlds of Fringe'' author Sarah Clarke Stuart referred to FringePedia as the "main" wiki site for fans, explaining that the site is "reliable in its archiving of episodes and episode transcripts." However, Clarke Stuart did criticize FringePedia for not keeping its homepage announcements up-to-date.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=KDj4aMpiT8YC&pg=PA174&dq=friday+death+slot&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kb8uT830Nann0QH738DqCg&ved=0CFQQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Into the Looking Glass: Exploring the Worlds of Fringe |last=Clarke Stuart |first=Sarah |publisher=ECW Press |year=2011 |isbn=1-77041-051-1 |page=183}}</ref> |
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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/12/fringe-web-surf.html |title='FRINGE': Web-surfing for 'Fringe'-fanatics |date=2008-12-10|last=Hanson|first=Andrew|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=2011-02-06}}</ref> In 2011, ''Into the Looking Glass: Exploring the Worlds of Fringe'' author Sarah Clarke Stuart referred to FringePedia as the "main" wiki site for fans, explaining that the site is "reliable in its archiving of episodes and episode transcripts." However, Clarke Stuart did criticize FringePedia for not keeping its homepage announcements up-to-date.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=KDj4aMpiT8YC&pg=PA174&dq=friday+death+slot&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kb8uT830Nann0QH738DqCg&ved=0CFQQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Into the Looking Glass: Exploring the Worlds of Fringe |last=Clarke Stuart |first=Sarah |publisher=ECW Press |year=2011 |isbn=1-77041-051-1 |page=183}}</ref> |
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==Decline== |
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As of 2014, Fringepedia appears to have been abandoned by its maintainers. Because its recaptcha implementation is broken, it no longer allows new user registrations. As a result, numerous errors, such as articles that refer to a work of non-fiction as a "novel", have not been corrected. |
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Type of site | TV series fansite |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Dennis Acevedo |
| Created by | Dennis Acevedo |
| URL | http://fringepedia.net |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Only To Contribute |
FringePedia is a wiki-powered online encyclopedia of information regarding the American science fiction television series Fringe. Launched on July 23, 2008 by Dennis Acevedo,[2] the site uses MediaWiki software to maintain a user-created database of information. It is the largest, fan-generated, online encyclopedia for Fringe, and is intended to be the most comprehensive source data about the show.[3] The site is not affiliated with Warner Bros. Entertainment, Bad Robot Productions, FB2 Films Inc., DC Comics/Wildstorm, or any other persons or organizations responsible for the production, promotion or distribution of Fringe.[2]
History
Designed by Dennis Acevedo, the website was launched on 23 July, 2008, one day after Fringe was originally screened at San Diego Comic-Con International. Acevedo created the site to allow fans to "organize, read, better understand and better enjoy the extensive amount of information" presented during the popular science-fiction saga.
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".[4] In 2011, Into the Looking Glass: Exploring the Worlds of Fringe author Sarah Clarke Stuart referred to FringePedia as the "main" wiki site for fans, explaining that the site is "reliable in its archiving of episodes and episode transcripts." However, Clarke Stuart did criticize FringePedia for not keeping its homepage announcements up-to-date.[5]
Decline
As of 2014, Fringepedia appears to have been abandoned by its maintainers. Because its recaptcha implementation is broken, it no longer allows new user registrations. As a result, numerous errors, such as articles that refer to a work of non-fiction as a "novel", have not been corrected.
References
- ^ "Fringepedia.net Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ a b "FringePedia:About". FringePedia. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ Scott Lewinski, John (5 February 2009). "Fringe Gets Its Own 'Pedia,' New Promo Posters". Wired. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ Hanson, Andrew (2008-12-10). "'FRINGE': Web-surfing for 'Fringe'-fanatics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ Clarke Stuart, Sarah (2011). Into the Looking Glass: Exploring the Worlds of Fringe. ECW Press. p. 183. ISBN 1-77041-051-1.
 | This article may present fringe theories, without giving appropriate weight to the mainstream view and explaining the responses to the fringe theories. |