User:Ac2k/SmashWiki events log

This is a page containing a record of all the major events on SmashWiki. Add stuff to it if you want. Note: This page was created in October 2013 and any time before that may not be as detailed.

September

 * The SmashWiki community moves to this site, moving away from SmashWikia, and joins NIWA (Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance).

October

 * Articles, images, and other content are rapidly imported from SmashWikia.
 * becomes a user.

November

 * SmashWiki's logo is updated to its current look.

December

 * becomes a user. He was originally named "....." and "Dots".

January

 * becomes a user.

April

 * becomes a user. He was originally named "Wolf rulez!".
 * SmashWiki is not speculative is written as an official policy.

May

 * becomes a user. He was originally named "Conanshinichi".
 * becomes a user.

June

 * The Wii U is introduced at E3 2011. The next Smash Bros. game is revealed for the 3DS and Wii U.
 * becomes a user. He was originally named "Forbidden7".

July

 * becomes a user, rejoining the wiki. He was originally named "ReiDemon". He was an acclaimed user by the community.
 * becomes a user.

August

 * becomes a user.
 * becomes a user, rejoining the wiki.
 * celebrates its 100th round of voting.
 * The SmashWiki YouTube channel is created.

September

 * becomes a user. His old account was named "NotAnOuendan".
 * becomes a user.
 * SmashWiki's userpage policy is put into effect.

October

 * becomes a user. He was known to be very competent on this wiki.
 * becomes a user.
 * rejoins the wiki and applied for admin again like he was back on SmashWikia.
 * SIGN rules that user signatures cannot have images that are on mainspace articles and/or animated.
 * SmashWiki's article on Super Smash Bros. 4 is created.

November

 * becomes a user. He was originally named "MeleeMarth01".

December

 * becomes a user. He was originally named "Avengingbandit".

January

 * creates a request for adminship; it fails.
 * creates a request for adminship; it fails.
 * SmashWiki is not censored is written as an official policy.

Febuary

 * becomes a user. He was originally named "Accoolx".

June

 * SmashWiki is not spoiler-safe is written as an official policy.

July

 * becomes a user.

August

 * creates a second request for adminship; it fails.
 * The discussion to whether to rename the article [[Hookshot and Clawshot] begins.
 * The SmashWiki Status System is created.
 * SmashWiki creates plans to improve its competitive play information. Expansion to the "In competitive play" sections has since been added. The community today still tries to improve the smasher articles and tournament pages.

September

 * becomes a user.
 * becomes a user.
 * SmashWiki introduces probation, a user right that disables a user from editing on his/her userpages and forums.
 * "Relationship matchup" lists are banned from userpages.

October

 * The VIP category is reorganized into Category:VIP players, Category:VIP tournament organizers, and Category:VIP contributors.
 * becomes SmashWiki's first bot, run by.
 * SmashWiki's sockpuppet policy is created.

November

 * becomes a user. He was originally named "Airconny".
 * becomes a user. He was originally named "SmashBall104" but changed it since he thought it looked too generic.
 * SmashWiki is not for off-wiki business is written as an official policy.

December

 * The competitive-stub tag is created.

January

 * is demoted from adminship.
 * becomes a user.

March

 * After a lengthy discussion, Nintendo console articles that do not host Smash games are deleted.
 * , SmashWiki's second bot, is created by.

April

 * For April Fool's Day, the Main Page is translated into French.
 * An idea for creating moveset subpages (containing detailed info on technical data and competitive uses of attacks) is proposed.
 * announces departure from the wiki.

June

 * The technical data and competitive expertise tags are created.
 * E3 2013
 * The E3 Super Smash Bros. 4 trailer debuts.
 * ,, , , , , , , and were confirmed for Smash 4 as veterans.
 * ,, and joins as newcomers.
 * The above mentioned characters have their respective character articles created on SmashWiki.
 * becomes a user. He was originally named "Boo Buddy".
 * becomes a user.
 * The first moveset subpage is created.
 * SmashWiki's Read This First, Man policy is put into effect.

July

 * is confirmed for Smash 4 to return as a veteran and his article is created on SmashWiki.
 * becomes a user after previously contributed as an IP.
 * becomes a user.

August

 * is confirmed for Smash 4 to return as a veteran and his article is created on SmashWiki.
 * becomes a user. He was originally named "Timson622222".
 * Smash Arena votes that express arguments are explicitly banned.
 * celebrates its 200th round of voting.
 * The Wikia SmashWiki begins plans to rid it of its old community influences.
 * Major Smash Bros. websites such as Smashboards, All is Brawl, and the Project M website were hit and disabled form service by a unknown attack. It took almost a month to recover from the attack.
 * SmashWiki is one of the few Smash Bros. sites not to be hit by the DDoS attack.

September

 * announces departure from the wiki.
 * The original Wikia SmashWiki is renamed "Smashpedia", and the domain is changed from super-smash-bros.wikia.com to supersmashbros.wikia.com.
 * is confirmed for Smash 4 to return as a veteran and her article is created on SmashWiki.
 * is confirmed for Smash 4 to return as a veteran and his article is created on SmashWiki.
 * SmashWiki's Username policy is put into effect.

October

 * is confirmed for Smash 4 to return as a veteran and his article is created on SmashWiki.
 * After a long discussion lasting over two months on whether moveset subpages should be merged or not, the descriptions of the attack are eventually merged onto one page, with each individual hit's data having its own page.
 * The discussion to whether to rename the article [[Hookshot and Clawshot] ends after a long time, with the result being the page name staying as is.
 * A discussion starts over whether the wiki should provide more in-depth coverage of Project M.
 * SmashWiki's professionals categories are split into separate games.
 * creates a request for adminship; it fails. Shortly after, [[User:Fireblaze77/Why I'm leaving|he announces his departure from the wiki].

November

 * announces departure from the wiki.
 * is confirmed for Smash 4 to return as a veteran and his article is created on SmashWiki.
 * The Project M debate concludes, with the final result allowing PM to have character pages, partial standing compared to the actual games, and a PM game icon intended to be used on PM character and tournament pages.

December

 * is confirmed for Smash 4 as a newcomer and their article is created on SmashWiki.
 * is confirmed for Smash 4 as a veteran and her article is created on SmashWiki.

January

 * is confirmed for Smash 4 as a veteran and his article is created on SmashWiki.
 * returns to the wiki after a year-long hiatus.

February

 * is confirmed for Smash 4 as a newcomer and his article is created on SmashWiki.
 * is confirmed for Smash 4 as a veteran and his article is created on SmashWiki.

April

 * For April Fool's Day 2014, the wiki's main skin [[Media:SmashWiki April Fools 2014.png|was modified]] to resemble the Hot Dog Stand skin of Windows 3.1, and various false upcoming Nintendo game releases and Super Smash Bros. 4 character confirmations are created.
 * SmashWiki's April Fools policy is created.
 * April 8, 2014 Nintendo Direct for Super Smash Bros. 4 was revealed and so is much of the new content of the upcoming game.
 * Several characters were confirmed for Smash 4; four characters makes a return to the game (,, , and who is now separate) and their articles are created on SmashWiki, and  is confirmed as a newcomer and its article is created on SmashWiki.
 * This is the first time other than for jokes that the wiki goes on Red status.
 * becomes active again on the wiki.
 * The is declared a failed policy.
 * becomes a user.

May

 * is confirmed for Smash 4 as a veteran and his article is created on SmashWiki.
 * becomes a user.

June

 * creates a formal request on the status of ; the inquiry results in a heated discussion on the behaviors of both administrators.
 * MLG requests affiliation with SmashWiki. According to site host, as of July 2014, SmashWiki joined the affiliate network and is "still waiting for the new ad units."
 * E3 2014
 * Several characters were confirmed for Smash 4; two characters: and, were confirmed for Smash 4 as newcomers.  was also confirmed later that day as a newcomer. Their articles are created on SmashWiki.
 * wins the Super Smash Bros. Invitational; wins the Fan-Favorite tournament.

July

 * SmashWiki's New game policy is put into effect.
 * Several characters were confirmed for Smash 4, including as a veteran, and  and  as newcomers. Their articles are created on SmashWiki.
 * becomes a user.
 * wins the first tournament at San Diego Comic-Con 2014.
 * A discussion about the wiki's appearance begins.
 * creates a request for adminship; it fails.
 * publicly posts the results of a survey on Miles' and Omega Tyrant's administrative abilities.

August

 * creates a second request for adminship; it fails.
 * is confirmed for Smash 4 as a veteran and his article is created on SmashWiki.
 * ,, and are confirmed for Smash 4 and their articles are created on SmashWiki.

September

 * releases in Japan, confirming veterans, , , , , , and , along with newcomers , and . Their articles are created on SmashWiki.
 * becomes a user.
 * becomes active again on the wiki.
 * creates a request for adminship; she eventually withdrew, causing it to fail.

October

 * is released outside of Japan.

November

 * creates a request for adminship; he withdrew, causing it to fail.
 * is released in North America.

December

 * moves from red to yellow status after the end of the Super Smash Bros. 4 information rush.

February

 * The SmashWiki page is created.

March

 * and are declared failed policies.

August

 * successfully becomes an administrator.
 * becomes a user.

October

 * SmashWiki's neutral tone guide is put into effect.
 * The creating new articles policy is put into effect.

November

 * successfully becomes an administrator.
 * creates a request for bureaucratship; it fails.
 * SmashWiki's Smasher article guidelines is put into effect.

2016

 * Somewhere around this time,, Dots at the time, decides to become inactive without a declaration of doing so.

March

 * Many old competitive navigation templates are removed from SmashWiki.
 * successfully becomes an administrator.

November

 * The SmashWiki Discord server is launched.

March

 * A proposal is created to remove Project M content from the wiki. The proposal draws heated outrage on reddit, and it ultimately fails, under the consensus that information relevant to a previous era will always remain notable on SmashWiki. Supporters of the proposal are widely criticized for having a large anti-PM bias, and for miscontruing many key facts regarding the state of PM tournament activity.

July

 * creates the essay "What Makes An Admin".
 * The neutral tone guide is repealed and is replaced with Neutral Point of View.
 * The consensus policy is put into effect.

August

 * successfully becomes a bureaucrat.

December

 * The retired administrators rank is created, and several long inactive sysops are demoted to this rank.

February

 * The Team and Tournament namespaces are introduced.

March

 * Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Switch is announced for release in 2018 and its article is created on SmashWiki.