RayWiki
RayWiki is a collaborative Rayman encyclopedia based on the MediaWiki software. It was founded on January 4, 2008 by Hunchman801, and it is one of the most important Pirate-Community websites, along with RayTunes. It is widely considered as the most complete source for Rayman knowledge.
History
The idea for RayWiki was initially posited in December 2007 by administrator Hunchman801 as a replacement to his RaymanEncyclo facility.[1] The idea was met with encouragement, leading to a beta version of the wiki opening in January 2008, under the name WikiRayman, with individual English and French wikis. Content from the old RaymanEncyclo was brought in to the new wiki, in addition to new content written by Pirate-Community users, who were now able to contribute to a Rayman encyclopedic resource.
In February 2008, the name of the wiki was changed to RayWiki, after a vote was made in favour of the new title.[2][3] The wiki continued to function as a beta until October 2008, where it was announced it was moving out of beta and into final release.[4][5]
A German version of RayWiki was added on March 12, 2009, a Hungarian version on June 22, 2011, and an Italian version on June 3, 2014.
Later in 2014, it was discovered that a great number of articles from RayWiki had ben translated to Polish and published on the commercial wiki hosting service Wikia (now Fandom). Because this constituted a violation of RayWiki's noncommercial license, the content was removed from Wikia and, after an agreement was reached with the translators, integrated into a newly created Polish version of RayWiki on August 13, 2014.
A Spanish version was then added on June 14, 2015.
On October 30, 2016, the wiki was updated along with the rest of Pirate-Community, and its appearance aligned with that of the forum.
A Russian version was then added on July 25, 2019, and a Chinese version on February 17, 2026.
As of August 2024, RayWiki contains more than 6,200 articles in eight languages. The English version is the most complete, with over 1,900 articles, closely followed by the French version.
Staff
Gallery
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RayWiki as seen during the 2019 holiday period. -
RayWiki as seen during the 2020 holiday period. -
RayWiki as seen during the 2021 holiday period. The same theme was used in 2022 and 2023.
References
- ↑ Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, Liste des rangs, http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17&p=231441#p231441
- ↑ Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, WikiRayman or RayWiki?, http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=4519
- ↑ Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, WikiRayman ou RayWiki ?, http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=4518
- ↑ Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, The final version of RayWiki is available!, http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=4954
- ↑ Rayman Pirate-Community discussion forums, La version finale de RayWiki est disponible !, http://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=4955
| Rayman Pirate-Community | |
|---|---|
| Active sites and projects | Forums • RayTunes • RayWiki • RaySaves • Rayfanpedia |
| Discontinued projects | RayMind • MetalGearRayman |
| Affiliates | Rayman Fanpage |