In celebration of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, I started my search for wikis devoted to the topic. It's a natural tool for those participating and attending the Olympics. It would be great to share information about navigating through the Olympics venues. It would be interesting to see information posted about the competition results, with feedback from attendees or armchair reporters. I found the Olympic wiki on Wikia. It only has 12 articles though. I also found a MediaWiki version of the Olympics wiki . It is much larger, with over 1880 articles. However, it appears that only one update has been made in the last 30 days. That's obviously a sign of a problem -- with currency of information, especially since the 2008 summer Olympics are underway. I also found a Chinese version but really can't tell much about its currency. I found Olympics 2008 Dashboard, a Zoho Wiki that is tracking the medal standings across countries. As you're glued to the TV watching the Olympics this week, why not visit one of these wiki sites and lend a hand? If you know of another wiki site on the 2008 Olympics, post a comment for us.
In celebration of Lucille Ball's birthday, today I'm featuring here on the Wiki'd Places blog, The Lucille Ball Wiki on Wikia. It's a small site and just getting started. They are working on 36 articles now on people and shows. If you're a fan of the I Love Lucy show or Lucille Ball, visit the wiki and join its community.
In celebration of Daffy Duck's first appearance on this date in 1937, I started my search for a wiki related to cartoons. I first found Wikicartoon. It is hosted on Wikia. It was started on February 3, 2006. The home page notes that they are currently working on 107 articles. It appears to have been idle for awhile recently, but there's been some activity lately. Five new pages have been created in 2008, but there have only been 8 changes during the last 30 days and none of those within the last two weeks. The wiki could definitely use some help. It currently has at least 1,000 items on its wanted pages list. There's no page devoted to Daffy Duck yet on the wiki, but Daffy is mentioned on the Warner Brothers Cartoons and Looney Tunes wiki pages.
If you've spent a lot time on the cartoon networks, have fond memories of the cartoons of your childhood, or enjoy watching them even today, stop by Wikicartoon, join its community and lend a hand. Hey, why not surprise your kids and spend some quality time with them watching cartoons this week, for research to help on Wikicartoon?
The TV IV wiki is a database of information about television shows that anyone can edit. It has >175,600 articles. It includes information on both classic and modern TV. For each show, you can add an overview, a summary profile, a cast listing, season information, and links to external sites. Some shows have detailed episode articles, with plot overviews, triva, behind the scenes info, quotes, and reviews. Its home page has an article on a featured show, the daily TV schedule line-up for the networks and cable, and recent DVD releases. This week you can vote for your favorites in its Readers' Choice IVy Awards.
This site definitely qualifies as a wiki-of-the-day on Wiki'd Places: it's interesting, informative, and dedicated to the entertainment industry. With the recent writer's strike, The TV IV might be a place to either get a full dose of information on your favorite TV shows or contribute online by adding information that you know about your favs.
Today's wiki-of-the-day is Jericho Wiki, the highly acclaimed wiki for CBS' tv show Jericho.
I've been a fan of the show Jericho from the beginning. Like most of the fans I thought that it was nuts to cancel the show. I just hate it when you invest your time in a show and then it is suddenly canceled. We were all left sitting at the edge of our chairs wondering what would happen next and how things would resolve. The fans took a stand to voice their disappointment. I also signed the online petition to bring it back. Many fans took an extra step. There was a coordinated effort where CBS executives were sent nuts in protest of their decision. Nina Tassler, President of CBS Entertainment, described the fans' efforts as "an impressive and probably unprecedented display of passion" in her note to the fans posted on the CBS wiki fan site. As a result of the fan response, CBS ordered seven more episodes that will begin to air tonight. Ms Tassler thanked the fans for their expression of support for Jericho in such an extraordinary manner. Further, she described the protest as "creative, sustained and very thoughtful and respectful in tone." The fans made the difference in the decision by CBS.
Although it has been demonstrated that the show has a loyal and passionate community, it needs to grow. Here's my effort to recruit new viewers. Give the show a chance. Ater all, many of the other shows are still running re-runs due to the writer's strike. Plus, aren't you tired of all the reality and game shows on tv these days? Why watch all those re-runs when you can watch full episodes of Jericho's season one online. Now that season two has begun, why not visit the Jericho wiki on Wetpaint? The site is actually an Emmy finalist for Outstanding Creative Achievement for Interactive Television.
There are many Save Jericho Fan videos posted on YouTube. Several are featured on the Jericho wiki. Here's a neat video with 100 Reasons to watch Jericho:
CBS Video archive, with a video of the cast and crew saying "Thank You" to the fans and eating those nuts. Plus, there are several sneak peek videos for Season 2. The official CBS Jericho site
Today, I hope that you will be joining me in watching the season two premiere on CBS. CBS has promised on its website "It's going to be nuts."
Have you just been lost waiting for the return of Lost on ABC? In celebration of Lost Season 4 returning to ABC this evening, today's wiki-of-the-day is Lostpedia. It's an online encyclopedia with all the details you may have lost about the series. It has over 3,500 articles. The articles cover topics like the survivors of Flight 815, the Others, the mysterious happenings, filming locations, Lost locations, episode summaries, official Lost podcasts, and timelines. If you've lost some important facts and want to catch up, if can't get enough of Lost and need more, or if you think that you have key details to contribute, don't lose any more time, visit Lostpedia.
There are a lot of wiki fan sites on the Web. Since The Amazing Race concluded this week, I decided to take a look at its fansite. The official Amazing Race fansite wiki on Wetpaint offers episode summaries, video clips, polls, online chat, and trivia. Have you ever wondered about what's up with prior race contestants? There's a spot on the wiki for those details too. There is a section called My Amazing Race where the community members can post interesting information about their hometowns in case the contestants zip through their town. Members can post details about their own amazing trips on the site too. This fan site has over 5,100 community members and twelve members with moderator and higher authority.
What more I hoped to see. I saw a page with a link to the CBS webpage for information on how to apply for the race. It also had a spot for visitors to post their application videos on the wiki to show other fans. However, there was only one video posted on the page. I checked YouTube and found a lot of videos posted at that site. I also found another site on the Web with some general hints about applying as a contestant. I guess I was just hoping to see a bit more about the applicants and that process.
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