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'''Inkipedia''' is a [[wikipedia:wiki|wiki]], [[Inkipedia:Policy/Scope|scoped to]] and about the ''[[Splatoon (series)|Splatoon]]'' series.

==History==
On {{date|2014-06-10}}, the Splatoon Wiki was created on Wikia by [[User:Lumoshi|Lumoshi]]. In April 2015, members of [[pikipedia:|Pikipedia]] approached the administrators of the Splatoon Wiki and proposed a move to NIWA, the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance. With some weeks of discussion and feedback from the fandom,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/splatoon/comments/35r6ea/discussion_lets_decide_the_future_of_the_splatoon/ {{RDT}} Post asking the community about the future of the wiki]</ref> it was eventually decided that the wiki would become independent. The move began on {{date|2015-05-18}}, along with a name change to Inkipedia (as thought up by [[User:ShrimpPin|ShrimpPin]]), although due to Wikia policies, the original site remains active. Inkipedia was officially opened to the public on {{date|2015-05-24}}.

On {{date|2015-07-04}}, Inkipedia was officially added as a member of the NIWA.

On {{date|2016-06-08}}, [[:fr:Accueil|a French version of Inkipedia]] was launched.

On {{date|2022-04-08}}, [[:es:Página principal|a Spanish version of Inkipedia]] was launched.

On {{date|2022-09-08}}, Inkipedia received a significant redesign after a [[Inkipedia:Logo Contest 2022|logo contest]] and coinciding with the release of ''[[Splatoon 3]]''. [[User:GuyPerfect|GuyPerfect]] changed the default skin to Timeless and customized it to make Inkipedia attractive, accessible, and responsive on all screen sizes. The [[:File:Inkipedia logo.png|2015 logo design]], which had served Inkipedia well for over 7 years, was replaced with a [[:File:Inkipedia Logo 2022 - S3.svg|new logo]] by [[User:Ninckvinny|ninckvinny]].

On {{date|2024-10-01}}, Inkipedia's text licensing was changed from [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC BY-SA 3.0] to [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0].

=== Ask Us Anything sessions on reddit ===
* On {{date|2016-01-03}}, [https://www.reddit.com/r/splatoon/comments/3z7pve/we_are_the_administrators_of_inkipedia_the/ the first session] took place for 24 hours with staff members of that time.
* On {{date|2018-01-06}},  [https://www.reddit.com/r/splatoon/comments/7ok04y/ama_inkipedia_staff_are_here_to_take_your/ the second session] took place for 48 hours with staff members of that time.

=== April Fools' Day pranks ===
* In 2017, [[User:Slate|Slate]] [[Special:Diff/80946/83195|changed the CSS style]] of the wiki to "Krillzone", a reference to the ''[[wikipedia:Killzone|Killzone]]'' video game series.
* In 2019, [[User:Heddy|Heddy]] [[Inkipedia:News/Archives#2019-04-01|added news on the main page]] about exclusive gear becoming global and [[Special:Diff/154001/167051|added a background performance]] by [[Judd]]. [[User:GuyPerfect|GuyPerfect]] [[Special:Diff/167032|perfected the news joke]].
* In 2020, [[User:Fumple|Fumple]] [[Inkipedia:News/Archives#2020-04-01|added news on the main page]] about an Inkipedia shirt in {{S2}}.
* In 2021, dancing Judd made his [[Special:Permalink/235709|long-awaited return]] thanks to Heddy, now joined by [[Special:Permalink/235780|Li'l Judd]] thanks to [[User:Shahar|Shahar]]. Meanwhile, [[User:SuperHamster|SuperHamster]] and [[User:Alex95|Alex95]] created a NIWA-wide [[Inkipedia:News/Archives#2021-04-01|"edit-by-pigeon" service]], with Inkipedia flavor text by [[User:GloverMist|GloverMist]].
* In 2022, [[User:Shahar|Shahar]], [[User:Heddy|Heddy]], and [[User:GloverMist|GloverMist]] created [[Inkipedia:News/Archives#2022-04-01|the little buddy scavenger hunt]], with the reward of limited-access to {{S3}} Testfire.
* In 2023, [[User:A22PG|A22PG]] created a rotated logo for "Inkepidea" for the game "Sploteen". [[User:Slate|Slate]] changed the Main Page and Discord server to reflect the name. The Discord server also featured a faked ownership takeover stunt. View "Inkepidea" on {{date|2023-04-01}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401124052/https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page archive.org]
* In 2024, Inkipedia [[Inkipedia:News/Archives#2024-04-01|became Grizzpedia]] and NIWA announced the [https://niwanetwork.org/fanon-encyclopedia/ Nintendo Fanon Print Collection].

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==See also==
* [[Inkipedia:Social Media|Inkipedia on social media]]

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