New accessibility resources and community initiatives
Hey folks! At Fandom, it’s an important mission for us to help your wikis grow and be safe spaces for all users. A significant part of that is promoting web accessibility across the platform. In case you don’t know what this means (which is totally fine!), this is making sure your wiki content can b…
Introducing the Admin Code of Conduct
Hello all!
It has been a while since I last posted here - I hope you have all been well!
As part of my work here at Fandom, I have spent the past few months looking deep into our platform policies & guidelines. (Hint: we have a lot!) I have been looking at what we cover, what we don’t cover, & how we…
20 Years of Worldbuilding: Recapping This Summer's Fandom Party and SDCC Adventures
On October 18, 2004, Fandom was born – the beginning of what has become the world’s largest fan-generated entertainment platform. It’s been a heck of a ride that’s now headed into its third decade of being the companion to 350 million fans worldwide.
This summer, on July 25th we kicked off our anniv…
Fandom Publishes New Policy Regarding Offensive Language
Policies are the backbone of how we protect user safety on Fandom and ensure a welcoming experience to fans of all backgrounds and beliefs. As part of that mission, we regularly review our policies to ensure that they are as clear as possible and contain all information about how we approach user s…
Celebrate 20 years of worldbuilding for Fandom's 20th anniversary
If you’ve seen the global navigation today, you've probably spotted it – we gave the Fandom logo a little makeover! Why, you may ask? Well...
Fandom’s turning 20! That’s right, Fandom – formerly Wikia, formerly Wikicities – was founded just about twenty years ago, on October 18, 2004, and we’ve off…
Overviewing Fandom's Policies Regarding Political Content
As you may well know, the United States, where Fandom is headquartered and where the majority of our community lives, is having a Presidential election this fall.
It’s not Fandom’s role to discuss an election, so we’re not going to do so. Adjacent to that, though, is the topic of today’s blog, which…
How Fandom's Community team works in 2024
Throughout my career at Fandom, I’ve been privileged to work with a lot of passionate Community Managers and other community professionals. These are people who truly care about and want to support the community here at Fandom, a community that’s pretty special. There’s many different kinds of comm…
Welcoming Fandom's newest Community Managers
Last week, we shared the bittersweet news that we are ending the part-time, contract-based Wiki Representative program and shifting to a full-time staffing model for Community team members who directly support our communities.
As promised in last week’s commitments, today’s blog introduces you to th…
Announcement about the Fandom Wiki Representative program
- Update March 25, 2024: Check out our latest Staff Blog post, "Welcoming Fandom's newest Community Managers," for an announcement about the Wiki Reps who have converted to full time Fandom Staff members.
Hi everyone, I have some difficult but important news to share with you today. Over the next sever…
