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Battlestar Wiki
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Battlestar Wiki (often abbreviated to BSWiki or BW) is a wiki that is an encyclopedic reference for topics related to the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe, both the original and re-imagined series. The contents of Battlestar Wiki are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial license. Because this license does not allow commercial reuse, it is incompatible with the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), and material from the site cannot be copied into projects that use the GFDL. History The site was launched by creator Joe Beaudoin, Jr. in February 2005. It reached 2,500 articles on September 26 2007, with its article on Encyclopedia Galactica, and reached 3,000 with its article on penis lantern. Content, licensing and international sites The site uses the wiki model and is hosted independently of Wikia, Inc. on the MediaWiki software. As of December 2007, Battlestar Wiki contains 2,749 articles in its English edition. The over-all structure is inspired both by and The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5. The site is also available in Chinese, French, German, Spanish and Turkish. It also has a WordPress blog to keep members informed about the site. Praise and criticism Battlestar Wiki has been described as "very accurate" Toton described the wiki membership as mostly in their "teens, twenties or thirties and male" and that "although this may seem like a forgone conclusions based on the stereotype of the sci-fi fanboy... the new BSG series has a very large female online at community sites such as live journal(sic)" and theorizes that the wiki format attracts more males than females. It was recognized as one of the top 10 Battlestar Galactica websites on the internet by AOL, being named the "Most Comprehensive". The site is featured on Illusion On-Demand's website.
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