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[[ | [[File:EPLogo.png|thumb|250px|The logo of Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis.]] | ||
''' | {{bulbanews|Pokémon Wiki joins international Pokémon encyclopedia group}} | ||
'''Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis''' is a {{wp|Multilingualism|multilingual}}, {{wp|Open content|open-content}} [[Pokémon]] {{wp|encyclopedia}} project that includes, among others, [[Bulbapedia]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The first person to conceive the idea of a Pokémon wiki was | The first person to conceive the idea of a Pokémon wiki was Meowth346 of {{OBP|Pokémon Forever|site}}. Eventually, [[Bulbapedia]] itself was created in December 2004, and opened to the public the following February. In April 2005, {{u|Nyoo|nYoo}} suggested a {{wp|German language|German-language}} version. Later in the year, in August, the idea that would eventually spawn [[PokéWiki]] came to be. | ||
Due to their both being open-content wiki Pokémon encyclopedias, PokéWiki and Bulbapedia soon allied to form | Due to their both being open-content wiki Pokémon encyclopedias, PokéWiki and Bulbapedia soon allied to form Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis, hoping that soon more would join the group. Eventually, the Japanese [[Pokémon Wiki]] answered the call in June 2006 after its April creation. | ||
On April 6, 2007, the | On April 6, 2007, the {{wp|Polish language|Polish-language}} [[Wikinezka]] joined the group. This was followed by the {{wp|French language|French-language}} [[Poképédia]] in September 2007, the {{wp|Portuguese language|Portuguese-language}} [[LANDpedia]] in December 2007, the {{wp|Spanish language|Spanish-language}} [[Pokéteca]] in August 2009, the {{wp|Italian language|Italian-language}} [[Pokémon Central Wiki]] in August 2010, and the {{wp|Chinese language|Chinese-language}} [[52Poké Wiki]] in March 2013. In January 2016, Pokéteca and LANDpedia were removed from the group after going offline during 2013. The Spanish-language [[WikiDex]] later replaced Pokéteca in May 2018, while at the same, Wikinezka was removed from the group after going offline during 2017. | ||
Currently, the | Currently, the seven wikis interlink to each other, and navigation between articles on the same subject is made possible by links in the sidebar. | ||
==Name== | |||
Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis is {{wp|Latin}} for ''Encyclopedias of Pokémon''. This translation takes the idea that "Pokémon" is both the singular and plural one step further, by using the singular "Pokémonis" rather than the plural "Pokémonum". | |||
==Logo== | ==Logo== | ||
The logo of | The logo of Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis is a {{i|Poké Ball}} image superimposed over a polar [[wp:azimuthal equidistant projection|azimuthal equidistant projection]] of the planet Earth, reminiscent of the [[wp:Flag of the United Nations|Flag of the United Nations]]. The color of the Poké Ball, as well as the color of the underlying Earth, differs among the members of Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis: Bulbapedia's is green, PokéWiki's is cerulean, Pokémon Wiki's is blue, Wikinezka's was red, Poképédia's is yellow, LANDpedia's was orange, Pokéteca's was brown, Pokémon Central's is indigo, 52Poké Wiki's is vermilion, and WikiDex's is gold. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
EPBase.png|The basic, grayscale version. | |||
Encyclopaediae Pokemonis.png|[[Bulbapedia]]'s variation | |||
EPPokéWiki.png|[[PokéWiki]]'s variation | |||
EPPokémonWiki.png|[[Pokémon Wiki]]'s variation | |||
EPPoképédia.png|[[Poképédia]]'s variation | |||
EPPokémon Central.png|[[Pokémon Central Wiki]]'s variation | |||
EP52Poké Wiki.png|[[52Poké Wiki]]'s variation | |||
EPWikiDex.png|[[WikiDex]]'s variation | |||
EPWikinezka.png|Former member [[Wikinezka]]'s variation | |||
EPLANDpedia.png|Former member [[LANDpedia]]'s variation | |||
EPPokéteca.png|Former member [[Pokéteca]]'s variation | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
*[http://www.encyclopaediae-pokemonis.org/ | * [http://www.encyclopaediae-pokemonis.org/ Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis main page, linking to seven of the wikis] | ||
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