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==History== | ==History== | ||
The current Bulbagarden website is the successor site to Bulbagarden.com, a first-generation Pokémon fansite that existed around 1999-2000, competing back then with such sites as The | The current Bulbagarden website is the successor site to [http://web.archive.org/web/20000301192905/http://bulbagarden.com/ Bulbagarden.com], a first-generation Pokémon fansite that existed around 1999-2000, competing back then with such sites as [[The PokéMasters]] (TPM), [[Azure Heights]], and the original [[Universal Pokémon Network|UPN]]. | ||
===Death and | Together with [[Universal Pokémon Network]], [[The PokéMasters]] and [[Pokémon Abode]], Bulbagarden formed a partnership known as the Anti-Spammer Alliance from 1999-2000. After the dissolution of these websites' original communities, the group became retroactively known as the Big Four, as they were generally considered to be the largest, most active, and best run Pokémon forums of their day. | ||
===Death and revival: 2001-2002=== | |||
The original site was shut down at the beginning of 2001, when the collapse of the {{wp|dot-com_bubble|dot-com bubble}} caused severe web advertising trouble for the vast majority of Pokémon sites, including most of Bulbagarden's major rivals. The advertising issue left [[Anenga (person)|Bulba]] unable to pay for the server. The files were held in stasis on the server until the beginning of February, during which time the (then) forum head admin [[Archaic]] launched a desperate bid to fund the server for just one more month, enough to be allowed access to the files again and to make a forum backup. | The original site was shut down at the beginning of 2001, when the collapse of the {{wp|dot-com_bubble|dot-com bubble}} caused severe web advertising trouble for the vast majority of Pokémon sites, including most of Bulbagarden's major rivals. The advertising issue left [[Anenga (person)|Bulba]] unable to pay for the server. The files were held in stasis on the server until the beginning of February, during which time the (then) forum head admin [[Archaic]] launched a desperate bid to fund the server for just one more month, enough to be allowed access to the files again and to make a forum backup. | ||
In late 2002, following significant downtime on the part of [[Serebii.net]], ''Mozz'' and Archaic began to plan for the revival of Bulbagarden, with Mozz providing the initial funding. They obtained permission from Bulba, and Archaic began inviting staff members and well-known users from other fansites to join the staff for the new site. A large group of staff members of The | In late 2002, following significant downtime on the part of [[Serebii.net]], ''Mozz'' and Archaic began to plan for the revival of Bulbagarden, with Mozz providing the initial funding. They obtained permission from Bulba, and Archaic began inviting staff members and well-known users from other fansites to join the staff for the new site. A large group of staff members of The PokéMasters, dissatisfied with the situation on that site at the time, chose to join Archaic's project. | ||
===Early years: 2003-2005=== | |||
Bulbagarden officially opened to the public on January 1, 2003 as ''bulbagarden.com'', although only [[Bulbagarden forums]] existed at the time. Efforts to establish a website were made throughout 2003-2004, but while a pilot site was completed, the full version never actually went online. Moreover, despite the forum's quick initial growth, the lack of a website as well as the slumping fandom following the end of the [[original series]] and the release of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} resulted in long period of low activity. | Bulbagarden officially opened to the public on January 1, 2003 as ''bulbagarden.com'', although only [[Bulbagarden forums]] existed at the time. Efforts to establish a website were made throughout 2003-2004, but while a pilot site was completed, the full version never actually went online. Moreover, despite the forum's quick initial growth, the lack of a website as well as the slumping fandom following the end of the [[original series]] and the release of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} resulted in long period of low activity. | ||
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===Bulbapedia and growth: 2005 onward=== | ===Bulbapedia and growth: 2005 onward=== | ||
In 2005, Bulbagarden's fortunes began to turn when {{u|evkl}} proposed that, instead of a regular website, Bulbagarden should turn toward a user-edited {{wp|wiki}} approach. With the assistance of {{u|Zhen Lin}}, [[Bulbapedia]] was created. It rapidly grew over the next few years, and with its growth, Bulbagarden was finally able to firmly establish its presence in the fandom, just in time for the release of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. To complete the forum and Bulbapedia, a second wiki-based project, [[Bulbanews]], was soon added. | |||
As of 2013, Bulbagarden.net is now a major Pokémon fansite, with an {{wp|Alexa internet|Alexa}} ranking placing it among the 50 most visited video game websites in the world, and has been cited in professional studies and publications. Archaic is still the webmaster, seconded by a team of vice-webmasters, as well as by the staff of the various projects of Bulbagarden (Bulbapedia, Bulbanews and Bulbagarden Forums). | |||
==Site organization== | |||
Rather than being a single, unified website, Bulbagarden consists of a large number of projects, often operating under their own name and on their own subdomain (eg, bmgf.bulbagarden.net, bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net, etc), each with their own staff and leadership, each filling a different role or niche. Most projects have a specific color associated with them, used primarily for the rank bars of members of that project on the forums. | |||
===Core projects=== | ===Core projects=== | ||
The core projects of Bulbagarden represent the central projects which represent the heart of what Bulbagarden offers to its members. Until recently, there were three core projects, but in early 2013 that number increased to four with the addition of Bulbagarden Social | The core projects of Bulbagarden represent the central projects which represent the heart of what Bulbagarden offers to its members. Until recently, there were three core projects, but in early 2013 that number increased to four with the addition of Bulbagarden Social Media. | ||
====Bulbagarden forums (BMGf)==== | ====Bulbagarden forums (BMGf)==== | ||
{{main|Bulbagarden forums}} | {{main|Bulbagarden forums}} | ||
Bulbagarden forums is the oldest of the four core project, and the only one that was part of the new site immediately when it was launched. It was established in late 2002, and opened to the public on January 1, 2003. Its primary purpose is to provide a discussion forums for | Bulbagarden forums is the oldest of the four core project, and the only one that was part of the new site immediately when it was launched. It was established in late 2002, and opened to the public on January 1, 2003. Its primary purpose is to provide a discussion forums for Pokémon fans to discuss all aspects of the fandom, as well as to provide a location for staff members of the various projects to interact with one another. The project head of Bulbagarden forums is known as the ''Head administrator''. | ||
====Bulbapedia==== | ====Bulbapedia==== | ||
{{main|Bulbapedia}} | {{main|Bulbapedia}} | ||
Bulbapedia was the second core project to be established, in late 2004, and is by far the most popular one according to Alexa rankings. It was created as an alternative to a traditional | Bulbapedia was the second core project to be established, in late 2004, and is by far the most popular one according to Alexa rankings. It was created as an alternative to a traditional Pokémon fansite, allowing users to both access and edit information. Its project leader is the {{bp|Editor-in-Chief}} or ''EiC'', and it uses green as its main color. | ||
====Bulbanews==== | ====Bulbanews==== | ||
{{main|Bulbanews}} | {{main|Bulbanews}} | ||
Bulbanews was established shortly after Bulbapedia, in early 2005, to provide a community news source for | Bulbanews was established shortly after Bulbapedia, in early 2005, to provide a community news source for Pokémon fans. Although the original concept relied on users submitting news articles that would be approved by the staff, the concept later evolved toward the use of dedicated news writers. Its project leader is the Bulbanews Editor-in-Chief. | ||
====Bulbagarden Social | |||
Bulbagarden Social | Bulbanews also hosts the Bulbagarden projects [[Bulbacast]] and the [[National Bulbagraphic]]. | ||
====Bulbagarden Social Media==== | |||
Bulbagarden Social Media was created in early 2013, with the aim to coordinate efforts to establish and maintain a strong Bulbagarden presence across the major social media sites, such as {{wp|Twitter}}, {{wp|Facebook}} and {{wp|Tumblr}}. The project is still in its infancy and working on building its initial staff, although its first project leader (''social media coordinator'') has already been appointed. | |||
===Other projects=== | ===Other projects=== | ||
==== | ====BulbaNewsNOW (BNN)==== | ||
{{main|BulbaNewsNOW}} | |||
BulbaNewsNOW was created in 2012 during the months leading to the release of [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], to provide Bulbagarden with a better tool for handling breaking news stories and major rumors (Bulbanews itself being focused on slower, more in-depth reporting). It works closely with both Bulbagarden Social Media (as a tool to help spread breaking news), and with Bulbanews itself, which can follow news stories in more depth after BulbaNewsNOW breaks them. The head of BulbaNewsNOW is identified simply as the Editor, or BNN Editor. | |||
====Bulbagarden Archives==== | ====Bulbagarden Archives==== | ||
{{main|Bulbagarden Archives}} | {{main|Bulbagarden Archives}} | ||
Bulbagarden | The Bulbagarden Archives is a file-hosting system that was created in early 2005 to support Bulbapedia and Bulbanews by providing a common repository for images and other files that the two projects may need to link to, such as [[Pokémon anime]] screenshots and [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] cards images. The head of Bulbagarden Archives is known as the Archive liaison. | ||
====Bulbakaki==== | |||
{{main|Bulbakaki}} | |||
Bulbakaki is an {{wp|Oekaki}} (an artwork board) hosted by Bulbagarden. While it receives significantly less attention than the other parts of Bulbagarden, it is somewhat active and has fan artists posting their artworks fairly regularly. | |||
==Hostees== | ==Hostees== | ||
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==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
===Current staff=== | ===Current staff=== | ||
This is the list of Bulbagarden's senior staff | This is the list of Bulbagarden's senior staff. | ||
* [[Archaic]] - Bulbagarden Webmaster | * [[Archaic]] - Bulbagarden {{bp|Webmasters|Webmaster}} | ||
* {{u|Evil Figment}} - Vice-Webmaster | * {{u|Evil Figment}} - Vice-Webmaster | ||
* {{u|evkl}} - Vice-Webmaster | * {{u|evkl}} - Vice-Webmaster | ||
* {{u|Iteru}} - Vice-Webmaster | |||
* {{u|MAGNEDETH}} - Vice-Webmaster | |||
* {{u|Zhen Lin}} - Vice-Webmaster, Technical Expert | * {{u|Zhen Lin}} - Vice-Webmaster, Technical Expert | ||
* {{u| | * {{u|Kogoro}} - {{bp|Editor-in-Chief}}, Bulbapedia | ||
** {{u|Zesty Cactus}} - Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Bulbapedia | |||
** {{u| | * Araragi-hakase - Head Administrator, Bulbagarden Forums | ||
* | ** Shiny Celebi - Deputy Head Administrator, Bulbagarden Forums | ||
* | * {{u|G50}} - Editor-in-Chief, Bulbanews | ||
* {{u| | ** {{u|SnorlaxMonster}} - Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Bulbanews | ||
** {{u| | * {{u|$aturn¥oshi}} - Coordinator, Social Media | ||
* {{u|$aturn¥oshi}} - Coordinator, Social | **{{u|Satoshi-kun}} - Deputy Coordinator (interim), Social Media; owner of #Bulbagarden IRC room | ||
**{{u|Satoshi-kun}} - Deputy Coordinator (interim), Social | |||
===Other noteworthy staff=== | ===Other noteworthy staff=== | ||
* | * {{u|Adyniz}} - Former Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Bulbanews | ||
* | * {{u|Werdnae}} - Former Editor-in-Chief, Bulbapedia | ||
===Noteworthy retired staff=== | ===Noteworthy retired staff=== | ||
* {{u|Argy}} - Former Editor-in-Chief, Bulbanews | |||
* {{u|Bikini Miltank}} - Former Editor-in-Chief, Bulbanews | |||
* {{u|Dogasu}} - News translator, webmaster of [[Dogasu's Backpack]], retired Head of Anime | |||
* {{u|Gastlys mama|Gama}} - Former Head Administrator, Bulbagarden Forums | |||
* Mozz - Creditor | * Mozz - Creditor | ||
* Murgatroyd - Head of Anime and Shipping, retired | * Murgatroyd - Head of Anime and Shipping, retired | ||
* {{u| | * {{u|Rocket Girl|Musashi}} - Former Vice-Webmaster | ||
* {{u|RexRacer}} - Former Editor-in-Chief, Bulbanews | * {{u|RexRacer}} - Former Editor-in-Chief, Bulbanews | ||
* {{u|the dark lord trombonator}} - Former Editor-in-Chief, Bulbanews | * {{u|the dark lord trombonator}} - Former Editor-in-Chief, Bulbanews | ||
* {{u|TTEchidna}} - Former Editor-in-Chief, Bulbapedia | |||
{{ | * {{u|Zeb}} - Former Deputy Head Administrator, Bulbagarden Forums | ||
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