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Microsoft Wiki (formerly known as Micropedia, Windows Wiki, and also briefly Windows 7 Wiki) is an unofficial Microsoft encyclopedia that documents about Microsoft and its products and services. It was founded on December 4, 2005 by Darth Monkey.
About
The Microsoft Wiki was created through the fusion of several smaller wikis, all hoping to document all or some aspects of Microsoft. Anyone who has a FANDOM account can edit the wiki, and all contributions are in the public domain.
History
Leadership under Darth Monkey (2005-2008)
On December 4, 2005 at 16:21 EST, the website was officially created by Darth Monkey and was registered on the newly-launched 1 year old Wikia wiki hosting farm platform (now Fandom).
On January 19, 2008, the wiki founder, Darth Monkey officially retired from the wiki after contributing for 3 years.
Leadership under Gboyers (2010-2013)
On January 11, 2010, the wiki welcomed Gboyers as it's new bureaucrat following the Windows Wiki merger a few days after. Between 2012 to 2019, Gboyers was officially honored by Microsoft Wiki for being the best administrator, who had contributed to the website endlessly and helped with the merger of 2 smaller wikis into Microsoft Wiki, as well as modernized and transitioned the site from basic CSS code starting from the 2010s which included overall design and site features. In 2013, he officially retired from the website and went on to work for Microsoft UK to this very day. We still owe him quite alot even if you're an editor or staff, what we cannot simply disregard is over the that fact that he had worked to innovate this website forever and that we should continue many years ahead on his ambitions.
Since July 7, 2013, Gboyers had officially retired from Microsoft Wiki to continue work for Microsoft UK.
Leadership under Starfox u & CavaX (2014-2019)
On October 17, 2014, Starfox u successfully becomes bureaucrat of the wiki after filing for an wiki adoption 4 days prior, succeeding Gboyers who had retired from the wiki a year prior. He later hired a few bureaucrats during his time at Microsoft Wiki, a notable one being CavaX who was promoted to bureaucrat on July 17, 2018. Who tiredlessly maintained the website long after Starfox u had became inactive sometime in late 2017, this was because he moved onto the Censorship Wiki in March 2017 after his interests have changed. Leaving CavaX as the only bureaucrat left active on the wiki.
On September 12, 2019, Starfox u officially chose Mr.Follow as the wiki's next new bureaucrat. He would be succeeding the retiring bureaucrats, Starfox u and CavaX who had continuously maintained the wiki after Gboyers' departure.
Bureaucrat Starfox u, continued to hold on to his bureaucrat powers and visited the site occasionally up until May 9, 2024 when it was finally removed.
Leadership under Mr.Follow & QuickWhitt7 (2019-Present)
On June 21, 2020, bureaucrat Mr.Follow formally rehires one of Microsoft Wiki's former administrators, QuickWhitt7 and he was later upgraded to bureaucrat status on May 7, 2024 joining alongside Mr.Follow to manage the wiki website.
On September 4, 2022, Microsoft Wiki officially acquires and re-registers 100% ownership over it's fanon wiki counterpart's subdomain and wiki website, after an unfair dispute with Fandom staff over the previous wiki owner's inactivity over managing the website alongside a Fandom user from the Windows Never Released Wiki who falsely reported the previous Microsoft Fanon website to be closed down due to it being a "duplicate" of Windows Never Released Wiki. This event in turn caused all previous wiki articles/pages from the previous Microsoft Fanon website to be lost and unarchivable ranging from 2012-2021.
On November 12, 2022, The wiki finally launches the wiki it's own official wiki Discord server after years of speculation & delays. https://discord.gg/7E3ZEXdFuR
On September 30, 2023, The wiki launches it's own official social media Twitter account. https://twitter.com/Microsoft_Wiki