Fringepedia is a wiki

Wiki

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-powered online encyclopedia

Encyclopedia

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 of information regarding the American science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 television series Fringe

Fringe (TV series)

Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security...

. Launched on July 23, 2008 by Dennis Acevedo, the site uses MediaWiki

MediaWiki

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 software to maintain a user-created database of information. It is the largest, fan-generated, online encyclopedia for Fringe, and was intended to be an unofficial databank with the same new entry rules as other wiki sites. The site is not affiliated with FOX, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Bad Robot Productions, FB2 Films Inc., DC Comics/Wildstorm, or any other persons or organizations responsible for the production, promotion or distribution of Fringe.

History

A day after Fringe was first screened at San Diego Comic-Con International, Dennis Acevedo designed and launched Fringepedia on July 23, 2008. As its owner, Acevedo created the site to allow to "organize, read, better understand and better enjoy the extensive amount of information" produced by Fringe, according to Fringepedia's website.

Impact

Five months after its launch, Andrew Hanson from the Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

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recommended Fringepedia as a "pool of collective knowledge" that's "fun for everyone".