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[[File:Screamer Wiki Logo.png|thumb|250px|The '''Screamer Wiki''', formerly known as the ''ScreamerChecker Wiki''.]] The '''Screamer Wiki''', formerly known as the ''ScreamerChecker Wiki'', was founded on November 11th, 2013 on Wikia (now FANDOM) by HLDK, with the simple goal to index all [[Screamer|screamers]] ever made. It has since then grown to {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles, {{NUMBEROFEDITS}} total edits, {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} active contributors, and over 50,000 weekly visits.

The '''Screamer Wiki''' had the original purpose to let users check if a website was a screamer or not by searching the name of the website on the wiki, hence the former name ''ScreamerChecker''. Since then, the wiki slowly started to open up and expand to more types of screamers. The wiki now has pages about shock sites, games, videos, and many more.

== '''History''' ==
Here is a timeline of all the milestones and major events the ''Screamer Wiki'' went through.

[[File:ScreamerChecker.png|thumb|The original '''ScreamerChecker Wiki''' logo.|208x208px]]
==='''2013'''===
* '''November 11th, 2013''': The ''ScreamerChecker Wiki'' is founded by AnimatorXP (HLDK <i>on FANDOM</i>). After creating only four pages, he leaves the wiki for a long time.

=== '''2015''' ===
* '''January 21st, 2015''': FANDOM user '''Kianlolcat99''' joins the wiki and creates a new page, [[420yolo.com]], making the wiki grow a little more.
* '''July 16th, 2015''': '''HLDK''' comes back to the wiki and works with '''Kianlolcat99''' to make the wiki grow even bigger. More people started to come in every day.
* '''July 31st, 2015''': '''[[User:Sumpy|Sumpy]]''', owner of the ''Scary Pop-Up Wiki'', joins the ScreamerChecker Wiki. The two wikis were merged.
* '''August 1st, 2015''': ScreamerChecker Wiki gets its first and biggest redesign.
* '''August 4th, 2015''': ScreamerChecker Wiki drops the word ''Checker'' and rebrands itself to ''Screamer Wiki''.
* '''August 24th, 2015''': Screamer Wiki passes the 100 page milestone.
* '''September 8th, 2015''': Screamer Wiki becomes available in new languages: ''French'', ''Spanish'' and ''Portuguese.''
* '''September 11, 2015''': A second big redesign was made to accommodate the name change of the wiki. The colours, the logo and the cursors were changed.
* '''December 2015''': Screamer Wiki becomes the biggest home of screamers ever created, with an impressive record of over 250 pages.

=== '''2016''' ===
* '''May 31st, 2016''': Screamer Wiki passes the 300 page milestone.
* '''October 2016''': Screamer Wiki passes the 400 page milestone.

=== '''2017''' ===
* '''January 2017''': After three years and a half, Screamer Wiki passes the major milestone of ''500 pages''!
* '''June 2017''': Screamer Wiki passes the 600 page milestone.

[[File:5th Birthday.png|thumb|Screamer Wiki's 5th anniversary logo.|208x208px]]
=== '''2018''' ===
* '''January 2018''': Screamer Wiki passes the 700 page milestone.
* '''October 2018''': Screamer Wiki passes the 800 page milestone.
* '''November 11th, 2018''': The ''Screamer Wiki'', formerly known as ''ScreamerChecker Wiki'', celebrates its fifth anniversary!
=== '''2019''' ===
* '''January 2019''': Screamer Wiki becomes available in Indonesian.
* '''February 2019''': Screamer Wiki becomes available in Norwegian.
* '''April 2019''': Screamer Wiki passes 1,000 pages!
* '''August 2019''': FANDOM evicted the Screamer wiki, so Screamer Wiki forked to ScreamerFanbase.com

== '''Logo Evolution''' ==
Here is a timeline of all the different logos used throughout the history of the Screamer Wiki.

[[File:ScreamerChecker.png|thumb|220x220px|First logo]]
=== '''First logo''' • November 2013 to August 1st, 2015 ===
The initial logo for the Screamer Wiki was used from the beginning all the way to August 2015, although it did not appear everywhere on the wiki.

[[File:ScreamerChecker Logo.png|thumb|250px|Second logo]]
=== '''Second logo''' • August 1st, 2015 to August 4th, 2015 ===
The second logo was introduced during the first big redesign of the Screamer Wiki. It was the first logo to be widely used across the wiki, and it introduced a revamped design, dropping the solid background.

[[File:Screamer Wiki Logo.png|thumb|250px|Third logo]]
=== '''Third Logo''' • August 4th, 2015 to June 13, 2019 ===
The third logo was introduced in August of 2015 when the ''ScreamerChecker Wiki'' was rebranded to ''Screamer Wiki''. This logo dropped the ''Checker'' while bringing in a cleaner design and a new color scheme. Multiple variations of this logo are used throughout the wiki.
[[File:Screamer_Wiki_AltLogo.png|250px|thumb|Current Logo]]
==='''Current''' • September 3rd, 2018 to present ===
The fourth logo was introduced as a concept on September 3rd, 2018 to fit the new IOS emojis. Although the logo was introduced in September, this logo was not used until May 2019 on the Screamer Wiki [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHaaKMwC8vingZQtOZDU_LA YouTube page]. Currently, both this and the third variation are used throughout the wiki.
[[File:Templogo.png|thumb|Temporary logo]]
==='''Temporary fifth logo''' • August 20th, 2019 to present=== 
The fifth logo was created in a rush after getting FANDOM's eviction notice.

== '''Top Contributors''' ==
Members which played an important role on the Screamer Wiki will get their name on this page to list their accomplishments.

=== [[User:HLDK|<font color="orange">'''HLDK'''</font>]] ===
<span>HLDK is the founder of the original Screamer Wiki. Making his first edit on November 11th, 2013, HLDK</span> is mostly known by his YouTube channel, ''AnimatorXP'', which currently has over 10,000 subscribers. He is also Danish.

=== [[User:Sumpy|<font color="cyan">'''Sumpy'''</font>]] ===
Joining FANDOM on July 28th, 2015, Sumpy has made over 7,000 contributions. Before joining this wiki, he was the owner of the ''Scary Pop-Up Wiki''. He then found the ''ScreamerChecker Wiki'', as it was called at the time, and proposed to merge the two wikis. This made the Screamer Wiki completely different in a very positive way.

=== [[User:Benderban01|<font color="#7bbee5">'''Benderban01'''</font>]] ===
Joining the wiki on January 20th, 2019, Benderban01 has made over 8,500 edits. He has also created over 195 pages. He also has a YouTube channel, where he's part of a Logo editing, he moved into MediaWiki version.

=== [[User:Kianlolcat99|<font color="deeppink">'''Kianlolcat99'''</font>]] ===
Joining the wiki on January 21st, 2015, Kianlolcat99 made the wiki community grow bigger, helped enforce the rules when HLDK was gone, and has made almost 500 contributions.

=== [[User:Zeroxeon|<font color="lawngreen">'''Zeroxeon'''</font>]] ===
Joining for the first time on August 31st, 2015, Zeroxeon has made over 1,000 total contributions. He lives in Germany, and has also created multiple screamers.

=== [[User:Abinadabi|<font color="palegreen">'''Abinadabi'''</font>]] ===
Joining the wiki on July 12th, 2015, Abinadabi made over 600 contributions. He is most known for knowing multiple languages and liking anime. Abinadabi was ranked 10th place on the leaderboard, and lives in Brazil.

=== [[User:Socoollogos|<font color="bisque">'''Socoollogos'''</font>]] ===
Joining the wiki on August 29th, 2015, Socoollogos made over 400 contributions. He is known for being a logo enthusiast, and he lives in Quebec, Canada.

=== [[User:NodogonToontown|<font color="brown">'''NodogonToontown'''</font>]] ===
Joining the wiki on August 2nd, 2015, NodogonToontown has made over 300 contributions and is ranked 11th place on the leaderboard.

=== [[User:Lawiki1534|<font color="#72A2FA">'''Lawiki1534'''</font>]] ===
Joining FANDOM as Lawiki1534virus on August 28th, 2015, Lawiki1534 has made over 6,000 contributions on both wikis combined. He is an active contributor on the Screamer Wiki and lives in Los Angeles.

=== [[User:MoekaChiina|<font color="#9650F0">'''MoekaChiina'''</font>]] ===
Joining the wiki on November 4th, 2015, MoekaChiina has made almost 2,500 contributions. She is ranked 3nd place on the leaderboard and is an active contributor. MoekaChiina also lives in Brazil.

=== [[User:RogueHarrier|<font color="red">'''RogueHarrier'''</font>]] ===
Joining the wiki on March 21st, 2017, RogueHarrier has made over 600 contributions. RogueHarrier is ranked 5th place on the leaderboard.

=== [[User:TheMan5|<font color="#E6E6E6">'''TheMan5'''</font>]] ===
Joining the wiki on June 14th, 2017, TheMan5 has made over 750 contributions. He is ranked 6th on the leaderboards.

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