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 {{DISPLAYTITLE:About the Screamer Wiki}} <!-- Correct title -->
+[[File:scrlogo.png|thumb|250px|The current Screamer Wiki logo]]
+The '''Screamer Wiki''', formerly known as ''ScreamerChecker Wiki'', was founded on November 11th, 2013 by [https://youtube.com/user/AnimatorXP AnimatorXP], with the simple goal to index all [[Screamer|screamers]] ever made. Screamer Wiki started out on Wikia, now known as Fandom, and we are now operating on our own website. The wiki has since then grown to {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles, {{NUMBEROFEDITS}} total edits, and over 150,000 weekly visits.
-[[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 anyone check if a website was a screamer by searching its name 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 articles about games, videos, shock sites, and much more.
-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.
+Here is a timeline of all the milestones and major events in Screamer Wiki's history.
-[[File:ScreamerChecker.png|thumb|The original '''ScreamerChecker Wiki''' logo.|208x208px]]
+[[File:ScreamerChecker.png|thumb|The original ScreamerChecker Wiki logo|250px]]
 ==='''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.
+* '''November 11th, 2013''': The Screamer Wiki, then named ''ScreamerChecker Wiki'', is founded by [[User:HLDK|HLDK]] (known as [https://youtube.com/AnimatorXP AnimatorXP] on YouTube). After creating only four pages, he goes on hiatus.
 === '''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, the founder, comes back to the wiki after a year and a half of hiatus.
-* '''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 28th, 2015''': '''[[User:Sumpy|Sump]]''', owner of the former ''Scary Pop-Up Wiki'', joins the ScreamerChecker Wiki. The two wikis later merged to form an even bigger community.
-* '''July 31st, 2015''': FANDOM user '''Sumpy''', owner of the ''Scary Pop-Up Wiki'', joins the ScreamerChecker Wiki. The two wikis were merged.
+* '''August 4th, 2015''': ScreamerChecker Wiki drops the ''Checker'' and gets renamed to simply ''Screamer Wiki''.
-* '''August 1st, 2015''': ScreamerChecker Wiki gets its first and biggest redesign.
+* '''August 24th, 2015''': Screamer Wiki passes the milestone of 100 pages.
-* '''August 4th, 2015''': ScreamerChecker Wiki drops the word ''Checker'' and rebrands itself to ''Screamer Wiki''.
+* '''September 8th, 2015''': Screamer Wiki becomes available in new languages: ''French'', ''Spanish'' and ''Portuguese.''
-* '''August 24th, 2015''': Screamer Wiki passes the 100 page milestone.
+* '''December 2015''': Screamer Wiki becomes the biggest online library of screamers with an impressive record of over 250 pages.
-* '''September 8th, 2015''': Screamer Wiki becomes available in new '''[[Screamer Wiki:Languages|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.
+* '''May 31st, 2016''': Screamer Wiki passes the milestone of 300 pages.
-* '''October 2016''': Screamer Wiki passes the 400 page milestone.
+* '''October 2016''': Screamer Wiki passes the milestone of 400 pages.
 === '''2017''' ===
-* '''January 2017''': After three years and a half, Screamer Wiki passes the major milestone of ''500 pages''!
+* '''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]]
+[[File:5th Birthday.png|thumb|Screamer Wiki's 5th anniversary logo.|250px]]
 === '''2018''' ===
-* '''January 2018''': Screamer Wiki passes the 700 page milestone.
+* '''January 2018''': Screamer Wiki passes the milestone of 700 pages.
-* '''October 2018''': Screamer Wiki passes the 800 page milestone.
+* '''October 2018''': Screamer Wiki passes the milestone of 800 pages.
-* '''November 11th, 2018''': The ''Screamer Wiki'', formerly known as ''ScreamerChecker Wiki'', celebrates its fifth anniversary!
+* '''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!
+* '''April 2019''': Five years after its opening, Screamer Wiki passes the major milestone of 1,000 pages!
-* '''August 2019''': FANDOM evicted the Screamer wiki, so Screamer Wiki forked to ScreamerFanbase.com
+* '''August 2019''': FANDOM evicts the Screamer Wiki, which forked to ScreamerFanbase.com and is now independently hosted via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_web_hosting_service shared hosting].
+* '''October 2019''': The original Screamer Wiki, which was hosted on FANDOM, officially closes after almost 6 years of operation.
+=== '''2020''' ===
+* '''June 2020''': Screamer Wiki makes the move from ScreamerFanbase.com to its new domain, screamer.wiki.
+* '''September 2020''': Screamer Wiki updates its hosting platform; with that update comes in-house video hosting and updated forums. The Screamer Wiki subreddit is also created this month.
+* '''September 2020''': [[Screamer Wiki:Screamer Peer Tube|Screamer Wiki Videos]] released on September 2020, people can upload their own [[screamers]] and [[shock sites]] on the platform
+* '''October 2020''': Screamer Wiki hits 5 million views.
+* '''October 2020''': [[Somebodylovesyou.biz]]'s showcase video hits 100 views, being the first video to do so since [https://video.screamer.wiki/ Screamer Wiki Video] was created.
+*'''October 10th, 2020''': Articles about [[G-Major videos]] (except those that were well-known) were removed to prevent clogging.
+* '''November 11th, 2020''': The Screamer Wiki celebrates its seventh anniversary with a new banner on the homepage!
+===2021===
+*'''February 14th, 2021''': The Wiki enables a skin called Cosmos, based on FANDOM's look. This skin is made the default skin for mobile (and an option for desktop).
+*'''April 28th, 2021''': The wiki passed the 9 million views milestone.
+*'''April 29th, 2021''': The Cosmos skin is updated to the latest version, the vector skin is the made the default look again for desktop, and some experimental skins are removed.
+*'''August 1st, 2021''': [[Lomando.com]] and [[Luna Game]] articles became the first and second [[Special:LongPages|largest pages]] on this wiki.
+===2022===
+*'''February 2022''': An archived collection of screamer-related files, host.screamer.wiki, makes its move into files.screamer.wiki.
+*'''March 16, 2022''': [[Usagi Puzzle]] became the third [[Special:LongPages|longest game-related page]] on this wiki.
+*'''April 1, 2022''': For April Fools, Screamer Wiki releases a subscription service called Screamer Wiki Gold. Those that were gullible enough to navigate to gold.screamer.wiki were redirected to a Duckroll, a prank that predates the Rickroll.
+*'''April 2022''': The Screamer Wiki forum was changed from Flarum back to MyBB, a forum software similar to PHPBB (what screamer forums used to use before mid-2020). Screamer Wiki Video was also killed at the same time due to rampant bot accounts and different database schemes.
+===TBA <!-- To be announced -->===
+These are the features, changes, and news that will be predicted and expected to happen in the future of Screamer Wiki.
+*'''???''': Screamer Wiki will soon expand into other languages. The French version is currently in progress.
 == '''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]]
+[[File:ScreamerChecker.png|thumb|250px|First Logo]]
-=== '''First logo''' • November 2013 to August 1st, 2015 ===
+=== First logo - November 11th, 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]]
+[[File:ScreamerChecker Logo.png|thumb|250px|Second Logo]]
-=== '''Second logo''' • August 1st, 2015 to August 4th, 2015 ===
+=== Second logo - August 1st to 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.
+The second logo was introduced as part of the first 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]]
-[[File:Screamer Wiki Logo.png|thumb|250px|Third logo]]
+=== Third logo - August 4th, 2015 to June 13th, 2019 ===
-=== '''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]]
+[[File:Screamer_Wiki_AltLogo.png|250px|thumb|Fourth Logo]]
-[[File:Screamer_Wiki_Alt2Logo.png|250px|thumb|Fifth "Alternative" 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|'''HLDK''']] ===
-<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, NTVM2005 has made over 8,500 edits. He has also created over 195 pages. He also has a YouTube channel, where he's part of Logo editing.
-=== [[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|'''NodogonToontown''']] ===
-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>]] ===
+=== Fourth logo - September 3rd, 2018 to October, 2019 ===
-Joining the wiki on March 21st, 2017, RogueHarrier has made over 600 contributions. RogueHarrier is ranked 5th place on the leaderboard.
+The fourth logo was introduced as a concept on September 3rd, 2018 to fit Apple's 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 channel]. The font used for the logo is DIN Condensed.
+[[File:scrlogowiki.png|250px|thumb|Current Logo]]
-=== [[User:TheMan5|<font color="#E6E6E6">'''TheMan5'''</font>]] ===
+=== Current logo - October 19th, 2019 to present ===
-Joining the wiki on June 14th, 2017, TheMan5 has made over 750 contributions. He is ranked 6th on the leaderboards.
+The current logo, unveiled in October 2019, went through a revamp to honor the opening of the new wiki.
+To see special logos that Screamer Wiki has used over the years, [[Screamer_Wiki:Special_Logos|click here]].
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