Wookieepedia:Wookieenews

January 18, 2006

 * A single player demo of Empire at War is to be released 5PM GMT at GameSpot.

January 17, 2006

 * Wikicities software upgrades to version 1.5

January 16, 2006

 * At 8PM EST (-5 GMT), there was a Wookieepedia meeting. Topics covered include:
 * Character affiliation boxes
 * Copyright status of logo
 * Copyrights in general regarding naming
 * Copyright disclaimers
 * Admin responsibilities and upkeep
 * Concerns about language
 * Character categories

To download a transcript of the meeting, see here.

January 14, 2006

 * Side Show Toys announced that Kit Fisto will be the next figure in their 12" Order of the Jedi series. Pre-orders will be taken January 20, 2006, between 10:00 and 10:30 am PST.

January 13, 2006

 * IMDb.com's Best of 2005 poll is underway! Go sign up and vote for Revenge of the Sith!
 * According to Contactmusic.com, a UK poll says Star Wars is the top movie guys want to watch when they are staying home sick.

January 10, 2006

 * At the 2006 People's Choice Awards, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith received the awards Favorite Movie and Favorite Movie, Drama.  George Lucas and his children were present at the event to accept the awards.

January 9, 2006

 * Star Wars Comics Companion Preview and Star Wars Rogue Squadron Comics Onimbus annouced on TheForce.net
 * John Williams awarded Critic's Choice Award for best Composer (MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA)!

January 7, 2006

 * Wookieepedia is the Wikicities featured site of the month.
 * Wookieepedia's first official meeting was held today at 8PM EST. If you missed it, you can catch the transcript to see what you missed.  Topics covered include:
 * WP:FA ground rules
 * WP:FA criteria
 * What is expected of an admin?
 * Code of conduct for how users should behave
 * Recruitment - ideas on how to draw more people to Wookieepedia
 * New logo (thanks to Dark Spork)
 * Terminology issues that have come up in some articles
 * New search bar logo

January 1, 2006

 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to StarNeptune.
 * Wookieepedia's Mister Star Wars 2005 and Miss Star Wars 2005 are announced as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Aayla Secura.

December 30, 2005

 * Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels is released.

December 28, 2005

 * Star Wars: Purge is a one-shot comic released today by Dark Horse. Go pickup a copy and give us a quick review!  WhiteBoy 09:58, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
 * Imperialles was unanimously elected to be Wookieepedia's 8th administrator. Congrats, Imp!  WhiteBoy 09:58, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)

December 27, 2005

 * The Swarm War scheduled for release.
 * MarcK becomes Wookieepedia's 7th administrator

December 24, 2005

 * A George Lucas authorized, 8 foot-long LEGO Venator-class Star Destroyer (inaccurately called a "Rebel Attack Cruiser"), built by Erik Varszegi is auctioned on eBay by LEGO for 32,602 USD. All proceeds of the auction were donated to Habitat for Humanity’s hurricane relief efforts in the southeastern United States..

December 23, 2005

 * An Ohio child suffering from a rare form of bone marrow disabling anemia describes how Star Wars has helped him through the rough times. Read more.

December 22, 2005

 * Wookieepedia hits 20,000 articles

December 17, 2005

 * An 8-ft Lego version of a Venator-class Star Destroyer built by Erik Varszegi hits eBay. All proceeds made in the auction go to Hurricane Katrina and Rita relief. FilmFodder.com

December 16, 2005

 * The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as one of seven films being considered for nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 78th Academy Awards. Sith, along with Batman Begins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, King Kong and War of the Worlds, will be screened by the Visual Effects Award Nominating Committee on January 25, 2006, at which time they will nominate three of the films. Nominations will be officially announced on January 31, and the winner will be presented on March 5.

December 15, 2005

 * In Los Angeles, 36-yr-old Marc Hoaglin pleaded guilty to unlawfully posting a copy of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith on the internet the night before the film released. He faces three years in prison. Slashfilm MercuryNews BBC

December 9, 2005

 * StarNeptune becomes Wookieepedia's 6th Administrator
 * "Wikipedia's open-source label conundrum" by Daniel Terdiman at news.com. - interesting article on creating collaborative documents. He is writing the article about Wikipedia, which of course easily translates to Wookieepedia.  He brings up some good points that have been raised here before in the Community Portal.

December 6, 2005

 * Clone Wars Volume 2 released on DVD.
 * Wookieepedia receives a quick little blurb from Club Jade.

December 1, 2005

 * The Last of the Jedi: Underworld released
 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to Silly Dan.

November 30, 2005

 * Empire #38 released.
 * Republic #80 released.

November 23, 2005

 * X-Wing - Rogue Leader #3 (of 3) released.

November 22, 2005

 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader released.

November 11, 2005

 * AT-AT (Star Wars Miniatures) released.

November 9, 2005

 * Empire #37 released.
 * Republic #79 released.

November 2, 2005

 * X-Wing - Rogue Leader #2 (of 3) released.

November 1, 2005

 * Star Wars Battlefront II released, according to their EBGames's release list. The game is currently listed for PS2, Xbox, PSP and PC. (Official Site)
 * Revenge of the Sith released on DVD
 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to Azizlight.

October 23rd, 2005

 * Wookieepedia hits 15,000 articles.

October 17th, 2005

 * Peter Mayhew, who portrayed Chewbacca, becomes a U.S. naturalized citizen at a ceremony in Arlington, Texas.

October 15th, 2005

 * Wookieepedia surpasses Memory Alpha in the number of articles, becoming the second largest Wikia-hosted wiki (after Uncyclopedia).

October 11th, 2005

 * Abel G. Peña posts in his blog Only Sith Deal in Absolutes about Wookieepedia and the enterprise it is becoming.

October 1, 2005

 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to MarcK.

September 27th, 2005

 * The Unseen Queen is released.
 * Empire Triumphant: Race, Religion, and Rebellion In the Star Wars Films, a paperback book by Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. about various influences on the six movies, is released today.

September 25th, 2005

 * SparqMan and QuentinGeorge become Wookieepedia's 4th and 5th Administrators

September 22nd, 2005

 * StarWars.com announces The New Essential Guide to Droids which is due out in June 2006

September 1st, 2005

 * Wookieepedian of the Month is co-awarded to QuentinGeorge and JustinGann. Great job!

August 21, 2005

 * Wookieepedia hits 10,000 articles

August 1, 2005

 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to SparqMan.

July 31, 2005

 * Aidje becomes Wookieepedia's 3rd Administrator

July 26, 2005

 * The Joiner King is released.

July 19, 2005

 * Wookieepedia hits 5,000 articles

July 2, 2005

 * Proposed day for fans to return to the theaters to watch Episode III again.
 * Theaters offering buy three tickets to Episode III, get one free.

July 1, 2005

 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to Aidje.

June 27, 2005

 * Revenge of the Sith enters the top 10 on the list of the highest grossing movies of all time.

June 6, 2005

 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to Imperialles.

May 19, 2005

 * Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is released in theaters nationwide making $50 million in its first twenty-four hours, a new single-day and opening day record.
 * To coincide with the release Episode III, StreamingSoundtracks.com plays nothing but Star Wars music all day long.

May 18, 2005

 * IMPS – The Relentless episode 1 released.

May 16, 2005

 * Star Wars Celebration Day in London's Leicester Square. Includes the first ever Star Wars marathon--starting with Episode IV and culminating in the UK premiere of Episode III.

May 12, 2005

 * Episode III charity premier at ANSA in Los Angeles, CA.

May 5, 2005

 * The Episode III video game released today.
 * The 2-disc soundtrack for Episode III is released.

April 24, 2005

 * Celebration III ends

April 21, 2005

 * Celebration III begins.

April 16, 2005

 * The fan film Star Wars:Revelations is released, raising the bar for fan films.

April 2, 2005

 * DK Publishing and LucasBooks release several reference books and novels detailing Episode III.
 * Nationwide launch of Episode III toys (and other products).
 * Midnight Madness at Toys R Us's and 24-hour Wal-Marts.

March 19, 2005

 * News of a 3D version of the saga to be released in 2007 goes public.

March 16, 2005

 * Riffsyphon1024 becomes an administrator.

March 13, 2005

 * Disapproval at Wikipedia for Transwikification on Vfds is apparent. Copying now main process of retrival.

March 11, 2005

 * AlexTheMartian proposes new PNG of the Logo of Wookieepedia.
 * The trailer for Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is released in theaters before the movie Robots.

March 10, 2005

 * The trailer for Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is released to a nationwide audience on the FOX network following an episode of The O.C..

March 4, 2005

 * Wookieepedia (then the Star Wars Wiki) was founded by WhiteBoy with help from Angela and LouCypher.

January 23, 2005

 * The term "Wookieepedia" is coined by WhiteBoy.

August 31, 2004

 * Support for a Star Wars wiki given by Kevyn.

August 7, 2004

 * Concept of a Star Wars wiki brought up by anonymous user 80.129.63.118.