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{{wrongtitle|Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis}} | {{wrongtitle|Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis}} | ||
[[Image:EPBase.png|thumb|right|The logo of Encyclopaediae Pokémonis.]] | [[Image:EPBase.png|thumb|right|The logo of Encyclopaediae Pokémonis.]] | ||
'''Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis''' is a multilingual, | '''Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis''' is a multilingual, {{wp|Open content|open-content}} Pokémon encyclopedia project that includes, among others, [[Bulbapedia]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The first person to conceive the idea of a Pokémon wiki was [[Meowth346]] of [[Pokémon Forever]]. Eventually, Bulbapedia itself was created in December 2004, and opened to the public the following February. In April 2005, {{u|nYoo}} suggested a | The first person to conceive the idea of a Pokémon wiki was [[Meowth346]] of [[Pokémon Forever]]. Eventually, Bulbapedia itself was created in December 2004, and opened to the public the following February. In April 2005, {{u|nYoo}} suggested a {{wp|German language|German-language}} version. Later in the year, in August, the idea that would eventually spawn [[PokéWiki]] came to be. | ||
Due to their both being open-content wiki Pokémon encyclopedias, PokéWiki and Bulbapedia soon allied to form Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis, hoping that soon more would join the group. Eventually, the Japanese [[Pokémon Wiki]] answered the call in June 2006, having been created in April of that year. | Due to their both being open-content wiki Pokémon encyclopedias, PokéWiki and Bulbapedia soon allied to form Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis, hoping that soon more would join the group. Eventually, the Japanese [[Pokémon Wiki]] answered the call in June 2006, having been created in April of that year. | ||
On April 6, 2007, the | On April 6, 2007, the {{wp|Polish language|Polish-language}} [[Wikinezka]] joined the group. The {{wp|French language|French-language}} [[Poképédia]] joined in September 2007, and the {{wp|Portuguese language|Portuguese-language}} [[LANDpedia]] joined in December, 2007. The {{wp|Spanish language|Spanish-language}} [[Pokéteca]] joined in August, 2009, while most recently, the {{wp|Italian language|Italian-language}} [[Pokémon Central]] joined the group in August, 2010. | ||
Currently, the | Currently, the eight wikis interlink to each other, and navigation between articles on the same subject is made possible by links in the sidebar. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis is | Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis is {{wp|Latin}} for ''Encyclopedias of Pokémon''. This translation takes the idea that "Pokémon" is both the singular and plural one step further, by using the singular "Pokémonis" rather than the plural "Pokémonum". | ||
==Logo== | ==Logo== | ||
The logo of Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis is a [[Poké Ball]] image superimposed over a polar [[wp:azimuthal equidistant projection|azimuthal equidistant projection]] of the planet Earth, reminiscent of the [[wp:Flag of the United Nations|Flag of the United Nations]]. The color of the Poké Ball, as well as the color of the underlying Earth, differs among the members of Encyclopaediae Pokémonis: Bulbapedia's is green, PokéWiki's is teal, Pokémon Wiki's is blue, Wikinezka's is red, Poképédia's is yellow, LANDpedia's is orange, | The logo of Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis is a [[Poké Ball]] image superimposed over a polar [[wp:azimuthal equidistant projection|azimuthal equidistant projection]] of the planet Earth, reminiscent of the [[wp:Flag of the United Nations|Flag of the United Nations]]. The color of the Poké Ball, as well as the color of the underlying Earth, differs among the members of Encyclopaediae Pokémonis: Bulbapedia's is green, PokéWiki's is teal, Pokémon Wiki's is blue, Wikinezka's is red, Poképédia's is yellow, LANDpedia's is orange, Pokéteca's is brown<!--, and Pokémon Central's is wine-red-->. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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Image:EPLANDpedia.png|[[LANDpedia]]'s variation | Image:EPLANDpedia.png|[[LANDpedia]]'s variation | ||
Image:EPPokéteca.png|[[Pokéteca]]'s variation | Image:EPPokéteca.png|[[Pokéteca]]'s variation | ||
Image:EPPokémon Central.png|[[Pokémon Central]]'s variation | |||
Image:EPBase.png|The basic, grayscale version. | Image:EPBase.png|The basic, grayscale version. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
*[http://www.encyclopaediae-pokemonis.org/ Encyclopaediae Pokémonis main page, linking to all | *[http://www.encyclopaediae-pokemonis.org/ Encyclopaediae Pokémonis main page, linking to all eight wikis] | ||
{{Encyclopaediae Pokémonis}} | {{Encyclopaediae Pokémonis}} | ||
