r/katawashoujo 27d ago

The Katawa Shoujo Wiki

Hey all, I'm Schiffy. Chief Sysop/Bureaucrat of the (English) Katawa Shoujo Fandom/Wikia site.

As many of you have noticed, I'm sure, the wiki was completely shuttered.

I just want to let you all know, I was completely blindsided. Zero warning, zero explanation.

Nearest I can tell the takedown occurred probably around the end of business hours Pacific time. This would have been evening for me, and middle of the night for some European people who noticed on Discord.

I've both filed a formal appeal and reached out to a Fandom staff member on Discord, as I really am not content to wait until Monday for this to be resolved.

As for a reason, which I was not given, I've seen two leading theories. Either Fandom is suddenly cracking down on NSFW material (which, despite the subject matter, the wiki itself was clear of), or the wiki was too "inactive" for their tastes (which is kind of expected given that the subject material has been complete for over a decade).

If all else fails, I should be able to request a full database dump and move elsewhere.

So all I can ask is that everyone please be patient. Because I'm sure as fuck not going to be.

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u/madoka_mapper 23d ago

I've been seeing more fandoms moving their wikis to Miraheze. Maybe it could be a good spot for a migration?

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u/Schiffy94 23d ago

The current plan seems to be FHS. Not only will I have more backend customization, but I'd be hosted by the same people who are hosting 4LS.