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'''Encyclopedia Westarctica''' is the definitive, officially authorized source for information about the micronation [[Westarctica]]. | '''Encyclopedia Westarctica''' is the definitive, officially authorized source for information about the [[micronation]] [[Westarctica]]. | ||
The encyclopedia was created on 12 March 2018. | The encyclopedia was created on 12 March 2018. | ||
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==Milestones== | ==Milestones== | ||
===Firsts=== | ===Firsts=== | ||
* The first article, the article for [[Westarctica]], was sourced from [http:// | * The first article, the article for [[Westarctica]], was sourced from [http://micronations.wiki/ MicroWiki] and edited by [[Grand Duke Travis]], under the username [[User:Westarctica]] on 12 March 2018. | ||
* The first picture was uploaded three days later on 15 March 2018 and was the [[Flag of Westarctica]]. | * The first picture was uploaded three days later on 15 March 2018 and was the [[Flag of Westarctica]]. | ||
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* The first main page featured article was [[Peter I Island]] on 13 March 2018. | * The first main page featured article was [[Peter I Island]] on 13 March 2018. | ||
* The first main page featured | * The first main page featured image was [[Media:Hollywood Minnie.jpg|a picture]] of Grand Duke Travis and [[President Kevin Baugh]] on Hollywood Boulevard taken by photographer [[Matt Roth]]. | ||
* The first [[Encyclopedia Westarctica:Featured Quotes|featured quote]], posted on 9 September 2018 was: “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” by Antoine de Saint Exupéry. | |||
===Records=== | ===Records=== | ||
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* The 200th article was on [[Disgraced noble]]s and was created on 7 April 2018. | * The 200th article was on [[Disgraced noble]]s and was created on 7 April 2018. | ||
* The 500th article was on [[Global warming]] and was created on 11 May 2018. | * The 500th article was on [[Global warming]] and was created on 11 May 2018. | ||
* The 1,000th article was on the [[Bennett Saddle]] and was created on 12 March 2022, on Encyclopedia Westarctica's 4th Anniversary. | |||
==Impetus for creation== | ==Impetus for creation== | ||
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Although the Westarctica article had been under assault since the first day it was created on Wikipedia, in July 2017, the attacks against the article increased dramatically and became especially vile. It is unknown what happened in the personal lives of these three users during this time to turn them into such bitter, pedantic, grotesque mutations with no regard for civility or human decency, but none of Westarctica's defenders were able to stand up to their unrelenting assault--not on Westarctica's legitimacy as a nation--but on the right of the human race to have the word "Westarctica" included in its bank of collective knowledge. Their position was that Westarctica is entirely un-notable and would never possibly be of interest to anyone. | Although the Westarctica article had been under assault since the first day it was created on Wikipedia, in July 2017, the attacks against the article increased dramatically and became especially vile. It is unknown what happened in the personal lives of these three users during this time to turn them into such bitter, pedantic, grotesque mutations with no regard for civility or human decency, but none of Westarctica's defenders were able to stand up to their unrelenting assault--not on Westarctica's legitimacy as a nation--but on the right of the human race to have the word "Westarctica" included in its bank of collective knowledge. Their position was that Westarctica is entirely un-notable and would never possibly be of interest to anyone. | ||
Defenders of the article, heroes such as user ''Dolberty'' and ''Vyacheslav84'', provided dozens of sources from newspapers (''The Independent'', ''The Japan Times'', ''The Washington Post''), magazines (''Reader's Digest'', ''The Saturday Evening Post'', ''The Week''), and books from publishers (Lonely Planet) around the world. Every single one of these sources were dismissed with ignorant comments such as: "There's no independent coverage of this at all." | Defenders of the article, heroes such as user ''Dolberty'' and ''Vyacheslav84'', provided [[Westarctica in the Media|dozens of sources]] from newspapers (''The Independent'', ''The Japan Times'', ''The Washington Post''), magazines (''Reader's Digest'', ''The Saturday Evening Post'', ''The Week''), and books from publishers (Lonely Planet) around the world. Every single one of these sources were dismissed with ignorant comments such as: "There's no independent coverage of this at all." | ||
Then came the sad day on 22 July 2017 when it was announced in a micronations group on Facebook that Westarctica had fallen prey to the vultures of Wikipedia. Westarctica's existence on the "free encyclopedia anyone can edit" was erased from history with the simple words: | Then came the sad day on 22 July 2017 when it was announced in a micronations group on Facebook that Westarctica had fallen prey to the vultures of Wikipedia. Westarctica's existence on the "free encyclopedia anyone can edit" was erased from history with the simple words: | ||
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However, with limited technical knowledge and almost no experience editing or creating articles in the Wiki format, the Grand Duke was unable to move forward with his plan immediately. It took several months of exhaustive research and help from a team of technical experts to set up a dedicated server, load the MediaWiki software, and create the Wiki you see before you today. | However, with limited technical knowledge and almost no experience editing or creating articles in the Wiki format, the Grand Duke was unable to move forward with his plan immediately. It took several months of exhaustive research and help from a team of technical experts to set up a dedicated server, load the MediaWiki software, and create the Wiki you see before you today. | ||
===Attempts at resurrection=== | |||
On 19 October 2018, Wikipedia user ''YoYoHa588'' replaced Westarctica's redirect page on Wikipedia with a paragraph-long article heavily supported (line-by-line) with sources. This great hero of our nation, whose identity is still unknown, also included a link directly to Encyclopedia Westarctica, thereby making this encyclopedia a source for Wikipedia. | |||
==Legacy== | |||
Encyclopedia Westarctica has inspired other micronationalists to create their own wikis, such as the Principality of the Northern Forests, who copied many of their digital assets directly from Westarctica's. | |||
In 2021, Grand Duke Travis used the shell of Encyclopedia Westarctica to create a "sister wiki" called the Occult Encyclopedia, a resource for mystical and arcane knowledge. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Protectorate_of_Westarctic Link to deletion thread] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Protectorate_of_Westarctic Link to deletion thread] | ||
* [https://www.occult.live/ The Occult Encyclopedia] | |||
[[Category:Encyclopedia Westarctica]] | [[Category:Encyclopedia Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Education in Westarctica]] | [[Category:Education in Westarctica]] | ||