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William at 13:14, 15 February 2023

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William: new navbox!

2022-05-06T15:17:17Z

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	{{Quote\|It would be impossible for me to do this alone, so I would like to ask anyone here for your help!\|{{Player\|William278}}, in the project launch post}}		{{Quote\|It would be impossible for me to do this alone, so I would like to ask anyone here for your help!\|{{Player\|William278}}, in the project launch post}}
	One of the key pillars of the project has been the ability for anyone to edit it, allowing changes to be made quickly and easily.		One of the key pillars of the project has been the ability for anyone to edit it, allowing changes to be made quickly and easily.


	As Dogcraft evolved from its' origins as a Forum for ReNDoG fans into a wider community and Minecraft server, the forums would decline in popularity as members opted to use Discord for its simplicity. This came with a sacrifice, however, as the forums had previously served as the central location for discussion of projects, such as the [[Survival Railway Network]]; meaning there was no longer a widely used, central place to write information and record detailed updates/events. Furthermore, pages such as the FAQ and guides on the site had become highly outdated as only very few people had the technical means to easily update them. The decision was made therefore, independently of staff, to start what would become the Dogcraft Wiki in order to fulfill this purpose and that it should be freely editable by anyone who wanted to so that its' improvement and growth could be a community effort.		As Dogcraft evolved from its' origins as a Forum for ReNDoG fans into a wider community and Minecraft server, the forums would decline in popularity as members opted to use Discord for its simplicity. This came with a sacrifice, however, as the forums had previously served as the central location for discussion of projects, such as the [[Survival Railway Network]]; meaning there was no longer a widely used, central place to write information and record detailed updates/events. Furthermore, pages such as the FAQ and guides on the site had become highly outdated as only very few people had the technical means to easily update them. The decision was made therefore, independently of staff, to start what would become the Dogcraft Wiki in order to fulfill this purpose and that it should be freely editable by anyone who wanted to so that its' improvement and growth could be a community effort.


	Initially, Wikia accounts were required to edit the Dogcraft Wiki, however with the Wiki's move to Dogcraft.net, it has been freely editable through the use of regular Dogcraft accounts. Cyberdogs are encouraged particularly to write about their builds and bases they have made on the server and to improve other articles with more information. Although there is no end goal in particular for the Dogcraft Wiki, every edit brings it a step closer to being more useful in serving its' purpose. To encourage editors, Wiki administration staff have held a few events, notably the annual Wiki Reflections event.		Initially, Wikia accounts were required to edit the Dogcraft Wiki, however with the Wiki's move to Dogcraft.net, it has been freely editable through the use of regular Dogcraft accounts. Cyberdogs are encouraged particularly to write about their builds and bases they have made on the server and to improve other articles with more information. Although there is no end goal in particular for the Dogcraft Wiki, every edit brings it a step closer to being more useful in serving its' purpose. To encourage editors, Wiki administration staff have held a few events, notably the annual Wiki Reflections event.
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	{{Navbox ~~ServerInfo~~}}		{{Navbox Dogcraft}}

William at 16:26, 29 December 2020

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	{{Quote\| My new project is a Cyberdog Wiki which will log the cyberdog server's worlds, builds, bases and more\|{{Player\|William278}}, announcing the project}}		{{Quote\| My new project is a Cyberdog Wiki which will log the cyberdog server's worlds, builds, bases and more\|{{Player\|William278}}, announcing the project}}
			The '''Dogcraft Wiki''' is the project to create a comprehensive source of information for everything about the [[Dogcraft Server]], [[Dogcraft.net\|website]] and community of [[ReNDoG]], that can be edited by all Cyberdogs, available as part of [[Dogcraft.net]] in the form of a [[wikipedia:Wiki\|wiki]]. Founded as a [[wikipedia:Wikia\|Wikia]] page in June of 2018 by prominent community member and player {{Player\|William278}}, the project was met with a positive response. By September of 2019, the Wiki was made an official service on Dogcraft.net and continues to grow as it is edited by Cyberdogs.
	The '''Dogcraft Wiki''' is ~~an official~~ project to create a comprehensive source of information for everything about the [[Dogcraft Server]], [[Dogcraft.net\|website]] and community of [[ReNDoG]], that can be edited by all Cyberdogs. Founded as a [[wikipedia:Wikia\|Wikia]] page in June of 2018 by prominent community member and player {{Player\|William278}}, the project was met with a positive response. By September of 2019, the Wiki was made an official service on Dogcraft.net and continues to grow.

	==History==		==History==
	Initially hosted as a [[wikipedia:Wikia\|Wikia]] site (later renamed to FANDOM), the project was launched on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June, 2018 in a discord for the Survival Railway Network by player {{Player\|William278}} as a start of a push to document the history of the server. Before the launch of the Wiki Project, historical recording of Dogcraft was poor, being limited to the increasingly deprecated forums and information for new players on the site was outdated. These factors led to the idea to create an easily accessible and editable Wiki to record information. This would serve as a place to learn the history of the server and find information about it, fulfilling the needs of both new and veteran players.		Initially hosted as a [[wikipedia:Wikia\|Wikia]] site (later renamed to FANDOM), the project was launched on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June, 2018 in a discord for the Survival Railway Network by player {{Player\|William278}} as a start of a push to document the history of the server. Before the launch of the Wiki Project, historical recording of Dogcraft was poor, being limited to the increasingly deprecated forums and information for new players on the site was outdated. These factors led to the idea to create an easily accessible and editable Wiki to record information. This would serve as a place to learn the history of the server and find information about it, thereby fulfilling the needs of both new and veteran players.

	The Wiki was quickly popular among builders of the SRN and spread to other members of the community. A discord was created to help organise editing efforts and William appointed SRN Conductor {{Player\|darparniox}} in February of 2019 to assist with administration. Near the middle of the year, the two drafted a plan to make the Dogcraft Wiki official and submitted it to the Head Moderators. The plan was approved and on the 6<sup>th</sup> of September, 2019, the wiki was [[Dogcraft Wiki:Move\|migrated]] from the FANDOM site to the [[Dogcraft.net]] website and was made an official service of the site. In October of 2019, {{Player\|Domino_1}} was also made a Wiki Administrator to assist with the transition and continue to curate high-quality Wiki articles. To mark the end of the year and the start of 2020, a special reflections event was held to get players to write articles.		The Wiki was quickly popular among builders of the SRN and spread to other members of the community. A discord was created to help organise editing efforts and William appointed SRN Conductor {{Player\|darparniox}} in February of 2019 to assist with administration. Near the middle of the year, the two drafted a plan to make the Dogcraft Wiki official and submitted it to the Head Moderators. The plan was approved and on the 6<sup>th</sup> of September, 2019, the wiki was [[Dogcraft Wiki:Move\|migrated]] from the FANDOM site to the [[Dogcraft.net]] website and was made an official service of the site. In October of 2019, {{Player\|Domino_1}} was also made a Wiki Administrator to assist with the transition and continue to curate high-quality Wiki articles. To mark the end of the year and the start of 2020, a special reflections event was held to get players to write articles.

	In March of 2020, the Dogcraft.net website underwent an overhaul and following consultation between site and Wiki Administration, the current site and wiki were changed to be much more closely integrated. For instance, Wiki and Website accounts were merged to make it easier for Cyberdogs to edit the project and a search bar was added on the main page, with further improvements made in the website's December 2020 refresh.		In March of 2020, the Dogcraft.net website underwent an overhaul and following consultation between site and Wiki Administration, the current site and wiki were changed to be much more closely integrated. For instance, Wiki and Website accounts were merged to make it easier for Cyberdogs to edit the project and a search bar was added on the main page, with further improvements made, particularly to the account system, in the website's December 2020 refresh.

	== Contribution ==		== Contribution ==
			[[File:Cyberdog Wiki Project Cropped.png\|thumb\|The original main page of the Cyberdog Wiki Project]]
	{{Quote\|It would be impossible for me to do this alone, so I would like to ask anyone here for your help!\|{{Player\|William278}}, in the project launch post}}		{{Quote\|It would be impossible for me to do this alone, so I would like to ask anyone here for your help!\|{{Player\|William278}}, in the project launch post}}
	One of the key pillars of the project has been the ability for anyone to edit...		One of the key pillars of the project has been the ability for anyone to edit it, allowing changes to be made quickly and easily.

			As Dogcraft evolved from its' origins as a Forum for ReNDoG fans into a wider community and Minecraft server, the forums would decline in popularity as members opted to use Discord for its simplicity. This came with a sacrifice, however, as the forums had previously served as the central location for discussion of projects, such as the [[Survival Railway Network]]; meaning there was no longer a widely used, central place to write information and record detailed updates/events. Furthermore, pages such as the FAQ and guides on the site had become highly outdated as only very few people had the technical means to easily update them. The decision was made therefore, independently of staff, to start what would become the Dogcraft Wiki in order to fulfill this purpose and that it should be freely editable by anyone who wanted to so that its' improvement and growth could be a community effort.

			Initially, Wikia accounts were required to edit the Dogcraft Wiki, however with the Wiki's move to Dogcraft.net, it has been freely editable through the use of regular Dogcraft accounts. Cyberdogs are encouraged particularly to write about their builds and bases they have made on the server and to improve other articles with more information. Although there is no end goal in particular for the Dogcraft Wiki, every edit brings it a step closer to being more useful in serving its' purpose. To encourage editors, Wiki administration staff have held a few events, notably the annual Wiki Reflections event.

			== See also ==
			* [https://wikiapiary.com/wiki/Dogcraft_Wiki Dogcraft Wiki on Wikiapiary]
			* [https://wikiindex.org/Dogcraft_Wiki Dogcraft Wiki on WikiIndex]

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William at 12:59, 7 December 2020

2020-12-07T12:59:16Z

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	{{Infobox Service		{{Infobox Service
	\|title = Dogcraft Wiki		\|title = Dogcraft Wiki
	\|image = CD Logo Wiki.png		\|image = CD Logo Wiki.png
	\|caption = ~~The [[Dogcraft Logo#Official variants\|~~Dogcraft Wiki logo~~]]; a cog with the letter "w" inside.~~		\|caption = Dogcraft Wiki project logo
	\|type = Wiki		\|type = Wiki
	\|link = https://dogcraft.net/wiki		\|link = https://dogcraft.net/wiki
	\|launched = 30<sup>th</sup> June, 2018		\|launched = 30<sup>th</sup> June, 2018
	\|discontinued =		\|discontinued =
	\|status = {{Active}}		\|status = {{Active}}
	\|developer =		\|developer =
	}}		}}

	'~~'This article is on~~ the project ~~itself. For information on how to add to the wiki, please see [[Dogcraft Wiki:Guidelines]].''~~		{{Quote\| My new project is a Cyberdog Wiki which will log the cyberdog server's worlds, builds, bases and more\|{{Player\|William278}}, announcing the project}}

	The '''Dogcraft Wiki''' is an official project to create a comprehensive source of information for everything about the [[Dogcraft.net]] ~~server, website~~ and community of [[ReNDoG]].		The '''Dogcraft Wiki''' is an official project to create a comprehensive source of information for everything about the [[Dogcraft Server]], [[Dogcraft.net\|website]] and community of [[ReNDoG]], that can be edited by all Cyberdogs. Founded as a [[wikipedia:Wikia\|Wikia]] page in June of 2018 by prominent community member and player {{Player\|William278}}, the project was met with a positive response. By September of 2019, the Wiki was made an official service on Dogcraft.net and continues to grow.

	==History==		==History==
	~~''See also:~~ [[~~Dogcraft Wiki~~:~~Move~~]]''		Initially hosted as a [[wikipedia:Wikia\|Wikia]] site (later renamed to FANDOM), the project was launched on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June, 2018 in a discord for the Survival Railway Network by player {{Player\|William278}} as a start of a push to document the history of the server. Before the launch of the Wiki Project, historical recording of Dogcraft was poor, being limited to the increasingly deprecated forums and information for new players on the site was outdated. These factors led to the idea to create an easily accessible and editable Wiki to record information. This would serve as a place to learn the history of the server and find information about it, fulfilling the needs of both new and veteran players.

	~~Initially hosted as~~ a ~~FANDOM site,~~ the ~~project~~ was ~~launched~~ on the 30<sup>th</sup> of ~~June~~, ~~2018 in a discord for~~ the ~~Survival Railway Network by player~~ {{Player\|~~William278~~}} as a ~~start of a push~~ to ~~document the history of the server. Before the launch of~~ the ~~Wiki Project, historical recording of Dogcraft was poor~~ and ~~information for new players on the site was outdated, hence the idea~~ to ~~create an easily accessible~~ Wiki ~~to record information~~. ~~This would serve as a place to learn~~ the ~~history~~ of the ~~server~~ and ~~find information about it, fulfilling~~ the ~~needs~~ of ~~both new and veteran~~ players.		The Wiki was quickly popular among builders of the SRN and spread to other members of the community. A discord was created to help organise editing efforts and William appointed SRN Conductor {{Player\|darparniox}} in February of 2019 to assist with administration. Near the middle of the year, the two drafted a plan to make the Dogcraft Wiki official and submitted it to the Head Moderators. The plan was approved and on the 6<sup>th</sup> of September, 2019, the wiki was [[Dogcraft Wiki:Move\|migrated]] from the FANDOM site to the [[Dogcraft.net]] website and was made an official service of the site. In October of 2019, {{Player\|Domino_1}} was also made a Wiki Administrator to assist with the transition and continue to curate high-quality Wiki articles. To mark the end of the year and the start of 2020, a special reflections event was held to get players to write articles.

	~~The Wiki was quickly popular among builders~~ of the ~~SRN~~ and ~~spread to other members of~~ the ~~community. A discord was created to help organise editing efforts~~ and ~~William appointed SRN Conductor {{Player\|darparniox}} in February of 2019~~ to ~~assist with administration~~. ~~Near the middle of the year~~, ~~the two drafted a plan~~ to make ~~the Dogcraft Wiki official and submitted~~ it to the ~~Head Moderators. The plan~~ was ~~approved and~~ on the ~~6<sup>th</sup> of September~~, ~~2019, the wiki was migrated from the FANDOM site to~~ the ~~[[Dogcraft.net]]~~ website ~~and was made an official service of the site~~. ~~In October of 2019~~, {{Player\|~~Domino_1~~}} ~~was also made a Wiki Administrator to assist with~~ the ~~transition and continue to curate high-quality Wiki articles. To mark~~ the ~~end~~ of the ~~year and~~ the ~~start of 2020, a special reflections event was held~~ to ~~get players to write articles~~. ~~The wiki now takes a prominent spot on the new website, created in March 2020~~.		In March of 2020, the Dogcraft.net website underwent an overhaul and following consultation between site and Wiki Administration, the current site and wiki were changed to be much more closely integrated. For instance, Wiki and Website accounts were merged to make it easier for Cyberdogs to edit the project and a search bar was added on the main page, with further improvements made in the website's December 2020 refresh.

			== Contribution ==
			{{Quote\|It would be impossible for me to do this alone, so I would like to ask anyone here for your help!\|{{Player\|William278}}, in the project launch post}}
			One of the key pillars of the project has been the ability for anyone to edit...

			{{WIP}}

William at 10:22, 10 July 2020

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	\|title = Dogcraft Wiki		\|title = Dogcraft Wiki
	\|image = CD Logo Wiki.png		\|image = CD Logo Wiki.png
	\|caption = The Dogcraft Wiki logo; a cog with the letter "w" inside.		\|caption = The [[Dogcraft Logo#Official variants\|Dogcraft Wiki logo]]; a cog with the letter "w" inside.
	\|type = Wiki		\|type = Wiki
	\|link = https://dogcraft.net/wiki		\|link = https://dogcraft.net/wiki

Domino at 15:22, 4 May 2020

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	Initially hosted as a FANDOM site, the project was launched on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June, 2018 in a discord for the Survival Railway Network by player {{Player\|William278}} as a start of a push to document the history of the server. Before the launch of the Wiki Project, historical recording of Dogcraft was poor and information for new players on the site was outdated, hence the idea to create an easily accessible Wiki to record information. This would serve as a place to learn the history of the server and find information about it, fulfilling the needs of both new and veteran players.		Initially hosted as a FANDOM site, the project was launched on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June, 2018 in a discord for the Survival Railway Network by player {{Player\|William278}} as a start of a push to document the history of the server. Before the launch of the Wiki Project, historical recording of Dogcraft was poor and information for new players on the site was outdated, hence the idea to create an easily accessible Wiki to record information. This would serve as a place to learn the history of the server and find information about it, fulfilling the needs of both new and veteran players.

	The Wiki was quickly popular among builders of the SRN and spread to other members of the community. A discord was created to help organise editing efforts and William appointed SRN Conductor {{Player\|darparniox}} in February of 2019 to assist with administration. In the ~~summer~~, the two drafted a plan to make the Dogcraft Wiki official and submitted it to the Head Moderators. The plan was approved and on the 6<sup>th</sup> of September, 2019, the wiki was migrated from the FANDOM site to the [[Dogcraft.net]] website and was made an official service of the site. In October of 2019, {{Player\|Domino_1}} was also made a Wiki Administrator to assist with the transition and continue to curate high-quality Wiki articles. To mark the end of the year and the start of 2020, a special reflections event was held to get players to write articles. The wiki now takes a prominent spot on the new website, created in March 2020.		The Wiki was quickly popular among builders of the SRN and spread to other members of the community. A discord was created to help organise editing efforts and William appointed SRN Conductor {{Player\|darparniox}} in February of 2019 to assist with administration. Near the middle of the year, the two drafted a plan to make the Dogcraft Wiki official and submitted it to the Head Moderators. The plan was approved and on the 6<sup>th</sup> of September, 2019, the wiki was migrated from the FANDOM site to the [[Dogcraft.net]] website and was made an official service of the site. In October of 2019, {{Player\|Domino_1}} was also made a Wiki Administrator to assist with the transition and continue to curate high-quality Wiki articles. To mark the end of the year and the start of 2020, a special reflections event was held to get players to write articles. The wiki now takes a prominent spot on the new website, created in March 2020.

William at 12:38, 18 April 2020

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	''See also: [[Dogcraft Wiki:Move]]''		''See also: [[Dogcraft Wiki:Move]]''

	Initially hosted as a FANDOM site, the project was launched on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June, 2018 by player {{Player\|William278}} as a start of a push to document the history of the server, ~~both~~ for new ~~and older~~ players~~. On~~ the ~~6<sup>th</sup> of September, 2019~~, the ~~wiki was migrated from the FANDOM site~~ to the ~~[[Dogcraft.net]] website and was made an official service~~ of the ~~site. The wiki now takes a prominent spot on~~ the new ~~website, created in March 2020~~.		Initially hosted as a FANDOM site, the project was launched on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June, 2018 in a discord for the Survival Railway Network by player {{Player\|William278}} as a start of a push to document the history of the server. Before the launch of the Wiki Project, historical recording of Dogcraft was poor and information for new players on the site was outdated, hence the idea to create an easily accessible Wiki to record information. This would serve as a place to learn the history of the server and find information about it, fulfilling the needs of both new and veteran players.

	~~Since~~ the ~~launch~~ of the ~~project~~, ~~many players have added~~ to the ~~wiki~~ and ~~have documented their own bases~~, ~~projects and~~ [[~~About the Server\|features~~]] of the ~~server~~. In ~~Feburary~~ 2019, {{Player\|~~darparniox~~}} was ~~promoted to~~ a ~~wiki administrator~~ to assist in the ~~curation of~~ high quality articles, as was ~~{{Player\|Domino_1}}~~ in ~~October 2019~~.		The Wiki was quickly popular among builders of the SRN and spread to other members of the community. A discord was created to help organise editing efforts and William appointed SRN Conductor {{Player\|darparniox}} in February of 2019 to assist with administration. In the summer, the two drafted a plan to make the Dogcraft Wiki official and submitted it to the Head Moderators. The plan was approved and on the 6<sup>th</sup> of September, 2019, the wiki was migrated from the FANDOM site to the [[Dogcraft.net]] website and was made an official service of the site. In October of 2019, {{Player\|Domino_1}} was also made a Wiki Administrator to assist with the transition and continue to curate high-quality Wiki articles. To mark the end of the year and the start of 2020, a special reflections event was held to get players to write articles. The wiki now takes a prominent spot on the new website, created in March 2020.

William: William moved page Dogcraft Wiki (project) to Dogcraft Wiki

2020-03-30T14:25:06Z

William moved page Dogcraft Wiki (project) to Dogcraft Wiki

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Darparniox: update

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update

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	''See also: [[Dogcraft Wiki:Move]]''		''See also: [[Dogcraft Wiki:Move]]''

	Initially hosted as a FANDOM site, the project was launched on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June, 2018 by player {{Player\|William278}} as a start of a push to document the history of the server, both for new and older players. On the 6<sup>th</sup> of September, 2019, the wiki was migrated from the FANDOM site to the [[Dogcraft.net]] website and was made an official service of the site.		Initially hosted as a FANDOM site, the project was launched on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June, 2018 by player {{Player\|William278}} as a start of a push to document the history of the server, both for new and older players. On the 6<sup>th</sup> of September, 2019, the wiki was migrated from the FANDOM site to the [[Dogcraft.net]] website and was made an official service of the site. The wiki now takes a prominent spot on the new website, created in March 2020.

	Since the launch of the project, many players have added to the wiki and have documented their own bases, projects and [[About the Server\|features]] of the server. In Feburary 2019, {{Player\|darparniox}} was promoted to a wiki administrator to assist in the curation of high quality articles.		Since the launch of the project, many players have added to the wiki and have documented their own bases, projects and [[About the Server\|features]] of the server. In Feburary 2019, {{Player\|darparniox}} was promoted to a wiki administrator to assist in the curation of high quality articles, as was {{Player\|Domino_1}} in October 2019.

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	{{Quote\| My new project is a Cyberdog Wiki which will log the cyberdog server's worlds, builds, bases and more\|{{Player\|William278}}, announcing the project}}		{{Quote\| My new project is a Cyberdog Wiki which will log the cyberdog server's worlds, builds, bases and more\|{{Player\|William278}}, announcing the project}}
	The '''Dogcraft Wiki''' is the project to create a comprehensive source of information for everything about the [[Dogcraft Server]], [[Dogcraft.net\|website]] and community of [[ReNDoG]], that can be edited by all Cyberdogs, available as part of [[Dogcraft.net]] in the form of a [[wikipedia:Wiki\|wiki]]. Founded as a [[wikipedia:Wikia\|Wikia]] ~~page~~ in June of 2018 by prominent community member and player {{Player\|William278}}, the project was met with a positive response. By September of 2019, the Wiki was made an official service on Dogcraft.net and continues to grow as it is edited by Cyberdogs.		The '''Dogcraft Wiki''' is the project to create a comprehensive source of information for everything about the [[Dogcraft Server]], [[Dogcraft.net\|website]] and community of [[ReNDoG]], that can be edited by all Cyberdogs, available as part of [[Dogcraft.net]] in the form of a [[wikipedia:Wiki\|wiki]]. Founded as a [[wikipedia:Wikia\|Wikia]] site in June of 2018 by prominent community member and player {{Player\|William278}}, the project was met with a positive response. By September of 2019, the Wiki was made an official service on Dogcraft.net and continues to grow as it is edited by Cyberdogs.

	==History==		==History==
	~~Initially hosted as a [[wikipedia:Wikia\|Wikia]] site (later renamed to FANDOM), the~~ project was launched on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June, 2018 in a ~~discord~~ for the Survival Railway Network ~~by player {{Player\|William278}} as a start~~ of ~~a push to document~~ the history of the server. ~~Before~~ the ~~launch of the Wiki Project~~, ~~historical recording of~~ Dogcraft was ~~poor~~, being ~~limited to the increasingly deprecated forums~~ and information ~~for new players on the site~~ was outdated. These factors led to the idea to create an easily accessible and editable Wiki to record information. This would serve as a place to learn the history of the server and find information about it, thereby fulfilling the needs of both new and veteran players.		The project was launched as the Cyberdog Wiki Project by player {{Player\|William278}} on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June, 2018, as a wiki hosted on [[wikipedia:Wikia\|Wikia]]. It was announced in a Discord Server for the [[Survival Railway Network]] with the goal of documenting the history of the server. At the time, Dogcraft was amidst an identity shift away from being a forum-centric community, with web staff becoming increasingly inactive; the side effect of this being that historical information and site information was increasingly becoming outdated and at risk of being lost. These factors led to the idea to create an easily accessible and editable Wiki to record information. This would serve as a place to learn the history of the server and find information about it, thereby fulfilling the needs of both new and veteran players.

	The Wiki was quickly popular among builders of the SRN and spread to other members of the community. A ~~discord~~ was created to help organise editing efforts and William appointed SRN Conductor {{Player\|darparniox}} in February of 2019 to assist with administration. Near the middle of the year, the two drafted a plan to make the Dogcraft Wiki official and submitted it to the Head Moderators. The plan was approved and on the 6<sup>th</sup> of September, 2019, the wiki was [[Dogcraft Wiki:Move\|migrated]] from the FANDOM site to the [[Dogcraft.net]] website and was made an official service of the site. In October of 2019, {{Player\|Domino_1}} was also made a Wiki Administrator to assist with the transition and continue to curate high-quality Wiki articles. To mark the end of the year and the start of 2020, a special reflections event was held to get players to write articles.		The Wiki was quickly popular among builders of the SRN and spread to other members of the community. A Discord was created to help organise editing efforts and William appointed SRN Conductor {{Player\|darparniox}} in February of 2019 to assist with administration. Near the middle of the year, the two drafted a plan to make the Dogcraft Wiki official and submitted it to the Head Moderators. The plan was approved and on the 6<sup>th</sup> of September, 2019, the wiki was [[Dogcraft Wiki:Move\|migrated]] from the Wikia (now FANDOM) site to the [[Dogcraft.net]] website and was made an official service of the site. In October of 2019, {{Player\|Domino_1}} was also made a Wiki Administrator to assist with the transition and continue to curate high-quality Wiki articles. To mark the end of the year and the start of 2020, a special reflections event was held to get players to write articles.

	In March of 2020, the Dogcraft.net website underwent an overhaul and following consultation between site and Wiki Administration, the current site and wiki were changed to be much more closely integrated. For instance, Wiki and Website accounts were merged to make it easier for Cyberdogs to edit the project and a search bar was added on the main page, with further improvements made, particularly to the account system, in the website's December 2020 refresh.		In March of 2020, the Dogcraft.net website underwent an overhaul and following consultation between site and Wiki Administration, the current site and wiki were changed to be much more closely integrated. For instance, Wiki and Website accounts were merged to make it easier for Cyberdogs to edit the project and a search bar was added on the main page, with further improvements made, particularly to the account system, in the website's December 2020 refresh.

	== ~~Contribution~~ ==		== Contributions ==
	[[File:Cyberdog Wiki Project Cropped.png\|thumb\|The original main page of the Cyberdog Wiki Project]]		[[File:Cyberdog Wiki Project Cropped.png\|thumb\|The original main page of the Cyberdog Wiki Project]]
	{{Quote\|It would be impossible for me to do this alone, so I would like to ask anyone here for your help!\|{{Player\|William278}}, in the project launch post}}		{{Quote\|It would be impossible for me to do this alone, so I would like to ask anyone here for your help!\|{{Player\|William278}}, in the project launch post}}
	One of the key pillars of the project has been the ability for anyone to edit it, allowing changes to be made quickly and easily.		One of the key pillars of the project has been the ability for anyone to edit it, allowing changes to be made quickly and easily.

			As Dogcraft evolved from its origins as a forum for ReNDoG fans into a wider community and Minecraft server, the forums would decline in popularity as members opted to use Discord for its simplicity. This came with a sacrifice, however, as the forums had previously served as the central location for discussion of projects, such as the [[Survival Railway Network]]; meaning there was no longer a widely used, central place to write information and record detailed updates/events. Furthermore, pages such as the FAQ and guides on the site had become highly outdated as only very few people had the technical means to easily update them. The decision was made therefore, independently of staff, to start what would become the Dogcraft Wiki in order to fulfill this purpose and that it should be freely editable by anyone who wanted to so that its' improvement and growth could be a community effort.
	As Dogcraft evolved from its' origins as a ~~Forum~~ for ReNDoG fans into a wider community and Minecraft server, the forums would decline in popularity as members opted to use Discord for its simplicity. This came with a sacrifice, however, as the forums had previously served as the central location for discussion of projects, such as the [[Survival Railway Network]]; meaning there was no longer a widely used, central place to write information and record detailed updates/events. Furthermore, pages such as the FAQ and guides on the site had become highly outdated as only very few people had the technical means to easily update them. The decision was made therefore, independently of staff, to start what would become the Dogcraft Wiki in order to fulfill this purpose and that it should be freely editable by anyone who wanted to so that its' improvement and growth could be a community effort.


	Initially, Wikia accounts were required to edit the Dogcraft Wiki, however with the Wiki's move to Dogcraft.net, it has been freely editable through the use of regular Dogcraft accounts. Cyberdogs are encouraged particularly to write about their builds and bases they have made on the server and to improve other articles with more information. Although there is no end goal in particular for the Dogcraft Wiki, every edit brings it a step closer to being more useful in serving its' purpose. To encourage editors, Wiki administration staff have held a few events, notably the annual Wiki Reflections event.		Initially, Wikia accounts were required to edit the Dogcraft Wiki, however with the Wiki's move to Dogcraft.net, it has been freely editable through the use of regular Dogcraft accounts. Cyberdogs are encouraged particularly to write about their builds and bases they have made on the server and to improve other articles with more information. Although there is no end goal in particular for the Dogcraft Wiki, every edit brings it a step closer to being more useful in serving its' purpose. To encourage editors, Wiki administration staff have held a few events, notably the annual Wiki Reflections event.