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[[Image:Faces-of-MansonWiki.png|thumb|275px|Four early home pages of MansonWiki.]]  
  
'''MansonWiki''' is an English encyclopedia project which aims to cover all things related to the rock band [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]. The name MansonWiki is a portmanteau of the words "Manson" (the content to which the site valors) and "wiki" (a type of collaborative website). Since its creation on March 4, 2007, MansonWiki has grown steadily. There are currently {{NUMBEROFUSERS}} users registered with MansonWiki, and as of today, there are {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} featured articles in the encyclopedia. MansonWiki stands out among most well-known media websites maintained by fans, as rather than being expanded by owners and select members, MediaWiki software allows any person with an Internet connection to expand its database.  
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'''MansonWiki''' is an English encyclopedia covering subjects related to the rock band [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]. Since its inception on March 4, 2007, MansonWiki has grown steadily. There are currently {{NUMBEROFUSERS}} users registered with the project, which contains {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles to date.
  
== History ==
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==History==
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===Litso and GrislyGrizzly era===
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MansonWiki was an idea founder Litso conceived early in 2006. His plan was to build a self-made content management system from scratch, which would include a wiki-based Marilyn Manson encyclopedia, a tag-based and user-submitted image gallery, forums and an online radio station dedicated to the band's music. The idea however dissipated until March 2007, when Litso noticed a thread on The Heirophant Council requesting a Marilyn Manson wiki. Litso's response to the thread was the creation of MansonWiki, which started life on his home server, before being relocated to his own web domain, www.litso.com.
  
=== Conceiving MansonWiki ===
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Shortly after MansonWiki went online, it was discovered by GrislyGrizzly, known at the time by an earlier username. When Litso returned to MansonWiki in May of that year, he noticed GrislyGrizzly's contributions and was inspired to continue actively building the website, appointing GrislyGrizzly as his second administrator. With the website now taken more seriously, Litso relocated it one last time from litso.com/mansonwiki to mansonwiki.com, where it remains today. In November 2007, another esteemed user named [[User:JarvisGanon|JarvisGanon]] was promoted to MansonWiki's third administrator. Litso and GrislyGrizzly worked closely behind the scenes to expand the website, culminating with the introduction of MansonWiki Forums on May 4, 2008.<ref>[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;amp;t=2 WELCOME! - Read this first!]. MansonWiki Forums. Litso. May 4, 2008</ref>
  
:"I once had this idea for a complete Manson website with articles, images, forums, quizzes, and everything else you can think of. The more I thought about it, the more ideas I got and the bigger it became in my head. It would be the ultimate Manson website.
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Following this, Litso entered talks with a coder whose name was only disclosed as Jones to continue overhauling MansonWiki, distancing it from overly recognizable MediaWiki tropes,<ref name="New Design Announcement">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;amp;t=13&amp;amp;amp;start=10 Feature requests]. MansonWiki Forums. [[User:Vixen Windstorm|Vixen Windstorm]]. March 29, 2009. pp. 2</ref> which also included plans to merge MansonWiki and MansonWiki Forums into "one entity, so that the website can be looked at as more of a Marilyn Manson fan community anyone can edit and update, rather than a Marilyn Manson wiki with a forum that gets more action than the wiki itself. Imagine an editable Heirophant."<ref name="New Design Announcement" /><ref>[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;amp;t=184&amp;amp;amp;st=0&amp;amp;amp;sk=t&amp;amp;amp;sd=a&amp;amp;amp;start=30 Making the wiki a better place!]. MansonWiki Forums. Litso. March 31, 2009. pp. 4</ref> This overhaul was delayed when Jones exited the partnership, however both Litso and GrislyGrizzly's personal lives at the time also had an effect on the stall.
  
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===[god]speed and ‡-me-‡ era===
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In December 2009, Litso announced he no longer had the time or energy to pour into MansonWiki. He was contacted by several people who were interested in taking over the responsibilities of the website and shortly afterward, he passed the reigns to [god]speed and ‡-me-‡. Initially, Litso and GrislyGrizzly formally announced their departures together, however ‡-me-‡ convinced Litso to stay with the project, citing the importance for MansonWiki to maintain its original founder. Privately, Litso also managed to talk GrislyGrizzly out of his departure.
  
:Then someone on the phant suggested to start a MansonWiki, because the NinWiki was so popular. I did that, so yes, I guess I started all this. But then hardly anybody ever added information to it until [[User:Vixen Windstorm|Vixen]] came along, who if you ask me is responsible for 75% of the content on the wiki. Without him the wiki would be as useless as an empty beer bottle. You see what it is, you know what it's supposed to do, but there's just nothing in it.
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The newly appointed administrators began to diligently promote MansonWiki, as they began to lay the framework for what would become the current design of the website. Their vision was to create an entirely new infrastructure for MansonWiki, fusing together elements of MediaWiki with a more visually appealing website. This concept resonated well with Litso and GrislyGrizzly, who had a similar goal earlier in the year before Jones' departure.
  
:After the wiki started growing and [[Mansonusa.com|MansonUSA]] was down for the nth time I decided to add the forums, which have spawned a very small but interesting community mainly existing of me, vixen, [[User:Cult Killer|cult killer]], J.A., delandos, frau dietrich and blackeden (and [[User:SAINT|sAINT]], who's not around so much anymore).
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In February 2010, MansonWiki launched a senior editor program, wherein exemplary users were given a greater degree of control over the information submitted to the website but were not considered MansonWiki officials. The first senior editors of MansonWiki were [[User:Yawaraey|Yawaraey]], [[User:I4ig0|I4ig0]], [[User:M1shael|M1shael]] and [[User:Lagozzino|Lagozzino]]. Many other additions were made to the website, including sections dedicated to lyrics, interview archives, tablature and photo galleries. By the middle of February 2010, the new design of MansonWiki was completed and awaited coding. After two months, MansonWiki contacted Antickon, the programmer responsible for Marilyn Manson's modern message board, [[Babalon]]. By the end of April 2010, MansonWiki began testing and planning for the launch of the new design.  
:Then I realised with a wiki and a forums we have the basis for that fantastic website I daydreamed of years ago. So now "Jones" [...] and I have started taking that idea to the next level"
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::— Litso, MansonWiki Forums<ref>[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;amp;amp;t=225&amp;amp;amp;st=0&amp;amp;amp;sk=t&amp;amp;amp;sd=a&amp;amp;amp;start=10 The Heirophant - Now allowing discussion of leaks?!?!]. MansonWiki Forums. [[User:Litso|Litso]]. March 31, 2009. pp. 2</ref>
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On May 13, 2010, the second incarnation of MansonWiki went live after a successful viral campaign which consisted of teaser trailers and mysterious codes and number sequences, partially inspired by the band's use of [[Celebritarian codes]]. Fans also received personal invitations through email and social networking to pay a visit to the new website. Furthermore, MansonWiki even relaunched with [[Interview:2010/05 Anthony Silva talks to MansonWiki.com about Phantasmagoria and more|its first exclusive interview]], where it spoke with professional photographer [[Anthony Silva]], a friend of [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]] whose related contributions are featured in the ''[[Eat Me, Drink Me (album)|Eat Me, Drink Me]]'' liner booklet and the incomplete film ''[[Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll]]''.  Since its redesign, other contemporary additions were pushed forth such as embedded YouTube videos and a Facebook Like button for Facebook. The ability to view MansonWiki in different languages was also considered but eventually scrapped.
  
MansonWiki was an idea which founder Litso formed in early 2006. His original idea was to create a website from scratch, which would include a self-made content management system, including a wiki-based encyclopedia for Marilyn Manson, a tag-based and user-submitted image gallery, forums and an online radio station dedicated to the band's music. However, this idea eventually dissipated until when, in March 2007, Litso took notice to a thread on The Heirophant Council which requested a wiki for Marilyn Manson content. Litso's response to the thread was the creation of MansonWiki, which began based on his home server, before being relocated to his own domain, www.litso.com.  
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On March 17, 2011, -me-‡ privately resigned from MansonWiki. Two days later, Litso [[Announcement|publicly announced]] her departure as well as that of [god]speed. He soon found a reliable replacement in [[User:Harlequin|Harlequin]] on March 24, 2011.
  
Shortly after MansonWiki went online, it was frequented by Steven "Vixen Windstorm" Maxim (known at the time by the username Rtiztik). Upon his return to the website in May that year, Litso discovered Windstorm's contributions and became inspired to continue actively building MansonWiki. It was also at this time that Windstorm was appointed the second administrator for the website. Shortly after this, the website was moved from litso.com/mansonwiki to its current domain name. In November, a third administrator, [[User:JarvisGanon|JarvisGanon]] was appointed. On May 4, 2008, MansonWiki expanded its audience with the introduction of MansonWiki Forums,<ref>[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;amp;t=2 WELCOME! - Read this first!]. MansonWiki Forums. Litso. May 4, 2008</ref>.  
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On June 15, 2012, Litso announced his departure from MansonWiki, followed by GrislyGrizzly taking his leave on June 21. Both users have since contributed only a short number of edits since stepping down. In their absence, [[User:Sumer Schmetterling|Sumer Schmetterling]] was appointed senior editor and manager of the website's Tumblr account on July 21, 2012.
  
Litso, Jones and Vixen Windstorm went on to prepare a graphic overhaul for MansonWiki,<ref name="New Design Announcement">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;amp;t=13&amp;amp;amp;start=10 Feature requests]. MansonWiki Forums. [[User:Vixen Windstorm|Vixen Windstorm]]. March 29, 2009. pp. 2</ref> which also included plans to merge MansonWiki and MansonWiki Forums into "one entity, so that the website can be looked at as more of a Marilyn Manson fan community anyone can edit and update, rather than a Marilyn Manson wiki with a forum that gets more action than the wiki itself. Imagine an editable Heirophant."<ref name="New Design Announcement" /><ref>[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;amp;t=184&amp;amp;amp;st=0&amp;amp;amp;sk=t&amp;amp;amp;sd=a&amp;amp;amp;start=30 Making the wiki a better place!]. MansonWiki Forums. Litso. March 31, 2009. pp. 4</ref> This overhaul was later delayed indefinitely, due to Jones' disassociation with the project, as well as various distractions surfacing in both Litso's and Windstorm's personal lives preventing them from concentrating on the endeavour.  
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===Scarshock era===
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Another departure came on December 20, 2013, when Harlequin decided to focus on personal projects elsewhere. Full administrative access was given to M1shael, Sumer Schmetterling and Scarshock, the latter being the only user to remain active to this day.
  
=== MansonWiki redefined  ===
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On February 17, 2016, MansonWiki went completely offline due to technical reasons. These issues were not eliminated until April 9, 2016, when the website returned after nearly two months of downtime.
  
In December 2009, Litso announced that he no longer had the time or energy to put into the site, as he once had. At this point, Litso was contacted by several people who were interested in taking over the responsibilities of the site. Shortly afterward, Litso handed over the reigns of the website to [god]speed and ‡-me-‡. Initially, Litso and Windstorm announced their departure from the website's staff, ‡-me-‡ until convinced the former to stay onboard, citing the importance for the website to maintain its original founder. In turn, Litso also convinced Windstorm to revoke his departure from MansonWiki, instead entering an indefinite hiatus.
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==Contests==
 
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MansonWiki was previously known for holding contests rewarding members of the community for building it and using it as a research tool. The website's earliest contest occurred in December 2008 and called for editors to write an informative article about [[Isani Griffith]].<ref name="Contest1">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;t=177&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;st=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sk=t&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sd=a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hilit=isani Write an article about Isani Griffith and win the new album!]. MansonWiki Forums. [[User:Litso|Litso]]. December 6, 2009. pp. 1</ref> During the administration of [god]speed and ‡-me-‡, the two webmasters fully embraced contests and surveys, such as the June 2010 [[MansonWiki Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon Contest|Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon Contest]] asking users 15 questions that could be solved by browsing MansonWiki articles.<ref name="Contest2">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;t=1066&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;st=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sk=t&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sd=a MansonWiki Contest|15 questions 1 prize!]. MansonWiki Forums. [[User:‡-me-‡|‡-me-‡]]. May 31, 2010. pp. 1</ref> The following month in August 2010, [[MansonWiki mOBSCENE Contest|15 more questions were prepared]], with the winner of this quiz being awarded another vinyl release.<ref name="Contest3">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/MansonWiki_mOBSCENE_Contest MansonWiki mOBSCENE Contest]. MansonWiki. [[User:‡-me-‡|‡-me-‡]]. August 2, 2010.</ref> The final contest to date has been [[MansonWiki's Got Talent]], where users submitted their own performances of Marilyn Manson songs. Five finalists were selected by MansonWiki staff and the contest winner was chosen by a community vote.
The newly appointed administrators began to diligently promote MansonWiki, as they began to lay the framework for what would become the current design of the website. Their vision was to create an entirely new infrastructure for MansonWiki, fusing together the elements of MediaWiki software with those of a visually appealing and unique website. This concept resonated well amongst Litso and Windstorm, who had been planning a similar idea since 2008 but were unable to develop it when one of the coders, Jones, departed.
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In February 2010, MansonWiki began employing the concept of senior editors, members who had a greater degree of control over the information submitted to the website, but were not considered MansonWiki officials. The first senior editors of MansonWiki were [[User:Yawaraey|Yawaraey]], [[User:I4ig0|I4ig0]], [[User:M1shael|M1shael]] and [[User:Lagozzino|Lagozzino]], in acknowledgement of their contributions to the website. Many other additions were made to the website, including a section dedicated to lyrics, an interview archive, tablature and an extensive photograph gallery. By the middle of February 2010, the new design of MansonWiki was completed and awaited coding, before being uploaded to the server. After two months, MansonWiki contacted [http://www.nachtkabarett.com/babalon/profile/19--Antickon Antickon], a well-known HTML programmer whose most notable contribution to the Marilyn Manson community is the customized and hand-coded official Marilyn Manson message board, [[Babalon]]. By the end of April 2010, MansonWiki began testing and planning for the launch of the new design.
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On May 13, 2010, the second incarnation of MansonWiki went live after a successful viral campaign which consisted of mysterious codes and number sequences, partially inspired by the infamous "[[Celebritarian codes]]" and the use of teaser trailers. The website was released to the fans, many of whom received personal invitations via e-mail or social networking websites. MansonWiki re-launched featuring [[Interview:2010/05 Anthony Silva talks to MansonWiki.com about Phantasmagoria and more|its first exclusive interview]], held with professional photographer [[Anthony Silva]], a friend of Manson whose notable contributions are featured in the ''[[Eat Me, Drink Me (album)|Eat Me, Drink Me]]'' liner booklet as well as the upcoming film ''[[Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll]]''.
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On August 15, 2010, [[Interview:2010/08/15 The Apple Does Not Fall Far...(Interview with Hugh Warner)|MansonWiki's second interview piece]] was published, featuring excerpts from a conversation with Manson's father [[Hugh Warner]], the day prior. As of September 2010, all four administrators of MansonWiki will be active with the website, after nearly a year of on-and-off contributions from veterans Litso and Windstorm.
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Since its redesign, a series of new design concepts for MansonWiki have been pushed forth. These include emdedded YouTube videos, a Like Button for Facebook and the forthcoming ability to view MansonWiki in different languages.
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On March 17, 2011, administrator ‡-me-‡ resigned from MansonWiki. Two days later her departure, as well as that of another administrator, [god]speed, was [[Announcement|publicly announced]]. Through Litso, MansonWiki managed to find a replacement in [[User:Harlequin|Harlequin]] shortly after, on March 24, 2011.
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On June 15, 2012, Litso announced his departure from the Wiki.
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On June 21, 2012, GrislyGrizzly announced his departure from the Wiki.
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On July 21, 2012 [[User:Sumer Schmetterling|Sumer Schmetterling]] joined the Wiki crew as Senior Editor with access to include the MansonWiki Tumblr account.
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On December 20, 2013 Harlequin announced departure from the Wiki to founder, Litso and staff crew due to work, commitments elsewhere and the desire to focus on personal projects, passing full administration to site staff M1shael, Sumer Schmetterling and Scarshock.
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On February 17, 2016 the wiki went offline due to technical reasons. After a two months delay, on April 9, 2016 the wiki was back online having the technical issues eliminated.
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== Contests ==
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MansonWiki has been known to hold contests rewarding members of the community for either building it or using it as a research tool. The website's earliest contest occurred in December 2008 and called for editors to write an informative article about [[Isani Griffith]],<ref name="Contest1">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;t=177&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;start=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;st=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sk=t&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sd=a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hilit=isani Write an article about Isani Griffith and win the new album!]. MansonWiki Forums. [[User:Litso|Litso]]. December 6, 2009. pp. 1</ref> while [[MansonWiki Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon Contest|a more recent contest]] taking place during June 2010 asked members 15 questions which they would more than likely need to browse MansonWiki articles to solve.<ref name="Contest2">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;t=1066&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;st=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sk=t&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sd=a MansonWiki Contest|15 questions 1 prize!]. MansonWiki Forums. [[User:‡-me-‡|‡-me-‡]]. May 31, 2010. pp. 1</ref> The following month in August 2010, [[MansonWiki mOBSCENE Contest|15 more questions were made available]], with the winner of this quiz being awarded another vinyl release.<ref name="Contest3">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/MansonWiki_mOBSCENE_Contest MansonWiki mOBSCENE Contest]. MansonWiki. [[User:‡-me-‡|‡-me-‡]]. August 2, 2010.</ref><br> <br>''''MansonWiki's got talent''''''&nbsp;'''''<br>'''On May 28, 2011, MansonWiki launched Its first [http://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/MansonWiki%27s_Got_Talent talent contest] giving members the opportunity to "release their inner celebrity" by submitting a cover video of their favourite&nbsp;[http://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/Marilyn_Manson Marilyn Manson] song. From the entries submitted, 5 finalists were chosen by the MansonWiki staff. The public were then asked to vote for one [http://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/MansonWiki%27s_Got_Talent winner] out of those finalists.&nbsp;'''<br>'''<br>
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==Staff members==
 
==Staff members==
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===Current members===
 
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* Scarshock April 2009–present (wiki)
*[[User:M1shael|M1shael]] February 2010–present (social media and wiki)
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* [[User:Yawaraey|Yawaraey]] — February 2010–present (wiki)
*[[User:Yawaraey|Yawaraey]] — February 2010–present (wiki)
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*Scarshock - April 2009-present (wiki)
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*[[User:Antelope|Antelope]] — April 2011–May 2012, June 2012-present (YouTube)
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*[[User:Sumer_Schmetterling|Sumer Schmetterling]] - July 2012 - present (social media and wiki)
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*[[User:Holy Wood|Holy Wood]] - July 2012 - present (wiki)
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*[[User:Harlequin|Harlequin]] — March 2011–December 2013
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*[[User:JarvisGanon|JarvisGanon]] — November 2007–May 2010 (wiki)
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* ‡-me-‡ — December 2009–March 2011 (social media and wiki)
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* [god]speed — December 2009–March 2011) (social media and wiki)
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*[[User:I4ig0|I4ig0]] — February 2010–May 2011 (wiki)
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*[[User:Lagozzino|Lagozzino]] — February 2010–February 2011 (wiki)
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*[[User:Red marquis|Red marquis]] — May 2011–October 2011 (wiki)
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*[[User:Antelope|Antelope]] — April 2011–May 2012 (YouTube and Tumblr)
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*[[User:Litso|Litso]] — March 2007–June 2012 (social media and wiki)
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*[[User:GrislyGrizzly|GrislyGrizzly]] — April 2007–December 2009, March 2011–May 2011, April 2012–June 2012 (social media and wiki)
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== References  ==
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===Former members===
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* [[User:Litso|Litso]] — March 2007–June 2012 (wiki and social media)
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* [[User:GrislyGrizzly|GrislyGrizzly]] — April 2007–December 2009, March 2011–May 2011, April 2012–June 2012 (wiki and social media)
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* [[User:JarvisGanon|JarvisGanon]] — November 2007–May 2010 (wiki)
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* [god]speed — December 2009–March 2011 (wiki and social media)
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* ‡-me-‡ — December 2009–March 2011 (wiki and social media)
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* [[User:I4ig0|I4ig0]] — February 2010–May 2011 (wiki)
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* [[User:M1shael|M1shael]] — February 2010–April 2014 (social media and wiki)
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* [[User:Lagozzino|Lagozzino]] — February 2010–February 2011 (wiki)
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* [[User:Harlequin|Harlequin]] — March 2011–December 2013
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* [[User:Antelope|Antelope]] — April 2011–May 2012 (YouTube and Tumblr)
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* [[User:Red marquis|Red marquis]] — May 2011–October 2011 (wiki)
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* [[User:Sumer Schmetterling|Sumer Schmetterling]] — July 2012–November 2014 (wiki and social media)
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* [[User:Holy Wood|Holy Wood]] — July 2012–May 2014 (wiki)
  
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==References==
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*[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/ MansonWiki Forums]
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==External links==
*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=10267000 Official MySpace profile]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/MansonWiki/ Official Facebook page]  
*[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000686506043&ref=search&sid=517393572.1212382679..1 Official Facebook page]  
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* [http://www.youtube.com/user/MansonWiki Official YouTube channel]  
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/MansonWiki Official YouTube channel]  
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* [http://www.twitter.com/mansonwiki Official Twitter feed]
*[http://www.twitter.com/mansonwiki Official Twitter feed]
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Four early home pages of MansonWiki.

MansonWiki is an English encyclopedia covering subjects related to the rock band Marilyn Manson. Since its inception on March 4, 2007, MansonWiki has grown steadily. There are currently 4,287 users registered with the project, which contains 4,151 articles to date.

History

Litso and GrislyGrizzly era

MansonWiki was an idea founder Litso conceived early in 2006. His plan was to build a self-made content management system from scratch, which would include a wiki-based Marilyn Manson encyclopedia, a tag-based and user-submitted image gallery, forums and an online radio station dedicated to the band's music. The idea however dissipated until March 2007, when Litso noticed a thread on The Heirophant Council requesting a Marilyn Manson wiki. Litso's response to the thread was the creation of MansonWiki, which started life on his home server, before being relocated to his own web domain, www.litso.com.

Shortly after MansonWiki went online, it was discovered by GrislyGrizzly, known at the time by an earlier username. When Litso returned to MansonWiki in May of that year, he noticed GrislyGrizzly's contributions and was inspired to continue actively building the website, appointing GrislyGrizzly as his second administrator. With the website now taken more seriously, Litso relocated it one last time from litso.com/mansonwiki to mansonwiki.com, where it remains today. In November 2007, another esteemed user named JarvisGanon was promoted to MansonWiki's third administrator. Litso and GrislyGrizzly worked closely behind the scenes to expand the website, culminating with the introduction of MansonWiki Forums on May 4, 2008.[1]

Following this, Litso entered talks with a coder whose name was only disclosed as Jones to continue overhauling MansonWiki, distancing it from overly recognizable MediaWiki tropes,[2] which also included plans to merge MansonWiki and MansonWiki Forums into "one entity, so that the website can be looked at as more of a Marilyn Manson fan community anyone can edit and update, rather than a Marilyn Manson wiki with a forum that gets more action than the wiki itself. Imagine an editable Heirophant."[2][3] This overhaul was delayed when Jones exited the partnership, however both Litso and GrislyGrizzly's personal lives at the time also had an effect on the stall.

[god]speed and ‡-me-‡ era

In December 2009, Litso announced he no longer had the time or energy to pour into MansonWiki. He was contacted by several people who were interested in taking over the responsibilities of the website and shortly afterward, he passed the reigns to [god]speed and ‡-me-‡. Initially, Litso and GrislyGrizzly formally announced their departures together, however ‡-me-‡ convinced Litso to stay with the project, citing the importance for MansonWiki to maintain its original founder. Privately, Litso also managed to talk GrislyGrizzly out of his departure.

The newly appointed administrators began to diligently promote MansonWiki, as they began to lay the framework for what would become the current design of the website. Their vision was to create an entirely new infrastructure for MansonWiki, fusing together elements of MediaWiki with a more visually appealing website. This concept resonated well with Litso and GrislyGrizzly, who had a similar goal earlier in the year before Jones' departure.

In February 2010, MansonWiki launched a senior editor program, wherein exemplary users were given a greater degree of control over the information submitted to the website but were not considered MansonWiki officials. The first senior editors of MansonWiki were Yawaraey, I4ig0, M1shael and Lagozzino. Many other additions were made to the website, including sections dedicated to lyrics, interview archives, tablature and photo galleries. By the middle of February 2010, the new design of MansonWiki was completed and awaited coding. After two months, MansonWiki contacted Antickon, the programmer responsible for Marilyn Manson's modern message board, Babalon. By the end of April 2010, MansonWiki began testing and planning for the launch of the new design.

On May 13, 2010, the second incarnation of MansonWiki went live after a successful viral campaign which consisted of teaser trailers and mysterious codes and number sequences, partially inspired by the band's use of Celebritarian codes. Fans also received personal invitations through email and social networking to pay a visit to the new website. Furthermore, MansonWiki even relaunched with its first exclusive interview, where it spoke with professional photographer Anthony Silva, a friend of Manson whose related contributions are featured in the Eat Me, Drink Me liner booklet and the incomplete film Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll. Since its redesign, other contemporary additions were pushed forth such as embedded YouTube videos and a Facebook Like button for Facebook. The ability to view MansonWiki in different languages was also considered but eventually scrapped.

On March 17, 2011, ‡-me-‡ privately resigned from MansonWiki. Two days later, Litso publicly announced her departure as well as that of [god]speed. He soon found a reliable replacement in Harlequin on March 24, 2011.

On June 15, 2012, Litso announced his departure from MansonWiki, followed by GrislyGrizzly taking his leave on June 21. Both users have since contributed only a short number of edits since stepping down. In their absence, Sumer Schmetterling was appointed senior editor and manager of the website's Tumblr account on July 21, 2012.

Scarshock era

Another departure came on December 20, 2013, when Harlequin decided to focus on personal projects elsewhere. Full administrative access was given to M1shael, Sumer Schmetterling and Scarshock, the latter being the only user to remain active to this day.

On February 17, 2016, MansonWiki went completely offline due to technical reasons. These issues were not eliminated until April 9, 2016, when the website returned after nearly two months of downtime.

Contests

MansonWiki was previously known for holding contests rewarding members of the community for building it and using it as a research tool. The website's earliest contest occurred in December 2008 and called for editors to write an informative article about Isani Griffith.[4] During the administration of [god]speed and ‡-me-‡, the two webmasters fully embraced contests and surveys, such as the June 2010 Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon Contest asking users 15 questions that could be solved by browsing MansonWiki articles.[5] The following month in August 2010, 15 more questions were prepared, with the winner of this quiz being awarded another vinyl release.[6] The final contest to date has been MansonWiki's Got Talent, where users submitted their own performances of Marilyn Manson songs. Five finalists were selected by MansonWiki staff and the contest winner was chosen by a community vote.

Staff members

Current members

  • Scarshock — April 2009–present (wiki)
  • Yawaraey — February 2010–present (wiki)

Former members

  • Litso — March 2007–June 2012 (wiki and social media)
  • GrislyGrizzly — April 2007–December 2009, March 2011–May 2011, April 2012–June 2012 (wiki and social media)
  • JarvisGanon — November 2007–May 2010 (wiki)
  • [god]speed — December 2009–March 2011 (wiki and social media)
  • ‡-me-‡ — December 2009–March 2011 (wiki and social media)
  • I4ig0 — February 2010–May 2011 (wiki)
  • M1shael — February 2010–April 2014 (social media and wiki)
  • Lagozzino — February 2010–February 2011 (wiki)
  • Harlequin — March 2011–December 2013
  • Antelope — April 2011–May 2012 (YouTube and Tumblr)
  • Red marquis — May 2011–October 2011 (wiki)
  • Sumer Schmetterling — July 2012–November 2014 (wiki and social media)
  • Holy Wood — July 2012–May 2014 (wiki)

References

  1. WELCOME! - Read this first!. MansonWiki Forums. Litso. May 4, 2008
  2. 2.0 2.1 Feature requests. MansonWiki Forums. Vixen Windstorm. March 29, 2009. pp. 2
  3. Making the wiki a better place!. MansonWiki Forums. Litso. March 31, 2009. pp. 4
  4. Write an article about Isani Griffith and win the new album!. MansonWiki Forums. Litso. December 6, 2009. pp. 1
  5. MansonWiki Contest|15 questions 1 prize!. MansonWiki Forums. ‡-me-‡. May 31, 2010. pp. 1
  6. MansonWiki mOBSCENE Contest. MansonWiki. ‡-me-‡. August 2, 2010.

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