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Hey guys! We wanted to let you know the RuneScape and Old School RuneScape Wikis are currently planning on leaving Wikia. We’re discussing this with our editing community, and we’d hoped to keep that lowkey, but since people are (understandably) talking about it we want to explain it properly here.

We’ve had issues with Wikia for years now, and we’ve had a lot of Reddit threads and comments about how awful they are. For about 12 months, we’ve been talking with Jagex about how we can make the experience on the wiki better for everyone.

We’ll be providing more information about this on Reddit very soon, but in the meantime, you can read our thread on the wiki for a more in-depth explanation.

If you’d like to play around with our new sites, they’re accessible on https://runescape.wiki and https://oldschool.runescape.wiki. Be aware - these are not in sync with the current live wiki, and you can't edit them. Search functionality may be reduced as not all pages are indexed.

We are planning to launch officially (with up to date content) in the next week or so.

We appreciate all feedback, and that can be submitted here on Reddit or using the button at the top of every page. Bear in mind, things may not be completely stable at the moment - everything is a work in progress. If you have any questions, let us know. Thanks!

Edit: Christ I don't know who decided to gild this post 20 times but thanks a ton! <3

Update (1 October)

We are going to be performing maintenance from 1 October until the afternoon of 2 October. Don’t be alarmed if things start looking weird or become inaccessible.

We are still on schedule to launch the wikis tomorrow, 2 October, and will post on Reddit again when everything is live.

17:05 UTC

We’re currently working on setting up load balancing between an additional server and our origin one. As a result, some thumbnails may not load correctly. We’re aware of this!

JagexNav 6 years ago

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jaydenkieran

We have a contract in writing with Jagex about what they can and can't do. Rest assured, they don't want to hinder the site, and we're not prepared to let them.

Agreeing with the above.

This account is very new but I am the new Director of Community at Jagex and our team have been working with the guys closely the last few weeks on signing contracts and getting all of our ducks in a row. In a nutshell, Jayden and the team will be handling all aspects of the Wiki and we are here to support and help the guys deliver a top tier experience.

JagexNav 6 years ago

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jaydenkieran

We're working on this project in partnership with Jagex, so you can expect to see links from the official website and other mediums when we're ready to launch.

Just to follow up on what Jayden has stated, you will all see links in the very near future on our websites supporting the new wiki.

JagexNav 6 years ago

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jaydenkieran

General upkeep shouldn't be too bad. Most of the hard work is already done, we hope. Of course, there's always the possibility of hiccups, which I guess is what letting people access previews of the sites early allows us to prepare for.

In terms of editing - we have a fair few active editors and we can usually update our content within 24 hours or so of an update. We don't expect that to change, if anything it should improve.

Edit: Regarding your edit, that's just Jagex protecting their trademark because of the word "runescape" in the domain. It's a scenario that neither us or Jagex ever expect to happen, but even if it did, it doesn't prevent us from simply moving our content elsewhere.

Again, riding on the coattails of Jayden's previous statement. Jagex do not want, expect or desire any control over the wiki. We have complete faith that the team heading up the new wiki will be experts in their field and deliver a top class experience for players.

(2018) RuneScape Wiki - Leaving Wikia

Update (1 October)

17:05 UTC

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