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Wikipedia is a collaboratively developed, free content encyclopedia. It is nearly identical to Wookieepedia, except that it is a general knowledge encyclopedia, rather than being specific to one topic (as this wiki is Star Wars specific). Because of this, it is not always particularly friendly to in-depth knowledge specific to a given fictional universe. This has resulted in events such as the Great LucasCruft Purge, where "non-notable" articles on Star Wars topics were deleted. Wikipedia still contains many articles on the Star Wars saga, however, which are collected in a dedicated Star Wars portal.

Wikipedia could be viewed as a "mother project" of sorts to Wookieepedia—while there is no official relationship, it is doubtful that this site would ever have existed without the inspiration of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a wiki that has general information on anything legitimate; in addition, there are also smaller wikis, like Wookieepedia, that are devoted to specific topics.

It should also be noted that Wookieepedia was created entirely independently of The Wikimedia Foundation and of any events occurring on Wikipedia, though many Wookieepedians are also Wikipedians, and much information is shared between the two projects. Some Wookieepedians have even started phasing out of Star Wars-related activities on Wikipedia to concentrate fully, or at least more, on Wookieepedia.

The Great LucasCruft Purge is the informal name given to a series of AfDs (then called VfDs) targeting Star Wars-related articles with little importance on Wikipedia. The purge was initiated in March 2005 by a Wikipedian by the name of GRider (considered by some a deletionist who wished to prove a point). The purge garnered the Star Wars Wiki a great deal of public attention, which gave many the erroneous impression that Wookieepedia was created because of the purge.

The term "Great LucasCruft Purge" stemmed from the VfD for Great Jedi Purge and was co-coined by Riffsyphon1024 and Kappa.

[edit] Victims of the Great LucasCruft Purge

Unless stated otherwise, the articles nominated for deletion were kept.

• Commander Bly (merged to Miscellaneous minor characters in Star Wars, now redirects to Clone trooper commanders)
• Darth Traya
• Great Jedi Purge
• Kor Chokk (survived VfD, now redirects to Yuuzhan Vong)
• Kylantha † (now redirects to List of Star Wars Old Republic characters)
• Nubian Design Collective (survived VfD, now redirects to List of Star Wars planets (M-N))
• Operation Strike Fear (merged to Palpatine)
• Order D6-66 †
• Quarren Isolation League (survived VfD, now redirects to Confederacy of Independent Systems)
• Rankmat † (deleted as incorrect spelling of Rakamat)
• Repulsorlift
• Rhen Var (merged with Planets of Star Wars, now redirects to List of Star Wars planets (R-S))
• San Hill
• Seven forms of lightsaber combat (revoked by nominator, now redirects to Lightsaber combat)
• Star Trek versus Star Wars
• Star Wars MUSH
• Star Wars Quake
• SuperShadow (later renominated)
• The last Handmaiden (merged to Miscellaneous minor characters in Star Wars, now redirects to List of Ancient Jedi)
• Tyvokka

[edit] Other Star Wars articles nominated for deletion

• Ainlee Teem (merged to Miscellaneous minor characters in Star Wars)
• Cut Ending to Knights of the Old Republic II †
• Cygnus Spaceworks †
• Czerka Corporation (merged to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, later separated)
• Darth Nihilus
• Darth Sion
• Endorian Holocaust † (from the third nomination; survived two previous nominations)
• Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sarrissa Jeng (merged to List of minor Star Wars Jedi knights)
• List of Ancient Jedi
• Jedi Council Forums †
• M4-78 †
• Nejaa Halcyon (merged to List of minor Star Wars Jedi characters)
• Omega Squad (merged to List of minor Star Wars characters
• Rothana Heavy Engineering (merged to Kuat Drive Yards)
• Scarab Starfighter (merged to Minor vehicles in Star Wars)
• Sequel Trilogy
• Star Wars prequel trilogy references to the original trilogy †
• Team Gizka †
• Tekli (merged to List of New Order Jedi characters
• Thud Bug (survived VfD, but now merged to Yuuzhan Vong technology)
• Tu'ala (merged to List of minor Star Wars Jedi characters)
• Tyrius †
• TX-130s fighter tank (merged to Minor vehicles in Star Wars)
• Yuthura Ban
• Wicket W. Warrick
• Wookiee

[edit] External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikipedia on Wikipedia
• Wikipedia's Star Wars Portal