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 ==History==
-WiKirby first came online on January 24th, 2010. It was created as a joint effort from users from other NIWA wikis, namely [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] of [[lylatwiki:Lylat Wiki|Lylat Wiki]], [[User:Adam|Adam]] of [[zeldawiki:Main Page|Zelda Wiki]], [[User:Moydow|Moydow]] of [[fireemblemwiki:Main Page|Fire Emblem Wiki]], and [[User:Axiomist|Axiomist]], who became WiKirby's original owner. These users and others worked diligently to create the groundwork for the wiki and saw it through the early days, dealing with many problems along the way.
+WiKirby first came online on January 24th, 2010. It was created as a joint effort from users from other NIWA wikis, namely [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] of [[lylatwiki:Lylat Wiki|Lylat Wiki]], [[User:Adam|Adam]] of [[zeldawiki:Main Page|Zelda Wiki]], [[User:Moydow|Moydow]] of [[fireemblemwiki:Main Page|Fire Emblem Wiki]], and [[User:Axiomist|Axiomist]], who became WiKirby's original owner. These users and others worked diligently to create the groundwork for the wiki and saw it through the early days, dealing with many problems along the way. Around this time, there were negotiations for WiKirby and the Kirby Wikia (now known as the Kirby Wiki on Fandom) to merge into a single community, but these ultimately fell through.
-As time went by, Axiomist continued his work, and new users came to occupy the upper echelons of staff via their efforts, including [[User:Vellidragon|Vellidragon]] and [[User:T.c.w7468|T.c.w7468]]. Unfortunately, Axiomist (real name Joshua P. LeJeune) passed away, and Vellidragon assumed the mantle of WiKirby's lead administrator and bureaucrat. Not long after Axiomist's untimely death, the wiki fell into a state of dormancy for several years.
+As time went by, Axiomist continued his work, and new users came to occupy the upper echelons of staff via their efforts, including [[User:Vellidragon|Vellidragon]] and [[User:T.c.w7468|T.c.w7468]]. Unfortunately, Axiomist (real name Joshua P. LeJeune) passed away on March 18, 2011 at only 30 years of age. Vellidragon assumed the mantle of WiKirby's lead administrator and bureaucrat, while Tacopill assumed the role of server host under grifkuba, and [[bulbapedia:User:Archaic|Dr. Archaic]] came to hold the domains. Not long after Axiomist's untimely death, the wiki fell into a state of dormancy for several years.
 Starting in 2015, new life was breathed into the wiki when a separate ''Kirby'' fan community - first operating under "The Kirby Club" and then under "Meta Naito" (both sites are now defunct) - took interest in the site. Operating from the [[WiKirby:Discord|Discord server]] of "Shiver Star", they began to make large updates to the wiki, including the infamous ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' mapping project and covering the then-newly-announced game ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''. At the time, Vellidragon and Tacopill took notice of this activity, and began to inquire. A deal was made to formally induct the Shiver Star server as WiKirby's official Discord server and appoint the server's leader [[User:Samwell|Fubaka]] as a new administrator.
-From then on, activity continued on the wiki in fits and spurts as the Discord server slowly grew, with both communities benefiting greatly from the partnership. Additionally, affiliations were made with another independent fan site known as [https://www.kirbyinformer.com/ Kirby Informer]. Not long after WiKirby surpassed the 3,000 article milestone in 2019, Vellidragon fell into inactivity, and Fubaka was elected as the first official Editor-in-Chief under Tacopill's supervision.
+From then on, activity continued on the wiki in fits and spurts as the Discord server slowly grew, with both communities benefiting greatly from the partnership and eventually merging into one. Additionally, affiliations were made with another independent fan site known as [https://www.kirbyinformer.com/ Kirby Informer]. Not long after WiKirby surpassed the 3,000 article milestone in 2019, Vellidragon fell into inactivity, and Fubaka was elected as the first official Editor-in-Chief under Tacopill's supervision.
-In March of 2020, Fubaka retired from the Editor-in-Chief position, and an election passed the role to [[User:YoshiFlutterJump|YoshiFlutterJump]]. It was around this time that [[WiKirby:Project Clean-Up|Project Clean-Up]] was started, which heralded a period of extensive renovation and overhauls for the wiki. YoshiFlutterJump retired in April of 2021, and a third Editor-in-Chief was elected in his stead, [[User:Gigi|Gigi]], who currently holds the position. The wiki continues to grow steadily, with up to hundreds of edits being made daily by its relatively small, but dedicated user base.
+In March of 2020, Fubaka retired from the Editor-in-Chief position, and an election passed the role to [[User:YoshiFlutterJump|YoshiFlutterJump]]. It was around this time that [[WiKirby:Project Clean-Up|Project Clean-Up]] was started, which heralded a period of extensive renovation and overhauls for the wiki. YoshiFlutterJump retired in April of 2021, and a third Editor-in-Chief was elected in his stead, [[User:Gigi|Gigi]], who currently holds the position. On the 29th of August, 2022, WiKirby switched server hosting from grifkuba to System Theta, headed by [[User:Ampera|Ampera]] and Soveia, dropping its use of advertisements in the process. The wiki has come a long way since its period of dormancy, with up to hundreds of edits being made daily by its steadily growing user base, and the 4000 article milestone approaching.
 Additional pieces of history can be found on the '''[[WiKirby:Archive|Archive]]''' page.