Fan wikis cover television shows, film franchises, video games, comic books, sports, and other topics.
[1] They are a part of fandoms, which are subcultures dedicated to a common popular culture interest.
Many fan wikis formed out of Wikipedia over disputes among editors about the level of detail that should be provided in articles.
[4] These included fans of the television show Battlestar Galactica[5] and the Star Wars franchise, who founded Wookieepedia after facing complaints about the "overabundance of minutiae related to Star Wars appearing on Wikipedia".
[4] The following list summarizes fan wikis with articles on Wikipedia.