Wiki

The Wiki is an online encylopedia which serves to document all aspects of the Wilderness Guardians, past and present.

Modern Wiki

6 December 2019 - Present

The current version of the wiki was released on 6 December 2019. It was announced by Mojo on the Forums and X, along with the commencement of the 2019 Anniversary. It uses MediaWiki software, and unlike previous iterations is integrated into the clan's Website, rather than using an external platform.

Mojo and Vio began initial work to populate the wiki upon release, though efforts were hindered by Vio joining Cutthroat in 2019 and Deathrow in 2020. In August 2024, despite remaining in DR, Vio resumed work on the wiki.

History

The Wiki is a project which has mainly been run by Vio since 2010.

RuneScape Clans (Fandom)

7 July 2010 - Mid 2012

As the Historian of WG, Vio first began the project of a wiki on 14 June 2010, using the RuneScape Clans Wiki - an external platform run using Fandom software. It took nearly a month for him to put together a single page, and the first iteration was shown to His Lordship and released to the clan on 7 July 2010. In the forum post, His Lordship provided the following testimonial:

This is the heart of WG. The past, the present and the future, and it's much more than just a history. It is a temple of knowledge that will allow our legacy to live forever. Though you can never fully summarise a story that has been told for six years and counting, I believe Keanu has extracted the deepest, most important elements of what makes WG unique. It is a must read for every lover of the clan.

The wiki at this point was only a single webpage, though it took up 36 pages in Microsoft Word and had a word count of 14,756. It managed to briefly cover the majority of the clan's aspects, both historical and current - although some sections remained incomplete even upon release. On the same day, it was chosen by the wiki staff to be featured on the main page.

Vio continued to update the single-page wiki until 28 December 2010, when the amount of information reached such a high degree that he decided it needed to be split into sub-sections. These were:

• RuneScape PvP - covering "Advocates" (Honour and ARPK), the Classic Clan Campaign, Wars, Raids, and "Relationships" (allies and enemies).
• RuneScape Non-PvP - covering Events, Anniversaries, Skill of the Week, the Clan House, and "Past Non PvP Elements" (e.g. the Skill Olympics and the Clan Bank).
• Real Life - covering "Merchandise" (the WG T-shirt and Pens), and Real life meetings.
• Other Clan Aspects - covering "Recognition by Jagex", Flash Movies, The Guardian Power, Awards, and Website and Forums.
• Historical Elements - covering Hydro and Pyro, Sectors, OPH/OBH, D-Day, The TeamSpeak Rant, and Descendant Guardians.
• Members - covering Current Ranks, Former Ranks, and Cornerstone Members.

These categories served as a foundation for the majority of future iterations of the wiki up until 2019.

Vio continued to gradually work and improve on the wiki until The Reckoning in June 2011, when his work as Historian was deprioritised as he took leadership of the re-opened Descendant Guardians.

RuneScape Community

Mid 2012 - Late 2015