User blog:Spongebob456/Fandom Quarter 1 updates for 2022!

Hey again everyone!

For those of you who don't know who I am, I'm Chris - the Fandom Wiki Representative assigned to this wiki. I just wanted to update you all on some Fandom updates in the first quarter of this year, including new team members, new features, and a new initiative!

Celebrating Black History Month with Fandom!

Fandom is celebrating Black History Month throughout February! We’re highlighting recent media impacted by Black creators, including TV shows, movies, video games, comics, and artists. We hope that you spend some time diving deep into some of the IPs that made 2021 such a memorable year.

We’re preparing some fun initiatives for later this month so make sure to join our Discord server, as well as follow our @FandomWikis Twitter account, for important news and updates about them! :)

Read more in Hector's blog!

Fandom's plans for the first few months of 2022

We have a blog from the VP of Fandom, Brandon Rhea, with updates on the first few months of 2022 on the platform! Highlights include:

Interactive Maps


 * In 2021, we released an Interactive Maps alpha to 20 communities.
 * Feedback from the Map testers was invaluable to determining what tools to build into the feature next.
 * After a pause for the last few months of the year, development has once again kicked off on Interactive Maps.
 * It will become available to all communities who want it in the first few months of 2022.
 * Check out this example on Avatar Wiki.

MediaWiki Upgrade


 * Fandom will soon be upgrading from MediaWiki 1.33 to MediaWiki 1.37.
 * Changes will be minimal compared to UCP, with mostly backend changes.
 * The rollout will happen within the first few months of 2022.

Interactive Videos


 * We are continuing to evolve what appears in the Fandom Video Player with the production of more Interactive Videos.
 * We’ve already released a pilot video based on Diablo II.
 * Premieres for DC Database and Memory Alpha Interactive Videos are coming soon.

Trivia Quiz Expansion


 * We will be expanding our Trivia Quiz feature within the first few months of 2022.
 * Quizzes proved to be highly popular with fans as we experimented with them in 2021.
 * They are currently available in a select number of Discussions communities.

New Fandom Team Members


 * Quincy Carroll recently joined Fandom as Chief Product Officer.
 * We are hiring a Senior Community Manager, Creator Outreach on our Community Experience team.
 * We are hiring a Senior Community Partnerships Manager, Gaming on our Community Activations team.
 * We will be bringing more Wiki Representatives onto the Community team.

That about covers it! Any questions or feedback? Please do Contact us! :)