ESB:SpongeBob Universe December 2012 Announcement

Hello there, 

I'll cut to the chase: SB Wiki is leaving Wikia. Before you angrily protest, let me explain. The SpongeBob fandom has been declining since around the middle of Season 4. The common consensus is that anything past the movie has been absolutely horrible. However, fans of the show know that Season 8 neared Season 2-quality with episodes like Planet of the Jellyfish, Ghoul Fools, Home Sweet Rubble, The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom, Mermaidman Begins, and many others. Season 9 is shaping up to be even better, possibly being another Season 2. 

So, SpongeBob Universe has been formed. What is SpongeBob Universe? An ecosystem of SpongeBob awesomeness, primarily involving The SpongeBob Community and the SpongeBob SquarePants Wiki. We will be moving to a new site. It will be revolutionary... amazing... jawdropping. It will have SpongyNews (the exclusive news site that anyone can edit for SBU), a unified live chat, iSponge (for all your SpongeBob art), the SpongeFan Wiki, and in the future, SpongeStore (for all your SpongeBob merchandise needs). 

It will revolutionize the SpongeBob fandom in ways you didn't think possible. Full episodes of Season 8 and 9 episodes will be offered on the main SBU site. You will need only one account to log into the SpongeBob Community Forums, the SpongeBob Wiki, the SpongeFan Wiki, SpongyNews, and iSponge. It will be seamlessly integrated. Everything will just work. Your editing counts have been transferred. 

When does it launch? New Years. Join us for a countdown party in this chat here on New Years Eve to countdown to SpongeBob Universe, as well as 2013. If you have any questions, feel free to edit this page in the section below! :) Please do not edit this portion of the page.

Thank you.

-iDylan (Director In Chief of SpongeBob Universe)

Tvguy347 (talk) 21:21, December 28, 2012 (UTC)

Questions, Concerns, and Feedback Goes Here!

Hi. This plan sounds good. Will users still have their Adminship powers? --Spongebob456 ^(Talk) 21:53, December 28, 2012 (UTC)

Yes, everyone will retain their adminship/bureaucratic powers. :)Tvguy347 (talk) 21:56, December 28, 2012 (UTC)

That sounds good then. Time to dig out my SBC account. ;) --Spongebob456 ^(Talk) 21:58, December 28, 2012 (UTC)

Will I still have chat mod stat's ? ~Davebrayfbu 21:31, December 29, 2012 (UTC)

I have a small question. What will the exact url be for the new site? MachoCheez (talk) 02:26, December 29, 2012 (UTC)

It will be sad to see this wiki go. I got most of my spongebob knowledge from here :'( Oh well. I can't wait 'till Spongebob Universe launches! :D Spongebobfan234 (talk) 02:49, December 29, 2012 (UTC)

Though I have been sort of inactive on this wiki, I still never want to see it go. Can someone tell me the url of the new wiki. I thought I would never see the day. (MrScience12 | talk)

I wonder how this is going to effect a lot of people here. . . NyanGirToastNinjaShadow 03:12, December 29, 2012 (UTC)

From what I seen on the comments section of iDylan's original announcement, iDylan apparently said the SBC Forums will be relocated to a different URL (spongebobuniverse.com/forums instead of sbcforums.com/forums) but will still look exactly the same. Will something similar happen to everything that's on this wiki? GojiBob Talk Contribs

03:23, December 29, 2012 (UTC)

I assume that a code will be placed on this wiki that will redirect you to the new one. --ClassicNickelodeon Fan 1     

Wow and I just managed to get wikia working for me again. Well I'll defintally be there when the new SpongeBob Universe launches. Lightning Flash (talk) 15:03, December 29, 2012 (UTC) 

Will this wiki be deleted? --Spongebob456 ^(Talk) 08:51, December 29, 2012 (UTC)

I can't believe that this wiki closed. I'm going to miss this wiki. I've been reading it for quite some time now, but I'm also pumped for SBU! Woo! -Maximagination

What is going to happen to this wiki after it shuts down? --Spongebob Fix-itPants

^It's going to be redirected to the new site. :) Tvguy347 (talk) 18:25, December 29, 2012 (UTC)

Is wikia like deleting the wiki? --Spongebob Fix-itPants

No, as I said, this Wiki will be redirected to the new site. Tvguy347 (talk) 18:29, December 29, 2012 (UTC)

Is everything transfered or do we have start from square one again? --Spongebob Fix-itPants (talk) 18:51, December 29, 2012 (UTC)Spongebob Fix-itPants

Everything is transferred. :) Tvguy347 (talk) 18:55, December 29, 2012 (UTC)

I've only just started with this wiki, but I don't want to see it go. I know my concern isn't the most important thing I could think of, but everyone else has said the rest so will badges still be there? They were really fun... Vulkanus13 22:15, December 29, 2012