Hello everyone on this great Wiki,
It has been a while since my last blog, so i thought to write one about the two most important things for me at this moment. My opinion about Robotboy and his fandom, and about a change on this Wikia, which i haven't made clear before.
I start with the last one:
For everyone who didn't noticed it, since last Januari, this Wiki is now affiliated with the Rupert Wikia[1]
Why and what What does this mean for the Robotboy Wikia
The reason is simple. I am an admin and bureaucrat on this Wiki, and the Rupert wiki. The Rupert Wiki has been aboned and lacking from so much information, that i adopt it last December. I will completly renovate it and add a lot of information. The Rupert Wiki will be almost the same as the Robotboy Wiki. So, the same rules, the same usage of infoboxes, same appearance, etc. That's basicly the only connection with this Wiki or the show.
This collaboration means that we have two Wiki's who share the same user(s) and helping eachother. This means a more professional approach on both Wiki's and for a professional appearance. Many other Wiki's are affiliated with other Wiki's and now the Robotboy wiki has joined this professional approach and cooperation aswell.
It doesn't mean that users from this Wikia must be editing on the Rupert Wiki. No, it's still a option. When you're not familair with Rupert, the books or show, or don't care, that's no problem at all. You don't have to be involved. It's just an administrative cooperation. :-)
Future
We hope that some day, other Wiki's will be and like to be affiliated with the Robotboy Wiki. I personally hope the admins of the Robotboy Canon Wiki and mostly the Dude's, that's my ghost Wiki, are interested in a affiliation.
But ofcourse, other Wiki's are welcome aswell. I will make a guideline, rules and some conditions in addition to the community portal for Wiki's who want to be affiliated with thee Robotboy Wiki. I am not sure when i have finished it and i will consult this with the other admins first, before publication somewhere in March 2018.
What's Rupert?
And now some information about the Rupert Wiki. Who's Rupert? Rupert is a character from the British newspaper 'The Daily Express'. He was created by Mary Tourtel in 1920, which makes him 6 years older then Winnie the Pooh and 40 years older than Paddington Bear (two other famous British bears). The stories are published non-stop since 1920 in the newspapers in the UK and every year a big selection of stories and new stories are printed in the 'Rupert Annuals' who are made every year. His stories are fun and enjoyable for children and adults.
Rupert is a young, white bear with red sweater and yellow trousers and scarf. He lives with his parents in Nutwood and had many friends. He is adventoures, smart, kind, warm-hearted and likes to help people. He always ends in some mysterious and weird adventures. Most of the time by his own curiosity or bad-luck. He always manage to make things to a good end and to be at home for teatime.
For most people outside the UK (mostly the US), Rupert is well-known for his televion show with the same name (Rupert, also known als: The all new adventures of Rupert), made by Canadian animationstudio Nelvana, with 65 episodes and 5 seasons, wich aired from 1991 till 1997. All episodes are availbe for free on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTMm0VqEkPk&list=PLyJA77GdW64brbHWtcN7t-IqVu9XhvSFQ (season 1 playlist) and are also availbe on Amazon, ITunes and several DVD'S.
I really can recommend you all to watch the series (and read the stories ofcourse). But if you like Robotboy, i really think you will enjoy the adventures of Rupert (the 1991 series) to! It's full of fun, likeable characters en adventures. The show is really good and i hope you like it.
Does it mean that i don't like Robotboy anymore
NO! I still love and like Robotboy. I don't watch it everyday anymore and i am not that active on the Discord chat anymore, i know. But i still read most of the messages every week and things people write there. Many are concerend that the community is dying. Personally, i don't think so. It's more that people's interests are moving, and that's completly normal. The fandom is quiet, but not dead in my opinion.
I still like Robotboy and i still edit this Wiki everyday (to remove bugs, mistakes and renew the pages to our new looks, etc.). But yeah, i also gained more interests in other shows like Codename:Kids Next door for example, and ofcourse Rupert. Which i both already knew from a long time ago and now getting back into it.
Robotboy will alyways have a special place in my heart and i still like to watch the episodes. But i am also exploring old and new stuff, because i was busy with Robotboy for almost two years now and everything i could discover, is discoverd by now. No more new episodes or information, so yeah. After a while you get slowed down with interest.
If you have any questions or remarks, please feel free to comment and i will answer. Sorry for the long blog post, i hope it didn't take to long :-)
Thank you for your time!
Kind regards,
Octaaf de Bolle.