The Animanga Wiki spotlights various wiki on it's main page. Normally these are lesser known wiki that could use contributors.

Of course there are some criteria for spotlighting.

• A wiki needs to be here on Wikia
• A wiki needs to have a few actual contributors to the wiki.
• The wiki needs some content already, or helpful hints on how to help out.
• It must have a link back to the Animanga wiki.
  • In the Wiki-navigation(if there is room) as:**w:c:animanga|Anime/Manga Hub
    • or in the Wiki-navigation(main dropdown) as:*w:c:animanga|Anime/Manga Hub
  • And on the main page as one of the footers, {{w:animangafooter}} or {{w:ACGBox}}
  • We're trying to network wiki together, spotlighting without links in the reverse direction don't aid the flow of users. Simple promotion via series articles doesn't require this of course.
• With the exception of established wiki with a heavily vandalized main page, the main page must not be fully protected, and should only be semi protected if shown to be necessary.

Have an idea for a good spotlight? Create a new section on the talkpage suggesting it.

Do Spotlights Work?Edit

It depends, for wikis with high traffic already, probably not, for low traffic wikis, yes. Although it helps increase traffic to the wiki, it doesn't mean there will be new contributors, maybe just readers.

Prior to using the cross-wiki footer(Apr 2010), there wasn't much change in traffic to spotlit wikis. After the footer was used there was much clearer traffic spikes on some wikis.

Here are a couple of examples of a traffic spike during a spotlight:

You can view your wikis traffic at: quantcast.com, just change the url.

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Current Spotlights Edit

Past Spotlights Edit

April 2012Edit

w:c:medakabox, w:c:lou, w:c:magi

March 2012Edit

w:c:aonoexorcist, w:c:highschool-of-the-dead, w:c:natsumeyuujinchou

February 2012Edit

w:c:beelzebub, w:c:blackrockshooter, w:c:haruhi

January 2012Edit

w:c:bakemonogatari, w:c:ben-to, w:c:inuxbokuss

December 2011Edit

w:c:un-go, w:c:chihayafuru, w:c:tasogare-otome

November 2011Edit

w:c:btooom, w:c:stars, w:c:shakugan

October 2011Edit

w:c:lastexile, w:c:claymore, w:c:fushigiyuugi

September 2011Edit

w:c:xxxholic, w:c:kurokonobasuke, w:c:kodomonojikan

August 2011Edit

w:c:blackrockshooter, w:c:no6, w:c:penguindrum

July 2011Edit

w:c:nurarihyonnomago, w:c:beelzebub, w:c:deadmanwonderland

June 2011Edit

w:c:nogamineuro, w:c:hokenshitsunoshinigami, w:c:magico

May 2011Edit

w:c:enigma, w:c:sketdance, w:c:steins-gate

April 2011Edit

w:c:aonoexorcist, w:c:medakabox, w:c:kaminomi

March 2011Edit

w:c:satoshikon, w:c:ultimo, w:c:kenichi

February 2011Edit

w:c:dothack, w:c:dgrayman, w:c:gosick

January 2011Edit

w:c:beelzebub, w:c:nurarihyonnomago, w:c:clannad

December 2010Edit

w:c:reborn, w:c:toarumajutsunoindex, w:c:naruto

November 2010Edit

Case Closed Wiki, Fairy Tail Wiki, Ghost in the Shell Wiki

October 2010Edit

Mitsudomoe Wiki, The World God Only Knows Wiki, Claymore Wiki

September 2010Edit

xxxHolic Wiki, Air Gear Wiki, Professor Layton Wiki

August 2010Edit

Fushigi Yuugi Wiki, Rosario + Vampire Wiki, Soul Eater Wiki

July 2010Edit

Appleseed Wiki, Hellsing Wiki, Love Hina Wiki

June 2010Edit

Katekyo Hitman Reborn Wiki, Kuroshitsuji Wiki, Sekirei Wiki

May 2010Edit

Clannad Wiki, Fist of the North Star Wiki, Ranma 1/2 Wiki

April 2010Edit

Toaru Majutsu no Index Wiki, One Piece Wiki, Pretty Cure Wiki

March 2010Edit

• These wiki and previous ones have not been on the cross-wiki footer, and can be reused

Saint Seiya Wiki, Shakugan no Shana Wiki, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Wiki

February 2010Edit

Bakugan Wiki, Gakuen Alice Wiki, Trigun Wiki

January 2010Edit

Shugo Chara Wiki, Vampire Knight Wiki, Hetalia Archives

December 2009Edit

Darker Than Black Wiki, Hayate The Combat Butler Wiki, Code Geass Wiki

November 2009Edit

Tsubasa Chronicle Wiki, Azumanga and Yotsuba Wiki, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Wiki

October 2009Edit

Narutopedia, Haruhi Suzumiya, Minami-ke & Class 5-2 Wiki