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|name = Encyclopedia SpongeBobia
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'''Encyclopedia SpongeBobia''' ('''ESB''' for short; formerly named '''The SpongeBob SquarePants Wiki''') is a {{SBSP}} [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants fan sites|fan website]] on {{W|Fandom (website)|Fandom}} and a general knowledge base for ''SpongeBob SquarePants''-related content. The wiki was founded by {{U|Haldir}} on {{Time|April 25}}, {{Time|2007}} and adopted by {{U|AMK152}} later that same year.

Encyclopedia SpongeBobia is a wiki on Fandom, which means anyone is allowed to edit the wiki. When the website was first established, anyone could edit whether they had an account or not. An IP block occurred for a short time, but it later ended in {{Time|2010}}. This was changed again when Fandom modified their policies to disallow anonymous editing on wikis with young audiences. The website allows anyone to edit if they create an account on Fandom.

The website contains a [[ESB:Crew|staff]] of [[ESB:Administrators|administrators]] and [[ESB:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]] who must go through an [[ESB:Requests for adminship|application process]] to be promoted to those roles. There have been [[ESB:Crew/bytenure|79 different administrators]] in the history of the wiki. As of {{Time|2025}}, the wiki currently has more than 17,000 pages and [[Special:ListUsers|thousands of users]].

==History==
===Origins and establishment (2006—2007)===
{{Main|ESB:WikiProject SpongeBob SquarePants}}
Encyclopedia SpongeBobia has its roots in the {{W|WikiProject}} ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' at {{W|Wikipedia}}, formed on {{Time|June 6}}, {{Time|2006}} by {{W|User:ForestH2|ForestH2}} and developed by the former and AMK152. The WikiProject grew, and was able to keep track of and improve all ''SpongeBob''-related articles on Wikipedia. The WikiProject grew to over 100 members within a year. The project focused on reverting vandalism, formatting, and expanding articles.

In 2006, there were two failed attempts by AMK152 at creating a separate ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' wiki. His first request was denied on {{Time|August 26}}, 2006, because Fandom did not believe that a ''SpongeBob'' wiki would be large enough. Instead, Fandom staff pointed toward the official [[w:c:nickelodeon|Nickelodeon Wiki]] for content related to [[Nickelodeon]] as a means of accomplishing the goals. His second request was denied on {{Time|December 10}}, 2006, so the focus remained on Wikipedia.

[[File:SB Wikia 2007.png|thumb|260px|ESB (then known as the SpongeBob SquarePants Wikia) as seen on May 6, 2007]]
WikiProject ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' continued to grow. However, in {{Time|2007}}, the project ran into several problems when users outside the scope of the ''SpongeBob''-related articles did not consider some content to be relevant to Wikipedia. While the crisis was going on at Wikipedia, [[w:c:community:User:Dark Assassin|Dark Assassin]], a user of Fandom, made a [[w:c:community:Forum:SpongeBob!|request]] for a ''SpongeBob'' wiki at Fandom. However, there was another request (which was made by {{U|Haldir}}) that had been made, so [[w:c:community:User:Dantman|Dantman]] denied Dark Assassin's request on {{Time|April 11}}. Later that month, Haldir's request for a ''SpongeBob'' wiki was granted, and the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Wiki was born.

On {{Time|May 8}}, 2007, the issue was brought to the articles regarding ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' on Wikipedia. A heated debate engulfed the WikiProject and several contributors of ''SpongeBob'' articles. The members of WikiProject SBSP fought to preserve those articles on Wikipedia.

<blockquote>Single episode articles do not need to exist for most series. Only certain shows of high regard (The Simpsons, Doctor Who), that can have actual information, need them. An episode needs to be capable of having more than just a plot summary; along with a nice, concise plot summary, they need to have at least well sourced development, and reception sections. Examples of this can be found here, here, and in any of the episode articles here. Obviously, they won't just pop up for every episode article, but it is easy to tell that this is very unlikely to happen for this series. I plan on doing this in five days if no concerns are brought up. If they are brought up, I will address them.

<br><br>
- The Proposer (May 8, 2007)

</blockquote>

AMK152 and other Project members tried to counter the argument and negotiate with the proposer. AMK's opening arguments began like this:

<blockquote>
SpongeBob is as high regard of a show as the Simpsons. It is a very notable and popular show, and many of the episodes are notable as well. What about all the work put into the episode articles, plot summeries [sic] and some production details? People have put in a lot of effort on trying to improve these articles. Yes, quotes belong on Wikiquote. Trivia is trying to downsize. Some trivia even includes production details. I have looked at some Simpson episode articles and saw that they look pretty much the same as SpongeBob, except the name of the show and that the Simpsons includes more production details. SpongeBob does have information on production details, and if you look at a few of the articles you'll see them.

<br><br>
- AMK152 (May 9, 2007)

</blockquote>

AMK offered a compromise, by creating an article for each season. However, the proposer scrutinized what he called fan "cruft."

<blockquote>
There really is no point for season pages. All of this can easily be stuck under the current episode list. You do not need to list cast for single episodes; it's pointless cruft. Each episode needs a three line plot summary at most. That and the basic information is all it needs. No images would be used either. Scene removals are trivia; they do not constitute the true information needed anyways. You need deep analysis of how the plot was devised, what went into it, and stuff like that.
</blockquote>

The Proposer went on to say that only AMK and a few other users were concerned with the episode articles. AMK advocated for the need to preserve the information, while The Proposer scrutinized the mass amount of ''SpongeBob'' information as "pointless" and that "few people care." On {{Time|May 14}}, 2007, The Proposer redirected all ''SpongeBob'' episode articles to the main episode list. This in turn, threatened all ''SpongeBob'' title cards and related images that became orphaned. Over the course of the following week, AMK152 managed to save all the orphaned images to his computer. Once the redirection occurred, other contributors of ''SpongeBob'' articles joined in on the discussion.

Among those who joined this discussion were SpongeSebastian, who made an incredibly great argument for the usefulness of the ''SpongeBob'' articles:

<blockquote>
SpongeBob SquarePants is a very popular show, why it always comes in the top 15 Neilson ratings. Obviously, it deserves its own episode articles. People would want to find out more about SpongeBob episodes, so they'll turn to their favorite source of information: Wikipedia. However, they instead find themselves being redirected to an episode list. The episode list itself isn't helpful at all. It only provides the episode title, a brief summary, an airdate, and that's pretty much it. The examples of a proper Wikipedia episode article from House and The Simpsons are featured articles. What do you expect? It's not like the only goal of every Wikipedia article is to gain featured status. That's only for a few articles. All of the vandalism that goes on in the articles has nothing to do with anything and can be easily fixed. As for images, I am trying to encourage people to upload proper screenshots so that the articles look good, but I don't have a DVD-playing computer or a video capture card so I can't do that myself. Images just give a helpful illustration to support the article. Some people may say that you can easily go to TV.com and use their information, but believe me, most of the articles that Wikipedia had contained more information than what TV.com provided. TV.com is mostly helpful for reviews and such. Wikipedia articles are supposed to be helpful, not perfect. It's ridiculous to fight over whether something's perfect or not. I didn't see anything wrong with SpongeBob having episode articles and so didn't most of everyone else. This discussion not that shows of high regard should have articles. What makes you think SpongeBob isn't of high regard? Read what I said earlier please. Anyway, I said all I wanted to say. I'm just saying that SpongeBob episode list is pointless without episode articles.

<br><br>
- SpongeSebastian (May 18, 2007)

</blockquote>

On May 29, 2007, AMK152 returned to Fandom to discover that the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Wiki was created. Haldir, however, was inactive. AMK152 made very few edits on the new wiki during the summer of 2007. After seeing that it was almost impossible to bring the articles back on Wikipedia, AMK152 proceeded to do a massive project involving the migration of all ''SpongeBob''-related articles from Wikipedia to the new ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Wiki. After the articles were successfully migrated over, their preservation was more likely to succeed. Although activity was slow at first, a few editors joined and soon there was a transition of the articles to the wiki. Without success on Wikipedia, AMK152 decided to embrace Fandom and the new ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Wiki. He began to seriously migrate articles on {{Time|August 27}}, 2007, and this continued into early October 2007.

===Early growth (2007—2012)===
[[File:ESBDec2007.png|thumb|left|260px|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's homepage during December 2007.]]
On {{Time|October 6}}, 2007, AMK152 was migrating more articles to the wiki. A day later, a user named {{U|Fad}} began to vandalize and upload inappropriate images on the wiki. With Haldir (the only administrator of the wiki at the time) inactive, AMK152 had little control over the vandal. With the help of a member of Fandom's staff, AMK152 was granted sysop powers the same day.<ref>[[w:c:community:Forum:SpongeBob SquarePants Wikia|Forum:SpongeBob SquarePants Wikia - Community Central]]</ref> He continued to migrate articles off of Wikipedia and contributors at the wiki soon began to assist with the articles.

On {{Time|January 19}}, {{Time|2008}}, Andrewrox of SpongePedia sent a message to AMK152, requesting help at SpongePedia. The conversation further turned into a request that the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Wiki merge with SpongePedia, but AMK152 declined the offer. AMK152 became a bureaucrat on {{Time|February 4}}, 2008. Later that year, the wiki adopted the Monobook skin, as activity increased.

[[File:ESB2009.png|thumb|260px|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's homepage during 2009.]]
In February {{Time|2009}}, {{U|Rgoodermote}} joined the wiki with several ideas on how to improve the articles, and a few days later, [[ESB:Requests for adminship/Rgoodermote|joined the staff]] as a second active administrator. Rgoodermote brought several ideas to the wiki, which helped to bring more discussion within the community. Since there were multiple administrators, AMK152 and Rgoodermote were able to work together to bring the wiki forward. In March 2009, {{U|Greennave}} and {{U|Mallinois}} joined the administration. That same month, an incident arose with allegations that some users were taking title cards from SpongePedia. Rgoodermote investigated the situation, which was soon resolved. That same month, the wiki's size had grown to a point where AMK152 decided it was time to have a bot. From {{Time|March 22}} to {{Time|March 24|24}}, a discussion and [[ESB:Proposals/AMK152Bot|a proposal]] occurred, and after which, {{U|AMK152Bot}} became the first bot for the wiki. 

Following five unsuccessful administration requests, Rgoodermote closed requests on {{Time|March 22}}, 2009, being satisfied with the number of administrators. On May 18, 2009, administration requests were opened again, this time with a 1,000-edit requirement, so as to only discuss experienced users' requests. Greennave resigned from the administration on {{Time|July 11}}, 2009. Because of the lack of administrators, Rgoodermote promoted TheEd on {{Time|August 10}}, 2009, bringing the administration back up to four members.

{{Time|2010}} marked a larger increase in the wiki's growth. In April 2010, the ban on all IP editing was lifted, and this brought a sharp increase in editing activity, which in turn, brought a need for more administrators. Rgoodermote left the wiki on {{Time|April 10}}, 2010, leaving AMK152 the only active administrator.

From April to September 2010, there were a total of 45 administrator requests, of which only four were successful: {{U|Shroomish7}} ({{Time|June 9}}, 2010), {{U|IKnowAll}} ({{Time|July 7}}, 2010), {{U|GojiBob}} ({{Time|July 9}}, 2010), and {{U|General5 7}} ({{Time|July 31}}, 2010). On {{Time|October 28}}, 2010, longtime contributor {{U|Airhogs777}} [[ESB:Requests for adminship/Airhogs777|became an administrator]], bringing the administration to six members. That same month, {{U|AW10}} joined the wiki, quickly becoming an administrator in December. He brought several significant design changes to the wiki, from the skin, to templates and functionality. {{Time|2011}} and {{Time|2012}} saw continued growth of the wiki's size, contributors, and administration.

===Collaboration attempts and Project Cleanup (2012—2014)===
In late June 2012, {{U|Tvguy347}} posted at the forum of the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Wiki about a collaboration with [[The SpongeBob Community]] (SBC). He contacted AMK152 and they began corresponding over the summer and fall of 2012. Very early on in the discussions, on {{Time|June 25}}, 2012, AMK152 gave the suggestion of "SpongeBob Universe" to be used as the name of the collaborative project. Ultimately, the concept of SpongeBob Universe helped to boost community involvement. On {{Time|June 27}}, 2012, the wiki adopted the "tabs" system created by AW10. This helped navigation throughout the wiki, especially on episode articles.

[[ESB:SpongeBob Universe|SpongeBob Universe]] became official on {{Time|November 1}}, 2012, when the founding document was accepted. The same day, a discussion into renaming the wiki for SpongeBob Universe was initiated. On {{Time|November 12}}, 2012, {{ESB|Project Cleanup}} was formed to address formatting and design changes to the wiki's articles. Discussions and preparations were made for a {{Time|January 1}}, {{Time|2013}} launch of SpongeBob Universe, which was not ready by the time New Year's Day arrived.

With SBU on hiatus, the wiki began to focus on Project Cleanup in order to improve the articles and design. AMK152 and AW10 came up with several proposals, and the latter also came up with several designs, which continued rapidly throughout the spring and summer of 2013. Notable proposals include AW10's [[ESB:Proposals/Episode galleries|proposal to integrate episode galleries]], which was successfully implemented on {{Time|June 5}}, 2013.

SpongeBob Universe had another attempt at launching in July 2013. A new wiki was created by MDPP, and AMK152 migrated several articles to the new wiki. However, as July and August went on, there was no progress in SpongeBob Universe. Another relaunch attempted was scheduled for September 2013, but ultimately, the feelings in the wiki were not very well with SBU. On {{Time|August 20}}, 2013, it [[ESB:Proposals/Abandon SBU|was proposed]] that the wiki abandon its part in SpongeBob Universe. The proposal was supported, ending the following day.

[[File:ESB2013.png|thumb|260px|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's homepage during 2013.]]
After SpongeBob Universe was dissolved, the wiki turned its focus toward Project Cleanup. In late 2013, community involvement in discussions began to increase, creating more input and more ideas for the future of the wiki. In January 2014, ESB's first major crisis began with controversy from [[SpongeBuddy Mania]] complaining about copied transcripts. Policies were established to prevent copying, but misunderstandings and arguments led to the demotion of {{U|Seacactus}} and temporary suspension of 120d. By late January, the dust had settled, but intense discussions become more frequent with regards to the way 120d carried out his administrative duties. In March and April 2014, the wiki underwent the final stages of a renaming process. Additionally, the administrator {{U|Spongebob456}} [[ESB:Proposals/Twitter Account|proposed]] the idea to have a {{W|Twitter}} account for the wiki. This was accepted, and 456 was named account manager in April.

The last collaboration attempt started when AMK152 reached out to the [[SpongeBob Fanon Wiki]]. ESB users set up an "embassy" through AMK152's SBFW talk page. However, the users saw SBFW to be quite displeasing with the wiki unknowingly hosting trolls such as {{U|SuperFanon'D!}} On {{Time|April 29}}, 2014, AMK152 made an adoption request for spongebobfanon.wikia.com Wiki at the same time {{U|OnioNS}} did. AMK's request was successful, and AW10 came up with the name "[[Fanonia SpongeBobia]]." However, ESB learnt SBFW and adopted the URL ''spongebobfanon.wikia.com''. The purpose of the wiki came as a branch of SpongeBobia in which users can post their ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' fanfiction. AW10 worked on developing a set of templates and layouts throughout. When SBFW learned of this, some users targeted and harassed users who had made more edits at ESB. Although the majority of admins on both wikis tried to stop the crisis, there was no use. A treaty meditated by the [[community:Help:SpamTaskForce|VSTF]] was signed by SBFW in four months.

===Formation of Encyclopedia SpongeBobia (2014—2016)===
On {{Time|April 5}}, 2014, [[ESB:Proposals/Rename the Wiki (Final Round)|after 16 months of discussion]], Encyclopedia SpongeBobia became the wiki's new name. The name officially took effect on the wiki's 7th anniversary, April 25, 2014. That weekend, there was a celebration, which mostly occurred on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The [[ESB:Chat|chatroom]] was full, and three rounds of trivia were played.

After months of intensive conversations, debates, and arguments, administrator 120d was suspended, and after a week, was [[ESB:User rights review/120d/2|officially removed]] from the administration team. The crisis remained tense in the days that followed, but the community began to move on, especially with [[ESB:Requests for adminship/Josephyr|overwhelming support]] for a new administrator, {{U|Josephyr}} (formerly JosephHawk).

Throughout the spring of 2014, the SpongeBobia community continued to grow, as the chatroom became more active. In June 2014, the [[ESB:User of the Month|User of the Month]] process was implemented and AMK152, the wiki's adopter, [[ESB:User of the Month/nominations/AMK152|won for July 2014]] and thus became the first user to receive the award, while JosephHawk [[ESB:User of the Month/nominations/Josephyr|won for August 2014]].

On July 30, 2014, after many years of loyal service and contributions, 120d retired from ESB and was blocked by request. Additionally, several administrators lost their administrative status in August 2014 due to inactivity and/or retirement: {{U|SpongeyTube}}, GojiBob, {{U|Puppets}}, and {{U|SpongeBob EditPants}}. The crisis in the chatroom was averted with the [[ESB:Proposals/Chat moderator appointments|demotion of three chat moderators]].

SpongeBob Galaxy, another ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' wiki on Fandom, was started. Not understanding the reasons for its existence, administrators at ESB suggested that SBG merge with ESB. Through misinterpretations, both communities were plunged into a massive argument that came to a boiling point in mid-August and led to a failed peace treaty on the evening of {{Time|August 19}}, 2014. It was then decided to ignore the drama and let each community move on. A [[Thread:126533|forum post]] called for the end of the drama. During this time, administrator JosephHawk resigned, as did bureaucrat {{U|CalzoneManiac}}. In the aftermath of the drama, ESB entered a rather quiet period, in which the wiki continued peacefully, with little discussion, and a canceled meeting. The introduction of {{ESB|tasks}} greatly changed the tone of the wiki, turning its focus back to content-building. During this time, JosephHawk returned to ESB, and his adminship was reinstated.

[[File:ESB2015.png|thumb|left|260px|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's homepage during 2015.]]
On {{Time|October 3}}, 2014, 120d posted a [[Thread:132863|thread]] on his message wall stating that he missed editing the wiki and would like to return. AW10 granted his request, and he was unblocked. A few days later, AW10 retired from the wiki due to getting overwhelmed by non-wiki activities in his life, pushing wiki activities aside. At the beginning of November 2014, JosephHawk went on a hiatus from Fandom and thus stopped being an administrator. Requirements for admin rights were removed soon after, resulting in a lot of users becoming an admin around this time. AW10 rejoined the wiki on {{Time|March 1}}, {{Time|2015}}, and he and 120d became administrators again ([[ESB:Requests for adminship/120d/5|120d]] on {{Time|April 5}}, 2015 and [[ESB:Requests for adminship/AW10|AW10]] on {{Time|April 8}}, 2015). 120d later got removed ([[ESB:User rights review/120d/3/voting|due to various reasons]]) in 2016, and AW10 resigned in 2017.

[[Sherm Cohen]], a ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' storyboard supervisor and director, [[User:Shermcohen|created an account]] and joined the wiki on {{Time|July 14}}, 2015.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160208191339/https://twitter.com/ShermCohen/status/621069664987156481 Sherm Cohen on Twitter: Yup!]</ref> A [[ESB:News Team|news team]] for ESB was formed and established in December 2016, after a failed attempt at one in November of that year. It was later abolished in December 2018 ([[ESB:Proposals/Discontinuing the news team/voting|through a proposal]]) due to a lack of order.

===Policies boom and chat issues (2017—2018)===
Administration reviews had been [[ESB:Proposals/Administration Reviews/voting|established]] by {{U|Nicko756}} on {{Time|January 29}}, {{Time|2017}}, in efforts to reduce the numbers of non-working members of the administration team by letting the ESB community decide on whether certain members of the team are redundant or not. Several changes subsequently were made to shorten the original 6-month review range, but eventually administration reviews became abolished due to number of complaints by former administration team veterans.

[[File:celebrate10annivesarywiki.png|thumb|260px|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's homepage during its 10th anniversary]]
On April 25, 2017, the wiki celebrated its 10th birthday, and AMK152 wrote a [[Thread:356939|thread]] to commemorate that day. Throughout 2017 to mid-2018, there had been a significant awareness of policies and roles in the wiki, leading to drastic changes to ESB policies and the administration team. As a result, the community efforts on improving the wiki's articles and community had become unpredictable, but simultaneously progressed more overall compared to past years.

Starting from the first half of 2017, several users of ESB have doubted the rules surrounding the once-integrated "discussion moderator" right. At the time, a user must be a chat moderator for one month in order to become promoted to discussion moderator, but the problem arose when some users were only interested in the social non-chat aspects of the wiki. One active user on the wiki, {{U|Qwertyxp2000 the second}}, formed significant interest in moderating page comments and forum pages, but he had shown little interest in moderating chat. On August 17, 2017, former bureaucrat {{U|MightyMorphinJon}}'s proposal to [[ESB:Proposals/Removing chat moderation privileges from the discussion moderator right/voting|split discussion moderator rights as its own unique right]] has been passed. Users that had the discussion moderator right before then subsequently gained both discussion moderator rights and chat moderator rights.

On October 2017, a [[ESB:Proposals/Motion to Call a Convention/voting|proposal to add Conventions]] proposed by AMK152 has passed, thereby requiring all future policy changes to be discussed under Conventions, rather than simply through {{ESB|proposals}}.

As time went on, some users started questioning the necessity of the ESB Chat. Gradually since October 2017, the chat had been declining in activity and on {{Time|December 20}}, 2017, [[Help:VSTF|VSTF]] member and chatbot operator {{U|Kerri Amber}} was globally blocked and later disabled for confidential reasons, and the chatbot lost connection and went out. The chat had little activity for the next several months, with only an occasional outburst. Many users were not concerned as summer started approaching.

On {{Time|March 11}}, {{Time|2018}}, Encyclopedia SpongeBobia updated its logo to resemble the 2008-present logo of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. From April 2014 up until then, the wiki's logo resembled the show's 1999-2008 logo, only with the wiki's name in place of the show's name. [[ESB:Proposals/Update the ESB logo/voting|A proposal]] for this change was created by {{U|Bluebunny507}} on {{Time|February 23}} of that year, and the new logo was created by {{U|Squiddleward}}.

Bluebunny507 attempted to [[Thread:553961|contact]] {{U|KockaAdmiralac}} on potentially running a new chatbot for ESB and it was [[Thread:554073|discussed]] with the ESB administrators. With an exchanging of e-mails between AMK152 and KockaAdmiralac, the new chat bot was [[ESB:Proposals/New chatbot/voting|proposed]] and passed with overwhelming support and soon after was back in operation. With little difference to the chat in June 2017, administrator {{U|Alex.sapre}} addressed the activity issues in a [[User blog:Alex.sapre/Social Activity on the Wiki: Are Forum Games and our Mindset to Blame?|blog post]] which was later highlighted. He addressed some factors in why the chat had been slow, even as the summer months approach. After several attempts to attract users to the chat, assistant {{U|Golfpecks256}} discussed the possibility of a "chat revival" event to chat moderator {{U|TheKorraFanatic}} and former chat moderator {{U|Madiyunu}} on {{Time|July 10}}, 2018. The event would be called a "chat revival" which was later renamed to "chat meetup." A [[User blog:TheKorraFanatic/Chat meetup|blog post]] was made the next day to notify everyone on the wiki. Invites were also sent out to individual users who were once active in the chatroom as well. The chat meetup began on {{Time|July 12}}, 2018 with the chat nearing 40 users at its peak. A [[User blog:Golfpecks256/Chat Conclusion July 12 2018|conclusion]] blog was made soon after as the chat meetup finished.

Despite the efforts, chat still declined as weeks went by. So another chat revival emerged and was done on {{Time|August 16}}, 2018. After the event, the chat kept a steady activity pace and increased at various points. The event was very successful that it was repeated [[User:Golfpecks256/Chat-meetups|every month of 2018]] soon after.

On the evening of {{Time|October 15}}, 2018, former discussion moderator {{U|CheeseRoxTheWorld}} passed away in a drowning accident,<ref>[[User blog:LS88/CheeseRoxTheWorld (1999-2018)]]</ref> marking this instance as the first known death of an ESB user. Her user rights were thereafter revoked, and the community mourned her loss the following day in a [[Thread:684140|thread]] created by then-administrator Golfpecks256 in collaboration with ESB adopter AMK152 and fellow bureaucrat Spongebob456. Following the death of [[Stephen Hillenburg]] on {{Time|November 26}}, 2018, Encyclopedia SpongeBobia added [[ESB:Stephen Hillenburg|a special page]] to dedicate memories towards Hillenburg.

===20th Anniversary and UCP transition (2019—2020)===
[[File:ESB20.png|thumb|left|260px|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's homepage during SpongeBob's 20th Anniversary.]]
In {{Time|2019}}, Encyclopedia SpongeBobia started to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary. The wiki hit 20,000 pages in mid-February, but most ESB users at the time applied greater focus towards preparing for two special anniversaries, the other anniversary being the 12th anniversary of ESB. Bureaucrat Spongebob456 created [[Thread:768380|two]] [[Thread:839380|threads]] to celebrate the milestones.

As part of the series' 20th anniversary celebration, an episode-ranking tournament named {{ESB|SpongeCupEpisodePants}} was founded on {{Time|January 21}}, 2019. The tournament followed a similar process to the {{W|FIFA World Cup}}, except instead of scoring goals by shooting a soccer ball towards the opposite team's goal, "goals" on each episode (which functioned as the contestants) were pushed towards "support" or "oppose" depending on the voting strength of each registered user. Each registered user was able to support or oppose any available episode between a score from 1 to 10 (or neutral vote with a score of 0). The top positive-scoring episodes of each round progressed to the next round, up to the [[ESB:SpongeCupEpisodePants/Tournament/Finals|finals]] where the final two competed for the champion position. The tournament started on {{Time|April 17}}, 2019, and ended {{Time|July 17}}, 2019. The winning episode was "[[Band Geeks]]." This game was inspired by {{U|Lumoshi}}, while the development was led by {{U|AW10}} and Golfpecks256.

While most of the second quarter had been rather uneventful, a {{W|Normal pressure hydrocephalus|fatal brain condition}} caused [[Tim Conway]] to pass away on {{Time|May 14}}, 2019. Similar to Stephen Hillenburg in the past year, ESB added a [[ESB:Tim Conway|memorial]] dedicated to the memories of Tim Conway. On {{Time|June 30}}, 2019, Encyclopedia SpongeBobia updated their main page layout once again.

{{U|Figmeister}} [[ESB:Requests for bureaucrat/Figmeister|became a bureaucrat]] on the wiki in November {{Time|2019}}, the first new bureaucrat since {{U|Squiddleward}} became one [[ESB:Requests for bureaucrat/Squiddleward|almost two years earlier]]. Later that same month, after several long months of inactivity, the [[ESB:User of the Month|User]] and [[ESB:Article of the Month|Article of the Month]] prizes were abolished via [[ESB:Proposals/Get rid of UOTM and AOTM/voting|a proposal]]. Prior to being abolished, two nominations (which were both several months old) had been abandoned with no consensus and very few votes. However, both prizes were later brought back [[ESB:Proposals/Bring back UOTM/voting|via]] [[ESB:Proposals/Bring back Article of the Month/voting|proposals]] in September and October 2020 respectively.

On {{Time|February 13}}, {{Time|2020}}, another user's death occurred: {{U|Nicholas Blaschke}}, although his death was not made public on this wiki until a week later on {{Time|February 21}} when a user made a [[User blog:Pikmin1488/Rip Nicholas Blaschke|blog announcing the death]]. ESB users have since mourned his loss on the blog, including Fandom staff. Nicholas passed away in a house fire caused by a malfunctioning toaster.<ref>[https://www.centralmaine.com/2020/02/13/vassalboro-woman-expresses-anguish-after-very-sweet-mentally-disabled-son-dies-in-fire/ Vassalboro woman expresses anguish after ‘very sweet’ mentally disabled son dies in fire - Central Maine]</ref> Although [https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User%3ANicholas+Blaschke indefinitely blocked prior], {{U|Kandy Katie}} removed the block following the announcement.

Despite the growing {{W|Discord}} [[ESB:Discord|server]], many new ESB users started showing an increased interest in the ESB chat once again similar to previous years. However, on August 5, 2020, Fandom Support announced the [[w:c:community:User_blog:MisterWoodhouse/The future of Chat|retirement of the Special:Chat feature]], citing low usage figures across Fandom in comparison to Discord, and due to migrations to the [[w:c:community:Help:Unified Community Platform|Unified Community Platform (UCP)]]. On {{Time|September 18}}, 2020, the start of the new UCP update occurred with Discussions separated into multiple categories, just like the forum did. On {{Time|October 1}}, Special:Forum and all of its posts were migrated to Discussions as part of the UCP. On {{Time|October 27}}, the built-in chat function was permanently closed, and a number of functional changes were implemented, most notably updating the source editor and removing Special:WikiActivity to replace with the existing [[Special:RecentChanges]].

===Later growth (2021—2023)===
On {{Time|August 5}}, {{Time|2021}}, the wiki adopted a new logo after [[ESB:Proposals/New wiki logo/voting|a proposal]] made by bureaucrat Spongebob456. The new logo, made by rollback {{U|TheJasbre202}}, was made to represent [[Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years|the]] [[The Patrick Star Show|spinoffs]] the ''SpongeBob'' franchise has received in recent years. The 2021 logo also has an alternate variant on Discord and Bluesky.

[[File:ESBHomepage2023.png|thumb|260px|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's homepage during 2023.]]
The wiki continued to grow into the 2020s, with {{Time|2022}} and {{Time|2023}} rather significant years of growth for the wiki. In January 2022, {{U|Thelxinoe}} was promoted to the administrator role, which increased the amount of administrators to nine. However, the amount was decreased to seven after {{U|The gamer 987654321}} resigned and {{U|Stryker305}} [[ESB:User rights review/Biannual user rights review/11|was demoted]] later that year. 

In April and May of 2022 respectively, {{U|BSpongeSM02}} and {{U|Anthony2306}} were promoted to bureaucrats via [[ESB:Requests for bureaucrat/BSpongeSM02|successful]] [[ESB:Requests for bureaucrat/Anthony2306|requests]], making them the first new bureaucrats since Figmeister in November 2019. In September 2022, {{U|FireMatch}} was promoted to the administrator role after [[ESB:Requests for adminship/FireMatch|her request]] was successful, increasing the number of administrators to eight. However, the wiki only had two discussion moderators due to the recent resignations of {{U|Idroppedmypen}} and {{U|SpongeTron D}}.

In October and November of 2022, {{U|OggySimpsonsFan333}} on his original {{U|SquidTron C}} account and {{U|PinkPugPrincess}} were promoted to the discussion moderator role after [[ESB:Requests for discussion moderator/SquidTron C/2|successful]] [[ESB:Requests for discussion moderator/PinkPugPrincess|requests]], increasing the total back to four. However, that number decreased to two after the former announced [[User blog:SquidTron C/Resignation|his resignation]] in late November 2022, and {{U|ItzSpongeBob 1999}} was demoted for an inactivity spell between February and April 2023. The only assistant at that time was {{U|The Smarter, Wiser King Dedede}} due to the resignation of recent assistants, before PinkPugPrincess got promoted in November 2023 following a [[ESB:Requests for assistant/PinkPugPrincess|successful request]], bringing the amount back to two.

On {{Time|January 8}}, 2023, the wiki adopted a new banner for its [[ESB:Discord|Discord server]] after [[ESB:Proposals/Add a ESB Discord Server Banner/voting|a proposal]] made by SquidTron C (now OggySimpsonsFan333). The first option passed and was used for its Discord server. It is only visible whenever the server's boosts are at level 2 or higher. Whenever it is not at level 1 or lower due to the low amount of server boots, the banner is not shown.

On {{Time|March 22}}, 2023, Eliternal [[ESB:Proposals/Add User of The Month box and Article of The Month box to the ESB Mainpage/voting|proposed]] to add the User of the Month and Article of the Month boxes onto the main page, after they were previously removed. A community banner for the wiki [[ESB:Proposals/Add a custom community banner image and text/voting|was added]] on {{Time|November 10}}, 2023, also proposed by Eliternal. In late 2023, the number of pages on the wiki surpassed 15,000 once again due to numerous users joining, editing articles, and creating pages related to recent episodes of the franchise.

===25th Anniversary (2024—present)===
[[File:ESB Homepage SpongeBob 25.png|thumb|left|260px|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's homepage during the 25th anniversary of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' in July 2024.]]
In January {{Time|2024}}, {{U|The Aura Warrior of Something from Whatever}} was promoted to the assistant role following a [[ESB:Requests for assistant/The Aura Warrior of Something from Whatever|successful request]], increasing the total to three. However, that number decreased to two when The Smarter, Wiser King Dedede was promoted to the administrator role following a [[ESB:Requests for adminship/The Smarter, Wiser King Dedede|successful request]] in May 2024.

In 2024, Encyclopedia SpongeBobia celebrated the [[SpongeBob 25|25th anniversary]] of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. As part of the milestone, SpongeCupEpisodePants was [[ESB:SpongeCupEpisodePants/2024|brought back]] for a new edition on {{Time|April 23}}, 2024, [https://spongebob.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000489006 announced] by current bureaucrat BSpongeSM02 on the same day. On May 1, 2024, current bureaucrat Spongebob456 created [https://spongebob.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000490434 an announcement] on the wiki discussions, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the series. A total of 64 episodes were included in 2024's SpongeCup, with the tournament's [[ESB:SpongeCupEpisodePants/2024/Elimination/Final|final round]] concluding on July 17, 2024. "[[SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout]]" was the winning episode. A day after, BSpongeSM02 created [[User blog:BSpongeSM02/SpongeCup EpisodePants 2024 Recap|a recap for SpongeCupEpisodePants 2024]]. On {{Time|July 28}}, 2024, Spongebob456 created an [https://spongebob.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000507153 announcement] about a Fandom [https://www.fandom.com/video/AdASdNh8 interview] with the [[List of crew members|show's crew]] about the show's legacy, the best ''SpongeBob'' songs, and their response to the outcome of SpongeCup EpisodePants 2024. 

On {{Time|October 24}}, 2024, The Aura Warrior or Something or Whatever would announce his [[User blog:The Aura Warrior of Something from Whatever/Resigning my user role|resignation]] following a nearly unanimous [[ESB:User rights review/Biannual user rights review/16|user rights review]] consensus to remove him from the role. This resignation brought the number of assistants back to one. On {{Time|November 26}}, 2024, {{U|SpongeBot678}} was promoted to rollback after a successful request, increasing the total number of rollbacks to three after the demotion of TheJasbre202 due to inactivity.

On {{Time|December 10}}, 2024, the wiki adopted a [https://bsky.app/profile/spongebobia.bsky.social Bluesky account] after a [[ESB:Proposals/An ESB Bluesky account/voting|proposal]] by BSpongeSM02 passed, with the [[:File:BlueskyIconMP.png|main page icon]] being designed by SquidTron C (now OggySimpsonsFan333), and BSpongeSM02 being the manager of the Bluesky account. On {{Time|January 12}}, 2025, FireMatch was promoted to bureaucrat through a [[ESB:Requests for bureaucrat/FireMatch|successful request]], bringing the number of bureaucrats up to five, which is the most the wiki has had since 2014. On {{Time|January 16}}, SquidTron C resigned from being a rollback after he would announce his [https://spongebob.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000534819 retirement] (he would later return as OggySimpsonsFan333 on {{Time|June 20}}, 2025<ref>[https://spongebob.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000556051 Announcement (Created on 6/20/2025)]</ref>), bringing the number of rollbacks down to two. On {{Time|March 15}}, AndromedaMapping1 was promoted to discussion moderator, bringing the number of discussion moderators to three. Thelxinoe was demoted from administrator on {{Time|March 21}} due to inactivity, decreasing the number of non-bureaucrat administrators to two. On {{Time|May 20}}, SpongeBot678 was promoted from rollback to assistant, increasing the number of assistants to two, and ItzSpongeBob 1999 was promoted to rollback a few hours later. LarryBoy fan resigned from rollback on {{Time|May 23}}, decreasing the total number of rollbacks to one.

On {{Time|June 25}}, 2025, {{U|OggySimpsonsFan333}} created a [[ESB:Proposals/Use the Halloween and Christmas themes from 2024 annually/voting|proposal]] to use the [[ESB:Proposals/Halloween Theme 2024/voting|Halloween]] and [[ESB:Proposals/Christmas Theme 2024/voting|Christmas]] 2024 themes every year. On {{Time|July 3}}, 2025, the proposal passed and the Halloween and Christmas 2024 themes were adopted to became the themes that would be used annually every October and December. On {{Time|July 6}}, 2025, ItzSpongeBob 1999 was once again promoted to discussion moderator after a [[ESB:Requests for discussion moderator/ItzSpongeBob 1999/2|successful request]], bringing the amount of discussion moderators back to four.

==Notability==
[[File:ESB on Fandom's Top Wikis.png|thumb|260px|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia listed in the TV column on "Top Wikis."]]
Encyclopedia SpongeBobia is a very notable ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' wiki on Fandom as it has a very high {{W|Google}} rank for {{W|Google Search|Google searches}} related to ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' content and its spin-offs. Encyclopedia SpongeBobia is considered a "big wiki" by Fandom themselves,<ref>[[community:Hub:Big wikis|Big wikis - Community Central]]</ref> with it being the third listed wiki in the TV column for "Top Wikis." The wiki is also one of the biggest cartoon wikis.

==Trivia==
===General===
*{{U|Fad}} was the first non-anonymous user to be blocked on this wiki. However, it should be noted that anonymous users are no longer capable of editing the wiki. Fad was later unblocked by AMK152 in November {{Time|2014}}.
**If this does not include any unblocked users, {{U|Mangebob is squidard}} was the first non-anonymous user to be blocked from the wiki without needing to being unblocked by an administrator.
**{{U|Action3}} was the first user to be blocked the {{U|Abuse filter}}.<ref>[https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=Abuse+filter&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype=&wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist Abuse filter log]</ref>
*Between April {{Time|2007}} and February {{Time|2018}}, it took Encyclopedia SpongeBobia ten years and ten months to have a [[User:Squiddleward|female bureaucrat]] on the wiki.
*{{U|Anthony2306}} currently has the highest [[Special:Leaderboard|leaderboard]] position on the wiki.
*Anthony2306 currently has the highest edit count of any regular user on the wiki. 
**If [[ESB:Bots|bot accounts]] are included, {{U|AndromedaBotting1}} has the highest edit count on the wiki.
*[https://spongebob.fandom.com/f/u/47116625 CartoonFan311] currently has the most posts on [https://spongebob.fandom.com/f ESB Discussions].
[[File:ESB Christmas 2024.png|thumb|260px|Christmas 2024 logo.]]
[[File:ESB Light Mode Christmas 2024.png|thumb|260px|Christmas 2024 light mode header.]]
*The Christmas 2024 logo for the wiki contains the [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/d/de/Christmas_Who%3F_title_card_textless.png/revision/latest?cb=20240626060559 background] for the title card of "[[Christmas Who?]]" while the Christmas 2024 light mode header for the wiki contains the [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/0/05/ESB_Christmas_scene.png/revision/latest?cb=20181224235930 2021 Christmas logo] for the wiki by former administrator Kandy Katie but without the "Merry Christmas, ESB!" on it and has the [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/9/94/SB155-SC.096B_r-min.png/revision/latest?cb=20221019141134 "Christmas Who" production art of Conch Street] in the background.
*{{U|Cans48}} made the [[Special:Diff/1000000|one millionth edit]] on this wiki at 21:52, 28 October 2016 (UTC).
*This wiki was launched in between the premiere of the [[season 5]] episodes "[[Friend or Foe]]" and "[[Spy Buddies]]."
*AMK152 is the longest running administrator on this wiki, with having stayed in that position since {{Time|October 6}}, {{Time|2007}} ({{Age|2007|10|6}} years).
**The second longest running administrator is Spongebob456, having been in that position for {{Age|2012|09|18}} years and is also a Wiki Representative on this wiki.<ref>[https://spongebob.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000397303 LarryBoy fan: On this day 10 years ago... - Encyclopedia SpongeBobia - Fandom]</ref>
*{{U|Haldir}}'s userpage was the first page to be deleted from the wiki.<ref name="firstdeletedpage">[https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Log?type=delete&user=&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B0%5D=newusers&wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist&dir=prev 2007 deletion log]</ref>
**Excluding userpages, the first page to be deleted was called "New Page" as it was a duplicate of the "[[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)]]" page.
**The first file to be deleted from the wiki was an image titled "122.jpg," which was not related to ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' in any way.<ref name="firstdeletedpage" />
**A template named "Wpbio" was the first template to be deleted from this wiki but it was later restored.<ref>[https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Log?type=&user=&page=Template%3AWpbio&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers&wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist All public logs - Template:Wpbio]</ref>
***Not counting restored templates, the first template to be deleted was "EpisodeList."<ref>[https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Template:EpisodeList Template:EpisodeList]</ref>
**A category named "SpongeBob SquarePants crew" was the first category to be deleted from this wiki.<ref>[https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Category:SpongeBob_SquarePants_crew Category:SpongeBob SquarePants crew]</ref>
*A file called "Wiki.png.jpg" was the first file to be uploaded on this wiki, however it was deleted for being unused.<ref>[https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Log/upload?type=upload&user=&dir=prev 2007 upload log]</ref>
**The oldest file on the wiki is called "Wiki.png," which is the wiki's logo.<ref>[https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Log/upload?type=upload&user=&dir=prev 2007 upload log]</ref>
*A discussion post named "Italian version" by {{U|A Fandom user}} was the first discussion post created on the wiki's discussion boards.<ref>[https://spongebob.fandom.com/f/p/1856358710247964929 Italian version (Created on 1/5/2013)]</ref>
**A discussions post titled "Ban the picture above you: The return" by {{U|LarryBoy fan}} is currently the discussion post with the most replies as it gained over 60,000 replies in over 5 years<ref>[https://spongebob.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000003420 Ban the picture above you: The return (Created on 7/4/2020)]</ref>.

===Cultural references===
*Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's name is a reference to the ''{{W|Encyclopædia Britannica}}'', which is an English-language encyclopedia and is published by ''{{W|Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.}}''

==Gallery==
The history for the wiki's logos can be seen [[:File:Site-logo.png|here]]. More logos can also be found on the [[w:c:logopedia:Encyclopedia_SpongeBobia|Logopedia article]].

===Main logos===
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
SBSPWIKILOGO-2005to2010.webp|2007-2010
Sbspwiki.webp|2010-2014
OldestESB.webp|April 13, 2014
SpongeBobiamonobooklogo2.webp|April 13-16, 2014
Site-logo.webp|April 16, 2014-2018
ESB-logo.webp
ESBOldLogo.webp|2018-2021
Stacked 2018 ESB Logo.webp|Stacked 2018 variant
Wiki-wordmark.png|2021-present
ESB Discord logo new.png|Discord and Bluesky logo
ESB Twitter Logo.png|Twitter logo
</gallery>

===Special logos===
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
SpongeBobiavariant7.webp|Halloween (2014-2015, 2018-2019)
ESB8th.webp|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's 8th anniversary logo.
90479961-2126-449F-A6CE-86A3A18424F6.webp|20th anniversary logo (2019)<ref>[[ESB:Contests/20th anniversary theme contest|20th anniversary theme contest]]</ref>
Spongebobia christmas 2019.webp|Christmas 2019 logo
ESB Christmas scene.png|Christmas 2021 logo<ref>[[ESB:Proposals/Add a Christmas-themed wiki wordmark and top background theme in both light and dark mode/voting|Christmas 2021 logo proposal by LarryBoy fan]]</ref>
Site-logo (1).webp|Christmas 2022 logo<ref>[[ESB:Proposals/Add a Christmas-Themed logo/voting|Christmas 2022 logo proposal by SquidTron C]]</ref>
SBRainbowLogo.webp|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's logo used during Pride Month since 2023
Halloween ESB logo.png|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's logo during Halloween 2023<ref>[[ESB:Proposals/Feature a Halloween-themed ESB logo/voting|Halloween 2023 logo proposal by Eliternal]]</ref>
ESBXmas2023.png|Christmas 2023 logo<ref>[[ESB:Proposals/Christmas-themed proposal for 2023/voting|Christmas 2023 logo proposal by Eliternal]]</ref>
Revised ESB Xmas.png|Christmas 2023 logo (used on the main page)
ESB Halloween Logo 2024.png|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's logo used during October since 2024<ref>[[ESB:Proposals/Halloween Theme 2024/voting|Halloween 2024 logo proposal by SquidTron C]]</ref><ref name=proposal>[[ESB:Proposals/Use the Halloween and Christmas themes from 2024 annually/voting|Proposal by OggySimpsonsFan333]]</ref>
ESB Halloween Without Characters.png|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's logo used during October since 2024 (used on the main page)
ESB Christmas 2024.png|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's logo used during December since 2024<ref>[[ESB:Proposals/Christmas Theme 2024/voting|Christmas 2024 logo proposal by SquidTron C]]</ref><ref name=proposal/>
ESB Christmas 2024 (without characters).png|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's logo used during December since 2024 (used on the main page)
</gallery>

===Backgrounds===
{{Gallery-incomplete}}
====Light mode====
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
Site background normal.png|Normal
ESBXmasLight.jpeg|Christmas (2023)
ESB 2024 Halloween Light Background.png|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's light mode background used during October since 2024<ref name=proposal/>
ESB Light Mode Christmas 2024.png|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's light mode background used during December since 2024<ref name=proposal/>
</gallery>

====Dark mode====
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
Site background normal (Dark).png|Normal
ESBXmasDark.jpeg|Christmas (2023)
ESB 2024 Halloween Background.png|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's dark mode background used during October since 2024<ref name=proposal/>
ESB Dark Mode Christmas 2024.png|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's light mode background used during December since 2024<ref name=proposal/>
</gallery>

==Other languages==
===海綿寶寶百科全書===
'''海綿寶寶百科全書''' or '''海绵宝宝百科全书''' ('''海綿寶典''' or '''海绵宝典''' for short), formerly known as '''海綿寶寶 維基''', formerly was a Taiwanese Traditional Chinese {{SBSP}} wiki that was founded by [[:zh:User:msnhinet8|msnhinet8]] on {{Time|September 16}}, {{Time|2012}}. It is currently a variable Chinese Wiki for {{W|China}}, {{W|Taiwan}}, {{W|Hong Kong}}, {{W|Macau}}, {{W|Malaysia}}, and {{W|Singapore}}.

==See also==
*[[Encyclopedia SpongeBobia|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's main page]]
*[[ESB:About|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's about page]]
*[[Wikia Fan App for: SpongeBob]]
*[[List of SpongeBob SquarePants fan sites|List of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' fan sites]]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070901000000*/https://spongebob.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's homepage with original link over the years] archived on the {{W|Wayback Machine}} at {{W|Internet Archive|Archive.org}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20241001000000*/https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Encyclopedia_SpongeBobia Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's homepage with new link over the years] archived on the Wayback Machine at Archive.org
*[[w:c:spongebobfanon:Encyclopedia SpongeBobia|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia]] at [[Fanonia SpongeBobia]]

==References==
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