User blog:Vorknkx/Quake Wiki Archeology

Some of you have probably been tempted to use the Wayback Machine to see what this Wiki looked like 1, 2, 5 or even more years ago.

I like doing this and I think of myself as a "Quake Wiki archeologist", so to speak. And, of course, the most interesting period is the one before my arrival here - a strange and dark terra incognita.

Anyway, sometimes I find some pretty interesting things while digging through the archives. For example, did you know that in mid-2011, the background of the Wiki was bright red and orange. This is, in fact, the skybox of Stroggos from Quake II.

It doesn't look bad, but a dark background is definitely better, so I am glad they changed it (I smell Deathstalker involvement in this).

Take a look at the screenshot below... and don't be afraid to do some "excavations" of your own. Seeing the old state of the Wiki will make you appreciate its current progress even more :)