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This is a kind of blast from the past in this class’ material. I found this surprisingly extensive website, Muppet Wiki (logo is Kermit the Frog’s eye! Very clever…) The site is separated into 3 main muppet categories, “The Muppets”, “Sesame Street”, and “Fraggle Rock” as well as episode guides and Muppet news. There are over 22,000 pages on this Wiki as well as a “Random Puppet” button to randomly select a Muppet Wiki to share with you. At the top of the site, it says the page is sponsored by Wikia and next to that there is a button that says “Start a Wiki”. Of course, I clicked on it to see what the deal is. All that is required is a name, desired web address, category, language, and birth date. Bam. You have a Wiki. Couldn’t tell whether you have to pay for the Wiki or not, I’m sure it’s some deal like the social networking site creator we were shown in class, there’s a basic Wikia then an advanced version with more features for money.



Also, on a creepier note- the ads on the Wikia pages were all for things I’ve googled recently…



I clicked Random Muppet and got ol' Large Marvin Fraggle

"Large Marvin is the fattest Fraggle in Fraggle Rock, due to his love of snacking. He is a bit dimwitted, but is also athletic and a feared swimming opponent of Red Fraggle."