Board Thread:Support Requests - Community Management/@comment-45829731-20200803101255/@comment-25358237-20200803211753

KevinVolkov wrote: The best way to make a wiki official, is to have an in with the creator/owner of the topic in some way, so that they can directly confirm to Fandom that they wish for it to be official. This can be incredibly difficult, especially as some creators details can be hard/impossible to find, and - even if you or Fandom can contact them - they might not respond.

I was told by staff that they can pursue leads with companies/businesses/creators that they already have relationships with or contact details for, but otherwise to provide details to them of people with whom they have no connection, and that it can take years in some cases.

We applied for official status over a year ago; I've no idea if Fandom chased it up, or if the creator even replied, or what happened. . . I kind of don't expect much from it, to be honest, although it'd be amazing if we got it. It feels like you have to be lucky to get an official status, more than anything; right place, right time, and right connections.

This being said, you could still try anyway. What is the worst that can happen - they either say "no" or you get no response? I would recommend getting the wiki to a high standard, if not already - and then try contacting the topic owner.

When I was looking into getting our wiki an official status last year, I contacted the network (who, in turn, contacted the production company). I received a response around two weeks later. The answer was no, but the person handling my ticket was impressed with the wiki, and they were pleased that at least one fan-made encyclopedia still exists.