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| On 24 July 2025, it was proposed that this article be moved to Backrooms. The result of the discussion was no consensus. |
Semi-protected edit request on 14 October 2025
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I propose adding the following links to the "External Links" section:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/backrooms/ - The backrooms as a concept initially grew beyond the original 4Chan post from here.
- https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Backrooms_Wiki - The first wiki to expand on the backrooms and attempts to canonize the concept.
- https://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/ - The second main wiki, often considered the authority on the backrooms lore.
- http://liminal-archives.wikidot.com/backrooms-limspace-system - The third wiki with quality content.
Optionally, as sub-bullet to the Fandom link:
- https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Backrooms_Wiki:The_Story_of_the_Backrooms_Wiki - As it is a decent reference to the history of the Fandom Backrooms Wiki.
These are the links I can think of for now. If I think of more, I will create an additional post. Thank you for reading. TheDadams3 (talk) 23:54, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
Not done Per WP:ELNO. OhNoitsJamie Talk 00:39, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
Introductory line is factually wrong
Hello,
I see that the introductory line makes an absolutely false statement:
"The Backrooms are a fictional location originating from a short film by Kane Parson in September 23 1996." Not only did the concept of the Backrooms precede Kane Parsons' short film, but the date is also absolutely wrong, with no citations to back up the claim. The page later goes on to correctly credit the 4chan creepypasta as its origin.
Could someone please correct this mistake? Thank you! ~2026-46739-6 (talk) 08:46, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2026
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Revert the page to its previous version. (Change "The Backrooms are a fictional location originating from a short film by Kane Parson in September 23 1996." to "The Backrooms are a fictional location originating from a 2019 4chan thread.")
The user DINOCRATE has permission to edit semi-protected pages and used it to change a correct and sourced information into a completely incorrect one, without a reliable source and in the introduction of the page. Coco chz (talk) 09:16, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 17 February 2026
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please change "The video has over 68 million views as of October 2025." in the sections adaptations, YouTube to "The video has over 71 million views as of February 2026.", Thank you for reading :) Username macusername face (talk) 19:53, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. Day Creature (talk) 21:44, 17 February 2026 (UTC)