The 'Shroom

About The 'Shroom

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The 'Shroom is the community-written and edited monthly newsletter of the Super Mario Wiki devoted to delivering the latest wiki and community news and entertainment to members and readers of the website alike, currently on its fifteenth year of operation. Beginning as a small community portal in 2006 founded by Sadaharu (talk), the project took off in 2007 under the direction of Wayoshi (talk), quickly building up an assortment of eager writers, and today continues to have a large, thriving team of contributors and a devoted reader base keeping the project more active than ever. As well as covering the latest news and statistics relating to the Super Mario Wiki and its surrounding community, the newsletter offers a broad range of sections such as humorous fake Super Mario stories, games and activities, multimedia, and detailed review and opinion sections.

The newsletter is managed primarily by the 'Shroom Director, who is elected to the position by the readers at the end of every year during the Director Election; once elected, they lead trustworthy and capable users in the 'Shroom Core Staff, who manage different aspects of the newsletter and offer support for the director and sub-director. A full list of Core Staff positions, as well as the means to contact the current staff members, can be found on our contacts page; the newsletter's current director is Shoey (talk).

The 'Shroom has a strong community focus, designed to convenience its writers and readers alike in the most efficient and comfortable way possible. As such, we encourage anyone with comments, suggestions, and ideas to express their thoughts on our talk page; or to those interested in joining the writing staff, we encourage them to apply for any vacant section listed on our sign up page. Our 'Shroom Spotlight project can help newer contributors of the Super Mario Wiki narrow their focus for a good start, get them experience in how to contribute to the website, and get themselves noticed in the community.

Thank you so much for reading our newsletter!

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History of Directors

Director(s) Duration of Position Sub-Director(s) Duration of Position
Sadaharu (talk) August 16th, 2006 – January 6th, 2007
Wayoshi (talk) January 6th, 2007 – June 27th, 2007
Sadaharu (talk) June 27th, 2007 – September 1st, 2007
Plumber (talk) September 1st, 2007 – February 9th, 2008
Glowsquid (talk) February 9th, 2008 – February 14th, 2009 Marcelagus (talk) August 2nd, 2008 – February 14th, 2009
Stooben Rooben (talk) February 14th, 2009 – March 16th 2009 Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) February 14th, 2009 – March 16th, 2009
Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) March 16th 2009 – May 31st, 2009 Stooben Rooben (talk) March 16th, 2009 – May 31st, 2009
Stooben Rooben (talk) May 31st, 2009 – August 10th, 2009 Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) May 31st, 2009 – August 10th, 2009
Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) August 10th, 2009 – January 7th, 2010 Stooben Rooben (talk) August 10th, 2009 – January 7th, 2010
Stooben Rooben (talk) January 7th, 2010 – January 16th, 2011 Henry Tucayo Clay (talk) January 7th, 2010 – January 16th, 2011
Super Mario Bros. (talk) January 16th, 2011 – January 18th, 2014 2257 (talk) January 16th, 2011 – September 17th, 2011
Gabumon (talk) October 15th, 2011 – January 19th, 2013
April 20th, 2013 – June 15th, 2013
Henry Tucayo Clay (talk)
Super Mario Bros. (talk)
January 19th, 2013 – January 18th, 2014 2257 (talk) July 20th, 2013 – September 21st, 2013
Turboo (talk) September 21st, 2013 – January 17th, 2015
Superchao (talk) January 18th, 2014 – January 17th, 2015
Super Mario Bros. (talk) January 17th, 2015 – June 26th, 2016 Gabumon (talk) January 17th, 2015 – January 23rd, 2016
RandomYoshi (talk) January 23rd, 2016 – June 26th, 2016
RandomYoshi (talk) June 27th, 2016 – October 15th, 2016 Superchao (talk) June 27th, 2016 – October 15th, 2016
Superchao (talk) October 15th, 2016 – January 21st, 2017 Meta Knight (talk) October 15th, 2016 – January 21st, 2017
Meta Knight (talk) January 21st, 2017 – January 19th, 2019 Superchao (talk) January 21st, 2017 – January 19th, 2019
Raregold (talk) January 19th, 2019 – June 15th, 2019 MsRetroGeek (talk) January 19th, 2019 – June 15th, 2019
Superchao (talk) June 15th, 2019 – January 18th, 2020 Smasher (talk) June 15th, 2019 – January 18th, 2020
Hooded Pitohui (talk) January 18th, 2020 – January 15th, 2022 Roserade (talk) January 18th, 2020 – January 15th, 2022
Ninja Squid (talk) January 15th, 2022 – August 20th, 2022 Waluigi Time (talk) January 15th, 2022 – August 20th, 2022
Waluigi Time (talk) August 20th, 2022 – January 21st, 2023 Roserade (talk) August 20th, 2022 – January 21st, 2023
Hooded Pitohui (talk) January 21st, 2023 – January 20th, 2024 Waluigi Time (talk) January 21st, 2023 – January 20th, 2024
Shoey (talk) January 20th, 2024 – present Meta Knight (talk) January 20th, 2024 – present