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Line 1: {{website}} '''''BZPower''''' is one of the largest ''[[Bionicle]]'' fansites on the internet. Established in the early 2000's, the site outlived the original franchise, albeit with less activity as time went on. Despite it being less active these days, it’s still a treasure trove of archived threads, fan works, and more, making it a key website for the ''Bionicle'' fandom. ~~{{page needs original description}}~~ ~~(Taken from BZPower's own history page)~~ You can check it out [https://www.bzpower.com/ here]. [http://www.bzpower.com/ "BZPower.com] was the result of months of planning between the two largest unofficial ''[[Bionicle]]'' sites on the web -- Kanohi-Power.com and BZcommunity.com. The four administrators of BZPower worked very closely together to merge the two sites together, and on July 20, 2002 BZPower was born. The birth of BZPower.com was only made possible by the success of the two sites the came together to create it. "Prior to the creation of BZPower.com, Jon was the founder and Administrator of BZCommunity.com while Rich and Kelly also served administrative roles. Over at Kanohi-Power.com, Mike was the founder, while Rich and Kelly were staff members. Somewhere around May 2002 we decided that since all four administrators work together so well, we should combine our sites and work together to bring one giant BIONICLE news, reference, and discussion site to the ''BIONICLE'' fan base. Two months later that decision led to the creation of BZPower.com, the largest unofficial BIONICLE site on the web." BZPower is still{{when}} the largest ''BIONICLE'' fan site, having over 45,000 members, with its numbers growing daily. Fans can discuss anything from the sets themselves to the storyline. There are forums for [[Fan Art]], [[Fan Fiction]], [[RPG\|RPGs]], and even Fan Games. Building contests are held on a roughly monthly basis with writing and art contests on a less frequent basis. Of particular note is ''BIONICLE'' writer Greg Farshtey's close relationship with the site. Mr. Farshtey has an account on the site and used to answer any question members send his way (though some met an inevitable [[Shrug of God]]). He isn't active nowadays, though -- his private life and the passing of a new policy keep him from getting into contact with the fans. {{tropelist}} * [[And Now for Something Completely Different]]: the forum Completely Off Topic * [[Apocalypse How]]: In early 2009, a server error caused everything posted on BZPower posted from Sept. 2008 to March 2009 to vanish, and there was much angsting. The event has become known as the [[Fan Nickname\|Great Dataclysm]], [[Punny Name\|punning]] on the BIONICLE apocalypse, the Great Cataclysm. ** The site ~~has~~was also been down for most of spring and summer 2011. The old forums can still be accessed, but ~~are~~were in a read-only state. * [[April Fools' Day]]: There's usually some sort of prank, some more elaborate than others. ** One of the most interesting was April Fools 2010, where it was apparent that the staff had split, and were fighting over who would take control of the forums. One of the Administrators was banned, and the discussion topic [[Crowning Moment of Awesome\|turned into a roleplay thread as different subforums and groups of members announced their allegiance to one administrator or another.]] It could be pretty well compared to the War Of The Roses, but with raving fanboys instead of knights.