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