In June 2006, WikiProject SpongeBob SquarePants was created to help work with the SpongeBob-related articles on Wikipedia. After this, the depth of SpongeBob on Wikipedia grew from 2006 to 2007. This did not last, however. In May 2007, the status of SpongeBob episode and character articles on Wikipedia as separate entities was threatened. WikiProject SpongeBob SquarePants was notified, and a huge debate regarding the fate of the massive amount of articles developed. After a heated debate, the episode and character articles were ultimately redirected to their respective lists. As the information began to disappear from Wikipedia, an effort was made to save the data.