Almost all data contained here was gathered directly from the WoW client, using a Lua plugin.  If you're using the Cosmos patcher, be aware that collection is disabled by default.  If you'd like to help, start by enabling the Thottbot plugin.

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The last step, from the Website to You, still requires manual reading of data, but I hope to have a neural interface any day now.  In the meantime, monkeys are available with skull cutters and magic markers to write the data directly on the surface of your brain.  While this may not sound like a good idea now, just wait until you get a whiff of those markers.

For those in areas without monkeys, click a link on the left or enter text into the search box to get started.