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You can find Wikki's Official Guide to Tyria in that same instance, too. Which paraphrases (reworded only to not break the 4th wall and bring it into modern-GW2 perspective) the first paragraph of https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Tyria and https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Tyria_(world)), said paragraphs remain unedited since the GW2's release incidentally.
Fun fact: the book is something that Angel McCoy created shortly before the original release of Guild Wars 2, after a discussion I had with her about lore and the wiki. As you said, it was a subtle nod that was trying not to be 4th-wall breaking, and being respectful of the wiki editor's passion for knowledge.
Fun fact, the rank names of the french wiki are based on the rank of the Priory for this reason.
That's also why I used a lot the Priory imagery when I communicated information about the wiki on our social media channels :)
Are you in charge of the wiki? If so, my hat is off to you
I'm the studio liaison, which means that I work with the community of the wiki. The wiki is the work of editors who are players like you, so I'm not the one you should thank :)
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