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|image= [[File:Zwlogo2dlarge.png|200px]][[File:Zeldapedia (2022).png|300px|Screenshot of the | |image= [[File:Zwlogo2dlarge.png|200px]][[File:Zeldapedia (2022).png|300px|Screenshot of the {{SITENAME}} Main Page]] | ||
|url= https:// | |url= https://zeldawiki.wiki | ||
|language= English | |language= English | ||
|owner= | |owner= | ||
|webmaster= [[strategywiki:User:Prod|Prod]], [[ | |webmaster= [[strategywiki:User:Prod|Prod]], [[Project:Staff|{{SITENAME}} Staff]] | ||
|email= | |email= | ||
|release= April 24, 2005<ref>{{Cite Web|url=https:// | |release= April 24, 2005<ref>{{Cite Web|url=https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=938&oldid=931|title={{SITENAME}}'s inaugural edit}}</ref> | ||
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''' | '''{{SITENAME}}''' is an English encyclopedia dedicated to {{TLoZ|Series}}. Originally started by users of [[Community:Zelda Universe|Zelda Universe]], the wiki (then known as '''Zelda Wiki.org''') eventually became a collaborative project between numerous Zelda sites dedicated to create the definitive wiki-based ''Zelda'' source. In 2013, this system was dropped, and {{SITENAME}} became wholly owned and operated by the community. The site endured multiple hosts throughout the years. In 2017, the wiki transferred to {{wp|Curse LLC}} and their Gamepedia network, which itself had been acquired by Twitch months ago. Years later, Gamepedia was sold to {{wp|Fandom (website)|Fandom}} by Twitch's owner {{wp|Amazon (company)|Amazon}}, leaving uncertainty in regards to {{SITENAME}}'s independence status. Four years later, it was announced that {{SITENAME}} would be leaving Fandom, in pursue of independence. A fork was initialized, and is currently run by [[strategywiki:User:Prod|Prod]], a longtime collaborator from {{sw|Main Page|StrategyWiki}}. | ||
{{SITENAME}} aims to act as a hub for information on {{TLoZ|Series}} — created by users for users, using the anyone-can-edit {{Wp|wiki}} software. The goal is to provide a free, open, in-depth information about ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. | |||
== History== | == History== | ||
The original '''Zelda Universe Wiki''' ('''ZUW''') was created as an "act of boredom" in April 2005. [[User:Yami|Yami]] and [[User:GoldenChaos|Jess]] suggested the idea in the [[Community:Zelda Universe|ZU]] chat room, where it was created and assembled. The ZUW was quickly filled with information, not only about ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, but also about Zelda Universe and its community. It was also to be used to host Zelda Universe's '''Zelda Encyclopedia'''. On an older version of ZU, the encyclopedia existed as a list of words from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series with short definitions; with the help of the ZUW, the Zelda Encyclopedia expanded and became much more detailed as well. The Zelda Universe Wiki served Zelda Universe for over a year, before it crashed during a server move. | The original '''Zelda Universe Wiki''' ('''ZUW''') was created as an "act of boredom" in April 2005. [[User:Yami|Yami]] and [[User:GoldenChaos|Jess]] suggested the idea in the [[Community:Zelda Universe|ZU]] chat room, where it was created and assembled. The ZUW was quickly filled with information, not only about ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, but also about Zelda Universe and its community. It was also to be used to host Zelda Universe's '''Zelda Encyclopedia'''. On an older version of ZU, the encyclopedia existed as a list of words from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series with short definitions; with the help of the ZUW, the Zelda Encyclopedia expanded and became much more detailed as well. The Zelda Universe Wiki served Zelda Universe for over a year, before it crashed during a server move. | ||
In September 2006 the Wiki was moved to another new server, with a new philosophy and under a new name. The name initially chosen was '''The Zelda Effect''' ('''TZE'''),<ref><span class="plainlinks">[https:// | In September 2006 the Wiki was moved to another new server, with a new philosophy and under a new name. The name initially chosen was '''The Zelda Effect''' ('''TZE'''),<ref><span class="plainlinks">[https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/index.php?title=Zelda_Wiki.org:About&diff=prev&oldid=17296 Revision 17296]</span> of [[Zelda Wiki:About]]</ref> however this was quickly changed to '''Zelda Wiki.org''' ('''ZW.org''').<ref><span class="plainlinks">[https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/index.php?title=Zelda_Wiki.org%3AAbout&diff=18121&oldid=17468 Revision 17468]</span> of [[Zelda Wiki:About]]</ref> The site was run at the time by the wiki's admin team, as well as the masterminds, a group of webmasters from each accepted fansite. | ||
Quality standards at | Quality standards at {{SITENAME}} are maintained through the Admin team, who ensure that every edit is checked (or "patrolled"). Patrolling began July 8, 2007 when <span class="plainlinks">[https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/index.php?title=Building_Your_Timeline&oldid=42608&diff=prev revision 42608]</span> was marked as patrolled.<ref>[https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=patrol&user=&page=Building+Your+Timeline&year=&month=-1&hide_patrol_log=1 Patrol log of the "Building Your Timeline" article]</ref> The practice of patrolling has continued ever since then. | ||
On January 17, 2011, members of the wiki [[Zelda_Wiki:The Heart Container/Archive 3#Name_Change:_Keep_.22Zelda_Wiki.org.22_or_Become_Simply_.22Zelda_Wiki.22|voted on a name change]] where it was decided that '''Zelda Wiki.org''' ('''ZW.org''') would simply become '''Zelda Wiki''' ('''ZW'''). | On January 17, 2011, members of the wiki [[Zelda_Wiki:The Heart Container/Archive 3#Name_Change:_Keep_.22Zelda_Wiki.org.22_or_Become_Simply_.22Zelda_Wiki.22|voted on a name change]] where it was decided that '''Zelda Wiki.org''' ('''ZW.org''') would simply become '''Zelda Wiki''' ('''ZW'''). | ||
{{SITENAME}} was soon transferred to {{wp|Curse Inc.}}'s Gamepedia service on March 8, 2017, changing its domain to zelda.gamepedia.com and with many users having to migrate to Gamepedia accounts.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=https://help.fandom.com/wiki/Zelda_Wiki_is_joining_Gamepedia|title=Zelda Wiki is joining Gamepedia|site=Gamepedia Help Wiki}}</ref> On December 12, 2018, Gamepedia was acquired by Fandom, Inc. and went under common ownership with [[Community:Zeldapedia|Zeldapedia]]. The latter merged with {{SITENAME}} on June 15, 2019; two years later the wiki migrated its domain once again to zelda.fandom.com; that same year also saw the wiki switch to FandomDesktop as a skin.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Forum:Announcement_to_all_Editors?t=20190612103623|title=Announcement to all Editors|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|url=https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/f/p/3150258947228040639|title=Official Crossover Voting Thread|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|url=https://community.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:MisterWoodhouse/The_Future_of_Gamepedia|title=The Future of Gamepedia|site=Community Central}}</ref> | |||
On October 19, 2022, | On October 19, 2022, {{SITENAME}} officially announced their departure from Fandom. Its staff created a fork to be hosted by ABXY, LLC. under the name Zeldapedia.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=https://twitter.com/ZeldaWiki/status/1582831405142528000|title=Our time has come to reclaim independence.|site=Twitter}}</ref> On January 17, 2023, the site went back to using the name Zelda Wiki. | ||
==Philosophy== | ==Philosophy== | ||
{{SITENAME}}'s mission is to serve as the ultimate source of ''Zelda'' information available online, aiding not only Zelda Universe, but all [[:Category:Zelda Sites|''Zelda'' fan sites]] across the internet, connecting the ''Zelda'' community as a whole through one amazing encyclopedia. As the Wiki gathers affiliations and users, and makes its mark across the internet, it hopes to achieve the type of standards set forth by larger Wiki-based sites such as <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]</span>. | |||
{{SITENAME}} is a project that requires an open mind to connect to: Whose site it truly currently belongs to is ambiguous, because everyone who wishes to use this Wiki as "their" ''Zelda'' encyclopedia has the right to. So in a sense, it is everyone's wiki: a truly collaborative project that is made up of the communities of every collaborating ''Zelda'' fan site. | |||
==Achievements== | ==Achievements== | ||
*Currently | *Currently {{SITENAME}} contains {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles. To date, {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} active users have contributed on {{SITENAME}}. (''See also: ''[[Special:Statistics]]) | ||
*The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy: I Link Therefore I Am, published by 'Open Court' in November 2008, mentions | *The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy: I Link Therefore I Am, published by 'Open Court' in November 2008, mentions {{SITENAME}} and recommends it a visit. | ||
{{quote|Want to know anything about the Zelda franchise, anything at all? Just look it up on zeldawiki.org - an online Zelda encyclopedia.|pg. xiii}} | {{quote|Want to know anything about the Zelda franchise, anything at all? Just look it up on zeldawiki.org - an online Zelda encyclopedia.|pg. xiii}} | ||
*On August 14 2009, | *On August 14 2009, {{SITENAME}} received [[Community:LegendOfZelda.com|LegendOfZelda.com's]] Pinnacle award, given to the overall best site for the last year.<ref>{{Cite Web|url= http://www.legendofzelda.com/the-pinnacle/#more-1147|title= The Pinnacle|site= LegendOfZelda.com}}</ref> | ||
{{quote|... it is impossible to deny the quality of writing and maintenance that Zelda Wiki maintains ... Not all articles are perfect, but that is the nature of all wikis – the imperfect is perfected, the scrawny are bolstered, and the quest is never ending ... It is a testament to the robustness of this community, this Zelda Online Community, that a project like the Zelda Wiki, which started as Zelda Universe’s own wiki, has evolved into a website that is truly worthy of this award.|[[User:Xizor|Xizor]] of [[Community:LegendOfZelda.com|LegendOfZelda.com]]}} | {{quote|... it is impossible to deny the quality of writing and maintenance that Zelda Wiki maintains ... Not all articles are perfect, but that is the nature of all wikis – the imperfect is perfected, the scrawny are bolstered, and the quest is never ending ... It is a testament to the robustness of this community, this Zelda Online Community, that a project like the Zelda Wiki, which started as Zelda Universe’s own wiki, has evolved into a website that is truly worthy of this award.|[[User:Xizor|Xizor]] of [[Community:LegendOfZelda.com|LegendOfZelda.com]]}} | ||
*In issue 53 of the Official Nintendo Magazine UK and issue 16 of the Official Nintendo Magazine Australia and New Zealand, | *In issue 53 of the Official Nintendo Magazine UK and issue 16 of the Official Nintendo Magazine Australia and New Zealand, {{SITENAME}} and two of its mastermind sites—[[Community:Zelda Universe|Zelda Universe]] and [[Community:ZeldaInformer|ZeldaInformer]]—were referred to readers. | ||
{{quote|If we've piqued your interest in further ''Zelda'' timeline discussion, there are loads of fansites out there expanding on some of the theories we've discussed here. Here are a few good starting points:<br/>'''www.zeldauniverse.net, www.zeldawiki.org, www.zeldainformer.com'''|Official Nintendo Magazine UK (page 099)}} | {{quote|If we've piqued your interest in further ''Zelda'' timeline discussion, there are loads of fansites out there expanding on some of the theories we've discussed here. Here are a few good starting points:<br/>'''www.zeldauniverse.net, www.zeldawiki.org, www.zeldainformer.com'''|Official Nintendo Magazine UK (page 099)}} | ||
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==Partnerships== | ==Partnerships== | ||
* | *{{SITENAME}} currently has a collaborative link with '''[[Community:Zeldapendium|Zeldapendium]]''', a German-language ''Legend of Zelda'' wiki. The partnership allows {{SITENAME}} to provide relevant interwiki language links in the sidebar, using the '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:De|De]]}}''' and '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Zp|Zp]]}}''' template. | ||
* | *{{SITENAME}} has a long-standing affiliation with '''<span class="plainlinks">[http://strategywiki.org/wiki/StrategyWiki:Guide/Partnerships StrategyWiki.org]</span>''', a site offering strategy guide information in a wiki format. All of our [[:category:games|game articles]] carry a link to the relevant guides at StrategyWiki.org, and individual strategy links within articles are facilitated using the StrategyWiki [[Template:StrategyWiki|template]]. | ||
*In early 2010, | *In early 2010, {{SITENAME}} formed a partnership with Bulbapedia and Super Mario Wiki, starting the [[Community:Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance|Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance]]. | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{ | {{Project:Staff List}} | ||
==Former Masterminds== | ==Former Masterminds== | ||
From 2006 to its removal in 2013, the following were at one point Masterminds for | From 2006 to its removal in 2013, the following were at one point Masterminds for {{SITENAME}}. | ||
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="float:left" | {|class="wikitable sortable" style="float:left" | ||
|+ Masterminds of | |+ Masterminds of {{SITENAME}} | ||
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! Mastermind | ! Mastermind | ||
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==Contributor Banners== | ==Contributor Banners== | ||
As a way to increase activity, some of the Mastermind sites offer 'Zelda Wiki Contributor' banners to members dedicated to both the forum and | As a way to increase activity, some of the Mastermind sites offer 'Zelda Wiki Contributor' banners to members dedicated to both the forum and {{SITENAME}}. The banner is not permanent, as users can be stripped of it if they are suspected of having edited {{SITENAME}} articles for the sole purpose of obtaining a banner. | ||
[[File:ZeldawikibannerEL.png|right|thumb|130px|ZU's Zelda Wiki Contributor banner.]]{{main|Community:Zelda Universe Forums}} | [[File:ZeldawikibannerEL.png|right|thumb|130px|ZU's Zelda Wiki Contributor banner.]]{{main|Community:Zelda Universe Forums}} | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
ZWmainpage.png| | ZWmainpage.png|{{SITENAME}}'s main page in 2008 | ||
Zelda_Wiki_Vector.png| | Zelda_Wiki_Vector.png|{{SITENAME}}'s main page in 2016 | ||
Zelda Wiki (2021).png| | Zelda Wiki (2021).png|{{SITENAME}}'s main page in 2021 | ||
Groose Wiki 2012.png|Groose Wiki, as seen on April 1st, 2012 | Groose Wiki 2012.png|Groose Wiki, as seen on April 1st, 2012 | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[ | *[[Project:Staff|Staff of {{SITENAME}}]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Project:Becoming a Part of Zelda Wiki|Becoming a Part of {{SITENAME}}]] | ||
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
