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|caption= Zeldapedia's home page as it appeared on | |caption= Zeldapedia's home page as it appeared on March 31, 2012 | ||
|url = http://zelda.wikia.com | |url = http://zelda.wikia.com | ||
|language = English/German/Spanish/French/Italian/Dutch/Norwegian/Irish | |language = English/German/Spanish/French/Italian/Dutch/Norwegian/Irish | ||
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'''Zeldapedia''' is a [[:Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] about [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'']] series, which is hosted on [[wikipedia:Wikia|Wikia]], and is therefore a competing Wiki with [[Zelda Wiki]]. It was created June 15, 2005 by <span class="plainlinks">[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Champion_Kai Champion Kai]</span>. In June 2007, a merger between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki was proposed by <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Angela Angela Beesley]</span>,<ref>{{cite person|quote=...Angela was quite interested in, well, seeing [Zelda Wiki] perhaps move to Wikia. But not just that - she was also interested in merging ZW.org with Wikia's already existing Zelda Wiki...|name= [[User:Jason|Jason Rappaport]]|url= [We're|title=back!]}}</ref> however this offer was rejected by the [[Zelda Wiki#The_Masterminds|Masterminds]]. Since then other wikis have moved to Wikia which have remained independent rather than merging with a pre-existing wiki. One example is [http://lostpedia.org/ Lostpedia] which exists alongside the [http://lost.wikia.com/ Lost Wikia]. | '''Zeldapedia''' is a [[:Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] about [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'']] series, which is hosted on [[wikipedia:Wikia|Wikia]], and is therefore a competing Wiki with [[Zelda Wiki]]. It was created June 15, 2005 by <span class="plainlinks">[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Champion_Kai Champion Kai]</span>. In June 2007, a merger between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki was proposed by <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Angela Angela Beesley]</span>,<ref>{{cite person|quote=...Angela was quite interested in, well, seeing [Zelda Wiki] perhaps move to Wikia. But not just that - she was also interested in merging ZW.org with Wikia's already existing Zelda Wiki...|name= [[User:Jason|Jason Rappaport]]|url= [We're|title=back!]}}</ref> however this offer was rejected by the [[Zelda Wiki#The_Masterminds|Masterminds]]. Since then other wikis have moved to Wikia which have remained independent rather than merging with a pre-existing wiki. One example is [http://lostpedia.org/ Lostpedia] which exists alongside the [http://lost.wikia.com/ Lost Wikia]. | ||
== Characteristics and Policies == | == Characteristics and Policies == | ||
Like other wikis at Wikia, Zeldapedia sets its own policies. This results in certain differences from Zelda Wiki, such as the fact that Zeldapedia currently allows anonymous (non-registered) users to edit. This is not true of all Wikia sites ([http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki Muppet Wiki] being one of many examples). Some criticisms commonly raised against Wikia itself are potentially extended to their hosted wikis such as Zeldapedia, such as perceptions of a more centralized and less community based or caring approach, while criticisms of being primarily financially motivated rarely extend to various Wikis and their users and staff. | Like other wikis at Wikia, Zeldapedia sets its own policies. This results in certain differences from Zelda Wiki, such as the fact that Zeldapedia currently allows anonymous (non-registered) users to edit. This is not true of all Wikia sites ([http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki Muppet Wiki] being one of many examples). Some criticisms commonly raised against Wikia itself are potentially extended to their hosted wikis such as Zeldapedia, such as perceptions of a more centralized and less community based or caring approach, while criticisms of being primarily financially motivated rarely extend to various Wikis and their users and staff. | ||
One notable policy difference between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki is the usage of citations and references which, while core principles here at ZW.org, are less valued at Zeldapedia.<ref>{{Cite|"We don't really do references here."|Triforce 14|[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Hyrulean_Civil_War Talk:Hyrulean Civil War]}}</ref> | One notable policy difference between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki is the usage of citations and references which, while core principles here at ZW.org, are less valued at Zeldapedia.<ref>{{Cite|"We don't really do references here."|Triforce 14|[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Hyrulean_Civil_War Talk:Hyrulean Civil War]}}</ref> | ||
==Staff== | == Staff == | ||
Wikia as a whole is run by its own staff, and each individual wiki has their own governing body. Zeldapedia's current staff is as follows: | Wikia as a whole is run by its own staff, and each individual wiki has their own governing body. Zeldapedia's current staff is as follows: | ||
*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:AuronKaizer AuronKaizer] | *[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:AuronKaizer AuronKaizer] | ||
*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:EveryDayJoe45 EveryDayJoe45] | *[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:EveryDayJoe45 EveryDayJoe45] | ||
*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User: | *[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Jedimasterlink Jedimasterlink] | ||
*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User: | *[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:McGillivray227 McGillivray227] | ||
*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User: | *[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Minish_Link Minish Link] | ||
==Spin off wikis== | ==Spin off wikis== | ||
Zeldapedia has a number of spin-off wikis, including the [http://zeldafanon.wikia.com/wiki/Zelda_Fanon_Wiki Zelda Fanon Wiki] which has | Zeldapedia has a number of spin-off wikis, including the [http://zeldafanon.wikia.com/wiki/Zelda_Fanon_Wiki Zelda Fanon Wiki] which has 800+ articles (as of March 2012). | ||
==Other Languages== | ==Other Languages== | ||
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** [http://fr.legendezelda.wikia.com/ Second French Zeldapedia] | ** [http://fr.legendezelda.wikia.com/ Second French Zeldapedia] | ||
** [http://fr.zeldaetpeach.wikia.com/wiki/Zelda_Wiki Zelda and Peach] | ** [http://fr.zeldaetpeach.wikia.com/wiki/Zelda_Wiki Zelda and Peach] | ||
==Reference list== | ==Reference list== |