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|webmaster= Fandom<br/>''See [[Zelda Wiki:Staff|Staff]]'' | |webmaster= Fandom<br/>''See [[Zelda Wiki:Staff|Staff]]'' | ||
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|released= April 24, 2005<ref>{{Cite | |released= April 24, 2005<ref>{{Cite Web|url=http://www.zeldawiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=938&oldid=931|title=Zelda Wiki's inaugural edit}}</ref> | ||
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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'''). | ||
Zelda Wiki 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. On December 12, 2018, Gamepedia was acquired by Fandom, Inc. and went under common ownership with [[Community:Zeldapedia|Zeldapedia]]. The latter merged with Zelda Wiki on June 15, 2019; two years later the wiki migrated its domain once again to zelda.fandom.com.<ref>{{Cite | Zelda Wiki 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. On December 12, 2018, Gamepedia was acquired by Fandom, Inc. and went under common ownership with [[Community:Zeldapedia|Zeldapedia]]. The latter merged with Zelda Wiki on June 15, 2019; two years later the wiki migrated its domain once again to zelda.fandom.com.<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> | ||
==Philosophy== | ==Philosophy== | ||
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{{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, Zelda Wiki received [[Community:LegendOfZelda.com|LegendOfZelda.com's]] Pinnacle award, given to the overall best site for the last year.<ref>{{Cite | *On August 14 2009, Zelda Wiki 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]]}} | ||
