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|image= [[File:Zwlogo2dlarge.png|200px]][[File:Zeldapedia (2022).png|300px|Screenshot of the {{SITENAME}} Main Page]] | |image= [[File:Zwlogo2dlarge.png|200px]][[File:Zeldapedia (2022).png|300px|Screenshot of the {{SITENAME}} Main Page]] | ||
|url= https://zeldawiki.wiki | |url= https://zeldawiki.wiki | ||
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|https://zeldapedia.wiki (2022) | |||
|https://zelda.fandom.com (2021) | |||
|https://zelda.gamepedia.com (2017–2021) | |||
|https://zeldawiki.org (2006–2017) | |||
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|language= English | |language= English | ||
|owner= [[Project:Staff|{{SITENAME}} | |owner= [[Project:Staff|{{SITENAME}} staff]]<!-- While it would be nice to say that the community owns it (or no one does), the reality is that the domain is registered to [[User:PhantomCaleb]] and Prod answers to no one but [[User:TriforceTony]] --> | ||
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|{{Wp|Fandom (website)|Fandom, Inc.}} (2018–2022) | |||
|{{Wp|Curse LLC|Curse, Inc.}} (2017–2018) | |||
|[[Linkorporated]] (2005–2017) | |||
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|webmaster= [[strategywiki:User:Prod|Prod]] | |webmaster= [[strategywiki:User:Prod|Prod]] | ||
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'''{{SITENAME}}''' is an independent English-language wiki dedicated to {{TLoZ|Series}}. The site is a founding member of the [[Community:Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance|Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance]] and the oldest active wiki for the Zelda franchise. | '''{{SITENAME}}''' is an independent English-language wiki dedicated to {{TLoZ|Series}}. The site is a founding member of the [[Community:Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance|Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance]] (NIWA) and the oldest active wiki for the Zelda franchise. | ||
The wiki was founded by members of [[Community:Zelda Universe|Zelda Universe]]. In 2017, Linkorporated (Zelda Universe's company) sold {{SITENAME}} to {{Wp|Curse LLC|Curse}}, whose media assets were in turn acquired by {{wp|Fandom (website)|Fandom}} the following year. On October 19, 2022, {{SITENAME}} [[Zelda Wiki:Fork Announcement|forked away]] from Fandom to reclaim independence.<ref name="Reclaim Independence"/> The site's current domain is owned by members of the [[Zelda Wiki:Staff|{{SITENAME}} staff]]. The wiki's servers are operated by the owner of {{sw|Main Page|StrategyWiki}}, a longtime affiliate and fellow NIWA member. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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{{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> | {{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, {{SITENAME}} officially announced their departure from Fandom. Its staff created a fork to be hosted by ABXY, LLC.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=https://twitter.com/ZeldaWiki/status/1582831405142528000|title=Our time has come to reclaim independence.|site=Twitter}}</ref> The fork was briefly named Zeldapedia until January 17, 2023, when the site went back to using the name Zelda Wiki. | On October 19, 2022, {{SITENAME}} officially announced their departure from Fandom. Its staff created a fork to be hosted by ABXY, LLC.<ref name="Reclaim Independence">{{Cite Web|url=https://twitter.com/ZeldaWiki/status/1582831405142528000|title=Our time has come to reclaim independence.|site=Twitter}}</ref> The fork was briefly named Zeldapedia until January 17, 2023, when the site went back to using the name Zelda Wiki. | ||
==Achievements== | ==Achievements== | ||
