Community:Zelda Wiki
Zelda Wiki (ZW) is a collaborative project between numerous Zelda sites with the mission to become the definitive wiki-based Zelda source, by bringing together an abundance of Zelda websites, instead of having many smaller wikis scattered across the internet.
Originally started by users of Zelda Universe, Zelda Wiki aims to act as a hub for information on The Legend of Zelda series — created by users for users, using the anyone-can-edit wiki software. Eventually, it grew out of its Zelda Universe roots and attracted the attention and collaboration of many websites throughout the internet, all with the same goal: To provide free, open, in-depth information about The Legend of Zelda series.
History
The original Zelda Universe Wiki (ZUW) was created as an "act of boredom" in April 2005. Yami and Jason suggested the idea in the ZU chat room, where it was created and assembled. The ZUW was quickly filled with information, not only about the 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 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),[2] however this was quickly changed to Zelda Wiki.org (ZW.org).[3]
Quality standards at Zelda Wiki are maintained through the Admin team, who ensure that every edit is checked (or "patrolled"). Patrolling began July 8, 2007 when revision 42608 was marked as patrolled.[4] The practice of patrolling has continued ever since then.
On January 17, 2011, members of the wiki voted on a name change where it was decided that Zelda Wiki.org (ZW.org) would simply become Zelda Wiki (ZW).
Philosophy
Zelda Wiki's mission is to serve as the ultimate source of Zelda information available online, aiding not only Zelda Universe, but all 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 Wikipedia.
Zelda Wiki 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
- Currently Zelda Wiki contains 15,211 articles and has received Template:NUMBEROFVIEWS page views. To date, 28,015 users have registered. (See also: Special:Statistics)
- The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy: I Link Therefore I Am, published by 'Open Court' in November 2008, mentions Zelda Wiki and recommends it a visit.
- On August 14 2009, Zelda Wiki received LegendOfZelda.com's Pinnacle award, given to the overall best site for the last year.[5]
- In issue 53 of the Official Nintendo Magazine UK and issue 16 of the Official Nintendo Magazine Australia and New Zealand, Zelda Wiki and two of its mastermind sites—Zelda Universe and ZeldaInformer—were referred to readers.
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:
www.zeldauniverse.net, www.zeldawiki.org, www.zeldainformer.com
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Pages 098 and 099 of ONM UK
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Close up of the referral in ONM UK
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Page 51 of ONM AUS&NZ
The Masterminds
Zelda Wiki is a collaborative project managed by a number of contributing websites, collectively known as "The Masterminds". Since its revival and renaming in 2006, the Wiki has remained hosted on the same server as Zelda Universe under the control of Jason. However, in keeping with the collaborative nature of the project, the administration of Zelda Wiki is shared by the webmasters of each contributing site, as well as the other wiki staff members. There is no limit to the number of Masterminds, and all Zelda sites are encouraged to join the project.
Of the original Masterminds, only Zelda Universe remains, with the other sites having either closed, fallen inactive, or gone separate ways. Since then, the lineup of Masterminds has changed a number of times, with each site contributing to the unique evolution and growth of the project.
Currently, Zelda Wiki acts as the Wiki of 6 websites, which are as follows in alphabetical order:
- Hyrule.net (since December 28, 2008)
- LegendZelda.net (since March 10, 2010)
- Link's Hideaway (since September 6, 2010)
- Portal to Hyrule (since June 8, 2009)
- Zelda Eternity (since January 16, 2011)
- Zelda Universe (since April 23, 2005)
Partnerships
- Zelda Wiki currently has a collaborative link with Zeldapendium, a German-language Legend of Zelda wiki. The partnership allows Zelda Wiki to provide relevant interwiki language links in the sidebar, using the {{de}} template.
- Zelda Wiki has a long-standing affiliation with StrategyWiki.org, a site offering strategy guide information in a wiki format. All of our game articles carry a link to the relevant guides at StrategyWiki.org, and individual strategy links within articles are facilitated using the StrategyWiki template.
- In early 2010, Zelda Wiki formed a partnership with Bulbapedia and Super Mario Wiki, starting the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance.
Staff
Wiki Staff
This is a list of the complete active staff team for editing and maintaining Zelda Wiki. All of these people have made edits in the past few months and taken part in discussions on the Discord server and can be contacted for help. You may use a specific user's Talk or any other form of communication that they list in order to contact them. All staff members are experts in article maintenance and management, and have experience in writing, curating, and removing content.
Administrators
Username | Signature | Fields of Expertise | Contact Info | ||
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Talk Page | Discord Tag | ||||
| Chuck#9473 | ||||
| croxodile | ||||
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| helpthewretched | |||
| magicmason1000 | ||||
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| phantomcaleb | |||
Tony#3183 | |||||
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| weirdguy42 |
Community Staff
This is a list of the entire active staff team that manages the community and social media of Zelda Wiki.
Discord Moderators
Discord Tag | Wiki Username |
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Dyslexis#1593 | — |
moddedinkling | |
weirdguy42 |
Social Media Staff
Platform | Username | Contact Info | |
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Talk Page | |||
Chuck#9473 | |||
phantomcaleb | |||
Chuck#9473 | |||
magicody | |||
magicmason1000 |
Partnered Staff
This is a list of all the people who run or have a position on a website or community that is affiliated with Zelda Wiki, like Zelda Universe for example. All of these people may have input on discussions related to the wiki, but not all of these members edit the wiki. If you wish to contact any of these people, it is best to do so from their own groups.
Partnered Staff
Group | Group Account | Wiki Account | Other Contact Info |
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Cody | CodyDaviesTV | Talk Page Discord: magicody
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Justin Folvarcik | Justin Folvarcik | Talk Page Discord: justinfolvarcik
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Trig Jegman | Trig Jegman | Discord: trigjegman
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Cody | CodyDaviesTV | Talk Page Discord: magicody
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GoldenChaos | GoldenChaos | Talk Page Discord: goldenchaos
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Shona | Shona3212 | Talk Page | |
Joshua | Yumil1988 | Discord: watcherjoshua
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GlitterBerri | GlitterBerri | Discord: glitterberri
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Retired Staff
Retired Wiki Staff
The following is a list of former Wiki Staff members; all of them have been recognized for their role in shaping the wiki by a permanent lavender color highlight on their usernames. Retired staff do not keep their administrative rights, but most retired staff can ask to be retrained and retake their role as an admin if they so wish. All users will be listed here, even if they have been banned for previous actions.
The staff was formerly divided into three groups: patrollers, admins (also known as sysops), and bureaucrats, each with their own rights. Under the mastermind system, trusted editors were given the patroller role which allowed them to review other's edits; experienced editors would be given the administrator role, which gave them more rights than standard patrollers; bureaucrats, also known as masterminds, were given full administrative rights and were always currently or previously webmasters of other Zelda fan sites, and the masterminds were the head team of the wiki who wrote and enforced the rules, created new quality standard policies, and oversaw the wiki in its entirety. In 2014, this system was scrapped. Bureaucrats (masterminds) were renamed to executives, the patroller role was removed as all staff members were given full administrative rights, and a single editor was appointed Wiki Director, who ran most events in the wiki community and organized most projects. This was once again changed on August 22, 2021, when these two groups (administrators and executives) merged into a single group of "Wiki Staff" while still retaining a Wiki Director, removing the position of executive. Because of this, many retired Wiki Staff are listed under the old title of wiki executive, bureaucrat (or mastermind), or administrator because they were members of the staff team before the change.
Furthermore, some people will have a second account link tied to their profile labeled (Zeldapedia). This is because the person originally had an account on Zeldapedia, a different Zelda encyclopedia that merged into Zelda Wiki on June 15, 2019. During this transition, all active Zeldapedia staff members were given administrative rights on Zelda Wiki. Zeldapedia is now kept as an archive and old accounts are linked to it in order to preserve history. People listed under the "Zeldapedia" category were only ever members of the staff team on Zeldapedia, and members in "Zelda Wiki & Zeldapedia" were staff on both Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki before and after the merge.
On Zeldapedia, there were three types of wiki staff: rollbackers, administrators, and bureaucrats. Rollbackers were simply trusted editors that were given the rollback feature; administrators worked like Wiki Staff and moderated the site; bureaucrats oversaw the whole site and handled user rights, including the promotion of administrators. The occupations of each of these retired staff members are listed under their roles while they were active on Zeldapedia, in order to preserve history.
Former Group | Username | Signature | Former Occupation |
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52katie | -52katie▲ (Talk) | Wiki Staff | |
Abdullah5599 (Formerly "Minion") | — Abdullah [T] [C] [S] | Bureaucrat | |
Adam660 | —Adam [ talk ] | Administrator | |
Ando1400 | —Ando (talk) | Administrator | |
Aranok | Aranok (talk) | Patroller | |
AstroNinja | AstroNinja (talk) | Wiki Staff | |
Axiomist1875 | Axiomist (talk) | Administrator | |
AzelleAx | AzelleAx (talk) | Wiki Staff | |
Barquero13095 | --Barquero (talk) | Administrator | |
Bob23 | — | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of the Hylian Help Desk) | |
Chrono | — | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of The Zelda Chronicles) | |
Cipriano | — ciprianotalk | Wiki Staff | |
CircleHunter (Formerly "Captain Desdinova") | — | Administrator | |
CodyDaviesTV | - Cody (talk) | Wiki Staff | |
Dany36 | -- Dany36 (talk) | Administrator | |
Embyr 75 | —Embyr 75 --Talk-- | Patroller | |
Emma | Emma (Talk) | Administrator | |
EzloSpirit | User:EzloSpirit/sig | Administrator | |
Fury Three | - F3 | Bureaucrat (Webmaster of HTLoZ II) | |
JohnGames91 | — | Sysop | |
JumbledLimes | – JumbledLimes (talk/contribs) | Wiki Staff | |
K2L3798 | K2L (Interrogatory) | Patroller | |
KokoroSenshi | KokoroSenshi (talk | contribs) | Administrator | |
Lars3 | Lars | Bureaucrat (Co-founder) | |
Leminnes | -Leminnes | Sysop (Co-founder) | |
Link Lab | — Link Lab (Talk) | Executive | |
Lord-of-shadow | (lord-of-shadow) | Sysop | |
Lozzie | Lozzie | Bureaucrat (Co-founder) | |
Mandi2517 | Mandi Talk | Administrator | |
MannedTooth | MannedTooth (talk) | Wiki Staff | |
Mases554 | Mases | Bureaucrat (Webmaster of Zelda Dungeon) | |
Melchizedek1866 | - M E L C H I Z E D E K (TALK) | Administrator | |
MelonSpeedruns | — | Administrator | |
Mr. Wiggles | — | Bureaucrat (Webmaster of Zelda Central) | |
Midoro | Midoro (talk) | Administrator | |
Nox16 | — | Sysop | |
Owl13 | — | Sysop | |
Pixel | -Pixel TC | Executive | |
PPLToast | --PPLToast (talk) | Administrator | |
Scott26 | -Scott | Bureaucrat | |
SearanoX | — | Sysop | |
SnorlaxMonster | --SnorlaxMonster | Administrator | |
The Forbidden One | — | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of The Forbidden One) | |
Thewindmaker | — | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of Just Zelda) | |
Toby | --Toby | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of Zelda World and 5 Rupees) | |
Vaati the Wind Demon | --Vaati The Wind Demon (talk) | Administrator | |
Wielder of the Sword | — | Sysop | |
Xizor1429 | Xizor | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of LegendOfZelda.com) | |
Yami | — | Co-Founder Bureaucrat | |
Yumil1988 (Formerly "Joshua" and "Sheik-Yumil1988") | --Joshua (Yumil) (talk) | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of The Temple of Time) | |
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Ceiling Master (Zeldapedia) | Zelda WikiZeldapedia |
Zelda WikiZeldapedia
Wiki Staff
Bureaucrat |
Tirlby (Zeldapedia) | Zelda WikiZeldapedia
Wiki Staff
Rollbacker | ||
Greenrupee (Zeldapedia) | Zelda WikiZeldapedia
Wiki Staff
Bureaucrat | ||
Altar (Zeldapedia) | --Altar | Administrator | |
AuronKaizer (Zeldapedia) | --AuronKaizer! | Administrator | |
Baltro (Zeldapedia) | —Baltro [ talk · edits ] | Administrator | |
Bek The Conqueror (Zeldapedia) | --Bek (talk) | Administrator | |
Birdman5589 (Zeldapedia) | --Birdman5589 (talk) | Rollbacker | |
Ccbermanzzpedia (Zeldapedia) | -- C2 / CC | Administrator | |
Champion Kai (Zeldapedia) | Champion Kai (talk) | Founder | |
Darknut15 (Zeldapedia) | (Darknut15 (talk) | Rollbacker | |
DjMack (Zeldapedia) | DjMackmy talk | Administrator | |
Emem123292 (Zeldapedia) | ~emem123292 | Rollbacker | |
EveryDayJoe45 (Zeldapedia) | --EveryDayJoe45 (talk) | Administrator | |
Eyewarp (AKA "Sir Real") (Zeldapedia) | Sir Real (talk) | Rollbacker | |
Fierce Deku (Zeldapedia) | --FierceDeku | Rollbacker | |
Fused Shadow (Zeldapedia) | Fused Shadow | Administrator | |
Happyjoe5 (Zeldapedia) | Happyjoe5 | Administrator | |
Hero of Time 87 (Zeldapedia) | Hero of Time 87 | Administrator | |
Hero of Wisdom (Zeldapedia) | -- King Rage | Administrator | |
Hylianhobbit (Zeldapedia) | HH | Rollbacker | |
Isdrakthül (Zeldapedia) | Isdrakthül | Rollbacker | |
Jedimasterlink (Zeldapedia) | Jedimasterlink (talk) | Administrator | |
LadyNorbert (Zeldapedia) | LadyNorbert | Administrator | |
Lessthan1337 (Zeldapedia) | (_esstha(\)1337 • • | Rollbacker | |
Lisa URAQT (Zeldapedia) | --Lisa URAQT | Rollbacker | |
Lord link (Zeldapedia) | --Lord linkHoo-rah! | Administrator | |
MaloMart (Zeldapedia) | --MaloMart (talk) | Rollbacker | |
McGillivray227 (Zeldapedia) | McGillivray227 | Administrator | |
McJeff (Zeldapedia) | Jeff (talk·stalk) | Rollbacker | |
Midnaslave (Zeldapedia) | midnaslave | Administrator | |
Minish Link (Zeldapedia) | ~Minish (talk) | Administrator | |
Moblin slayer (Zeldapedia) | --Moblin Slayer | Rollbacker | |
Mr kmil (Zeldapedia) | Mr kmil | Administrator | |
Murchadah (Zeldapedia) | Murchadah | Administrator | |
Naftaliash827 (Zeldapedia) | --Naftaliash827 | Administrator | |
Oath to Order (Zeldapedia) | — | Administrator | |
Oldschoolzeldafan (Zeldapedia) | --OldSchoolZeldaFan (talk) | Administrator | |
Oni Dark Link (Zeldapedia) | Oni Dark Link | Bureaurcrat | |
Power courage wisdom and time (Zeldapedia) | --Power courage wisdom and time (talk) | Administrator | |
Redeadhunter (Zeldapedia) | --Redeadhunter Contributions Edits | Rollbacker | |
Richard1990 (Zeldapedia) | --Richardtalk | Administrator | |
Scathee (Formerly "Uber Phoeb") (Zeldapedia) | Scathee | Administrator | |
Shiram-Ludgerus33 (Zeldapedia) | — ShiramLudgerusээ | Rollbacker | |
ShutUpNavi (Zeldapedia) | ShutUpNaviTalk to me! | Administrator | |
Solar flute (Zeldapedia) | Solar flute (talk) | Rollbacker | |
Thai420 (Zeldapedia) | Thai420Talk to me! | Administrator | |
TheNewSheik (Zeldapedia) | —TheNewSheik | Rollbacker | |
The Midna (Zeldapedia) | The ™ | Administrator | |
Triforce 14 (Zeldapedia) | —Triforce 14 | Administrator | |
WiseAdventurer (Zeldapedia) | WiseAdventurer (talk) | Rollbacker | |
XXXXX (Zeldapedia) | --XXXXX Talk to me OR ELSE! | Administrator | |
Xykeb Zraliv (Zeldapedia) | Xykeb Yvolix Zraliv | Administrator |
Retired Community Staff
This list contains all former Community Staff members. These people used to help run the wiki's Discord server and social media, but generally did not directly contribute by editing the wiki. Because of this, some people may be listed under both Retired Wiki Staff and Retired Community Staff in the event that they were a part of both teams.
Prior to August 22, 2021, Discord moderators were split into two groups: Server Moderators and Server Executives. However, these two groups have been merged into one group of Discord moderators under Community Staff. Because of this, some retired Discord staff are listed under the old titles of Server Moderator and Server Executive because of their roles at the time that they were moderators.
Discord Tag | Wiki Account | Former Occupation |
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Ceiling Master#2683 (Zeldapedia) | Ceiling Master | Community Staff |
Green Rupee#1824 | Greenrupee (Zeldapedia) | Server Executive |
Freak of Nature#3931 | N/A (Zeldapedia) | Server Executive |
Phem See Grimm#3372 | — | Community Staff |
Somothunder (Deleted Account) | — | Server Executive |
Sparkles#2003 | — | Community Staff |
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 Zelda Wiki. The banner is not permanent, as users can be stripped of it if they are suspected of having edited Zelda Wiki articles for the sole purpose of obtaining a banner.
Zelda Universe began offering its banner on November 11, 2008. It has since been awarded to 11 people.
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The monobook skin
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The vector skin
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Groose Wiki, as seen on April 1st, 2012
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