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{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with [[Community:Zelda Wiki|Zelda Wiki]], which was named Zeldapedia for a brief period.}}
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'''Zeldapedia''' was a {{Wp|wiki}} hosted on {{Wp|Fandom (website)|Fandom}} (formerly known as Wikia) that was focused on {{TLoZ|Series}}. The wiki was created on June 15, 2005 by [[w:c:zelda-archive:User:Champion_Kai|Champion Kai]]. In June 2007, a merger between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki was proposed by Wikia co-founder [[w:c:community:User:Angela|Angela Beesley]].<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= [Zelda Wiki:News|title=2007]}}</ref> The proposal was rejected by staff members on both sites.<ref>{{Cite Person|quote=Our wiki and theirs, although compatible, would take a TON of work to merge together. On top of that, the promised increase in traffic did not justify this insane amount of work, nor did it justify actually having to move the wiki to Wikia, where we'd all lose control over the site, as well as ownership of the site. Wikia refers to their wikis AS "their" wikis - and that doesn't work well with what ZW.org really stands for, and that's not being TRULY owned by anybody. But, obviously, as the technical owner of the domain I had to make some sort of decision, and in the end, with the input of the other owners and some friends, it was unanimously decided not to move to Wikia or to merge with Wikia's Zelda Wiki.|name= [[User:Jason|Jason Rappaport]]|url= [Zelda Wiki:News|title=2007]}}</ref>
'''Zeldapedia''' was an English encyclopedia dedicated to the {{TLoZ|Series}}. The wiki (then known as '''Zelda Wiki''' or '''The Legend of Zelda Wiki''') was created in 2005 by [[wikia:w:c:zelda-archive:User:Champion_Kai|Champion Kai]] on the wikifarm {{Wp|Fandom (website)|Fandom}} (formerly known as Wikia and Wikicities). It was later renamed to Zeldapedia in 2008.<ref name="rename">{{Cite Web|url=https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Forum:Zelda_Wiki_or_Zeldapedia|title=
Forum:Zelda Wiki or Zeldapedia|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref>


In November 2010, Wikia disabled the Monaco skin and enabled the Oasis skin. This decision prompted a discussion on Zeldapedia on whether the wiki should continue to be hosted on Wikia or not, with the majority of the users being in favor of the former.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=http://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Forum:Moving|title=Forum:Moving|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref>
In 2019, Zeldapedia agreed to merge with longtime rival [[Community:Zelda Wiki|Zelda Wiki]]. The wiki is now at an archived state, with messages pointing readers to Zelda Wiki instead.


In June 2019, after Curse Media (and, by extension, Gamepedia and Zelda Wiki itself) was purchased by Fandom, another merger between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki was proposed. Unlike the previous proposal, both staff and the communities on both sites agreed to merge onto Zelda Wiki, with the majority of the community agreeing to the merger.<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> On June 15, 2019, coincidentally marking Zeldapedia's fourteenth anniversary, the English wiki was shut down and its community merged with Zelda Wiki and [[Community:Zelda Universe|Zelda Universe]].<ref>{{Cite Web|url=https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/f/p/3150258947228040774|title=This wiki has been archived and moved to Gamepedia|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref> The other language counterparts currently remain active.
== History ==
On June 15, 2005, Champion Kai created '''Zelda Wiki''' on Wikicities. However, a couple of weeks later, Champion Kai disappeared from the site, and would return in sporadic intervals from 2008 to 2010. As a result, the community was left to build the wiki.
 
In June 2007, a merger between Zelda Wiki and the independent Zelda Wiki.org was proposed by Wikia co-founder [[wikia:w:c:community:User:Angela|Angela Beesley]] to then webmaster [[User:GoldenChaos|Jess Rappaport]].<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:GoldenChaos|Jess Rappaport]]|url= [Zelda Wiki:News|title=2007]}}</ref> The proposal was rejected by staff members on both sites.<ref>{{Cite Person|quote=Our wiki and theirs, although compatible, would take a TON of work to merge together. On top of that, the promised increase in traffic did not justify this insane amount of work, nor did it justify actually having to move the wiki to Wikia, where we'd all lose control over the site, as well as ownership of the site. Wikia refers to their wikis AS "their" wikis - and that doesn't work well with what ZW.org really stands for, and that's not being TRULY owned by anybody. But, obviously, as the technical owner of the domain I had to make some sort of decision, and in the end, with the input of the other owners and some friends, it was unanimously decided not to move to Wikia or to merge with Wikia's Zelda Wiki.|name= [[User:GoldenChaos|Jess Rappaport]]|url= [Zelda Wiki:News|title=2007]}}</ref> Six month after the proposed merger failed, Zelda Wiki's community agreed to rename themselves as Zeldapedia in order to avoid naming conflicts with Zelda Wiki.org.<ref name="rename"/>
 
In November 2010, Wikia disabled the Monaco skin and enabled the Oasis skin. This decision prompted a discussion on Zeldapedia on whether the wiki should continue to be hosted on Wikia or not, with the majority of the users being in favor of the former.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=http://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Forum:Moving|title=Forum:Moving|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref> Some Zeldapedia users also considered a move to Curse LLC in 2012, but was also rejected.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Forum:Moving_to_Curse|title=Forum:Moving to Curse|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref> Curse LLC would later go on to purchase the independent Zelda Wiki five years later under their Gamepedia brand.<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>
 
In November 2011, [[Community:ZeldaInformer|ZeldaInformer]] and Zeldapedia agreed to an affiliation. This was after ZeldaInformer ended their involvement in Zelda Wiki as a webmaster, and ZeldaInformer's own wiki idea failed. The affiliation lasted until July 2013.
 
In June 2019, after most of Curse LLC (and, by extension, Gamepedia and Zelda Wiki itself) was purchased by Fandom, another merger between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki was proposed. Unlike the previous proposal a decade ago, both staff and the communities on both sites agreed to merge onto Zelda Wiki, with the majority of the community agreeing to the merger.<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> On June 15, 2019, coincidentally marking Zeldapedia's fourteenth anniversary, the English wiki was closed for editing and its community merged with Zelda Wiki and [[Community:Zelda Universe|Zelda Universe]].<ref>{{Cite Web|url=https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/f/p/3150258947228040774|title=This wiki has been archived and moved to Gamepedia|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref> The other language counterparts currently remain active and would point to Zelda Wiki, while Zeldapedia's Discord server has since transferred to Zelda Wiki.
 
In 2022, Zelda Wiki moved out of Fandom. Zelda Wiki temporarily used the Zeldapedia name after moving out.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=https://twitter.com/ZeldaWiki/status/1582831405142528000|title=Our time has come to reclaim independence.|site=Twitter}}</ref>


== Characteristics and Policies ==
== Characteristics and Policies ==
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== Staff ==
== Staff ==
Fandom as a whole is run by its own staff, and each individual wiki has their own governing body. Zeldapedia's staff prior to the merger in 2019 was as follows:
The following are a list of staff member that ran Zeldapedia prior to its merger with Zelda Wiki.


*[[w:c:zelda-archive:User:Ceiling Master|Ceiling Master]]
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*[[w:c:zelda-archive:User:Oni Dark Link|Oni Dark Link]]
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|[[User:Tirlby|Tirlby]] {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Tirlby Zeldapedia])}}
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|content1= – '''[[User:Tirlby|<font color="#b8a7c9">Tirlby</font>]]''' ([[User talk:Tirlby|<font color="#CF82CF">talk</font>]])
|tab2= '''Zeldapedia'''
|content2= – '''[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Tirlby <font color="#8629A1">Tirlby</font>]''' ([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:Tirlby <font color="#CF82CF">talk</font>])
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|[[User:Greenrupee|Greenrupee]] {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Green_Rupee Zeldapedia])}}
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|Altar {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Altar Zeldapedia])}}
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|<nowiki>--</nowiki>[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Altar Altar]
|Administrator
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|AuronKaizer {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:AuronKaizer Zeldapedia])}}
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|<nowiki>--</nowiki>[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:AuronKaizer <span style="color:#3ba0c5">Auron</span>]'''[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:AuronKaizer <span style="color:#000000">Kaizer</span>][https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/AuronKaizer <span style="color:#3ba0c5">!</span>]'''
|Administrator
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|Baltro {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Baltro Zeldapedia])}}
|Andy
|—<font face="verdana" size="2">[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Baltro <span style="color:red">'''Baltro'''</span>]</font> <small>[ [https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:Baltro <span style="color:orangered">'''talk'''</span>] · [https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/Baltro <span style="color:orangered">'''edits'''</span>] ]</small>
|Administrator
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|Bek The Conqueror {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Bek_The_Conqueror Zeldapedia])}}
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|<nowiki>--</nowiki>'''[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Bek_The_Conqueror <font color="darkgreen">Bek</font>]''' [https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:Bek_The_Conqueror <font color="darkblue">(talk)</font>]
|Administrator
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|Birdman5589 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Birdman5589 Zeldapedia])}}
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|<nowiki>--</nowiki>[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Birdman5589 Birdman5589] ([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:Birdman5589 talk])
|Rollbacker
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|Ccbermanzzpedia {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Ccbermanzzpedia Zeldapedia])}}
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|'''-- [https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Ccbermanzzpedia <font color="red">C</font>][https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:Ccbermanzzpedia <font color="blue">2</font>]''' / [https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Editcount/Ccbermanzzpedia C][https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ccbermanzzpedia <font color="purple">C</font>]
|Administrator
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|Champion Kai {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Champion_Kai Zeldapedia])}}
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|[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Champion_Kai Champion Kai] ([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:Champion_Kai#top talk])
|Founder
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|Darknut15 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Darknut15 Zeldapedia])}}
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|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Darknut15 Darknut15] ([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:Darknut15 talk])
|Rollbacker
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|DjMack {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:DjMack Zeldapedia])}}
|Douglas
|[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:DjMack <b><span style="color: brown">DjMack</span></b>]<sup>[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:DjMack my talk]</sup>
|Administrator
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|Emem123292 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Emem123292 Zeldapedia])}}
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|~[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Emem123292 emem123292]
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|EveryDayJoe45 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:EveryDayJoe45 Zeldapedia])}}
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|<nowiki>--</nowiki>[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:EveryDayJoe45 EveryDayJoe45] ([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:EveryDayJoe45 talk])
|Administrator
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|Fierce Deku {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Fierce_Deku Zeldapedia])}}
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|<nowiki>--</nowiki>[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Fierce_Deku <font color="Green">'''Fierce'''</font>][https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:Fierce_Deku <font color="SaddleBrown">'''Deku'''</font>]
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|Fused Shadow {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Fused_Shadow Zeldapedia])}}
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|[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Fused_Shadow Fused Shadow]
|Administrator
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|Happyjoe5 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Happyjoe5 Zeldapedia])}}
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|[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Happyjoe5 Happyjoe5]
|Administrator
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|Hero of Time 87 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Hero_of_Time_87 Zeldapedia])}}
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|[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Hero_of_Time_87 Hero of Time 87]
|Administrator
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|Hero of Wisdom {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Hero_Of_Wisdom Zeldapedia])}}
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|Administrator
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|Hylianhobbit {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Hylianhobbit Zeldapedia])}}
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|Isdrakthül {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Isdrakth%C3%BCl Zeldapedia])}}
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|Jedimasterlink {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Jedimasterlink Zeldapedia])}}
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|Administrator
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|LadyNorbert {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:LadyNorbert Zeldapedia])}}
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|Administrator
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|Lessthan1337 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Lessthan1337 Zeldapedia])}}
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|[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Lessthan1337 <font color=#003388> '''(_esstha(\)1337'''</font>] [https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:Lessthan1337 •] [https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/Lessthan1337 •]
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|Lisa URAQT {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Lisa_URAQT Zeldapedia])}}
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|Lord link {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Lord_link Zeldapedia])}}
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|MaloMart {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:MaloMart Zeldapedia])}}
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|McGillivray227 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:McGillivray227 Zeldapedia])}}
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|McJeff {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:McJeff Zeldapedia])}}
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|Midnaslave {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Midnaslave Zeldapedia])}}
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|Minish Link {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Minish_Link Zeldapedia])}}
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|Moblin slayer {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Moblin_slayer Zeldapedia])}}
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|Mr kmil {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Mr_kmil Zeldapedia])}}
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|Murchadah {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Murchadah Zeldapedia])}}
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|Naftaliash827 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Naftaliash827 Zeldapedia])}}
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|Oath to Order {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Oath_to_Order Zeldapedia])}}
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|Oldschoolzeldafan {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Oldschoolzeldafan Zeldapedia])}}
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|Oni Dark Link {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Oni_Dark_Link Zeldapedia])}}
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|[https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Oni_Dark_Link <font color="#66FFFF">Oni</font>] [https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/Oni_Dark_Link <font color="#7F007F">Dark</font>] [https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Oni_Dark_Link/Curiosity_Trading_one_or_two%3F <font color="#007A00">Link</font>]
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|Power courage wisdom and time {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Power_courage_wisdom_and_time Zeldapedia])}}
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|[[User:Redeadhunter-gpuser|Redeadhunter]] {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Redeadhunter Zeldapedia])}}
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|Richard1990 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Richard1990 Zeldapedia])}}
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|Scathee <sup>(Formerly "Uber Phoeb")</sup> {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Scathee Zeldapedia])}}
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|Shiram-Ludgerus33 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Shiram-Ludgerus33 Zeldapedia])}}
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|Sir Real {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Sir_Real Zeldapedia])}}
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|TheNewSheik {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:TheNewSheik Zeldapedia])}}
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|The Midna {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:The_Midna Zeldapedia])}}
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|Triforce 14 {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:Triforce_14 Zeldapedia])}}
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|[[User:WiseAdventurer|WiseAdventurer]] {{Small|([https://zelda-archive.fandom.com/wiki/User:WiseAdventurer Zeldapedia])}}
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== Spin off wikis ==
== Spin off wikis ==
Zeldapedia had a number of spin-off wikis, including the [[w:c:zeldafanon:Zelda Fanon Wiki|Zelda Fanon Wiki]].
Zeldapedia had a number of spin-off wikis, including the [[wikia:w:c:zeldafanon:Zelda Fanon Wiki|Zelda Fanon Wiki]].


== Other Languages ==
== Other Languages ==
Zeldapedia incorporated a number of sub-wikis for various languages, all of which had since moved over to Zelda Wiki after the merger. As of February 2020, the largest of these are the Spanish and French wikis, with approximately 4,500 and 3,900 articles respectively.
Zeldapedia incorporated a number of sub-wikis for various languages, all of which had since moved over to Zelda Wiki after the merger. As of February 2020, the largest of these are the Spanish and French wikis, with approximately 4,500 and 3,900 articles respectively.
* [[:fr:Accueil|French Wiki]]
* [[wikia:w:c:zelda:fr:Accueil|French Wiki]]
* [[:de:Zeldapedia|German Wiki]]
* [[wikia:w:c:zelda:de:Zeldapedia|German Wiki]]
* [[:it:Pagina_principale|Italian Wiki]]
* [[wikia:w:c:zelda:it:Pagina_principale|Italian Wiki]]
* [[:es:Portada|Spanish Wiki]]
* [[wikia:w:c:zelda:es:Portada|Spanish Wiki]]
* [[:zh:Zelda 维基|Simplified Chinese Wiki]]
* [[wikia:w:c:zelda:zh:Zelda 维基|Simplified Chinese Wiki]]
* [[:zh-tw:薩爾達傳說 Wiki|Traditional Chinese Wiki]]
* [[wikia:w:c:zelda:zh-tw:薩爾達傳說 Wiki|Traditional Chinese Wiki]]
 
== Affiliations ==
In November of 2011, after the affiliation between [[Community:ZeldaInformer|ZeldaInformer]] and Zelda Wiki ended, ZeldaInformer and Zeldapedia affiliated together. The affiliation lasted until July of 2013.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Zeldapedia Logo.png|Zeldapedia's logo as of June 28, 2012
File:Zeldapedia Logo.png|Zeldapedia's logo as of June 28, 2012
File:Zeldapedia Wikia Skin.png|Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 24, 2012 in the default Wikia skin
File:Zeldapedia Wikia Skin.png|Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 24, 2012 in the default Wikia/Oasis skin
File:Zeldapedia Monobook Skin.png|Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 24, 2012 in the optional Monobook skin
File:Zeldapedia Monobook Skin.png|Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 24, 2012 in the Monobook skin prior to its removal
File:Zeldapedia Oasis Skin (2019).png|Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on June 7, 2019 in the Wikia/Oasis skin
File:Zeldapedia FandomDesktop Skin (2022).png|Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 27, 2022 in the FandomDesktop skin. Note the banner used noting that the community was merged.
</gallery>
</gallery>


Latest revision as of 23:47, 20 April 2024

Not to be confused with Zelda Wiki, which was named Zeldapedia for a brief period.

Zeldapedia was an English encyclopedia dedicated to the The Legend of Zelda series. The wiki (then known as Zelda Wiki or The Legend of Zelda Wiki) was created in 2005 by Champion Kai on the wikifarm Fandom (formerly known as Wikia and Wikicities). It was later renamed to Zeldapedia in 2008.[1]

In 2019, Zeldapedia agreed to merge with longtime rival Zelda Wiki. The wiki is now at an archived state, with messages pointing readers to Zelda Wiki instead.

History

On June 15, 2005, Champion Kai created Zelda Wiki on Wikicities. However, a couple of weeks later, Champion Kai disappeared from the site, and would return in sporadic intervals from 2008 to 2010. As a result, the community was left to build the wiki.

In June 2007, a merger between Zelda Wiki and the independent Zelda Wiki.org was proposed by Wikia co-founder Angela Beesley to then webmaster Jess Rappaport.[2] The proposal was rejected by staff members on both sites.[3] Six month after the proposed merger failed, Zelda Wiki's community agreed to rename themselves as Zeldapedia in order to avoid naming conflicts with Zelda Wiki.org.[1]

In November 2010, Wikia disabled the Monaco skin and enabled the Oasis skin. This decision prompted a discussion on Zeldapedia on whether the wiki should continue to be hosted on Wikia or not, with the majority of the users being in favor of the former.[4] Some Zeldapedia users also considered a move to Curse LLC in 2012, but was also rejected.[5] Curse LLC would later go on to purchase the independent Zelda Wiki five years later under their Gamepedia brand.[6]

In November 2011, ZeldaInformer and Zeldapedia agreed to an affiliation. This was after ZeldaInformer ended their involvement in Zelda Wiki as a webmaster, and ZeldaInformer's own wiki idea failed. The affiliation lasted until July 2013.

In June 2019, after most of Curse LLC (and, by extension, Gamepedia and Zelda Wiki itself) was purchased by Fandom, another merger between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki was proposed. Unlike the previous proposal a decade ago, both staff and the communities on both sites agreed to merge onto Zelda Wiki, with the majority of the community agreeing to the merger.[7][8] On June 15, 2019, coincidentally marking Zeldapedia's fourteenth anniversary, the English wiki was closed for editing and its community merged with Zelda Wiki and Zelda Universe.[9] The other language counterparts currently remain active and would point to Zelda Wiki, while Zeldapedia's Discord server has since transferred to Zelda Wiki.

In 2022, Zelda Wiki moved out of Fandom. Zelda Wiki temporarily used the Zeldapedia name after moving out.[10]

Characteristics and Policies

Like other wikis at Fandom, Zeldapedia set its own policies. This resulted in certain differences from Zelda Wiki. Much like other Fandom wikis, Zeldapedia had allowed anonymous, non-registered, users to edit, but an update of the COPPA Act prompted Fandom as a whole to end anonymous editing on wikis with a target audience of thirteen and under.

One notable policy difference between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki was the usage of citations and references which, while core principles here at Zelda Wiki, largely went unused at Zeldapedia.

Staff

The following are a list of staff member that ran Zeldapedia prior to its merger with Zelda Wiki.

Username Real Name Signature Former Occupation
Ceiling Master (Zeldapedia) —
Zelda WikiZeldapedia
– Ceiling Master (talk · contributions)
—Ceiling Master
Zelda WikiZeldapedia
Wiki Staff
Bureaucrat
Tirlby (Zeldapedia) —
Zelda WikiZeldapedia
– Tirlby (talk)
– Tirlby (talk)
Zelda WikiZeldapedia
Wiki Staff
Rollbacker
Greenrupee (Zeldapedia) —
Zelda WikiZeldapedia
—
Green Rupee
Zelda WikiZeldapedia
Wiki Staff
Bureaucrat
Altar (Zeldapedia) — --Altar Administrator
AuronKaizer (Zeldapedia) — --AuronKaizer! Administrator
Baltro (Zeldapedia) Andy —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) Douglas DjMackmy talk Administrator
Emem123292 (Zeldapedia) — ~emem123292 Rollbacker
EveryDayJoe45 (Zeldapedia) — --EveryDayJoe45 (talk) Administrator
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) — — Administrator
Hylianhobbit (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
Isdrakthül (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
Jedimasterlink (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
LadyNorbert (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Lessthan1337 (Zeldapedia) — (_esstha(\)1337 • • Rollbacker
Lisa URAQT (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
Lord link (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
MaloMart (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
McGillivray227 (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
McJeff (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
Midnaslave (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Minish Link (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Moblin slayer (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
Mr kmil (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Murchadah (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Naftaliash827 (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Oath to Order (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Oldschoolzeldafan (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Oni Dark Link (Zeldapedia) — Oni Dark Link Bureaurcrat
Power courage wisdom and time (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Redeadhunter (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
Richard1990 (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Scathee (Formerly "Uber Phoeb") (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Shiram-Ludgerus33 (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
ShutUpNavi (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Sir Real (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
Solar flute (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
Thai420 (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
TheNewSheik (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
The Midna (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Triforce 14 (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
WiseAdventurer (Zeldapedia) — — Rollbacker
XXXXX (Zeldapedia) — — Administrator
Xykeb Zraliv (Zeldapedia) — Xykeb Yvolix Zraliv Administrator

Spin off wikis

Zeldapedia had a number of spin-off wikis, including the Zelda Fanon Wiki.

Other Languages

Zeldapedia incorporated a number of sub-wikis for various languages, all of which had since moved over to Zelda Wiki after the merger. As of February 2020, the largest of these are the Spanish and French wikis, with approximately 4,500 and 3,900 articles respectively.

Gallery

  • Zeldapedia's logo as of June 28, 2012

    Zeldapedia's logo as of June 28, 2012

  • Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 24, 2012 in the default Wikia/Oasis skin

    Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 24, 2012 in the default Wikia/Oasis skin

  • Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 24, 2012 in the Monobook skin prior to its removal

    Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 24, 2012 in the Monobook skin prior to its removal

  • Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on June 7, 2019 in the Wikia/Oasis skin

    Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on June 7, 2019 in the Wikia/Oasis skin

  • Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 27, 2022 in the FandomDesktop skin. Note the banner used noting that the community was merged.

    Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 27, 2022 in the FandomDesktop skin. Note the banner used noting that the community was merged.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Forum:Zelda Wiki or Zeldapedia , Zeldapedia.
  2. ↑ "...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..." —Jess Rappaport (Zelda Wiki:News 2007.)
  3. ↑ "Our wiki and theirs, although compatible, would take a TON of work to merge together. On top of that, the promised increase in traffic did not justify this insane amount of work, nor did it justify actually having to move the wiki to Wikia, where we'd all lose control over the site, as well as ownership of the site. Wikia refers to their wikis AS "their" wikis - and that doesn't work well with what ZW.org really stands for, and that's not being TRULY owned by anybody. But, obviously, as the technical owner of the domain I had to make some sort of decision, and in the end, with the input of the other owners and some friends, it was unanimously decided not to move to Wikia or to merge with Wikia's Zelda Wiki." —Jess Rappaport (Zelda Wiki:News 2007.)
  4. ↑ Forum:Moving , Zeldapedia.
  5. ↑ Forum:Moving to Curse , Zeldapedia.
  6. ↑ Zelda Wiki is joining Gamepedia , Gamepedia Help Wiki.
  7. ↑ Announcement to all Editors , Zeldapedia.
  8. ↑ Official Crossover Voting Thread , Zeldapedia.
  9. ↑ This wiki has been archived and moved to Gamepedia , Zeldapedia.
  10. ↑ Our time has come to reclaim independence. , Twitter.
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