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'''Zeldapedia''' is a {{Wp|wiki}} hosted on {{Wp|Wikia}} that is focused on {{TLoZ|Series}}. Due to being hosted on Wikia, Zeldapedia is a competing wiki with [[Community:Zelda Wiki|Zelda Wiki]]. The wiki was created on June 15, 2005 by [http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Champion_Kai Champion Kai]. In June 2007, a merger between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki was proposed by Wikia co-founder [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/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 a {{Wp|wiki}} hosted on {{Wp|Wikia}} that was focused on {{TLoZ|Series}}. The wiki was created on June 15, 2005 by [http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Champion_Kai Champion Kai]. In June 2007, a merger between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki was proposed by Wikia co-founder [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/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>


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.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Moving|title=Forum:Moving|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.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Moving|title=Forum:Moving|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref>


In June 2019, another merger between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki was proposed by staff members from both sides. Unlike the previous proposal, all the staff members from both sides agreed to the merging to Zelda Wiki, and the topic was first brought on with the mainspace community, and later the Discussions section community, with the majority of the community agreeing to the merger.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Forum:Announcement_to_all_Editors?t=20190612103623|title=Announcement to all Editors|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zelda.fandom.com/f/p/3150258947228040639|title=Official Crossover Voting Thread|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref> On June 15, 2019, which also marked 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.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.
In June 2019, after Curse Media (and, by extension, Gamepedia) 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.fandom.com/wiki/Forum:Announcement_to_all_Editors?t=20190612103623|title=Announcement to all Editors|site=Zeldapedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zelda.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.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.


== Characteristics and Policies ==
== Characteristics and Policies ==
Like other wikis at Fandom, Zeldapedia sets its own policies. This results in certain differences from Zelda Wiki. Much like other Wikia wikis, Zeldapedia had allowed anonymous, non-registered, users to edit but an update of the {{Wp|COPPA|COPPA Act}} has prompted Wikia as a whole to end anonymous editing on wikis with a target audience of thirteen and under. 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 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 {{Wp|COPPA|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 is the usage of citations and references which, while core principles here at Zelda Wiki, are less valued at Zeldapedia.
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 ==
== Staff ==
Fandom as a whole is run by its own staff, and each individual wiki has their own governing body. Zeldapedia's staff as of 2019 is as follows:
Fandom as a whole is run by its own staff, and each individual wiki has their own governing body. Zeldapedia's staff as of its merge in 2019 was as follows:


*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Ceiling_Master Ceiling Master]
*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Ceiling_Master Ceiling Master]
*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Jedimasterlink Jedimasterlink]
*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Green_Rupee Green Rupee]
*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Minish_Link Minish Link]
*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Oni_Dark_Link Oni Dark Link]
*[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/User:Oni_Dark_Link Oni Dark 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].
Zeldapedia had a number of spin-off wikis, including the [http://zeldafanon.wikia.com/wiki/Zelda_Fanon_Wiki Zelda Fanon Wiki].


== Other Languages ==
== Other Languages ==
Zeldapedia incorporates a number of sub-wikis for various languages. The largest as of 2017 being the French and Spanish wikis with 3700 articles.
Zeldapedia incorporated a number of sub-wikis for various languages. As of February 2020, the largest of these are the Spanish and French wikis, with approximately 4,500 and 3,900 articles respectively.
* [http://fr.zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Accueil French Wikia]
* [http://fr.zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Accueil French Wikia]
* [http://de.zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Zeldapedia German Wikia]  
* [http://de.zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Zeldapedia German Wikia]  
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Revision as of 20:50, 11 February 2020

Zeldapedia was a wiki hosted on Wikia that was focused on The Legend of Zelda series. The wiki was created on June 15, 2005 by Champion Kai. In June 2007, a merger between Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki was proposed by Wikia co-founder Angela Beesley.[1] The proposal was rejected by staff members on both sites.[2]

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.[3]

In June 2019, after Curse Media (and, by extension, Gamepedia) 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.[4][5] On June 15, 2019, coincidentally marking Zeldapedia's fourteenth anniversary, the English wiki was shut down and its community merged with Zelda Wiki and Zelda Universe.[6] The other language counterparts currently remain active.

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

Fandom as a whole is run by its own staff, and each individual wiki has their own governing body. Zeldapedia's staff as of its merge in 2019 was as follows:

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. As of February 2020, the largest of these are the Spanish and French wikis, with approximately 4,500 and 3,900 articles respectively.

Affiliations

In November of 2011, after the affiliation between ZeldaInformer and Zelda Wiki ended, ZeldaInformer and Zeldapedia affiliated together. The affiliation lasted until July of 2013.

Gallery

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

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

  • Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 24, 2012 in the optional Monobook skin

    Zeldapedia's home page as it appears on October 24, 2012 in the optional Monobook skin

References

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