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NIWA is unique in that there is no autocratic leadership; the general staffs of the wikis themselves take a democratic, yet transparent approach to governing the system, and the wikis themselves are independently owned.<ref>{{Cite web|quote=All of the NIWA wikis are separately owned, operated and hosted. They differ in policies and maintain their unique designs, values and traditions.|url=http://niwanetwork.org/about.html|title=NIWA - About|site=niwanetwork.org}}</ref> In this way, the group places the input of all inducted wikis on the same level of importance, without interfering with any wiki's individual values. There is, however, a NIWA Coordinator who was elected by the Wikis to help lead the organization and facilitate progress. NIWA uses a site-wide forum system to implement policies, induct and nominate members, and conduct interwiki business. | NIWA is unique in that there is no autocratic leadership; the general staffs of the wikis themselves take a democratic, yet transparent approach to governing the system, and the wikis themselves are independently owned.<ref>{{Cite web|quote=All of the NIWA wikis are separately owned, operated and hosted. They differ in policies and maintain their unique designs, values and traditions.|url=http://niwanetwork.org/about.html|title=NIWA - About|site=niwanetwork.org}}</ref> In this way, the group places the input of all inducted wikis on the same level of importance, without interfering with any wiki's individual values. There is, however, a NIWA Coordinator who was elected by the Wikis to help lead the organization and facilitate progress. NIWA uses a site-wide forum system to implement policies, induct and nominate members, and conduct interwiki business. | ||
Currently, | Currently, 18 wikis comprise NIWA: Bulbapedia, Donkey Kong Wiki, Fire Emblem Wiki, Golden Sun Universe, Lylat Wiki, Metroid Wiki, Nintendo Wiki, Nookipedia, Pikipedia, Pikmin Fanon, Smash Wiki, Starfy Wiki, Strategy Wiki, Super Mario Wiki, Wars Wiki, WikiBound, WiKirby, and Zelda Wiki. It is commonplace for an aspiring wiki to affiliate with NIWA before considering induction. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
NIWA's name, an acronym of [[Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance]], is also romanized Japanese for "garden", symbolizing the natural growth of the community around its sectarian fandoms.<ref>{{Cite web|quote=Finally, as Nintendo is a Japanese based company, you will find that our name, NIWA, in Japanese means ‘garden’. We take this to fittingly refer to us as a garden of wikis. A peaceful collaboration.|url=http://niwanetwork.org/about.html|title=NIWA - About|site=niwanetwork.org}}</ref> This is fitting, given Nintendo's Japanese origins, with romanization of Japanese being an important aspect of all | NIWA's name, an acronym of [[Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance]], is also romanized Japanese for "garden", symbolizing the natural growth of the community around its sectarian fandoms.<ref>{{Cite web|quote=Finally, as Nintendo is a Japanese based company, you will find that our name, NIWA, in Japanese means ‘garden’. We take this to fittingly refer to us as a garden of wikis. A peaceful collaboration.|url=http://niwanetwork.org/about.html|title=NIWA - About|site=niwanetwork.org}}</ref> This is fitting, given Nintendo's Japanese origins, with romanization of Japanese being an important aspect of all 18 wikis that currently make up the network. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||