Suggestions

[Tucayo]

Maybe an option to link all of your usernames into one for those who would like it, like I would like with my SMW account

As I said before, you can use the interwiki links {{smw|user:Tucayo}} {{zw|user:Tucayo}} {{bp|User:Tucayo}} 

[Level 3]

Hm, didn't see/realize that, thanks   

[Tucayo]

Hm, didn't see/realize that, thanks   

No prob  AFAIK wikirby and metroid wiki dont have those yet, BTW

[smashbrother101]

Guys! I found An independant site out of Wikia! It's for Team Fortress 2!! I'll send you the link! http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page

[Tucayo]

Guys! I found An independant site out of Wikia! It's for Team Fortress 2!! I'll send you the link! http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page

Is it a Nintendo Series?

[smashbrother101]

Guys! I found An independant site out of Wikia! It's for Team Fortress 2!! I'll send you the link! http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page

Is it a Nintendo Series?

Are we supposdly sticking strictly to Nintendo Series? I thought NIWA was about any Wiki not through the use of Wikia. But no it is not.

[Tucayo]

Guys! I found An independant site out of Wikia! It's for Team Fortress 2!! I'll send you the link! http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page

Is it a Nintendo Series?

Are we supposdly sticking strictly to Nintendo Series? I thought NIWA was about any Wiki not through the use of Wikia. But no it is not.

NIWA = Nintendo Independent Wikis Alliance 

[smashbrother101]

Guys! I found An independant site out of Wikia! It's for Team Fortress 2!! I'll send you the link! http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page

Is it a Nintendo Series?

Are we supposdly sticking strictly to Nintendo Series? I thought NIWA was about any Wiki not through the use of Wikia. But no it is not.

NIWA = Nintendo Independent Wikis Alliance 

O_O Dang it your right!!! Oh well...

[Ninjask]

Why do I find this pathetically hilarious?

[Level 3]

Why do I find this pathetically hilarious?

Because it is.

Seriously, even if you somehow didn't know the N stands for Nintendo (what else can it stand for?)
The three wikis at the moment are all nintendo.

[Lazor Shroom Midna Freak]

Why do I find this pathetically hilarious?

Because it is.

Seriously, even if you somehow didn't know the N stands for Nintendo (what else can it stand for?)
The three wikis at the moment are all nintendo.

And even if they didn't notice THAT, all of the suggestions thus far have been Nintendo (or, in the case of Sonic, thought to be).

[Tucayo]

Why do I find this pathetically hilarious?

Because it is.

Seriously, even if you somehow didn't know the N stands for Nintendo (what else can it stand for?)
The three wikis at the moment are all nintendo.

And even if they didn't notice THAT, all of the suggestions thus far have been Nintendo (or, in the case of Sonic, thought to be).

You are getting off topic, please get on topic 

[Candar]

Perhaps this is just me, but I am a little confused about the 'meta'-ness of NIWA. Somebody want to start a thread or add a page describing why having an alliance of these wiki sites is advantageous, other than communal members?

This seems like something that might be important to discuss, since from looking at most threads most of what has been touched on thusfar has been "whats your favorite XXXXX" which is all good and well, but isnt much of a more general community draw, if you see what I mean.

[Garlic Man]

Perhaps this is just me, but I am a little confused about the 'meta'-ness of NIWA. Somebody want to start a thread or add a page describing why having an alliance of these wiki sites is advantageous, other than communal members?

This seems like something that might be important to discuss, since from looking at most threads most of what has been touched on thusfar has been "whats your favorite XXXXX" which is all good and well, but isnt much of a more general community draw, if you see what I mean.

Over the past years, we have noticed a disturbing trend in Nintendo fandoms. Where once stood friendly communities, operated by well known and well loved faces, now stand sterile places run by faceless corporate entities, whose only care for their visitors is how much advertising revenue they generate. Nowhere is this more true than with fan wikis. For the past several years, there has been a systematic attempt made by certain groups to acquire wikis of sufficient size and prominence in their respective fandoms. While some webmasters have resisted, many others have instead given themselves over. Some misled my duplicitous offers of free hosting with many more strings attached then they were ever aware, and others led astray sadly by greed, with promises of shared advertising revenues or even flat out lump sums of cash.

We seek to change this trend.

What we have said should not be misunderstood as being anti-corporate. There is certainly a place in online fandoms for corporate sponsorship, and it's true that many fansites, ourselves included, would not be able to cover their hosting bills without advertising of some sort. Nor can we blame all of those who have had to relinquish control of their communities, as the financial and technical burdens for those of us who become large are often quite significant, and there are most certainly difficulties for webmasters in forming the networks and connections they need to make enough return off their advertisements to pay for their communities.

What we do stand against is the corporate meddling in the actual day-to-day operation and management of our communities, which we feel is a detriment to our fandoms as a whole. Our feelings can be summarised thus.

* Fan communities should be run by the fans, by people whose involvement in the well-being of the community is of the emotional nature of the fan. They should not be run by those having only a purely financial investment, with no interest in the specific fandom itself.

* Fan communities should be run for the fans, by people who will take a positive interest in the fans' desires, always thinking about how they can continue to enhance the enjoyment of everyone in the community.

* Fan communities should be run together with the fans, embracing a spirit of co-operation and camaraderie in our fandoms, with friendly rivalries rather than bitter divides.

It's time we made our stand together, as fans, for the sake of the futures of our fandoms.
That stand begins now.

NIWA is a network of independent operators of Nintendo wikis, founded jointly by Bulbapedia, ZeldaWiki and Super Mario Wiki, who have banded together in the face of this threat. We hope that our example will serve as both a message, and as an example. A message that we will not take this trespass in our fandoms lying down, and an example to those of other fandoms that such a stand is possible, and worthwhile.

To those of you who seek to hold power over us, we say fear us.
To those of you without power, oppressed under the shackles of faceless shadows, we say to you seek us out, and join with us.
We are NIWA, and the seeds we plant here today will only be the start of our garden.

[tacopill]

We seek to change this trend.

[Archaic]

Just as a quick disclaimer there....that's a draft, it might not be the final version of the manifesto. ^^;

[Level 3]

That manifesto put a smile on my face at the end 

THat should be put in it;s own thread and if possible, it's own category, it's one of the most important things to NIWA if you ask me (apart from the fans and the fandom)

[Candar]

Just as a quick disclaimer there....that's a draft, it might not be the final version of the manifesto. ^^;

Answered my question just fine though 

Where did that come from? Archaic, since it looks like you wrote that up, i wonder if you might repost it as a separate thread and sticky it, that way people can both find it quickly and discuss it.

Edit-^
Yeah, What Level 3 said!

[Archaic]

When it's finalised (hopefully later today), it'll get its own thread. We'll also be making a page for it linked to from the front page of the site.

[Level 3]

When it's finalised (hopefully later today), it'll get its own thread. We'll also be making a page for it linked to from the front page of the site.

Yeah, linking to it from the hub seems good, something about the goal of NIWA is what many users still need to realize.