Zeldapedia:FAQ

Below are frequently asked questions about the Zelda Wiki or wikis in general. We can't think of every question people will have so feel free to ask any questions on the forums.

What is the site name?
This wiki's name is the Zelda Wiki. However, we are considering changing our name to Zeldapedia; feel free to join in the discussion here.

Isn't there another Zelda wiki?
Yes there is. Zelda Wiki.org is also a wiki with information on The Legend of Zelda series.

What's the point of this wiki if another already exists?
This wiki is also hosted on Wikia, a "wiki farm." For more information, see Why use Wikia?.

What is a wiki?
A wiki is a website that anyone can edit. Most wikis are open to the general public without the need to register any user account, like this wiki. For more information on wikis, check out Wikipedia's wiki article.

Is this is a copy of Wikipedia?
No it is not. Wikipedia has general information on The Legend of Zelda series. You can add anything related to The Legend of Zelda series here; this cannot be done on Wikipedia.

How do I edit?
Help:Editing is a good place to start. If you still need help, post a message in the Help desk.

What is Wikia?
Wikia are wiki communities creating free content with the MediaWiki software. These are hosted for free by Wikia, Inc., the company which runs the project. Anyone is free to start a new Wikia in accordance with the creation policy and terms of use.

Wikia was founded by Angela Beesley and Jimmy Wales, originally under the name "Wikicities", in October 2004. It celebrated its first birthday on November 2, 2005. Wikicities relaunched as "Wikia" in March 2006.

What's a sysop?
A sysop is an administrator. For more information, see Zelda Wiki:Administrators.

What's with the different coloured links?
There are four different coloured links.
 * Blue links are internal links. They link to other pages on the wiki.
 * Purple links are visited links. If you've visited an internal link, then it will become purple, showing you've visited it before.
 * Red links are pages that have not been created.
 * Light blue links are external links. They link to sites outside the wiki.

What do the numbers mean in the recent changes?
You'll see some numbers in the recent changes after the time an edit was made. This number indicates how many characters were added or removed from the article. If the number is red, then characters were removed. If the number is green, then characters were added. For example,

(diff)(hist). . Zelda Wiki:FAQ; 00:00. . (+1,000). . User (talk | contribs)

would indicate 1,000 words were added to this article by a user named User, whereas

(diff)(hist). . Zelda Wiki:FAQ; 00:00. . (-1,000). . User (talk | contribs)

would indicate 1,000 characters were removed from this article by a user named User. These coloured numbers help indicate if users are vandalizing articles or helping contribute to them.