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Sci-fi Independent Wiki Alliance

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Dead as of early 2014.

The Sci-fi Independent Wiki Alliance, or SIWA for short, and also known as SIWA Network, is a former alliance of independent wiki sites about sci-fi ( science fiction) topics such as TV shows, films / movies, games, and books.[1] SIWA Network was founded in 2011 by Escyos.[1]

HistoryEdit

The idea for SIWA came from the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance (NIWA), except about sci-fi topics. The founding site was the independent Stargate Wiki. Several days later the alliance was joined by a German Stargate Wiki.[1]

NameEdit

SIWA is the acronym for Sci-fi Independent Wiki Alliance, but Siwa is also name of a large oasis in Egypt; symbolic of how these independent wikis are offered a welcomed respite from the sea of death that is wikis part of some wiki farms.[1]

MembersEdit

In order to join SIWA, the wiki site must be:[2]

  1. about science fiction
  2. independently run, owned and maintained, that is not part of a wiki farm
  3. have some staying power, e.g. must have been active for at least 6 months and over 250 articles

The following wiki sites were members of SIWA:

AffiliatesEdit

The following non science fiction wiki sites were affiliates of SIWA:[3]

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SIWA Network – About; SIWANetwork.webs.com (via Archive.org); SIWA Network; archived date 4 October 2011.
  2. ↑ SIWA Network – Join us; SIWANetwork.webs.com (via Archive.org); SIWA Network; archived date 4 October 2011.
  3. ↑ SIWA Network – Affiliate; SIWANetwork.webs.com (via Archive.org); SIWA Network; archived date 4 October 2011.

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