Since the earlier days of man, we have looked into the vastness of space and wondered what was up there. In our early efforts to understand what there was, we catalogued and charted the cosmos. Even today we are still cataloguing and charting the heavens. Similar to the vastness of space, there is the vastness of the internet. The member wikis of NIWA are not alone in the vast stretches of the web, but there is not centralized source that is suitable to our needs of keeping track what is out there. That is why I am founding Project Starchart, a project to help catalogue the independent wikis of the internet in a fashion that is useful to NIWA. This is beneficial in many ways, as it allows us to not only see what is out there, but also what is missing.
This catalogue is for independent wikis only. It is not for wikis on wikifarms. It is to help us see who else out there has gone independent, as well as a bit of information on their status. A key for how the catalogue works is provided below.
Category: For the sake of simplicity, wikis will be categorized into what sorts of general topic they cover. For the sake of simplicity, they will be put into the following areas. Wikis can be put into more than one category.
Video (e.g. anime, cartoons, TV shows, movies, etc...)
Literature (e.g. books, manga, comic books)
Gaming (e.g. card games, video games, table-top gaming, etc...)
Technology (e.g. software, hardware, programming, etc...)
Music (e.g. instruments, songs, etc...)
People (e.g. actors, politicians, musicians, etc...)
Places (e.g. companies, events, locations, etc...)
Reference (e.g. news, Wikipedia, etc...)
Web (e.g. memes, LOLCATZ, etc...)
Merchandise (e.g. food, toys, dolls, etc...)
Other (anything else not covered)
Name: The name of the wiki.
Focus: The actual focus of the wiki.
Site: The URL for the wiki.
Status: How far along is the wiki in its development? The general statuses will be used:
Developing: Recently opened, or still in development.
Developed: Have reached a level of stability and maturity.
Stagnated: No longer receives significant updates
Spammed: Been heavily vandalized and/or spammed.
Affiliations: What major groups or affiliations is it a part of. Is it a member of another IWA?
If you wish to contribute, please find an unlisted independent wiki and use the key as explained above. For simplicity, here is one that you just copy+paste and fill in:
[b]Category:[/b]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Focus:[/b]
[b]Site:[/b]
[b]Status:[/b]
[b]Affiliations:[/b]
Category: Gaming/Video
Name: Bulbapedia
Focus: Pokemon
Site: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.netStatus: Developed
Affiliations: NIWA, Encyclopaedia Pokemonis
Category: Gaming
Name: iRO Wiki
Focus: Ragnarok Online
Site: http://irowiki.org/wiki/Main_PageStatus: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Gaming
Name: Liquipedia
Focus: StarCraft
Site: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Main_PageStatus: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Gaming
Name: StarCraft Wiki
Focus: StarCraft
Site: http://starcraft.incgamers.com/wiki/Main_PageStatus: Developing
Affiliations: INC Gamers
Category: Gaming
Name: Sonic Retro
Focus: Sonic
Site: http://info.sonicretro.org/Main_PageStatus: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Gaming
Name: Touhou Wiki
Focus: Touhou Project
Site: http://www.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Touhou_WikiStatus: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Gaming
Name: WoW Wiki
Focus: World of Warcraft
Site: http://www.wowwiki.com/Portal:MainStatus: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Merchandise
Name: Toy Wiki
Focus: Toys
Site: http://www.toywiki.org/index.php?title=Main_PageStatus: Spammed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Places
Name: RocWiki
Focus: Rochester, NY
Site: http://rocwiki.org/Front_PageStatus: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Reference
Name: Law Wiki
Focus: Legal
Site: http://www.lawiki.org/lawwiki/Law_Wiki_law_student_subjectsStatus: Developing
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Reference
Name: Rational Wiki
Focus: Rationality
Site: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Main_PageStatus: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Reference
Name: WikiTravel
Focus: Travel
Site: http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_PageStatus: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Reference
Name: We the People
Focus: Washington, D.C. public data
Site: http://www.wethepeoplewiki.com/wiki/index.php/Main_PageStatus: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Technology
Name: LQWiki
Focus: Linux
Site: http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Main_PageStatus: Developing
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Video
Name: The Infosphere
Focus: Futurama
Site: http://theinfosphere.org/Status: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Video
Name: Memory Alpha
Focus: Star Trek
Site: http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Portal:MainStatus: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
Category: Video
Name: Transformers Wiki
Focus: Transformers
Site: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Main_PageStatus: Developed
Affiliations: n/a
