Sci-fi Independent Wiki Alliance


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The Sci-fi Independent Wiki Alliance, or SIWA for short, and also known as SIWA Network, is a former of  wiki sites about sci-fi () topics such as TV shows, films / movies, games, and books. SIWA Network was  by.

History
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.

Name
SIWA is the acronym for Sci-fi Independent Wiki Alliance, but 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.

Members
In order to join SIWA, the wiki site must be: The following wiki sites were members of SIWA:
 * 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
 * Stargate Wiki — link
 * Stargate-Wiki.de — link
 * Terra Nova Wiki — link
 * Defiance Wiki — link
 * Revolution Wiki — link

Affiliates
The following non science fiction wiki sites were affiliates of SIWA:
 * Sanctuary Wiki
 * Smallville Wiki