User:Axiomist: Difference between revisions

I'm still fairly new to wikis. The primary wiki I work on is [[Zelda Wiki]] (ZW). I went through the ranks as an [[editor]], [[patroller]] / [[rollbacker]], and am now an [[admin]] / sysop. I don't see these as positions of power, and I loathe that some people do. I never justify a decision I make with "I'm the admin, and you are not... so that's that." I see it done quite a bit. (more on wiki philosophies later) (see: [[meta-wiki:Conflicting Wikipedia philosophies|Wikipedia philosophies]] for more information).

My more in-depth wiki profile can be found [http://ZeldaWiki.org/User:Axiomist here].

At some point during my tenure at ZW, I discovered several other wikis, including the [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] network. My work on those has been very minor, but for the most part [[staff]]ers of some of them came to ZW with questions related to wikis in general. I decided that helping them also helps us, and have done my level best to do so. Now I'm interested in getting contacts going among as many other wikis as possible. I think I can learn a lot by doing so.

I've no shame in mentioning that I genuinely dislike the Wikia network. It's like a McDonalds-ification of the internet. I've only recently created a Wikia account, and that was done to assist the staff of [[Conker Wiki]] with the show / hide template. I just don't see myself working for a network that swallows up Independent Wikis (Indie Wikis) for the sake of a little more ad revenue.