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The '''Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance''', or '''NIWA''' for short, and also known as the '''NIWA Network''', is a {{tag|Wiki Networks|network}} of [[wiki]]s and their associated websites written in {{tag|Wiki English|English}}, that aims to chronicle all things {{tag|Nintendo}}, supporting [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] independent of large corporate wiki groups or organisations such as [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]. | The '''Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance''', or '''NIWA''' for short, and also known as the '''NIWA Network''', is a {{tag|Wiki Networks|network}} of [[wiki]]s and their associated websites written in {{tag|Wiki English|English}}, that aims to chronicle all things {{tag|Nintendo}}, supporting [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] independent of large corporate wiki groups or organisations such as [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]. | ||
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===Affiliates=== | ===Affiliates=== | ||
:'' | :''Expand section | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The NIWA acronym is derived from the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance. | The NIWA acronym is derived from the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance. The word 'niwa' is also romanised [[:Category:Japanese|Japanese]] for 'garden', and symbolises the natural growth of the community around the wiki communities that make up NIWA. This is fitting, given Nintendo's [[:Category:Japan|Japanese]] origins, with romanisation of Japanese being an important aspect of all wikis making up the network.<ref name=About/> | ||
===Legal=== | ===Legal=== | ||
The content contained on the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance (NIWA) website is copyright. It goes on to state:<ref name=Legal>[https://NIWAnetwork.org/legal/ NIWA - Legal]; ''NIWAnetwork.org''; Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance; retrieved 9 July 2021.</ref> | The content contained on the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance (NIWA) website is copyright. It goes on to state:<ref name=Legal>[https://NIWAnetwork.org/legal/ NIWA - Legal]; ''NIWAnetwork.org''; Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance; retrieved 9 July 2021.</ref> | ||
{{Cquote|NIWA is in no way associated with Nintendo. In places where copyrighted Nintendo content is presented we do so with fair terms of use, whereby it is not used commercially for gain and where it does not impede Nintendo's right to sell the depicted material. | {{Cquote|NIWA is in no way associated with {{tag|Nintendo}}. In places where copyrighted Nintendo content is presented we do so with fair terms of use, whereby it is not used commercially for gain and where it does not impede Nintendo's right to sell the depicted material. | ||
Furthermore the member wikis of NIWA are not bound by a single [[:Category:Wiki License|license]]. Therefore please refer to the individual wikis for their licensing and content duplication policies.}} | Furthermore the member wikis of NIWA are not bound by a single [[:Category:Wiki License|license]]. Therefore please refer to the individual wikis for their licensing and content duplication policies.}} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
< | <References/> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[ | *[https://NIWAnetwork.org NIWAnetwork.org] — NIWA's hub-site | ||
**[ | **[https://NIWAnetwork.org/members/ NIWA members] | ||
*[https://Twitter.com/niwanetwork Twitter feed] | *[https://Twitter.com/niwanetwork Twitter feed] | ||
*[https://www.Facebook.com/NIWANetwork Facebook page] | *[https://www.Facebook.com/NIWANetwork Facebook page] | ||
*[https://Discord.com/invite/59Mq6qB Discord chat] | *[https://Discord.com/invite/59Mq6qB Discord chat] | ||
[[Category:Nintendo| ]] | [[Category:Nintendo| ]] | ||
[[Category:Member of the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance| ]] | [[Category:Member of the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance| ]] | ||
[[Category:Wiki English| ]] | |||
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