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The '''Sci-Fi Independent Wiki Alliance''', or '''SIWA''' for short, is an {{tag|Wiki network|alliance}} of independent | The '''Sci-Fi Independent Wiki Alliance''', or '''SIWA''' for short, and also known as '''[[Archive.org:20131217024850/http://SIWANetwork.webs.com/|SIWA Network]]''', is an {{tag|Wiki network|alliance}} of {{tag|independent}} wikis about sci-fi ({{tag|science fiction}}) topics such as [[:Category:TV show|TV shows]], [[:Category:Film|films]] / movies, games, and books. SIWA Network was {{tag|FoundedIn2011|founded 2011}}. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The idea for SIWA came from the [[Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance]] (NIWA), except about sci-fi topics. The founding site was the independent [[ | 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 [[Stargate-Wiki.de|German Stargate Wiki]]. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
SIWA is the acronym for Sci-Fi Independent Wiki Alliance, but {{ | SIWA is the acronym for Sci-Fi Independent Wiki Alliance, but {{Wp|Siwa Oasis|Siwa}} is also name of a large oasis in [[:Category:Egypt|Egypt]]; symbolic of how these independent wikis are offered a welcomed respite from the sea of death that is wikis part of some [[wiki farm]]s. | ||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||