Zelda Wiki:Staff
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The Zelda Wiki staff consists of two explicit groups: administrators and executives.
- Administrators oversee the day-to-day operation of the wiki. They are the staff you will see editing on a daily basis (see Admin Roles below).
- Trainees are administrators in training. They are distinguished from full-fledged admins by the Piece of Heart next to their username (see Becoming an Admin).
- Executives manage the wiki on a higher level. They are responsible for the direction of the site, its projects, and its community. Most of their work goes on behind the scenes. Unlike admins, you will not necessarily see their names in the logs very often, though they are still very much active on the site.
The editor in chief is the head administrator and also an executive. They act as an intermediary between the two groups. The current editor in chief is .
Current Staff
This is a list of the complete active staff team for editing and maintaining Zelda Wiki. All of these people have made edits in the past few months and taken part in discussions on the Discord server and can be contacted for help. You may use a specific user's Talk or any other form of communication that they list in order to contact them. All staff members are experts in article maintenance and management, and have experience in writing, curating, and removing content.
Administrators
| Username | Signature | Fields of Expertise | Contact Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talk Page | Discord Tag | ||||
| Chuck#9473 | ||||
| croxodile | ||||
— | goldenchaos | ||||
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| helpthewretched | |||
| magicmason1000 | ||||
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| phantomcaleb | |||
Tony#3183 | |||||
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| weirdguy42 | |||
This is a list of the entire active staff team that manages the community and social media of Zelda Wiki.
Discord Moderators
| Discord Tag | Wiki Username |
|---|---|
Dyslexis#1593 | — |
moddedinkling | |
weirdguy42 |
Social Media Staff
| Platform | Username | Contact Info | |
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| Talk Page | |||
Chuck#9473 | |||
phantomcaleb | |||
Chuck#9473 | |||
magicody | |||
magicmason1000 | |||
Contact the Staff
General questions should be directed in the #wiki-general channel on our Discord server, which administrators monitor regularly. Posting there assures that you will get a timely response from an admin suited to answering your question.
You can contact a staff member on their talk page if you wish. Administrators are your best bet in this case. If an executive is needed to resolve your issue, an administrator can notify them and get an answer more quickly than if you were to contact the executive directly on their talk page. One possible exception is the editor in chief. Depending on their style of leadership, they may either be very active on the site or work more behind the scenes. If you often see their name in the Recent Changes, they are most likely the best staff member to contact. Otherwise, contact a regular administrator and they will get in touch with the director if necessary.
About Staff Membership
The staff represent Zelda Wiki as an organization and act in what they believe to be the site's best interests. They speak and act on behalf of the wiki's user base, especially its readership which does not have much of a voice on the wiki itself. The staff has a decisive influence on discussions about the content of the site (e.g. policy changes, merge and split discussions, and so on). Administrators in particular will lead many of these discussions. However, the staff does not have ultimate authority. At Zelda Wiki, the majority of decisions are made by consensus. All users have an equal say in the Discord server and on talk pages. The staff will only step in and make the final decision in situations where no consensus is being reached. That said, there are certain issues which must be handled by staff only. These include server administration, bans, promotions, demotions, page protections, and the enforcement of the Code of Conduct. Staff members reserve the right to make final decisions regarding these issues, though they will certainly consider other editors' concerns.
Most Zelda Wiki staff members started out as regular users on the site. Any Zelda Wiki user can become staff given the right conditions. See Becoming an Admin below for more details.
The staff was formerly divided into three groups: patrollers, admins, and bureaucrats, each with their own rights. This outdated staff structure was a vestige of Zelda Wiki's Mastermind system and was scrapped in 2014. Bureaucrats were renamed to executives and all staff members are now given full administrative rights.
Admin Roles
Administrators are trusted users who help the wiki in more was than editing articles. Their main responsibilities are:
- Patrolling, i.e. quality control.
- Leading the site's editor base and coaching new users.
- Working with editors to create, amend, and implement policies.
- Enacting said policies and enforcing the Code of Conduct.
- Combating vandals and spambots.
- Performing general site maintenance.
Admins are granted special rights to execute their tasks. These include deletion, page protection, banning, text replacements and more.
Becoming an Admin
One can become an administrator of Zelda Wiki by either:
- Applying during a recruiting period. Recruiting periods will be announced on the site. Successful applicants will be added as trainees, who have all the same user rights as full administrators except autopatrol.
- Making outstanding contributions to the wiki. A user whose contributions consistently meet the Quality Standards will be promoted to autopatrol. If they can demonstrate an ability to work with others by participating in wiki discussions, they may be offered an admin position when the staff believes they are ready. (See FAQ: How can I get a promotion?).
Retired Staff
Retired Wiki Staff
The following is a list of former Wiki Staff members; all of them have been recognized for their role in shaping the wiki by a permanent lavender color highlight on their usernames. Retired staff do not keep their administrative rights, but most retired staff can ask to be retrained and retake their role as an admin if they so wish. All users will be listed here, even if they have been banned for previous actions.
The staff was formerly divided into three groups: patrollers, admins (also known as sysops), and bureaucrats, each with their own rights. Under the mastermind system, trusted editors were given the patroller role which allowed them to review other's edits; experienced editors would be given the administrator role, which gave them more rights than standard patrollers; bureaucrats, also known as masterminds, were given full administrative rights and were always currently or previously webmasters of other Zelda fan sites, and the masterminds were the head team of the wiki who wrote and enforced the rules, created new quality standard policies, and oversaw the wiki in its entirety. In 2014, this system was scrapped. Bureaucrats (masterminds) were renamed to executives, the patroller role was removed as all staff members were given full administrative rights, and a single editor was appointed Wiki Director, who ran most events in the wiki community and organized most projects. This was once again changed on August 22, 2021, when these two groups (administrators and executives) merged into a single group of "Wiki Staff" while still retaining a Wiki Director, removing the position of executive. Because of this, many retired Wiki Staff are listed under the old title of wiki executive, bureaucrat (or mastermind), or administrator because they were members of the staff team before the change.
Furthermore, some people will have a second account link tied to their profile labeled (Zeldapedia). This is because the person originally had an account on Zeldapedia, a different Zelda encyclopedia that merged into Zelda Wiki on June 15, 2019. During this transition, all active Zeldapedia staff members were given administrative rights on Zelda Wiki. Zeldapedia is now kept as an archive and old accounts are linked to it in order to preserve history. People listed under the "Zeldapedia" category were only ever members of the staff team on Zeldapedia, and members in "Zelda Wiki & Zeldapedia" were staff on both Zeldapedia and Zelda Wiki before and after the merge.
On Zeldapedia, there were three types of wiki staff: rollbackers, administrators, and bureaucrats. Rollbackers were simply trusted editors that were given the rollback feature; administrators worked like Wiki Staff and moderated the site; bureaucrats oversaw the whole site and handled user rights, including the promotion of administrators. The occupations of each of these retired staff members are listed under their roles while they were active on Zeldapedia, in order to preserve history.
| Former Group | Username | Signature | Former Occupation |
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52katie | -52katie▲ (Talk) | Wiki Staff |
| Abdullah5599 (Formerly "Minion") | — Abdul [T] [C] [S] | Bureaucrat | |
| Adam660 | —Adam [ talk ] | Administrator | |
| Ando1400 | —Ando (talk) | Administrator | |
| Aranok | Aranok (talk) | Patroller | |
| AstroNinja | AstroNinja (talk) | Wiki Staff | |
| Axiomist1875 | Axiomist (talk) | Administrator | |
| AzelleAx | AzelleAx (talk) | Wiki Staff | |
| Barquero13095 | --Barquero (talk) | Administrator | |
| Bob23 | — | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of the Hylian Help Desk) | |
| Chrono | — | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of The Zelda Chronicles) | |
| Cipriano | — ciprianotalk | Wiki Staff | |
| CircleHunter (Formerly "Captain Desdinova") | — | Administrator | |
| CodyDaviesTV | - Cody (talk) | Wiki Staff | |
| Dany36 | -- Dany36 (talk) | Administrator | |
| Embyr 75 | —Embyr 75 --Talk-- | Patroller | |
| Emma | Emma (Talk) | Administrator | |
| EzloSpirit | User:EzloSpirit/sig | Administrator | |
| Fury Three | - F3 | Bureaucrat (Webmaster of HTLoZ II) | |
| JohnGames91 | — | Sysop | |
| JumbledLimes | – JumbledLimes (talk/contribs) | Wiki Staff | |
| K2L3798 | K2L (Interrogatory) | Patroller | |
| KokoroSenshi | KokoroSenshi (talk | contribs) | Administrator | |
| Lars3 | Lars | Bureaucrat (Co-founder) | |
| Leminnes | -Leminnes | Sysop (Co-founder) | |
| Link Lab | — Link Lab (Talk) | Executive | |
| Lord-of-shadow | (lord-of-shadow) | Sysop | |
| Lozzie | Lozzie | Bureaucrat (Co-founder) | |
| Mandi2517 | Mandi Talk | Administrator | |
| MannedTooth | MannedTooth (talk) | Wiki Staff | |
| Mases554 | Mases | Bureaucrat (Webmaster of Zelda Dungeon) | |
| Melchizedek1866 | - M E L C H I Z E D E K (TALK) | Administrator | |
| MelonSpeedruns | — | Administrator | |
| Mr. Wiggles | — | Bureaucrat (Webmaster of Zelda Central) | |
| Midoro | Midoro (talk) | Administrator | |
| Nox16 | — | Sysop | |
| Owl13 | — | Sysop | |
| Pixel | -Pixel TC | Executive | |
| PPLToast | --PPLToast (talk) | Administrator | |
| Scott26 | -Scott | Bureaucrat | |
| SearanoX | — | Sysop | |
| SnorlaxMonster | --SnorlaxMonster | Administrator | |
| The Forbidden One | — | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of The Forbidden One) | |
| Thewindmaker | — | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of Just Zelda) | |
| Toby | --Toby | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of Zelda World and 5 Rupees) | |
| Vaati the Wind Demon | --Vaati The Wind Demon (talk) | Administrator | |
| Wielder of the Sword | — | Sysop | |
| Xizor1429 | Xizor | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of LegendOfZelda.com) | |
| Yami | — | Co-Founder Bureaucrat | |
| Yumil1988 (Formerly "Joshua" and "Sheik-Yumil1988") | --Joshua (Yumil) (talk) | Bureaucrat (Former webmaster of The Temple of Time) | |
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Ceiling Master (Zeldapedia) | Zelda WikiZeldapedia |
Zelda WikiZeldapedia
Wiki Staff
Bureaucrat |
| Tirlby (Zeldapedia) | Zelda WikiZeldapedia
Wiki Staff
Rollbacker | ||
| Greenrupee (Zeldapedia) | Zelda WikiZeldapedia
Wiki Staff
Bureaucrat | ||
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Altar (Zeldapedia) | --Altar | Administrator |
| AuronKaizer (Zeldapedia) | --AuronKaizer! | Administrator | |
| Baltro (Zeldapedia) | —Baltro [ talk · edits ] | Administrator | |
| Bek The Conqueror (Zeldapedia) | --Bek (talk) | Administrator | |
| Birdman5589 (Zeldapedia) | --Birdman5589 (talk) | Rollbacker | |
| Ccbermanzzpedia (Zeldapedia) | -- C2 / CC | Administrator | |
| Champion Kai (Zeldapedia) | Champion Kai (talk) | Founder | |
| Darknut15 (Zeldapedia) | (Darknut15 (talk) | Rollbacker | |
| DjMack (Zeldapedia) | DjMackmy talk | Administrator | |
| Emem123292 (Zeldapedia) | ~emem123292 | Rollbacker | |
| EveryDayJoe45 (Zeldapedia) | --EveryDayJoe45 (talk) | Administrator | |
| Eyewarp (AKA "Sir Real") (Zeldapedia) | Sir Real (talk) | Rollbacker | |
| Fierce Deku (Zeldapedia) | --FierceDeku | Rollbacker | |
| Fused Shadow (Zeldapedia) | Fused Shadow | Administrator | |
| Happyjoe5 (Zeldapedia) | Happyjoe5 | Administrator | |
| Hero of Time 87 (Zeldapedia) | Hero of Time 87 | Administrator | |
| Hero of Wisdom (Zeldapedia) | -- King Rage | Administrator | |
| Hylianhobbit (Zeldapedia) | HH File:Hylianhobbit Signature.gif | Rollbacker | |
| Isdrakthül (Zeldapedia) | Isdrakthül | Rollbacker | |
| Jedimasterlink (Zeldapedia) | Jedimasterlink (talk) | Administrator | |
| LadyNorbert (Zeldapedia) | LadyNorbert | Administrator | |
| Lessthan1337 (Zeldapedia) | (_esstha(\)1337 • • | Rollbacker | |
| Lisa URAQT (Zeldapedia) | --Lisa URAQT | Rollbacker | |
| Lord link (Zeldapedia) | --Lord linkHoo-rah! | Administrator | |
| MaloMart (Zeldapedia) | --MaloMart (talk) | Rollbacker | |
| McGillivray227 (Zeldapedia) | McGillivray227 | Administrator | |
| McJeff (Zeldapedia) | Jeff (talk·stalk) | Rollbacker | |
| Midnaslave (Zeldapedia) | midnaslave | Administrator | |
| Minish Link (Zeldapedia) | ~Minish (talk) | Administrator | |
| Moblin slayer (Zeldapedia) | --Moblin Slayer
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Rollbacker | |
| Mr kmil (Zeldapedia) | Mr kmil 
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Administrator | |
| Murchadah (Zeldapedia) | Murchadah | Administrator | |
| Naftaliash827 (Zeldapedia) | --Naftaliash827 | Administrator | |
| Oath to Order (Zeldapedia) | — | Administrator | |
| Oldschoolzeldafan (Zeldapedia) | --OldSchoolZeldaFan (talk) | Administrator | |
| Oni Dark Link (Zeldapedia) | Oni Dark Link | Bureaurcrat | |
| Power courage wisdom and time (Zeldapedia) | --Power courage wisdom and time (talk) | Administrator | |
| Redeadhunter (Zeldapedia) | --Redeadhunter Contributions Edits
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Rollbacker | |
| Richard1990 (Zeldapedia) | --Richardtalk | Administrator | |
| Scathee (Formerly "Uber Phoeb") (Zeldapedia) | Scathee
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Administrator | |
| Shiram-Ludgerus33 (Zeldapedia) | — ShiramLudgerusээ 
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Rollbacker | |
| ShutUpNavi (Zeldapedia) | ShutUpNaviTalk to me! | Administrator | |
| Solar flute (Zeldapedia) | Solar flute (talk) | Rollbacker | |
| Thai420 (Zeldapedia) | Thai420Talk to me! | Administrator | |
| TheNewSheik (Zeldapedia) | —TheNewSheik | Rollbacker | |
| The Midna (Zeldapedia) | The ™
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Administrator | |
| Triforce 14 (Zeldapedia) | —Triforce 14
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Administrator | |
| WiseAdventurer (Zeldapedia) | WiseAdventurer (talk) | Rollbacker | |
| XXXXX (Zeldapedia) | --XXXXX Talk to me OR ELSE! | Administrator | |
| Xykeb Zraliv (Zeldapedia) | Xykeb Yvolix Zraliv | Administrator |
Retired Community Staff
This list contains all former Community Staff members. These people used to help run the wiki's Discord server and social media, but generally did not directly contribute by editing the wiki. Because of this, some people may be listed under both Retired Wiki Staff and Retired Community Staff in the event that they were a part of both teams.
Prior to August 22, 2021, Discord moderators were split into two groups: Server Moderators and Server Executives. However, these two groups have been merged into one group of Discord moderators under Community Staff. Because of this, some retired Discord staff are listed under the old titles of Server Moderator and Server Executive because of their roles at the time that they were moderators.
| Discord Tag | Wiki Account | Former Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| Ceiling Master#2683 (Zeldapedia) | Ceiling Master | Community Staff |
| Green Rupee#1824 | Greenrupee (Zeldapedia) | Server Executive |
| Freak of Nature#3931 | N/A (Zeldapedia) | Server Executive |
| Phem See Grimm#3372 | — | Community Staff |
| Somothunder (Deleted Account) | — | Server Executive |
| Sparkles#2003 | — | Community Staff |
