FAQ

What is the Independent Wiki Federation (IWF)?

  • The IWF is an alliance of independent wikis focusing on lifestyle, entertainment, and gaming wikis, however any independent wiki may apply to join. It is the IWF’s goal to connect wiki communities and foster enjoyable interactions among them.

General Eligibility

In order to be eligible for membership in the IWF, applicant wikis have to meet the following criteria:

  • stable and sustainable funding is established by Ad Revenue, community crowdfunding, or investor(s) paying out of pocket
  • investors are not imposing broad control or unnecessarily strict rules
  • system administrators are not imposing broad control or unnecessarily strict rules
  • the wiki community itself retains creative control of the wiki and oversight of their staff, system administrators and hosts

Are there any membership fees to join the IWF?

  • $0. There are no fees to join, you only need to meet organization membership criteria.

What are the benefits of membership?

  • access to technical support by volunteer system administrators
  • access to the IWF’s Tech Library wiki
  • submit articles or blogs to the IWF’s blog in order to promote your wiki
  • Founding members get special perks

What happens when an IWF member wishes to leave?

  • The IWF will bid the organization member farewell. The former member is free to return at any time.
  • The IWF requests that the departing organization member removes all mentions of IWF from their wiki.

Are members expected to provide technical support for other members?

There is no expectation or obligation to assist organization members with technical support. We have a volunteer tech team available to assist with any issues that may arise.

What are the expectations of a founding member?

The IWF expects their founding members to be role models for the organization and conduct themselves exemplary in all situations.

How does IWF membership affect wiki infrastructure?

  • No change in infrastructure or hosting plan
  • The IWF is not a wiki hosting platform, but an alliance between various independent wikis.
    • We do have a potential plan to offer premium wiki hosting as a partner service. As this is a benefit to organization community members, pricing will be very close to actual infrastructure cost.

Joining Staff

  • The existing staff team will reach out to prospective community members to gauge interest before making an offer.