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| logo_alt = Six 1×2 LEGO plate bricks stacked to form the shape of a 2×2 brick. Each plate is a different color. | | logo_alt = Six 1×2 LEGO plate bricks stacked to form the shape of a 2×2 brick. Each plate is a different color. | ||
| logo_caption = | | logo_caption = The logo of BrickWiki, designed by Jamie Bliss and Tim Gould | ||
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Srinivas detailed his plan for starting "LegoWiki" in a LUGNET message on June 8, 2005, stating that it would serve as an "electronic warehouse" of LEGO knowledge.<ref name="lugnet.general 51020"/> | |||
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describing it as an "electronic warehouse" of LEGO knowledge.<ref name="lugnet.general 51020"/> | |||
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The idea originally came from LUGNET user Jamie "Astronouth7303" Bliss.<ref name="BW history" group="B"/><ref name="BW bliss" group="B"/> | |||
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=== BrickWiki pages === | === BrickWiki pages === | ||
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<ref name="BW bliss">{{cite web |url=http://www.brickwiki.org/wiki/User:Astronouth7303 |title=User:Astronouth7303 |first=Jamie |last=Bliss |website=BrickWiki |date=31 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208061203/http://www.brickwiki.org/wiki/User:Astronouth7303 |archive-date=8 December 2008 |quote=Oh, yeah. And I originally thought of it, but Venkatesh got to post it. And he owns the server. I'm not complaining. He gives me free hosting for my site.}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="BW history">{{cite web |url=http://brickwiki.info/wiki/Brickwiki:History_of_Brickwiki |title=Brickwiki:History of Brickwiki |website=BrickWiki |date=26 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108001211/http://brickwiki.info/wiki/Brickwiki:History_of_Brickwiki |archive-date=8 January 2017 |url-status=unfit}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:40, 3 November 2025
 The logo of BrickWiki, designed by Jamie Bliss and Tim Gould | |
Screenshot  Main Page on January 14, 2017 | |
Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Ted Godwin |
| Created by |
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| URL |
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| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 1,094 registered users |
| Launched | June 25, 2005 |
| Current status | Offline (partial read-only archive from 2021–2024) |
Content license | GNU FDL 1.2 |
History
Srinivas detailed his plan for starting "LegoWiki" in a LUGNET message on June 8, 2005, stating that it would serve as an "electronic warehouse" of LEGO knowledge.[2]
Srinivas announced his intention describing it as an "electronic warehouse" of LEGO knowledge.[2] [3]
The idea originally came from LUGNET user Jamie "Astronouth7303" Bliss.[B 1][B 2]
Articles
References
- ↑ The Johns Hopkins University Commencement 2010. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University. May 27, 2010. p. 92.
- ↑ a b c Srinivas, Venkatesh (8 June 2005). "Legowiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ Srinivas, Venkatesh (11 June 2005). "Brickwiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ Srinivas, Venkatesh (13 June 2005). "Re: Legowiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ Srinivas, Venkatesh (25 June 2005). "Brickwiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
BrickWiki pages
- ↑ "Brickwiki:History of Brickwiki". BrickWiki. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ Bliss, Jamie (31 December 2005). "User:Astronouth7303". BrickWiki. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008.
Oh, yeah. And I originally thought of it, but Venkatesh got to post it. And he owns the server. I'm not complaining. He gives me free hosting for my site.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2019-10-25)
- BrickWiki dumps by WikiTeam from August 2014 and May 2018 (via the Internet Archive)
