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'''BrickWiki''' was a [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]]-based [[Wikipedia:Online encyclopedia|online encyclopedia]] for topics related to [[LEGO]].


== History ==
<ref name="JHU Commencement"/>




<ref name="lugnet.general 51020"/>
It was established in June 2005 by [[LUGNET]] users Venkatesh Srinivas and Jamie Bliss


Created by Venkatesh Srinivas and Jamie Bliss, it was launched in June 2005 and ran on [[Wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software. It was initially used primarily by members of the website [[LUGNET]].


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"/>


Srinivas announced his intention
== History ==
describing it as an "electronic warehouse" of LEGO knowledge.<ref name="lugnet.general 51020"/>  
Venkatesh Srinivas, an electrical engineering student at [[Wikipedia:Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University]],<ref name="JHU Commencement"/> proposed starting a LEGO wiki in a LUGNET message on June 8, 2005. Srinivas described his plan as an "electronic warehouse" of LEGO knowledge, containing information about the LEGO company, products, and community.<ref name="lugnet.general 51020"/>  
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Srinivas had experience running MediaWiki software and a server available to host the site from.


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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"/>  
The idea originally came from LUGNET user Jamie "Astronouth7303" Bliss.<ref name="BW history" group="B"/><ref name="BW bliss" group="B"/>  
Srinivas originally named the site "LegoWiki"; due to concerns about using the LEGO trademark, other names were discussed in the [[Wikipedia:Thread (online communication)|thread]], including "LUWiki" (LEGO User's Wiki),<ref name="lugnet.general 51040"/> "LWiki", and "BrickWiki".<ref name="lugnet.general 51031"/><ref name="lugnet.general 51046"/>
Srinivas decided on BrickWiki and launched the wiki on June 25, 2005.<ref name="lugnet.general 51109"/>


== Articles ==
== Articles ==
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<ref name="lugnet.general 51020">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51020 |title=Legowiki |first=Venkatesh |last=Srinivas |website=[[LUGNET]] |newsgroup=lugnet.general |date=8 June 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716075252/https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51020 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=1 November 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="lugnet.general 51020">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51020 |title=Legowiki |first=Venkatesh |last=Srinivas |website=[[LUGNET]] |newsgroup=lugnet.general |date=8 June 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716075252/https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51020 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=1 November 2025}}</ref>


<ref name="lugnet.general 51031">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51031 |title=Brickwiki |first=Venkatesh |last=Srinivas |website=[[LUGNET]] |newsgroup=lugnet.general |date=11 June 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718212825/https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51031 |archive-date=18 July 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=1 November 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="lugnet.general 51031">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51031 |title=Re: Legowiki |first=Venkatesh |last=Srinivas |website=[[LUGNET]] |newsgroup=lugnet.general |date=11 June 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718212825/https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51031 |archive-date=18 July 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=1 November 2025}}</ref>
 
<ref name="lugnet.general 51040">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51040 |title=Re: Legowiki |first=Bliss |last=Jamie |website=[[LUGNET]] |newsgroup=lugnet.general |date=11 June 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716105923/https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51040 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref>


<ref name="lugnet.general 51046">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51047 |title=Re: Legowiki |first=Venkatesh |last=Srinivas |website=[[LUGNET]] |newsgroup=lugnet.general |date=13 June 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716232201/https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51047 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=1 November 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="lugnet.general 51046">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51047 |title=Re: Legowiki |first=Venkatesh |last=Srinivas |website=[[LUGNET]] |newsgroup=lugnet.general |date=13 June 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716232201/https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51047 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=1 November 2025}}</ref>

Revision as of 01:20, 7 November 2025

BrickWiki
Six 1×2 LEGO plate bricks stacked to form the shape of a 2×2 brick. Each plate is a different color.
The logo of BrickWiki, designed by Jamie Bliss and Tim Gould
Screenshot
The Main Page of a MediaWiki website, featuring an index of major article categories.
BrickWiki Main Page on January 14, 2017
Type of site
Online encyclopedia
Available inEnglish
OwnerTed Godwin
Created by
  • Venkatesh Srinivas
  • Jamie Bliss
URL
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional
Users1,094 registered users
LaunchedJune 25, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-06-25)
Current statusOffline (partial read-only archive from 2021–2024)
Content license
GNU FDL 1.2

BrickWiki was a wiki-based online encyclopedia for topics related to LEGO.


It was established in June 2005 by LUGNET users Venkatesh Srinivas and Jamie Bliss

Created by Venkatesh Srinivas and Jamie Bliss, it was launched in June 2005 and ran on MediaWiki software. It was initially used primarily by members of the website LUGNET.


History

Venkatesh Srinivas, an electrical engineering student at Johns Hopkins University,[1] proposed starting a LEGO wiki in a LUGNET message on June 8, 2005. Srinivas described his plan as an "electronic warehouse" of LEGO knowledge, containing information about the LEGO company, products, and community.[2]

Srinivas had experience running MediaWiki software and a server available to host the site from.


The idea originally came from LUGNET user Jamie "Astronouth7303" Bliss.[B 1][B 2]

Srinivas originally named the site "LegoWiki"; due to concerns about using the LEGO trademark, other names were discussed in the thread, including "LUWiki" (LEGO User's Wiki),[3] "LWiki", and "BrickWiki".[4][5]

Srinivas decided on BrickWiki and launched the wiki on June 25, 2005.[6]

Articles

References

  1. ↑ The Johns Hopkins University Commencement 2010. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University. May 27, 2010. p. 92.
  2. ↑ Srinivas, Venkatesh (8 June 2005). "Legowiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Jamie, Bliss (11 June 2005). "Re: Legowiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Srinivas, Venkatesh (11 June 2005). "Re: Legowiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Srinivas, Venkatesh (13 June 2005). "Re: Legowiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Srinivas, Venkatesh (25 June 2005). "Brickwiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2025.

BrickWiki pages

  1. ↑ "Brickwiki:History of Brickwiki". BrickWiki. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ 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.
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