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BrickWiki | [[LUGNET]] user Venkatesh Srinivas posted his desire to start "LegoWiki" on June 8, 2005,<ref name="lug 51020"/> building on an idea by Jamie Bliss.<ref name="bw history"/><ref name="bw bliss"/> Srinivas launched the site under the name BrickWiki on June 25, 2005.<ref name="lug 51109"/> | ||
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<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=2017-01-08}}</ref> | |||
<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=2008-12-08 |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="lug 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}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="lug 51109">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51109 |title=Brickwiki |first=Venkatesh |last=Srinivas |website=[[LUGNET]] |newsgroup=lugnet.general |date=8 June 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716074151/https://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=51109 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 23:46, 16 July 2024
Type of site | Wiki |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by |
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| URL | brickwiki.info |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 1,094 |
| Launched | June 25, 2005 |
| Current status | Read-only archive |
Content license | GNU FDL 1.2 |
BrickWiki is a semi-defunct online encyclopedia dedicated to information about LEGO.
History
LUGNET user Venkatesh Srinivas posted his desire to start "LegoWiki" on June 8, 2005,[1] building on an idea by Jamie Bliss.[2][3] Srinivas launched the site under the name BrickWiki on June 25, 2005.[4]
References
- ↑ Srinivas, Venkatesh (8 June 2005). "Legowiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024.
- ↑ "Brickwiki:History of Brickwiki". BrickWiki. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2017-01-08.
- ↑ Bliss, Jamie (31 December 2005). "User:Astronouth7303". BrickWiki. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08.
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.
- ↑ Srinivas, Venkatesh (8 June 2005). "Brickwiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024.
