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BrickWiki was created by Venkatesh Srinivas, allegedly based on an idea by Jamie Bliss.<ref name="bw history"/><ref name="bw bliss"/> Srinivas posted his desire to start "LegoWiki" on [[LUGNET]] on June 8, 2005.<ref name="lug 51020"/> Following further discussion on what to name the website,<ref name="lug 51046"/> Srinivas decided on "BrickWiki" and launched the wiki on June 25, 2005.<ref name="lug 51109"/> | BrickWiki was created by Venkatesh Srinivas, allegedly based on an idea by Jamie Bliss.<ref name="bw history"/><ref name="bw bliss"/> Srinivas posted his desire to start "LegoWiki" on [[LUGNET]] on June 8, 2005.<ref name="lug 51020"/> Following further discussion on what to name the website,<ref name="lug 51046"/> Srinivas decided on "BrickWiki" and launched the wiki on June 25, 2005.<ref name="lug 51109"/> The site was originally hosted by [[Wikipedia:Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University]], where Srinivas was an electrical engineering student at the time.<ref name="bw history "/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://endeavour.zapto .org/who/vsrinivas |title=Venkatesh Srinivas |date= 1 November 2008 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20081218012656/http://endeavour.zapto .org/who/vsrinivas |archive-date=18 December 2008}}</ref> | ||
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Type of site | Encyclopedia, wiki |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Created by | Venkatesh Srinivas |
| 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
BrickWiki was created by Venkatesh Srinivas, allegedly based on an idea by Jamie Bliss.[1][2] Srinivas posted his desire to start "LegoWiki" on LUGNET on June 8, 2005.[3] Following further discussion on what to name the website,[4] Srinivas decided on "BrickWiki" and launched the wiki on June 25, 2005.[5] The site was originally hosted by Johns Hopkins University, where Srinivas was an electrical engineering student at the time.[1][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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). "Legowiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024.
- ↑ Srinivas, Venkatesh (13 June 2005). "Re: Legowiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024.
- ↑ Srinivas, Venkatesh (8 June 2005). "Brickwiki". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.general. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024.
- ↑ .org/who/vsrinivas "Venkatesh Srinivas". 1 November 2008. Archived from .org/who/vsrinivas the original on 18 December 2008.
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