Author:
Deadly Ernest
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Date Posted: 10:58:10 03/26/10 Fri
>If you go back far enough in this forum you will find
>, about a year ago, a series of entries that talk
>about the lack of a place to find more data about Wes’
>stories and the characters in the stories.
>
>Those Forum discussions led in a direct line to the
>“Spearfish Lake Tales Wiki”.
>
>Several forum contributors stated that they had
>compiled a variety of information but had no way to
>share it with others. I think Mike Slade was the first
>to suggest a wiki as a possible way to collect the
>information that various fans had compiled, at any
>rate he volunteered to do the basic set-up and design
>work to get a wiki started if someone could supply the
>domain and space on the web. Wes and a group of fans
>(Mike, myself, Dmitri, George The Car and
>Kilobytemangler, I hope I left no one out) worked up
>the basic outline of what we thought the wiki should
>contain. Wes furnished permissions, graphics,
>inspiration and on May 1, 2009 the domain was
>registered and by the end of May (thanks to Mike) the
>wiki was open for business. Since then it has grown
>from a few basic pages to a site that has over 1,000
>pages and at last count has hosted over 4,000 page
>edits and over 62,000 page views. All of this created
>by an international community of volunteers who’s only
>connection is a deep admiration of Wes Boyd’s literary
>creation, “Spearfish Lake Tales”.
>
>I have wondered what we should use as the anniversary
>date for the Wiki. Should we use the discussions that
>first led to it’s creation, the date the domain was
>registered, the date Mike started work or the date it
>was opened to the public?
>
>As we approach, or pass, whatever that anniversary
>date is I want to say a huge and heartfelt thank you
>to all who have contributed to the wiki. The
>volunteers have created, grown and continue to refine
>old and create new entries.
>
> All of this came about because of our enjoyment and
>admiration for the creative mind of Wes Boyd.
>
>Thank You Wes you have added so much enjoyment to our
>world.
>
>Kirby Lambert
G'day,
The common date used for anniversary celebrations is the date of public display. A child is conceived and nurtured for many months until it makes its public début, and this is known as its birthday. the same applies to the creation of new companies, and is thus applicable here, as well.
Ernest
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