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Steve_h
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Date Posted: 17:48:57 03/26/10 Fri
In reply to:
Kirby Lambert
's message, "Spearfish Lake Tales Wiki" on 10:18:25 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
According to the revision history, the main page was created 3 May 2009, so I'd go with then as the anniversery of the wiki
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