[meteorite-list] Announcing: The Meteorite Wiki

From: Melanie Matthews <spacewoman2775_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:21:00 -0700
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This is great! I'll excited about all the new content to be added..=20
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Cheers!=20
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> From: grf2 at comcast.net
> To: eric at meteoritesusa.com=3B meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Tue=2C 27 Oct 2009 17:20:39 -0400
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Announcing: The Meteorite Wiki
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> Outstanding Eric!
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> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Meteorites USA" <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
> Sent: Monday=2C October 26=2C 2009 6:07 PM
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Announcing: The Meteorite Wiki
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>> Hi Listees=2C Meteorite Collectors=2C Scientists=2C Meteorite Junkies=2C=
 Addicts &=20
>> All Meteorite Enthusiasts=2C
>>
>> A long while ago I discussed an idea for a central meteorite website wit=
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>> some community members about the creation of a central hub of meteorite=
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>> knowledge and information database in which everyone could participate a=
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>> contribute through a community of like minded individuals. This of cours=
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>> would be for the furtherance of the science and hobby of meteoritics=2C=
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>> meteorite collecting=2C meteorite hunting=2C and the meteorite industry =
as a=20
>> whole.
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>> A website that would provide an active and evolving database of=20
>> encyclopedic meteorite knowledge and information for the hobbiest=2C=20
>> scientist and even more so for the curious=2C as they are the new meteor=
ite=20
>> enthusiasts and possible future meteoriticists.
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>> As the world learns more about meteorites=2C asteroids=2C comets=2C and =
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>> universe in relation to meteorites what better way to grow this knowledg=
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>> base than through the first and only meteorite related wiki. For those o=
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>> you who are unfamiliar with what a wiki is=2C it's an online collaborati=
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>> effort to compile information in a community type environment.
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>> Introducing The Meteorite Wiki: www.meteoritewiki.com
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>> The Meteorite Wiki runs on the same software that runs the world famous=
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>> and beloved Wikipedia.org website=2C and is robust and feature rich enou=
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>> to provide the perfect venue to compile the worlds meteorite information=
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>> into one easy and convenient online database.
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>> Mission Statement: To compile knowledge and share the enjoyment of=20
>> meteorite science & hobby through an open community wiki in which everyo=
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>> interested can participate & contribute to the growth of the knowledge o=
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>> meteorites.
>>
>> Enjoy...
>>
>> Regards=2C
>> Eric Wichman
>> Meteorites USA
>>
>> P.S. Those interested in contributing or who would like more information=
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>> you're welcome to respond to this thread publicly on-list or privately v=
ia=20
>> email. If you belong to a university or educational institution we would=
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>> love to have you contibute your articles=2C papers=2C photos=2C video or=
 other=20
>> media to the inclusion in the Meteorite Wiki. We have also reserved the=
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>> most important website domain name as well for the expansion of the=20
>> Meteorite Wiki experiment=2C meteoritewiki.org. This is to create a=20
>> non-profit organization for the site should it be a successful endeavor.=
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>> For now though it will be under the .com extension.
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