[meteorite-list] Announcing: The Meteorite Wiki
From: Meteorites USA <eric_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:45:19 -0700 Message-ID: <4AE7860F.5080304_at_meteoritesusa.com> Thanks Jerry! Eric Jerry Flaherty wrote: > Outstanding Eric! > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Meteorites USA" <eric at meteoritesusa.com> > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 6:07 PM > To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Announcing: The Meteorite Wiki > >> Hi Listees, Meteorite Collectors, Scientists, Meteorite Junkies, >> Addicts & All Meteorite Enthusiasts, >> >> A long while ago I discussed an idea for a central meteorite website >> with some community members about the creation of a central hub of >> meteorite knowledge and information database in which everyone could >> participate and contribute through a community of like minded >> individuals. This of course would be for the furtherance of the >> science and hobby of meteoritics, meteorite collecting, meteorite >> hunting, and the meteorite industry as a whole. >> >> A website that would provide an active and evolving database of >> encyclopedic meteorite knowledge and information for the hobbiest, >> scientist and even more so for the curious, as they are the new >> meteorite enthusiasts and possible future meteoriticists. >> >> As the world learns more about meteorites, asteroids, comets, and the >> universe in relation to meteorites what better way to grow this >> knowledge base than through the first and only meteorite related >> wiki. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what a wiki is, it's >> an online collaborative effort to compile information in a community >> type environment. >> >> Introducing The Meteorite Wiki: www.meteoritewiki.com >> >> The Meteorite Wiki runs on the same software that runs the world >> famous and beloved Wikipedia.org website, and is robust and feature >> rich enough to provide the perfect venue to compile the worlds >> meteorite information into one easy and convenient online database. >> >> Mission Statement: To compile knowledge and share the enjoyment of >> meteorite science & hobby through an open community wiki in which >> everyone interested can participate & contribute to the growth of the >> knowledge of meteorites. >> >> Enjoy... >> >> Regards, >> Eric Wichman >> Meteorites USA >> >> P.S. Those interested in contributing or who would like more >> information, you're welcome to respond to this thread publicly >> on-list or privately via email. If you belong to a university or >> educational institution we would love to have you contibute your >> articles, papers, photos, video or other media to the inclusion in >> the Meteorite Wiki. We have also reserved the most important website >> domain name as well for the expansion of the Meteorite Wiki >> experiment, meteoritewiki.org. This is to create a non-profit >> organization for the site should it be a successful endeavor. For now >> though it will be under the .com extension. >> ______________________________________________ >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > Received on Tue 27 Oct 2009 07:45:19 PM PDT |
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