BoyWiki - Revision history

JohnHolt at 17:51, 8 October 2021

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	__NOTOC__[[Image:Boywiki-logo.png\|frame\|right\|The BoyWiki logo in 2009]]'''BoyWiki''' (f. December 2004) is a free, open content [[Free Spirits]] resource for [[boylove]]rs and others who are interested in the collective knowledge and culture that has formed over the years. It is a place where boylovers can work together to record and preserve their online and offline history and culture, and share knowledge and information.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060708184128/http://www.fpc.net/sites/alexis/bchistory.html</ref>		__NOTOC__[[Image:Boywiki-logo.png\|frame\|right\|The BoyWiki logo in 2009]]'''BoyWiki''' (f. December 2004) is a free, open content [[Free Spirits]] resource for [[boylove]]rs and others who are interested in the collective knowledge and culture that has formed over the years. It is a place where boylovers can work together to record and preserve their online and offline history and culture, and share knowledge and information.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060708184128/http://www.fpc.net/sites/alexis/bchistory.html</ref>

	All original content on BoyWiki is licensed under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]], which gives permission for all readers to copy, reproduce, and add on to articles with the sole provision that they pass the same permission along to others.		All original content on BoyWiki is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, which gives permission for all readers to copy, reproduce, and add on to articles with the sole provision that they pass the same permission along to others.

	BoyWiki is also interested in the preservation of historical documents and sites that hold or have held great significance or value to the boylove community.		BoyWiki is also interested in the preservation of historical documents and sites that hold or have held great significance or value to the boylove community.

JohnHolt: infact given we are scaling down FS articles to stubs, lets do it

2021-10-08T17:49:52Z

infact given we are scaling down FS articles to stubs, lets do it

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	__NOTOC__[[Image:Boywiki-logo.png\|frame\|~~left~~\|A BoyWiki ~~Logo, as of~~ 2009]]~~{{FS}}~~'''BoyWiki''' is a free, open content [[Free Spirits]] resource for [[boylove]]rs and others who are interested in the collective knowledge and culture that has formed over the years. It is a place where boylovers can work together to record and preserve ~~our~~ online and offline history and culture, share knowledge and information~~, and effectively donate this knowledge to the boylove community as well as the entire world~~.		__NOTOC__[[Image:Boywiki-logo.png\|frame\|right\|The BoyWiki logo in 2009]]'''BoyWiki''' (f. December 2004) is a free, open content [[Free Spirits]] resource for [[boylove]]rs and others who are interested in the collective knowledge and culture that has formed over the years. It is a place where boylovers can work together to record and preserve their online and offline history and culture, and share knowledge and information.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060708184128/http://www.fpc.net/sites/alexis/bchistory.html</ref>

	BoyWiki is ~~overseen by~~ the ~~''Keeper of the Wiki''~~ and ~~an administrative team of ''Curators'', together referred~~ to as the ~~''BoyWiki Council''. This team sets administrative policy and performs other essential duties~~ to ~~keep BoyWiki operating smoothly~~.		All original content on BoyWiki is licensed under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]], which gives permission for all readers to copy, reproduce, and add on to articles with the sole provision that they pass the same permission along to others.

	What makes BoyWiki unique from other Free Spirits resources (as well as most other online boylove resources) is that all original content on BoyWiki is licensed under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]], which gives permission for all readers to copy, reproduce, and add on to articles with the sole provision that they pass the same permission along to others.		BoyWiki is also interested in the preservation of historical documents and sites that hold or have held great significance or value to the boylove community.

	BoyWiki is also interested in the preservation of historical documents and sites that hold or have held great significance or value to the boylove community. BoyWiki actively encourages the submission via email of old documents and sites which are no longer updated and are in danger of going offline. At its own discretion, BoyWiki will preserve such information with the permission of the original copyright holder, outside of the GNU Free Documentation License.

	~~==History==~~

	The first stirrings of BoyWiki began in December 2004, when TPKA Hínandil thought there should be an online resource that retold some of the history of great events in the online boylove community in the same spirit as ''A History of Boychat''<ref>[http://www.fpc.net/sites/alexis/bchistory.html A History of BoyChat]</ref> written by Alexis. He put these ideas to rest over the holidays, but at the beginning of January 2005, a friend urged him to volunteer to help Free Spirits. He mentioned the idea of a wiki, which had been mulled over by others on [[Freedom Board]] the year before. Finally, early on 30 January 2005, he submitted his proposal to the [[Free Spirits]] Committee. After reviewing the proposal, it was accepted and Hínandil was appointed Free Spirits WikiMaster by the FSC.

	After expanding policy from the outlines in the proposal and a ratification vote among the admin team, content and categories were created, and slowly the site grew closer to completion. As it began to look like the 2005 Free Spirits fundraiser would be held earlier than usual because of increasing server problems, it was decided to launch BoyWiki to coincide with the event to help boost excitement for both the resource and the fundraiser. Efforts were redoubled to meet this new deadline. A fundraising plan was created and a target goal set, with Go/NoGo decision scheduled for 9 August 2005. When this date passed, all active Curators unanimously voted Go for resource launch with the fundraiser. A banner was added to [[BoyLinks]] and a teaser site<ref>http://www.boywiki.org/archives/boywiki.org/</ref> was created.

	By the beginning of September, MediaWiki 1.5rc4 was running with modifications on boywiki.org. On the weekend before the fundraiser, the last remaining resources were moved to the final domain and boywiki.ivan.net was disabled for good on 5 September 2005. Two days later, BoyWiki opened to new user registration, offering an advance preview of the starting content on the resource to help generate excitement and offer ideas of what was possible. On 9 September 2005, BoyWiki opened completely, offering all articles freely without registration, and giving users with accounts the ability to create new content at will.

	~~===Closure, absence, reopening===~~

	In September 2006 when [[Epifora]]'s contract with MCI-Worldcom was canceled, BoyWiki survived several moves and short outages and by February 2007 had settled into a period of inactivity likely caused by the moves. About May of 2007 an upgrade to the MediaWiki software was implemented but poor technical skills resulted in the BoyWiki database being permanently damaged beyond repair and editing was disabled. A mistaken line of communication resulted in BoyWiki being opened again to editing however, that person had been unaware of the database damage. Editing resumed again but vandals began to edit at will taking advantage of the sudden disappearance of the BoyWiki curator team along with the Keeper of the Wiki. Editing was disabled by [[Free Spirits]] in order for the site to comply with their rules of hosting however, the damage had multiplied.

	BoyWiki remained online in read only mode for several months until September of 2007 when it had to move again due to the decision of Free Spirits to cancel their hosting contract with Epifora. Due to the availability of servers and the requirements to make the transition, BoyWiki was taken offline with the idea that it would be restored in the near future but a lack of technical help and interest in doing so kept it offline throughout 2008. In September, restoration began with a fresh database but restoration required that all of the articles be restored by hand entering them as new articles again. BoyWiki remained offline but under construction until May of 2009 when it returned to the present public but closed to editing status.

	The reopening of BoyWiki saw the introduction of some new addresses and features. The original '''boywiki.org''' is now '''en.boywiki.org''' and resources in French <ref>[http://fr.boywiki.org/wiki/Accueil Fr]</ref> and German<ref>[http://de.boywiki.org/wiki/Hauptseite De]</ref> have been added. Articles are still being restored on a daily basis but a team of curators and a Keeper are still needed. Bigham is temporarily acting as Keeper and restoring articles.

	~~==How to become an editor==~~

	~~Editing privileges can be requested by mailing '''info@boywiki.org'''~~

	==References==		==References==

	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	~~==Archived links==~~

	* [http://www.boywiki.org/archives/boywiki.org/ BoyWiki teaser site] [https://www.boywiki.org/archives/boywiki.org/ (https link)]

	==External Links==		==External Links==

	*[http://boywiki.org/ BoyWiki] - Official site, in multiple languages.		*[http://boywiki.org/ BoyWiki] - Official site, in multiple languages.
	*[http://boywiki.org/en/BoyWiki "BoyWiki"] (Full BoyWiki Article)		*[http://boywiki.org/en/BoyWiki "BoyWiki"] - Full BoyWiki Article, by BoyWiki.
			*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060708184128/http://www.fpc.net/sites/alexis/bchistory.html History of BC] - Used as reference.

	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: MAP]][[Category:Websites: Boylove]][[Category:Websites: Sympathetic]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: MAP]][[Category:Websites: Boylove]][[Category:Websites: Sympathetic]]

JohnHolt: /* External Links */

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External Links

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	*[http://boywiki.org/ BoyWiki] - Official site, in multiple languages.		*[http://boywiki.org/ BoyWiki] - Official site, in multiple languages.
	*[http://boywiki.org/en~~/wiki~~/BoyWiki "BoyWiki"] (Full BoyWiki Article)		*[http://boywiki.org/en/BoyWiki "BoyWiki"] (Full BoyWiki Article)

	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: MAP]][[Category:Websites: Boylove]][[Category:Websites: Sympathetic]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: MAP]][[Category:Websites: Boylove]][[Category:Websites: Sympathetic]]

JohnHolt: need also fresh links

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need also fresh links

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	==External Links==		==External Links==

	*[http://boywiki.org~~/wiki~~/ BoyWiki] (Official site, in multiple languages)		*[http://boywiki.org/ BoyWiki] - Official site, in multiple languages.
	*[http://~~en.~~boywiki.org/wiki/BoyWiki "BoyWiki"] (Full BoyWiki Article)		*[http://boywiki.org/en/wiki/BoyWiki "BoyWiki"] (Full BoyWiki Article)

	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: MAP]][[Category:Websites: Boylove]][[Category:Websites: Sympathetic]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: MAP]][[Category:Websites: Boylove]][[Category:Websites: Sympathetic]]

The Admins at 01:46, 29 September 2021

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	*[http://en.boywiki.org/wiki/BoyWiki "BoyWiki"] (Full BoyWiki Article)		*[http://en.boywiki.org/wiki/BoyWiki "BoyWiki"] (Full BoyWiki Article)

	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: ~~Childlove~~]][[Category:Websites: Boylove]][[Category:Websites: Sympathetic]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: MAP]][[Category:Websites: Boylove]][[Category:Websites: Sympathetic]]

The Admins at 15:24, 23 August 2009

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	~~<div style="margin-right~~: ~~25px; margin~~-~~bottom: 15px; float:~~ left~~;">__TOC__</div>~~'''BoyWiki''' is a free, open content [[Free Spirits]] resource for [[boylove]]rs and others who are interested in the collective knowledge and culture that has formed over the years. It is a place where boylovers can work together to record and preserve our online and offline history and culture, share knowledge and information, and effectively donate this knowledge to the boylove community as well as the entire world.		__NOTOC__[[Image:Boywiki-logo.png\|frame\|left\|A BoyWiki Logo, as of 2009]]{{FS}}'''BoyWiki''' is a free, open content [[Free Spirits]] resource for [[boylove]]rs and others who are interested in the collective knowledge and culture that has formed over the years. It is a place where boylovers can work together to record and preserve our online and offline history and culture, share knowledge and information, and effectively donate this knowledge to the boylove community as well as the entire world.

	BoyWiki is overseen by the ''Keeper of the Wiki'' and an administrative team of ''Curators'', together referred to as the ''BoyWiki Council''. This team sets administrative policy and performs other essential duties to keep BoyWiki operating smoothly.		BoyWiki is overseen by the ''Keeper of the Wiki'' and an administrative team of ''Curators'', together referred to as the ''BoyWiki Council''. This team sets administrative policy and performs other essential duties to keep BoyWiki operating smoothly.
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	What makes BoyWiki unique from other Free Spirits resources (as well as most other online boylove resources) is that all original content on BoyWiki is licensed under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]], which gives permission for all readers to copy, reproduce, and add on to articles with the sole provision that they pass the same permission along to others.		What makes BoyWiki unique from other Free Spirits resources (as well as most other online boylove resources) is that all original content on BoyWiki is licensed under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]], which gives permission for all readers to copy, reproduce, and add on to articles with the sole provision that they pass the same permission along to others.

	~~[[Image:Boywiki-logo.png\|frame\|A BoyWiki Logo, as of 2009]]~~BoyWiki is also interested in the preservation of historical documents and sites that hold or have held great significance or value to the boylove community. BoyWiki actively encourages the submission via email of old documents and sites which are no longer updated and are in danger of going offline. At its own discretion, BoyWiki will preserve such information with the permission of the original copyright holder, outside of the GNU Free Documentation License.		BoyWiki is also interested in the preservation of historical documents and sites that hold or have held great significance or value to the boylove community. BoyWiki actively encourages the submission via email of old documents and sites which are no longer updated and are in danger of going offline. At its own discretion, BoyWiki will preserve such information with the permission of the original copyright holder, outside of the GNU Free Documentation License.

	==History==		==History==

The Admins at 14:05, 23 August 2009

2009-08-23T14:05:24Z

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	<div style="margin-right: 25px; float: left;">__TOC__</div>'''BoyWiki''' is a free, open content [[Free Spirits]] resource for [[boylove]]rs and others who are interested in the collective knowledge and culture that has formed over the years. It is a place where boylovers can work together to record and preserve our online and offline history and culture, share knowledge and information, and effectively donate this knowledge to the boylove community as well as the entire world.		<div style="margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 15px; float: left;">__TOC__</div>'''BoyWiki''' is a free, open content [[Free Spirits]] resource for [[boylove]]rs and others who are interested in the collective knowledge and culture that has formed over the years. It is a place where boylovers can work together to record and preserve our online and offline history and culture, share knowledge and information, and effectively donate this knowledge to the boylove community as well as the entire world.

	BoyWiki is overseen by the ''Keeper of the Wiki'' and an administrative team of ''Curators'', together referred to as the ''BoyWiki Council''. This team sets administrative policy and performs other essential duties to keep BoyWiki operating smoothly.		BoyWiki is overseen by the ''Keeper of the Wiki'' and an administrative team of ''Curators'', together referred to as the ''BoyWiki Council''. This team sets administrative policy and performs other essential duties to keep BoyWiki operating smoothly.

The Admins: cats...

2009-08-22T17:46:30Z

cats...

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	*[http://en.boywiki.org/wiki/BoyWiki "BoyWiki"] (Full BoyWiki Article)		*[http://en.boywiki.org/wiki/BoyWiki "BoyWiki"] (Full BoyWiki Article)

	[[Category:~~Official_Encyclopedia~~]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Cyber Activism]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: Childlove]][[Category:Websites: Boylove]][[Category:Websites: Sympathetic]]

The Admins: /* Closure, absence reopening */

2009-08-22T17:40:36Z

Closure, absence reopening

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	By the beginning of September, MediaWiki 1.5rc4 was running with modifications on boywiki.org. On the weekend before the fundraiser, the last remaining resources were moved to the final domain and boywiki.ivan.net was disabled for good on 5 September 2005. Two days later, BoyWiki opened to new user registration, offering an advance preview of the starting content on the resource to help generate excitement and offer ideas of what was possible. On 9 September 2005, BoyWiki opened completely, offering all articles freely without registration, and giving users with accounts the ability to create new content at will.		By the beginning of September, MediaWiki 1.5rc4 was running with modifications on boywiki.org. On the weekend before the fundraiser, the last remaining resources were moved to the final domain and boywiki.ivan.net was disabled for good on 5 September 2005. Two days later, BoyWiki opened to new user registration, offering an advance preview of the starting content on the resource to help generate excitement and offer ideas of what was possible. On 9 September 2005, BoyWiki opened completely, offering all articles freely without registration, and giving users with accounts the ability to create new content at will.

	===Closure, absence reopening===		===Closure, absence, reopening===

	In September 2006 when [[Epifora]]'s contract with MCI-Worldcom was canceled, BoyWiki survived several moves and short outages and by February 2007 had settled into a period of inactivity likely caused by the moves. About May of 2007 an upgrade to the MediaWiki software was implemented but poor technical skills resulted in the BoyWiki database being permanently damaged beyond repair and editing was disabled. A mistaken line of communication resulted in BoyWiki being opened again to editing however, that person had been unaware of the database damage. Editing resumed again but vandals began to edit at will taking advantage of the sudden disappearance of the BoyWiki curator team along with the Keeper of the Wiki. Editing was disabled by [[Free Spirits]] in order for the site to comply with their rules of hosting however, the damage had multiplied.		In September 2006 when [[Epifora]]'s contract with MCI-Worldcom was canceled, BoyWiki survived several moves and short outages and by February 2007 had settled into a period of inactivity likely caused by the moves. About May of 2007 an upgrade to the MediaWiki software was implemented but poor technical skills resulted in the BoyWiki database being permanently damaged beyond repair and editing was disabled. A mistaken line of communication resulted in BoyWiki being opened again to editing however, that person had been unaware of the database damage. Editing resumed again but vandals began to edit at will taking advantage of the sudden disappearance of the BoyWiki curator team along with the Keeper of the Wiki. Editing was disabled by [[Free Spirits]] in order for the site to comply with their rules of hosting however, the damage had multiplied.

The Admins: /* Closure, long absence and reopening */ narrow toc

2009-08-22T17:40:25Z

Closure, long absence and reopening: narrow toc

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	By the beginning of September, MediaWiki 1.5rc4 was running with modifications on boywiki.org. On the weekend before the fundraiser, the last remaining resources were moved to the final domain and boywiki.ivan.net was disabled for good on 5 September 2005. Two days later, BoyWiki opened to new user registration, offering an advance preview of the starting content on the resource to help generate excitement and offer ideas of what was possible. On 9 September 2005, BoyWiki opened completely, offering all articles freely without registration, and giving users with accounts the ability to create new content at will.		By the beginning of September, MediaWiki 1.5rc4 was running with modifications on boywiki.org. On the weekend before the fundraiser, the last remaining resources were moved to the final domain and boywiki.ivan.net was disabled for good on 5 September 2005. Two days later, BoyWiki opened to new user registration, offering an advance preview of the starting content on the resource to help generate excitement and offer ideas of what was possible. On 9 September 2005, BoyWiki opened completely, offering all articles freely without registration, and giving users with accounts the ability to create new content at will.

	===Closure, ~~long~~ absence ~~and~~ reopening===		===Closure, absence reopening===

	In September 2006 when [[Epifora]]'s contract with MCI-Worldcom was canceled, BoyWiki survived several moves and short outages and by February 2007 had settled into a period of inactivity likely caused by the moves. About May of 2007 an upgrade to the MediaWiki software was implemented but poor technical skills resulted in the BoyWiki database being permanently damaged beyond repair and editing was disabled. A mistaken line of communication resulted in BoyWiki being opened again to editing however, that person had been unaware of the database damage. Editing resumed again but vandals began to edit at will taking advantage of the sudden disappearance of the BoyWiki curator team along with the Keeper of the Wiki. Editing was disabled by [[Free Spirits]] in order for the site to comply with their rules of hosting however, the damage had multiplied.		In September 2006 when [[Epifora]]'s contract with MCI-Worldcom was canceled, BoyWiki survived several moves and short outages and by February 2007 had settled into a period of inactivity likely caused by the moves. About May of 2007 an upgrade to the MediaWiki software was implemented but poor technical skills resulted in the BoyWiki database being permanently damaged beyond repair and editing was disabled. A mistaken line of communication resulted in BoyWiki being opened again to editing however, that person had been unaware of the database damage. Editing resumed again but vandals began to edit at will taking advantage of the sudden disappearance of the BoyWiki curator team along with the Keeper of the Wiki. Editing was disabled by [[Free Spirits]] in order for the site to comply with their rules of hosting however, the damage had multiplied.