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The Wikipedia Timeline See this thread for discussion, suggestions, to make corrections: http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showtopic=25162Thanks to Anthony for the original starting point, Kato for a lot of grunt work, and those who posted ideas. See alsoBelow is a helpful index to help navigate events in the timeline. QUOTE Timeline Index A Administrators, (proposed) Oct 2001, (1000 mark) Sep 2006, (accounts hacked) May 2007, Akahele, (launch) Feb 2009 Taner Akçam, (defamation of) Feb 2007 Alexa ratings, Dec 2004 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Grant donation) Mar 2008 Ambi, ("District Attorney's Office") Mar 2005, (WikiEnlist) Jul 2005 Answers.com, (partnership for ad revenue) Oct 2005, (index tool) Apr 2006 Antisocialmedia.net, (launch) Sep 2006, Arbitration Committee, (founding) Jan 2004, (Sandifer prosecutions) Mar 2005, (appointments) Oct 2005, (Kelly Martin resigns, elections) Jan 2006, (Mongo case) Oct 2006, (R Marsden case), Nov 2006, (elections) Dec 2006, ( (Essjay) Feb 2007, (IRC) Feb 2007, (Arbcom and J Wales) Apr 2007, (BADSITES) Sept 2007, (elections) Dec 2007, (elections) Dec 2008, (S Blacketer) May 2009, (elections) Dec 2009 Jon Awbrey, (banning) Sep 2006 BBADSITES, (Mongo case) Oct 2006, (mayhem) Apr-Jun 2007, (climax) Aug-Oct 2007 Judd Bagley (Wordbomb), (banned) July 2006, (antisocialmedia) Sep 2006, (BADSITES) Aug 2007, (Utah ban) Sept 2007, (register article) Dec 2007, (NTWW radio) Apr 2008, (Akahele) Feb 2009 Fred Bauder, (re-elected) Jan 2006, (Mongo case) Oct 2006, (BADSITES) Sept 2007 Barbara Bauer, (defamation of) May 2008 Will Beback, (dispute with Kathryn Cramer) May 2007 Angela Beesley, (welcomes Everyking) Feb 2004, (launches Wikia) Dec 2004, (Trustees) July 2005, (opposes JW) Jun 2006, (biography) July 2006, (replaced on board) Sept 2006, (advisory board) Jan 2007, (Wikichix) Dec 2006 Chris Benoit, (death) June 2007 Brian Bergstein, (paid editing) Jan 2007 Bessemer Venture Partners, (investment in Wikia) Mar 2006 Biographies of Living Persons (policy), (inauguration) Dec 2005, (single-incident BLPs) Jun 2007 Tony Blair, (with Wales) Mar 2008 Sam Blacketer, (elected) Dec 2007, (suspicions) Nov 2008, (outed) May 2009 Bomis, (launch) 1996, (funds WP) 1999, (L Sanger) Jan 2002, Feb 2002, (Bomis babes) Sept 2005, Daniel Brandt, (first mention on WP) Jan 2005, (biography) Sept-Dec 2005, (Seigenthaler) Feb 2006, (bio) April 2006, (Essjay) July 2006, (plagiarism) Oct 2006, (bio) Dec 2006, (Essjay) Jan 2007, (bio deleted) Jun 2007, (BADSITES) Oct 2007, (NYBrad) Apr 2008, Richard Branson, (with Wales) Mar 2008 BBC, (debunking Nature study) Mar 2006, (JW speech) Dec 2007 Brockhaus encyclopedia, (folds) Feb 2008 Tom Brokaw, (bio) Mar 2009 Robert Byrd, (bio) Jan 2009 Patrick Byrne, (bio) Apr 2006, (J Bagley) Jul 2006 CCabal, (birth) Oct 2001 CAMERA, (pro-Israeli infiltration) Apr 2008 Campaigns Wikia, (launch) Jul 2006 Nicholas Carr, (blog) May 2006 Charitable status, (gained) Apr 2005 Citizendium, (launched) Oct 2006 Cla68, (blocked) Oct 2007 Co-founder / Sole founder dispute, (L Sanger coins WP) Jan 2001, (J Wales confirms) Oct 2001, (JW edits own bio) Oct 2005, Nov 2005, Dec 2005, (WP spat) Apr 2009 Steven Colbert, (Wikiality) August 2006 Juan Cole, (bio) May 2006 CoolHandLuke, (elected) Dec 2008 Conservapedia, (BADSITES) Jun 2007 Credentials, (JW statements) Mar 2007 Catherine Crier, (bio) May 2009 The Cunctator, (first edit) 2001 Ward Cunningham, (invents wiki) 1994, (advisory board) Jan 2007 Steve Cuozzo, (critical article) Aug 2008 DRichard Dawkins, (critique) Jul 2007 Ludwig De Braeckeleer, (SlimVirgin) Jul 2007 Florence Devouard, (re-elected) July 2005, (chair) Oct 2006 (quoted) July 2007, (quoted) Dec 2007, (castigates JW) Mar 2008 ( (replaced) July 2008 Carolyn Doran, (hired) Sept 2006, (scandal) Dec 2007 Durova, (Wikiscanner) Aug 2008, (secret list) Sep 2007, (blocks Cla68) Oct 2007, (massive controversy) Nov-Dec 2007 EEbay, (R Marsden) Mar 2008 Emerald Group, (study) Feb 2008 Encarta, (folds) Mar 2009 Encyclopedia Britannica, (critical of WP) Nov 2004, (deletion) July 2005, (post Seigenthaler musings) Dec 2005, (debunking Nature study) Mar 2006, Encyclopedia Dramatica, (F Bauder) Oct 2006 English Heritage, (legal issues) Mar 2009 Everyking, (first edits) Feb 2004 Essjay, (WR suspicions) July 2006, (controversy) Jan-March 2007 Ezperanza, (launch) July 2005 FSeth Finkelstein, (bio) Sept 2006, (bio deleted) Jun 2007, (spat with Wales) Jan 2008, (JW vs L Sanger) Apr 2009 Flagged Revisions, (German WP) May 2008, (poll) Jan 2009 Jossi Fresco, (Register) Feb 2008 FT2, (election) Dec 2007 Fundraising, Mar 2005 GSue Gardner, (hired) June 2007, (Exec dir) Dec 2007 Rick Gates, (proposal) 1993 Gay Nigger Association of America, (featured article efforts) Sep 2005 David Gerard, (first edits) Jan 2004, (Wikimedia UK) Mar 2005, (WikiENlist) July 2005, (blocks Utah) Sep 2007, (Virgin Killer) Dec 2008, (deflagged) Nov 2009 German Wikipedia, (launch) Mar 2001, (shut down) Jan 2006, (govmt input) Jun 2007, (flagged revisions) May 2008, (court order) Nov 2008, (falsehoods) Feb 2009 Mike Godwin, (hired) June 2007, (legal counsel) July 2007, (pulls story) May 2008, (anthrax attacks) Aug 2008 Google, (Brandt) Oct 2005 Google Knol, (launch) Jul 2008 GNU Free Documentation License, (launch) 2000 GNUPedia, (confusion with WP) Jan 2001 GNUProject (R Stallman) 1999 Grawp (start) Sep 2007 Mark Grebner, (lawsuit) July 2009 HBernard Haisch, (bio) Jun 2006 Hivemind, (launched) Oct 2005. IIndian Ocean Tsunami, (misinfo) Feb 2005 Internet Relay Chat, Feb 2007 Internet Watch Foundation, (IWF block image)[/i] Dec 2008, (IWF receive threats) Mar 2009 IP addresses, (WP protect identity) Apr 2005 JMaurice Jarre, (bio) Mar 2009 Jayjg, (WikiENlist) July 2005, (elected) Jan 2006, (deflagged) May 2009 JoshuaZ, (sockpuppets) Feb 2008 JzG, (bans Wikipedia Review) Jan 2007, (cyberstalking list) Sept 2007, (Rachel Marsden) Feb 2008 KAndrew Keen, (book) Jun 2007, (debate with Wales) Mar 2008, (documentary) Apr 2008, (debate with Sanger) Jun 2008 Ted Kennedy, (bio) Jan 2009 Ben Kovitz, (idea of using Wiki) 2001 LMark Lawson, (false claims in bio) Mar 2006 Joe Leiberman, (defamation) Dec 2007 Philipp Lenssen, (Brandt bio)Oct 2005 Andrew Lih, (Wikipedia Revolution) Mar 2009 Ron Livingston (lawsuit) Dec 2009 MMantanmoreland, (first edits) Jan 2006, (P Byrne bio) Apr 2006, (vs J Bagley) Jul 2006, (cyberstalking list) Sept 2007, (Register article) Dec 2007, (banning) May 2008 Rachel Marsden, (noticed by WR) Nov 2006, (affair with Wales) Feb-Mar 2008 Kelly Martin, (first edits) Dec 2004, (arbcom) Oct 2005, (resignation) Jan 2006 Charles Matthews, (elected) Jan 2006, (Carl Hewitt) Dec 2007 Alan Mcilwraith, (hoax bio) Oct 2005 Roger McNamee, (advisory board) Jan 2009 Mediation Committee, (launch) Jan 2004 Microsoft, (paid edits) Jan 2007, (encarta) Mar 2009 Eric Möller, (hired) May 2005, (blocked) Apr 2006, (joins board) Sept 2006, (resigns) Dec 2007, (statements on pedophilia) May 2008 Mongo, (BADSITES case) Oct 2006 Moulton, (radio) Apr 2008 Mugabe, (BLP vandalism) Mar 2007 Don Murphy, (defamation of) Oct 2006 Wikipedia Review (Gregory Kohs), (blocks and unblocks) August 2006, (blocks) Oct 2006, (unblock and interview) Jan 2007, (blocks) Mar 2007, (radio) Apr 2008, (vandalism study) Oct 2008, i](Akahele)[/i] Feb 2009, (unblock) Jun 2009 Mzoli's Meats, (Wales's article) Sept 2007 NNaked Short Selling controversy, (Mantan 1st edits) Jan 2006, (P Byrne bio) Apr 2006, (Bagley banned) July 2006, (antisocialmedia) Sept 2006, (BADSITES) Aug 2007, (Gerard blocks Utah) Sep 2007, (Cla68 blocked) Oct 2007, (Register) Dec 2007, (Mantanmoreland banned) May 2008 National Portrait Gallery, (legal threats) Jun 2009 Nature Study, (debunking) Marc 2006 Nebraska High School, (lawsuit) Jul 2006 New Scientist, (study) Jan 2009 Newyorkbrad, (elected) Dec 2007, (outed) Apr 2008 New York Times, (early piece) Sep 2001, (coverage of scandals) Dec 2005, (critical piece) Mar 2006, (credentials policy) Mar 2007, (Taliban) Nov 2008, (Taliban) Jun 2009 No Follow Tags, (added) Jan 2007 NOINDEX, (citizendium) May 2007 No Personal Attacks (Policy), (creation) Apr 2002 NotTheWikipediaWeekly, (launch) Mar 2008, Apr 2008 Nupedia, (launch and demise)2000 - 2001 OBarack Obama, (defamation of) Feb 2009 Omidyar network, (donation) Aug 2009 The Onion, (spoof) Jul 2006 Andrew Orlowski, (critical article) Oct 2005 OTRS (ticket system for complaints about WP), (launch) Jan 2006 PPaid Editing, (proposed) Apr 2006 Sarah Palin, (premeditated editing) Aug 2008 Brad Patrick, (hired as counsel) June 2006, (resigns) Mar 2007 Pedophilia, (BLP defamation) Nov 2005, (userboxes) Feb 2006, (image) Apr 2006, (Wikia spanking site) Jan 2008, (E Möller) May 2008 Plagiarisim, (students) Jul 2006, (Brandt) Oct 2006 Brian Peppers, (article for deletion) Dec 2005 Lev Ponomarev, (bio) Apr 2009 Simon Pulsifer (SimonP), (interview) Jan 2008 QQatar, (block) Jan 2007 Quid encyclopedia, (folds) Feb 2008 RAyn Rand, (Wales email list) 1989, Mar 1994 Raul654, ("District Attorney's Office") Mar 2005 Requests for Adminship, (implementation) Jun 2003 The Register, ("WP has serious problems") Oct 2005, (Cade Metz 1st article) July 2007, (covers scandals) Dec 2007, (Jossi) Feb 2008, David Rohde, (Taliban) Nov 2008, Jun 2009 Roy Rosenzweig, (essay) Jun 2006 Alex Roshuk, (on JW) Dec 2007 Tim Russert, (bio) Jun 2008 SPhil Sandifer (Snowspinner), (self-appointed prosecutor) Mar 2005 Larry Sanger, (manifesto) 1994, (at Nupedia WP) 2000-5, (citizendium) Oct 2006, (interview) Apr 2007, (NOINDEX - bio) May 2007, (documentary) Apr 2008, (debate) Jun 2008, (spat with Wales) Apr 2009 Scientology, (banning) Jun 2009 Scottish Parent Teacher Council, (blames WP) Jun 2008 Jason Scott, (lecture) Apr 2007 John Seigenthaler, (defamation of) May-Dec 2005, (Brandt) (citizendium) Oct 2006, Feb 2006, (more defamation) Sept 2006, (criticisms of JW, speech) Apr 2007, Semi-Protection, (implemetation) Dec 2005 David Shankbone, (Israel trip) Dec 2008, (L Sanger vs JW spat) Apr 2009 Tim Shell, (Bomis) 1996 Clay Shirky, (advisory board) Jan 2007 SlimVirgin, (Brandt) Jan 2005, (Brandt bio) Sept-Oct 2005, (WP:ATT) Mar 2007, (oppose vote for admin) May 2007, (cyberstalking list) Sept 2007, Michael Snow, (elected to board) Jul 2008 Spanish Wikipedia, (fork) Feb 2002 Bruce Springsteen, (bio) Feb 2009 Richard Stallman, (encyclopedia proposal) 1999, (GNUpedia) Jan 2001 Jens Stoltenberg, (defamation of) Nov 2005 TTeachers Unions, (criticisms) Apr 2007 Three Revert Rule, (creation) Nov 2004 The Truth According to Wikipedia, (movie) Apr 2008 The Times, (fake footballer) Jan 2009 UUserboxes, (pedophilia) Feb 2006 VValleywag, (R Marsden and expenses scandals) Feb-Mar 2008, (E Möller) May 2008 Vandalism Study, (Oct 2008) Brion Vibber, (hired) May 2005 Virgin Killer (LP cover), (noticed by media) May 2008, (IWF block image) Dec 2008, (IWF receive threats) Mar 2009 WJimmy Wales, 1989-2009 Kat Walsh (Mindspillage), (elected) Oct 2005 George Washington, (shit on stick) May 2007 Alison Wheeler, (Wikimedia UK launched) Mar 2005, (WMUK disbanded) Sep 2008 Simon Wiesenthal, (defamation of) Sep 2005 Willy On Wheels, (start) Aug 2004, (prevention) Mar 2005, (redirects) Aug 2005 Wikia, (launch) Dec 2004, March 2006, (Cyberstalking list) Nov 2007, (connection with WP) Jan 2009, Mar 2009 Wikianswers, Jan 2009 Wikia Search, (proposed) Dec 2006, (plans) Mar 2007, (launch) Jan 2008, (folds) Mar 2009 WikiEN-l mailing list, (launch) 2001 Wikimedia Foundation, (launch) Jun 2003, (charity status) Apr 2005, (trademark) Jan 2006, (board) Oct 2006, Dec 2007, Wikimedia UK, (launch) Mar 2005, Sep 2008 Wikipedia Art, (launch) Mar 2008 Wikipedia Review, (launch) Nov 2005, (new launch) Feb 2006, (WP plan attacks) May 2006, (blacklist) Apr 2007, (Jossi) Feb 2008, (radio) Apr 2008, (vandalism study) Oct 2008, (S Blacketer) Nov 2008, Wikipedia Watch, (launch) Oct 2005 Wikipedia Weekly, (launch) Oct 2006 WikiScanner, (launch) Aug 2007 Wikitionary, (launch) Dec 2002 Danny Wool, (hired) May 2005, (blanks bio) Mar 2006, (blocks E Möller) Apr 2006, (resigns) Mar 2008, (blog) Jan 2008, (revelations about WMF) Mar 2008, YYahoo, (indexing) Mar 2004 ZZoe, (email to professor) Jan 2007 Fuzzy Zoeller, (defamation of) Feb 2007
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