[meteorite-list] Announcing: The Meteorite Wiki

[Meteorites USA]

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 
>
>