Bhamwiki:Milestones

BhamWiki was launched on March 15, 2006.

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BhamWiki's monthly site statistics provided by Dreamhost - through November 30, 2007

2006

• The 1st article, Interstate hole (renamed several times since) was added on March 15, 2006 by User:Gt9606a (logged in as Dystopos)

• The 100th article, Writer's Block, was written on April 17, 2006 by User:Dystopos.

On May 24, 2006 the logo was updated.

On June 12, 2006 the site was upgraded to MediaWiki 1.6.7

• The 500th article, Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington, was written on June 18, 2006 by User:Dystopos.

At 500 articles, BhamWiki is more comprehensive than several Wikipedias - specifically those serving the Cantonese, Maori, Moldovan, Amharic, and Mongolian language communities.

• The 600th article, List of Birmingham police chiefs, was compiled on July 13, 2006 by User:Dystopos.

On July 28, notable Birmingham blogger Wade Kwon named BhamWiki one of "Birmingham's Hottest Sites". The article identified some of the MediaWiki tools as our strongest features and noted the need for "a roadmap on how to get started with the group." The other four sites honored were BarCamp Birmingham, Birmingham Buzz, Birmingham Rewound, and the Magic City Flickr Group.

• The 700th article, 1997 City Stages, was created on July 23, 2006 by Dystopos.
  

• The 800th article, Anthony Barnes, was created on August 5, 2006 by User:Dystopos.

On August 10, a "favicon.ico" file was added to the server to dress up your bookmarks.

• The 900th article, Homewood Public Library, was created on August 18, 2006 by User:Dystopos.

The "Best of Birmingham" feature in the September 2006 issue of Birmingham Magazine noted BhamWiki's historical resources in the context of Birmingham history websites publicized on Wade on Birmingham.

• BhamWiki's 1000th article was John Farr, Jr, contributed by User:Lkseitz on September 8, 2006

• The 1100th article was MAX Transit Route 5, by User:Patriarca12 on September 27, 2006

Bhamwiki:Sustainability, the first "portal" (a subject-specific entry page) was created on October 11, 2006 by User:Dystopos. It was requested for use by the Urban Sustainability Task Force of Catalyst for Birmingham.

• The 1200th article was Basset Apartments, added by User:Dystopos on October 13, 2006

• The 1250th article was Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 12, added by User:Dystopos on October 21, 2006

• The 1300th article was 2005 Birmingham Steeldogs, added by User:Patriarca12 on October 30, 2006.

• The 1400th article was Jay Sebring, added by User:Dystopos on November 13, 2006.

An article on BhamWiki was published in The Birmingham News on November 25, 2006, written by Erin Stock. Site traffic for November 25 was approximately 7 times our average load and we signed on 10 new editors over the weekend.

• The 1500th article was Peoples Bank of North Alabama, added by User:Wheresdib on December 6, 2006.

• The 1600th article was Storyteller fountain, added by User:Patriarca12 on December 31, 2006.

2007

An article on BhamWiki was published in Black & White on January 11, 2007, written by Paul Brantley.

• The 1700th article was List of bottlers, added by User:Dystopos on January 18, 2007.

Bhamwiki was mentioned in an article about political wikis on the Personal Democracy Forum dated January 22, 2007.

• The 1800th article was The Club, added by User:Dystopos on February 4, 2007.

On February 11, 2007 the site was upgraded to MediaWiki 1.9.2 on PHP 5.1.2. The size of the database overstepped the memory limits for the web server when the PHP update scripts were run, meaning that for several hours edit attempts returned a database error.

• The 1900th article was Downtown Club, added by User:Dystopos on February 24, 2007.

2000

• The 2000th article was Docena, added by Dystopos on March 10, 2007.

On March 22, 2007 the Birmingham Weekly made us their weekly pick for Monday March 26, encouraging readers to consult BhamWiki to "learn a ton about our tortured, beloved, conflicted, potential-rich and angst-ridden Birmingham," and also to "double-check the facts you find."

On March 28, 2007 the site was upgraded to MediaWiki 1.9.3.

• The 2100th article was Geneva Mercer, added by Dystopos on April 4, 2007.

• The 2200th article was Helena Fire Department‎, added by User:Lkseitz on April 26, 2007.

On May 6, 2007 we registered our 100th user account.

• The 2300th article was Michael Gibbons, added by Dystopos on May 20, 2007.

On May 31, 2007 BhamWiki was profiled in an article on The Terminal.

• The 2400th article was Jim Parkman, added by Dystopos on June 19, 2007.

On June 30, 2007 the site was upgraded to MediaWiki 1.10.0.

• The 2500th article was Tuscaloosa Horns, added by User:Rreach on July 6, 2007.

• The 2600th article was Tara Gray, added by Dystopos on July 18, 2007.

• The 2700th article was August 24, added by User:Wheresdib on August 9, 2007.

On August 17, 2007 The Terminal began using BhamWiki's date articles as a source for its history column, "A Look Back."

• The 2800th article was the Daniel Building, added by User:Wheresdib on August 29, 2007.

• The 2900th article was the 2007 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, added by User:Wheresdib on September 19, 2007.

• The 3000th article was Charley Boswell, added by User:MacroAlan on October 14, 2007.

• The 3100th article was December 4, added by User:Wheresdib on November 8, 2007.

• The 3200th article was Alexander Jefferson, added by User:Dystopos on November 29, 2007.

• The 3300th article was Holli Watts, added by User:Lkseitz on December 12, 2007.

On December 28, Doc's Political Parlor began using BhamWiki for its "Today in Alabama History" feature.

• The 3400th article was Raymond Boland, added by User:Wheresdib on December 31, 2007.

2008

• The 3500th article was Larry Lemak, added by User:Wheresdib on January 10, 2008.

• The 3600th article was Joe Cribbs, added by User:Wheresdib on January 26, 2008.

• The 3700th article was Eubanks Mercantile building added by User:Wheresdib on February 20, 2008.