[Ansteorra] the Ansteorran History Wiki

[Coblaith Muimnech]

Several people have e-mailed me over the last few days asking me to  
add or edit pages to the Ansteorran History Wiki <http:// 
historian.ansteorra.org/wiki>.   A number of them suggested I use  
them or someone they know as a resource for primary information on  
one branch or another--I suppose thinking that I could conduct  
interviews and input the information they generated into the wiki.  I  
don't mind making little updates and corrections, particularly where  
my own mistakes are at issue.  But here's the thing:  The whole point  
of the wiki is that it allows YOU to add what you know about  
Ansteorra's history to our collective memory.  If I uploaded  
everybody's information, the wiki would grow very slowly, and the  
structure and content of the whole thing would inevitably reflect my  
point of view.  If, on the other hand, each individual with something  
to share logs in and adds her or his own stories and pictures to the  
wiki, it will grow quickly, the information will go straight from the  
source to the Web without the filter of my interpretation, and the  
wiki as a whole will show a diversity of perspectives and attitudes.   
I'm pretty sure that's why our kingdom historian created a wiki in  
the first place.  (The main page does say, "This is the Ansteorra  
History Wiki. It was created to allow the people of The Kingdom of  
Ansteorra to take part in recording and sharing our history.")

As I recall, the Kingdom Historian has to manually approve new  
logins, so once you've clicked, "log in / create account" and filled  
out the form, it might be a day or two before you can start  
contributing.  But once you've got access, it's pretty easy, and  
there are plenty of sites with "how to" info if you need it.


Coblaith Muimnech
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