RationalWiki Timeline

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Contents 1 March 2007 2 April 2007 3 May 2007 4 June 2007 5 July 2007 6 August 2007 7 September 2007 8 November 2007 9 December 2007 10 January 2008 11 February 2008 12 March 2008 13 May 2008 14 June 2008 15 July 2008 16 August 2008 17 September 2008 18 October 2008 19 November 2008 20 December 2008 21 January 2009 22 February 2009 23 March 2009 24 April 2009 25 July 2009 26 August 2009 27 September 2009 28 February 2010 29 March 2010 30 May 2010 31 July 2010 32 August 2010 33 November 2010 34 December 2010 35 February 2011 36 April 2011 37 May 2011 38 July 2011 39 August 2011 40 September 2011

[edit] March 2007

28th

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Tmtoulouse leaves a comment on ColinR's Wikipedia talkpage that sparked the creation of RationalWiki.

[edit] April 2007

The history of RationalWiki is shrouded in mystery at this point.

[edit] May 2007

22nd	-	RationalWiki 2.0 is set up.
	-	Despite the new user log being non-existent at the time, evidence suggests that the first accounts registered were: Linus M., ColinR, Tmtoulouse, Human and Huey gunna getcha. The earliest user to appear in the logs is Kels.
	-	Linus makes the first edit.

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Icewedge makes the first deletion, of template AccordingtoCP [1]

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Helios performs the fist page locking: His userpage.

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Helios issues the first block (and joke block) to Icewedge

23rd

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Bohdan, RobS and TK join RationalWiki

31st

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The article on Goats is created by DocSock. Note that this contradicts RationalWiki's Special:Oldest pages

[edit] June 2007

3rd

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WhatIsG0ing0n creates What is going on at CP? The first comment is left by Kels.

[edit] July 2007

2nd

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Thunderkatz joins RationalWiki

3rd

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The first Admin abuse case occurs, over HeartOfGold

11th

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RojerB joins RW. They would rejoin as SusanG 10 days later

17th

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PFoster joins RationalWiki

23rd

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Totnesmartin joins RationalWiki

29th

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Genghis Khant joins RationalWiki

[edit] August 2007

1st

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DickTurpis joins RationalWiki

3rd

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Radioactive afikomen joins RationalWiki

29th

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Edgerunner76 joins RationalWiki

[edit] September 2007

1st

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SusanG is sysoped, Phantom Hoover joins RationalWiki.

2nd

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Bob M is sysoped

14th

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Researcher joins RationalWiki

27th

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Jeeves joins RationalWiki

[edit] November 2007

11th

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Kels becomes a sysop

20th

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Bob M becomes a bureaucrat(for the first time). Human does the honors

[edit] December 2007

5th

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Secret Squirrel joins RationalWiki.

7th

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The Rational Wiki article at Uncyclopedia is created. It isn't funny. Just Like Uncyclopedia.

10th

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Eira joins RationalWiki.

11th

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MarcusCicero joins RationalWiki.

12th

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PFoster is sysopped

21st

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Javascap joins RationalWiki.

[edit] January 2008

9-11th

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The Kip the Dip Incident

15th

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The Great TK Banning Incident begins

16th

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Radioactive afikomen becomes sysop.

22nd

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Gooniepunk2005 joins RationalWiki.

30th

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Bob M relinquishes his user rights.

[edit] February 2008

22nd

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ColinR's last edit.

[edit] March 2008

1st

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Lily the Pink joins RationalWiki

4th

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3.14159 joins RationalWiki

7th

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Armondikov joins RationalWiki

13th

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The Great Pissing Contest

15th

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DLerner joins RationalWiki

17th

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Psygremlin joins RationalWiki

25th

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Lyra Belaqua joins RationalWiki.

31st

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Ace McWicked joins RationalWiki.

[edit] May 2008

3rd

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Bob M is resysopped

6th

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85 25 151 22 joins RationalWiki

14th

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David Gerard joins RationalWiki

22nd

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Eira is sysopped, and Kels is bureaucrated by Human

25th

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The Great Demoting Binge occurs

[edit] June 2008

2nd

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TomMoore joins RationalWiki

3rd

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Lyra Belaqua is renamed Lyra Silvertounge

15th

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SHahB(Bohdan)'s last edit for almost 2 years

23rd

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85 25 151 22 is renamed Chaos!

[edit] July 2008

4th

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Speakerface joins RationalWiki

23rd

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Crundy joins RationalWiki

24th

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3.14159 becomes a sysop

31st

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Weaseloid joins RationalWiki

[edit] August 2008

11th

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DLerner and AceMcWicked are sysopped.

26th

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DLerner is bureaucrated by Trent

27th

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3.14159 is bureaucrated by SusanG

31st

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Armondikov is sysopped.

[edit] September 2008

11th

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Bob M is rebureaucrated.

22nd

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Chaos! renamed Pink

31st

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Radioactive afikomen is bureaucrated(for the first time) by Pink

[edit] October 2008

15th

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Pink is debureaucrated and desysopped by human

[edit] November 2008

2nd

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Theemperor joins RationalWiki

23rd

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ListenerX joins RationalWiki

[edit] December 2008

3rd

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The Night of the Sysoping occurs.

8th

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ConservapediaUndergroundResistor joins RationalWiki.

28th

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PFoster is renamed TheoryOfPractice

29th

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Nx joins RationalWiki.

[edit] January 2009

3rd	-	Π (then 3.14159) uses the intercom to point out how many sysops he has created. He renames himself later that day. Also on this busy day, TheoryOfPractice is bureaucrated by human.
4th	-	Radioactive afikomen notices the intercom message and realizes how far behind he is, thereby beginning the dick-off that would lead to RationalWiki's "make everyone a sysop" policy.

5th

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Nx becomes a sysop

6th

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RationalWiki is allowed to crash at Trent's place until it gets itself together.

11th

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Genghis Khant founds the Saloon bar

17th

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Ace McWicked is bureaucrated by Π

18th

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TheoryOfPractice removes his user rights. They are restored within 24 hours.

30th

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Neveruse joins RW

[edit] February 2009

17th

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Armodikov is bureaucrated by RA

24th

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After this point, Caius is no longer an active editor.

27th

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Nx is bureaucrated by RA

28th

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Goonie becomes a sysop

[edit] March 2009

8th

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CPNuisance joins RationalWiki

21st

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AKjeldsen makes his last edit.

26th

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CPNuisance is renamed Nutty Roux

[edit] April 2009

2nd

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SuperJosh joins RationalWiki

24th

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RationalWiki was upgraded to MediaWiki 1.14. Ames detailed the exciting events of the day's proceedings on his blog.

[edit] July 2009

23rd

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Concernedresident joins RationalWiki

[edit] August 2009

19th

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Lumenos' flying saucer lands at RationalWiki.

19th

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RationalWiki crashes and the entire internet goes into panic. The mass exodus of RationalWikians is detailed in The Great Exodus for posterity.

[edit] September 2009

6th

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Trent gives RationalWiki a thump and it begins working again.

17th

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Goonie is bureaucrated by SuperJosh

17th

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Π becomes an Irrational Number

[edit] February 2010

14th

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SHahB's last edit

[edit] March 2010

19th

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TheoryOfPractice renames himself P-Foster

23rd

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TK is long term blocked. Again.

[edit] May 2010

31st

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In a fit of nostalgia/irrationality Π creates the RationalWiki:Timeline article.. It would become the basis for this article.

[edit] July 2010

1st

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Encyclopaedia Dramatica creates an article on RationalWiki.

[edit] August 2010

30th

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Lyra Silvertongue is renamed Blue

[edit] November 2010

14th

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RationalWiki finally moves out of home and gets a real job.

20th

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Trent creates the WIGO page for Citizendium.

[edit] December 2010

22nd

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Bertran joins RationalWiki. He would later go on to become head of the Russian Section

[edit] February 2011

2nd

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TK's death is reported to RationalWiki.

[edit] April 2011

8th

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RussianalWiki is launched.

10th

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Him (as Scream!!]] breaks news of SusanG's death in late February.

[edit] May 2011

See also: May 2011

8th-11th

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Trial of Human.

15th

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Saloon Bar Putsch.

17th

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Tmtoulouse announces unilateral changes to the user rights structure.

24th

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Rank of bureaucrat is abolished.

[edit] July 2011

2nd

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The Moderators are created and proceed to moderate.

[edit] August 2011

8th

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P-Foster resigns as moderator

14th

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Nutty Roux succeeds Eira on the Board.

[edit] September 2011

3rd

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Ace resigns as moderator

6th

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Blue resigns as moderator

20th

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Blue and Nx are elected moderators, with Ace as an alternate.