Good morning everyone. As some of you know, I've been collecting information from you good folks for some time now, regarding boombox manufacturers and models. It had always been with the intention of using that information to include into a website, a boombox archive (or a wiki specifically for boomboxes and personal audio gear, if you will. 3+ years ago, I registered WikiBoombox.com. I also paid for webhosting fees. But unfortunately I never had the time to develop it, still don't, something of greater importance and priority always ruled my life. Recently, I received notice of expiring domain and renewal fee bill, as well as webhosting renewal fees as well. Faced with this decision, I decided that I had 3 choices. 1) Let everything expire and waste 3-years of fees. 2) Renew everything and continue paying with everything in a holding pattern (more wasted money). Or 3) I could renew and get to work. After speaking with some people I trust, I decided to go the 3rd option. I'm still busy as heck, with very little time to devote to this but I'm hoping for some help. A site like this really needs a collaborative effort anyhow. So about 10 days ago, I spent all my free time (and borrowed against my sleep time) to complete the skeleton of my
website. Here it is:
http://www.WikiBoombox.com
Some parts of the site is being actively worked on: (see the following brands: Citizen, Candle, GE, Universum, Grundig, Sanyo M2470, JVC RC-M80, etc.) The rest are unlinked listings (we need the actual pages created so we need photos, descriptions, specs, etc).
Some of the photos are crap -- I need better ones if anyone can supply them (must be yours and not copied from the web).
Features include:
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I am now offically asking for contributions and or direct Contributor/Editors. There are 3 methods that you can help contribute:
(1) Content Contributions via PM, email or mail. This could be simply data or photos, or could be entire features, articles, essays, etc. If you have entire galleries of photos you would like to donate, you can burn them on CD and mail to me (or one of the contributors) so that we may include or otherwise use the information in the webstie.
(2) Direct Contributor/Editor, a person who is registered with WikiBoombox and given Contributor group status. These individuals will directly
develop/create wiki or article pages. Each Contributor can directly create their own pages, and free to edit (add to or correct) most any other page.
Credits: Our website provides a credit in the footer to the author of every page (and the last editor of the page). This small acknowledgement ensures that your contribution did not go unnoticed. While a small thing, one thing is for certain: in the world of givers and takers, these contributors are definitely "givers."
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Getting Started: Please feel free to peruse the website. If there is something (and there most certainly is lots), please let us know. If you have photos of a particular model and wish to donate those, please do so via email (see FAQ's for the email address for the site administrator).
Registration is not required but if you do, please read the Registration FAQ's:
General Site FAQ's are here:
Information for Content Contributions or Contributors:
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In addition to wiki contributions, We also need someone who is willing to take some time and write up an article, feature, or essay of the following topics:
Specific credits: If you desire specific credit for your work and contribution, and it is a full feature, it can be in the form of none, anonymous, initials, full name (or partial name), forum user-id, Wikiboombox registered ID, email-address, etc. However, choose one, not a full contact panel and insert it into the very bottom as a footer, or let us know (if we are creating the page for you so we can include it). "WE" means either I or any of the contributors who have editing status.
website. Here it is:
http://www.WikiBoombox.com
Some parts of the site is being actively worked on: (see the following brands: Citizen, Candle, GE, Universum, Grundig, Sanyo M2470, JVC RC-M80, etc.) The rest are unlinked listings (we need the actual pages created so we need photos, descriptions, specs, etc).
Some of the photos are crap -- I need better ones if anyone can supply them (must be yours and not copied from the web).
Features include:
- Wiki page listing of known manufacturers
- Wiki page listing of models by brand
- Wiki page for individual boomboxes with photo (if available), known specifications, comments, etc.
- Articles which don't fit into a typical wiki page but are interesting and important nevertheless.
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I am now offically asking for contributions and or direct Contributor/Editors. There are 3 methods that you can help contribute:
(1) Content Contributions via PM, email or mail. This could be simply data or photos, or could be entire features, articles, essays, etc. If you have entire galleries of photos you would like to donate, you can burn them on CD and mail to me (or one of the contributors) so that we may include or otherwise use the information in the webstie.
(2) Direct Contributor/Editor, a person who is registered with WikiBoombox and given Contributor group status. These individuals will directly
develop/create wiki or article pages. Each Contributor can directly create their own pages, and free to edit (add to or correct) most any other page.
Credits: Our website provides a credit in the footer to the author of every page (and the last editor of the page). This small acknowledgement ensures that your contribution did not go unnoticed. While a small thing, one thing is for certain: in the world of givers and takers, these contributors are definitely "givers."
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Getting Started: Please feel free to peruse the website. If there is something (and there most certainly is lots), please let us know. If you have photos of a particular model and wish to donate those, please do so via email (see FAQ's for the email address for the site administrator).
Registration is not required but if you do, please read the Registration FAQ's:
General Site FAQ's are here:
Information for Content Contributions or Contributors:
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In addition to wiki contributions, We also need someone who is willing to take some time and write up an article, feature, or essay of the following topics:
- 1) Boombox Culture
- 2) History
- 3) Street Scene or Boombox uses
- 4) Evolution from 70s to 80s to 90's to present
- 5) Boombox Jargon or Boombox-speak. A dictionary of common used boombox related terms
- 6) The Big Black Box(es)
- 7) 2-pc vs 3-pc
- 8) Styles of boomboxes
- 9) Collecting
- 10) Buying and Selling
- 11+) Any other fun or interesting topics as it relates to Boomboxes
- ** Sorry, no off topic features please.
Specific credits: If you desire specific credit for your work and contribution, and it is a full feature, it can be in the form of none, anonymous, initials, full name (or partial name), forum user-id, Wikiboombox registered ID, email-address, etc. However, choose one, not a full contact panel and insert it into the very bottom as a footer, or let us know (if we are creating the page for you so we can include it). "WE" means either I or any of the contributors who have editing status.
I would love to contribute in some way but not sure how??
