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*02 September 2012: '''MediaWiki Upgraded''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
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*01 January 2016: '''A Happy New Year!''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])
:We've upgraded the software that drives BattleTechWiki, MediaWiki, to 1.19.2. ([[User_talk:Nicjansma|Let me know]]) if you see any problems.
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: 2015 was another great year to be a BattleTech fan. The ''[[Unseen]]'' issue is finally going away through the retroactive introduction of new designs that actually look recognizably like the earlier, unseen images. New print novels have been announced (and a small print run of one was sold at GenCon).<br />On the Sarna.net BattleTechWiki side of things, we've seen a continuous drive to improve the existing database, and another 549 new articles added this past year. The 20,000th article will probably be written this year, which is very exciting.<br />The signs are good. Here's to a great 2016!
  
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*25 December 2015: '''Merry Christmas...''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])
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: ...to the BattleTech community! :)
  
*11 September 2012: '''BattleTechWiki 6th Anniversary''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
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*11 December 2015: '''Forbes linking to Sarna''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
:It's been six years since Sarna.net changed from a random collection of BattleTech resources I had put together over time into the BattleTechWiki we know today. Thanks to everyone who has visited or contributed since!
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: Sarna was linked to by Forbes in this article about [http://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2015/12/11/mechwarrior-online-is-finally-released-on-steam/ MechWarrior Online releasing on Steam]. A testament to the high quality content this community has worked on!
  
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*25 July 2015: '''(Former) Unseen remodeled''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])
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: As part of [[CGL]]'s recent major announcement, they presented new art that explicitly retroactively replaces the old "[[unseen]]" art. Not all unseen designs have received a makeover yet, but the idea apparently is to put the unseen issue to rest for good.
  
*13 July 2012: '''Spambot account deletion''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])
 
:We're being flooded by spambots. As a consequence, new accounts are deleted ''en masse'' if the user name follows a suspect pattern or has no connection to BattleTech.
 
:If your account was accidentially deleted in the process, then I apologize. To avoid being mistaken for a spambot, new users should immediately edit their user page with a meaningful message, indicating that they are a "real" user.
 
 
 
*15 March 2012: '''Page Ratings''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
 
:We've added an article feedback extension (on a trial basis) for the site, the same one that you see on Wikipedia pages. '''Update''' (21 March): The survey has been modified to meet the BTW standards. Your feedback on articles is appreciated.
 
 
 
*1 March 2012: '''Mobile''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
 
:We've added a [http://m.sarna.net mobile version of Sarna.net at http://m.sarna.net], though it's still in testing.  Let [[User talk:Nicjansma|us know]] what you think.  Also, feel free to follow [http://twitter.com/SarnaNet @SarnaNet] on Twitter for news updates.
 
 
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Revision as of 05:21, 2 January 2016

  • 01 January 2016: A Happy New Year! (Frabby)
2015 was another great year to be a BattleTech fan. The Unseen issue is finally going away through the retroactive introduction of new designs that actually look recognizably like the earlier, unseen images. New print novels have been announced (and a small print run of one was sold at GenCon).
On the Sarna.net BattleTechWiki side of things, we've seen a continuous drive to improve the existing database, and another 549 new articles added this past year. The 20,000th article will probably be written this year, which is very exciting.
The signs are good. Here's to a great 2016!
  • 25 December 2015: Merry Christmas... (Frabby)
...to the BattleTech community! :)
  • 11 December 2015: Forbes linking to Sarna (Nicjansma)
Sarna was linked to by Forbes in this article about MechWarrior Online releasing on Steam. A testament to the high quality content this community has worked on!
  • 25 July 2015: (Former) Unseen remodeled (Frabby)
As part of CGL's recent major announcement, they presented new art that explicitly retroactively replaces the old "unseen" art. Not all unseen designs have received a makeover yet, but the idea apparently is to put the unseen issue to rest for good.