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*25 December 2014: '''Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year''' ([[User:BrokenMnemonic|BrokenMnemonic]])
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*26 October 2016: '''20,000th article''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])
:On behalf of Nic and the admin staff I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas as we come to the close of another busy and productive year on Sarna. Sarna continues to grow and improve steadily thanks to the efforts of all of our contributors - thank you to everyone who has helped over the last year to make Sarna even better. I hope that everyone has had a good 2014, and that everyone will have a great 2015 to follow.
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: Today, the 20,000th article was created on Sarna. This marks Sarna (and BattleTech) as one of the biggest fan wiki projects out there.<br />Numbers are arbitrary as articles are continuously created and occasionally also deleted (and aren't numbered), but at this time, the honor of being the 20,000th article goes to the article about the DropShip ''[[Gorgon Gal]]''.
  
*13 December 2014: '''MediaWiki upgraded''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
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*7 October 2016: '''Assistant LD Ben Rome steps down''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])
: MediaWiki was upgraded to v1.24.  See full changes [[BattleTechWiki:Updates|here]]. Tell me of issues [[User_talk:Nicjansma|here]].
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: Long-time Assistant [[BattleTech Line Developer]] [[Ben H. Rome]] announced on his homepage that as of 7 October 2016 he was no longer Assistant Line Developer, and not working for BattleTech or CGL anymore. Raised to the position by his gaming friend and then-Line Developer [[Herb Beas]] (who left the LD position in 2013), he had himself declined the LD position and had been hinting for some time already that he might retire. Ben Rome's work includes the acclaimed ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' and ''[[Combat Manual: Kurita]]'' and is held in particularly high esteem by the fan base, who had nothing but praise and good wishes for him and expressed regret at his decision to leave BattleTech.
  
*19 November 2014: '''Sarna 2014 Survey Results''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
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*25 May 2016: '''2015 Founder's Awards''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
: Thanks to everyone who took the survey!  Results are posted [http://www.sarna.net/news/sarna-2014-survey-results/ here].
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: Please congratulate the winners of the [[BattleTechWiki:2015_Founder%27s_Awards|2015 Founders Awards]], giving recognition to all of the amazing community members and their contributions over the last year.
 
 
*16 August 2014: '''Sarna 2014 Survey''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
 
: Please take a moment to help us improve Sarna.net by taking a [https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sarnanet2014 survey]. The survey asks 20 questions and should only take 5 minutes of your time. We will use it to help us better understand how we can improve the site. Feedback is anonymous. Thanks to everyone who participates!
 
  
 
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Revision as of 09:37, 13 November 2016

  • 26 October 2016: 20,000th article (Frabby)
Today, the 20,000th article was created on Sarna. This marks Sarna (and BattleTech) as one of the biggest fan wiki projects out there.
Numbers are arbitrary as articles are continuously created and occasionally also deleted (and aren't numbered), but at this time, the honor of being the 20,000th article goes to the article about the DropShip Gorgon Gal.
  • 7 October 2016: Assistant LD Ben Rome steps down (Frabby)
Long-time Assistant BattleTech Line Developer Ben H. Rome announced on his homepage that as of 7 October 2016 he was no longer Assistant Line Developer, and not working for BattleTech or CGL anymore. Raised to the position by his gaming friend and then-Line Developer Herb Beas (who left the LD position in 2013), he had himself declined the LD position and had been hinting for some time already that he might retire. Ben Rome's work includes the acclaimed The Wars of Reaving and Combat Manual: Kurita and is held in particularly high esteem by the fan base, who had nothing but praise and good wishes for him and expressed regret at his decision to leave BattleTech.
  • 25 May 2016: 2015 Founder's Awards (Nicjansma)
Please congratulate the winners of the 2015 Founders Awards, giving recognition to all of the amazing community members and their contributions over the last year.