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*13 February 2016: '''MWO Hero 'Mechs declared canonical''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])
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*29 January 2017: '''2016 Founder's Awards''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
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[[Line Developer]] [[Randall N. Bills]] [http://community.battletechgame.com/forums/threads/1190 expressly confirmed] that the fluff for the Hero 'Mechs in [[MechWarrior Online]] is considered [[canon]]ical for BattleTech. The storyline for the upcoming [[BattleTech (Video Game)]] is also intended to be canonical. This is notable as computer games are otherwise expressly excluded from the definition of canon, being considered apocryphal instead.
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: The BattleTechWiki Founders Awards give recognition to all of the amazing community members and their contributions over the last year. Please cast your vote for your the community members you think made the biggest impact for the [[BattleTechWiki:2016_Founder%27s_Awards|2016 Founders Awards]].
  
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*01 January 2016: '''A Happy New Year!''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])
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*18 January 2017: '''Server Maintenance''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
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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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: I'm currently experimenting with some performance tuning of the server.  If you see any issues with images breaking, or other parts of the site not working, please let me know. ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
  
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*25 December 2015: '''Merry Christmas...''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])
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*15 January 2017: '''Server Maintenance''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
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: ...to the BattleTech community! :)
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: At approximately 7am EST 15 January 2017, the sarna.net server will be undergoing maintenance and a migration to new hardware. Please expect some downtime. MediaWiki will also be upgraded, so there may be some things temporarily broken. If you encounter any issues, please [[User:Nicjansma|let me know]] or tweet at [https://twitter.com/SarnaNet @SarnaNet]
  
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*11 December 2015: '''Forbes linking to Sarna''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
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: 10pm EST: Server maintenance is complete.  Apologies for any downtime today.  Please let me know if you encounter issues. ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
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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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*01 January 2017: '''Happy New Year''' ([[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.
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: 2016 is over, and even though the overall yearly amount of new articles seems to be decreasing slowly compared to the early boom years (a sign that we're getting somewhere with this wiki project), Sarna BTW has rushed past the 20,000 article count and has seen over 700 new articles created. Let's hope we can keep it up in the new year.<br />2017 is bound to be great as BattleTech goes. Several major releases have been announced, not only from CGL but also (tentatively) from [[Harebrained Schemes]] with their [[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech video game]] and from [[Piranha Games]] with their announced single-player [[MechWarrior 5]] game, both of which will draw even more new players into our little universe.
  
 
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Revision as of 12:06, 29 January 2017

  • 29 January 2017: 2016 Founder's Awards (Nicjansma)
The BattleTechWiki Founders Awards give recognition to all of the amazing community members and their contributions over the last year. Please cast your vote for your the community members you think made the biggest impact for the 2016 Founders Awards.
  • 18 January 2017: Server Maintenance (Nicjansma)
I'm currently experimenting with some performance tuning of the server. If you see any issues with images breaking, or other parts of the site not working, please let me know. (Nicjansma)
  • 15 January 2017: Server Maintenance (Nicjansma)
At approximately 7am EST 15 January 2017, the sarna.net server will be undergoing maintenance and a migration to new hardware. Please expect some downtime. MediaWiki will also be upgraded, so there may be some things temporarily broken. If you encounter any issues, please let me know or tweet at @SarnaNet
10pm EST: Server maintenance is complete. Apologies for any downtime today. Please let me know if you encounter issues. (Nicjansma)
  • 01 January 2017: Happy New Year (Frabby)
2016 is over, and even though the overall yearly amount of new articles seems to be decreasing slowly compared to the early boom years (a sign that we're getting somewhere with this wiki project), Sarna BTW has rushed past the 20,000 article count and has seen over 700 new articles created. Let's hope we can keep it up in the new year.
2017 is bound to be great as BattleTech goes. Several major releases have been announced, not only from CGL but also (tentatively) from Harebrained Schemes with their BattleTech video game and from Piranha Games with their announced single-player MechWarrior 5 game, both of which will draw even more new players into our little universe.

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