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*24 December 2016: ''''Mechy Christmas''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])
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* 26 March 2018: '''MediaWiki 1.30.0 upgrade''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
: So it's holiday season again. Without much ado, we wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
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: The software that runs BattleTechWiki, MediaWiki, has been upgraded to version 1.30.0.  This upgrade fixes a couple known issues on the site (such as category pages not updating on saves). If you encounter any issues with the site, please [[User_talk:Nicjansma | let me know]] immediately.
  
*26 October 2016: '''20,000th article''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])
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* 19 March 2018: '''CGL refreshes Coming Releases page''' ([[User:Revanche|Revanche]])
: 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]]''.
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: Catalyst Game Labs announced the updating and refreshing of the [https://bg.battletech.com/books/upcoming-releases/ Coming Releases] page today, out to Third Quarter 2018.
  
*7 October 2016: '''Assistant LD Ben Rome steps down''' ([[User:Frabby|Frabby]])v
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* 06 January 2017: '''2017 Founder's Awards''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
: 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.
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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:2017_Founder%27s_Awards|2017 Founders Awards]].
 
 
*25 May 2016: '''2015 Founder's Awards''' ([[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]])
 
: 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.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 09:46, 19 April 2018

  • 26 March 2018: MediaWiki 1.30.0 upgrade (Nicjansma)
The software that runs BattleTechWiki, MediaWiki, has been upgraded to version 1.30.0. This upgrade fixes a couple known issues on the site (such as category pages not updating on saves). If you encounter any issues with the site, please let me know immediately.
  • 19 March 2018: CGL refreshes Coming Releases page (Revanche)
Catalyst Game Labs announced the updating and refreshing of the Coming Releases page today, out to Third Quarter 2018.
  • 06 January 2017: 2017 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 2017 Founders Awards.