History of the Celtic Wiki

This Wiki followed as an extension of the forum, and was given the honour of the full ".com" name, whilst the forum kept the ".co.uk" name. The forum was the brainchild of KDS forum founder Fitzpas in order to create a workable easily updateable encyclopaedia of Celtic.


So in May 2006, Fitzpas signed up with Wetpaints "wiki" site and invited a handful of people from the KDS forum to help work on the site.

Following a few months of hard graft by them to get the project off the ground, the Wiki was made live in around October 2006 and has since grown steadily, and is well known as the first place for Celtic info outside of forums.

Noteably, in August 2007, Wiki admin Dianogah was selected in the Top Ten for most influential Celtic people on the web for all his hard work on the site, a well-earned accolade. Link

(from the Top Twenty Most Influential Online Tims 2007) 10. Dianogah from Kerrydalestreet.com(not to be confused with .co.uk) Like Kiwi Mick above the true influence of Dianogah will not be felt for a few years to come. However, nobody can deny that the creation and development of the Celtic wiki has been a remarkable achievement. Obviously this is a project akin to painting the Forth Rail Bridge but the administration behind it is clearly a labour of love. If you ever meet someone who wants to learn more about the club this is the site to direct them to. Articles, photos, match reports and videos - it’s got the lot. And it’s only going to get bigger.

The article below from 21 Aug 2007 from "wetpaintfreshcoats" has shown that the site is appreciated and respected by more than just the Celtic crowd, but we believe it can always get better (so if you have an idea then get stuck in!).

From www.wetpaintfreshcoats.com (21 Aug 2007)



Links

• About Kerrydalestreet forum

Articles

• Wetpaint article on Kerrydalestreet.com site
• Celticunderground on Kerrydalestreet (2008)
• "Welcome to Paradise" fanzine article (Apr 08)