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<b>Mission</b> | |||
The Brickimedia Association is a privately held {{tag|organisation}} dedicated to maintaining and promoting a free encyclopedia | <br> The Brickimedia Association is a privately-held {{tag|organisation}} that is dedicated to maintaining and promoting a free encyclopedia about everything that is related to LEGOs and LEGO products, as well as establishing a fan website and a community around it. | ||
<b>History</b> | |||
The very first version of [[Brickipedia]] was created on 4 March [[:Category:Founded in 2005|2005]], hosted under a [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] domain. At first, it was a very vague and | <br> The very first version of [[Brickipedia]] was created on 4 March [[:Category:Founded in 2005|2005]], hosted under a [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] domain. At first, it was a very vague and unorganized landscape, but quickly started to attract contributors and LEGO fans of all ages from across the globe, to add information on their favourite themes and to talk about the hobby. Brickipedia's administration team underwent many changes in the eight years since its conception, and in January (2013), the current team decided that it woud be best for the community to move [[:Category:Ex-Wikia|off Wikia]], and onto its own domain, for the very first time. | ||
Joining with other popular LEGO wikis similarly moving, Brickipedia became Brickimedia, an open project to create a large LEGO fan network for all ages. | Joining with other popular LEGO wikis that were similarly moving, Brickipedia became Brickimedia, an open project to create a large LEGO fan-network for all ages. | ||
<b>Donate</b> | |||
As a private organization, we rely | <br> As a private organization, we rely upon [[:Category:Advertising|ad revenue]] and donations to keep the website running. Every cent counts, so even the smallest donations help us to make a better site and a more successful network. | ||
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