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Contents 1 May 2008 1.1 Thursday, May 29th, 2008 1.2 Friday, May 16th, 2008 1.3 Thursday, May 15, 2008 1.4 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1.5 Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1.6 Sunday, May 11th, 2008 1.7 Friday, May 9th, 2008 1.8 Thursday, May 8th, 2008 1.9 Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 1.10 Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 1.11 Monday, May 5th, 2008 1.12 Thursday, May 1st, 2008 2 April 2008 2.1 Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 2.2 Monday, April 28th, 2008 2.3 Friday, April 25th, 2008 2.4 Thursday, April 24th, 2008 2.5 Wednesday, April 23nd, 2008 2.6 Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 2.7 Monday, April 21st, 2008 2.8 Sunday, April 20th, 2008 2.9 Saturday, April 19th, 2008 2.10 Friday, April 18th, 2008 2.11 Thursday, April 17th, 2008 2.12 Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 2.13 Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 2.14 Monday, April 14th, 2008 3 March 2008 3.1 Monday, March 17th, 2008 3.2 Sunday, March 16th, 2008 3.3 Saturday, March 15th, 2008 3.4 Friday, March 14th, 2008 3.5 Thursday, March 13th, 2008 3.6 Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 3.7 Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 3.8 Monday, March 10th, 2008

May 2008

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

• The Freeway Traffic Jam Ride entry is continually being updated. This entry is an excellent example to use when starting an article of your own.

Friday, May 16th, 2008

• Alex Thompson destroyed the ibikeu Wiki policies page with a freak accident of moving. It appears to be unrecoverable.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

• New Category Bikes in Popular Culture check it to get your knowledges on!

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

• Are you Brandt-Sorenson??

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

• The ibikeu Wiki is currently under attack by malicious pirate-ninja hackers who have placed spings within the code. This makes ads (such as the one at the bottom of this very page) appear. Actions are being taken to correct this heinous act of bike terrorism.
• Do you live in real life?
• Did you know that this Wiki has pages such as a gallery of new images and the most popular pages?

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

• There are exactly 777 pages in ibikeu Wiki (including all the fluffy redirects etc) and 77 registered users. Today's our lucky day!!!!

777 has some mathematical and undetermined mystical relationship to 666, the Number of the Beast.

Friday, May 9th, 2008

• The Flying Duchess article has been expanded by Spook.
• E-Rock has a new trivia section.
• The Freeway Traffic Jam Ride article continues to be worked on.

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

• Some mischievous individual stumbled the Big Wheels article. Smile editors, you're on the internet.
• New pages for New York City, New Haven, CT, and Santa Cruz, CA.
• New pages for UCSC Bike Co-Op and Los Angeles Bicycle District.

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

• Alex Thompson and Spook have initiated the first Ibikeu Wiki war.

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

• This wiki is now editable by anyone with a user name!

Monday, May 5th, 2008

• Added google maps. see [1] ..go nuts

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

• The wiki just surpassed 2⁸ (or 256) articles. The number of articles doubled since 12 days ago.
• Several authors pitched in to make the Big Wheels article AWESOME.
• ibikeu Wiki passed 2¹⁵ pageviews, (aka 32768), early this morning. The wiki has doubled the number of pageviews in 7 days and quadrupled in pageviews in 13 days.

April 2008

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

• E-Rock wrote an awesome and whimsical article on Big Wheels!
• New and expanded articles: Bike Maintenance and Mechanics, Tire, Wheel, Types of bikes.
• Today is the 16th Anniversary of the 1992 LA Riots.
• ibikeu Wiki was covered by Damien Newton in Streetsblog LA.

Monday, April 28th, 2008

• The Main Page was redesigned by Alex T.
• DJAlmondJoy improved the Wolfpack Hustle article.
• Alex Thompson wikified the full text of the 1996 Los Angeles Bicycle Master Plan. Guaranteed snooze, read it if you need to get to sleep.
• Due to a flurry of views last night, the wiki passed an average of 10 views per edit. People are viewing your work, so feel good, editors!

Friday, April 25th, 2008

• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
• Maulie & GarySe7en are the first item to become editors.

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

• Expanded articles:
  • "Sexy"
  • Rida of the Week
  • Santa Monica, CA
  • Reverend Dak
• New page settles some scores: Core Elite
• Sometime recently the wiki passed 16384 pageviews, otherwise known as 2¹⁴.

Wednesday, April 23nd, 2008

• New artcles:
  • Spoke card
  • 7Eleven
  • Mustache Bridge
• The Midnight Ridazz article has been expanded, but still needs your help!

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

• K, Prez OG B Rad, and GarySe7en is now an editor.
• It's Earth Day go ride a bike!!
• KNITTENS demonstrated how to properly Fail
• Several new Rida Sayings have been added
• New category created: Restaurants Enjoyed by Ridazz. First add restaurants to Places in the Los Angeles Metro Area, and when you write an entry about one, categorize it!

Monday, April 21st, 2008

• There have been 2¹¹ edits of the wiki. The wiki passed 2¹⁰ edits on Thursday, April 17th. In other words, the number of edits doubled in 4 days.
• Franz is free from jail.
• Spiraldemon is now an editor.

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

• Franz is in jail after encountering the thuggish West Hollywood Sheriff's Department during C.R.A.N.K. MOB.
• Today is 4/20.

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

• There are 2⁷ pages in the wiki.
• DJ Almondjoy is now an editor.

Friday, April 18th, 2008

• The wiki just passed 10,000 pageviews! The wiki grows.
• eye haz joyned teh Recent Changes Patrol 4 ur lulz KNITTENS 13:16, 18 April 2008 (PDT)
• Someone let KNITTENS become an editor. This wiki is now 4% cat, 100% lol!
• The following new topics were added:
  • Bicycle Manufacturers
  • Bike Racing
  • Training and Nutrition
  • Bike Components and Technology
• E-Rock started working on alphabetizing lists and would like some help...

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

• The wiki has passed through it's first 5000 pageviews since going public.
• Recognizing that some of the new pages are stubs for Tecate, the wiki has more than doubled the number of content pages from the 46 at the time of public launch, to 93 at present. Hooray!
• The Bike Maintenance and Mechanics thread was created, and is looking for your input.
• New topics include: ramen noodles, girlfriends and employment.
• Bentstrider is in the house! (he's an editor.)
• The ibikeu Wiki just passed 1024, or 2¹⁰, edits! How long until passes 2048 edits? Watch the wiki GROW.
• Despite the fact that Spook is a Student, which is often confused with one who is unemployed, he really needs to be employed.
• ibikeu Wiki has a new logo designed by Alex Cantarero. Look up and to the left
• Ruinedbyidiots is in the house. Is he Unemployed? Inquiring minds want to know.
• E-rock is still a jerk. He also finds editing this wiki a good way to waste time which could be spent working at his place of employment
• Barbecue bike and Cubcamp articles have been expanded.
• Percival Cornelius added the key article Unemployed.
• E-rock and Percival Cornelius are collaborating on a entry about Cycling Gear.
• Brassknuckle is now an editor.

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

• Recently added: Cubcamp
• Make it Happen
• E-Rock is now an editor, and a jerk...
• Big new articles on Reverend Dak, Spoke'n Dissent, Bike Polo, Spook, and Angelopes.
• SKIDMARCUS is now an editor.
• Zackatista is now an editor.
• MorganWS is now an editor.

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

• Studiodrome is now an editor.
• David p. is now an editor.
• Reverend.dak is now an editor.
• Joe Borfo is now an editor.
• A brief description of the Velocity Tour 2008 Heliotrope Block Party was added, and categorized as an event. Please expand the entry!
• A new category, Events, has been added.
• Plurabelle is now an editor.
• Mvidal is now an editor.
• DamienN is now an editor.

Monday, April 14th, 2008

• Ruinedbyidiots is now an editor
• SP00K is now an editor
• Trickmilla is now an editor
• Arcoftern is now an editor
• G.E.T. is now an editor
• This wiki is now viewable by the public!

March 2008

Monday, March 17th, 2008

• "PC" added the Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee members to Public Officials. He also improved the Midnight Ridazz article drastically. Good job!
• Stephen Box added a copious glossary of Bicycle Infrastructure Terms. It needs to be wikified, that is it needs to be marked up, but it's great content and a great starting point. Sweet!

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

• Sunday questions Saturday's assertion that no news is good news.

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

• No news is good news!

Friday, March 14th, 2008

• MIDNIGHT RIDAZZ: THE MOTHER OF ALL RIDEZZ TONIGHT
• Hanako Moondance, JAZ, and Mike Christoff have been invited to view and edit.
• Today is Pi Day!

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

• Los Angeles Editors - having trouble getting started? Help with Los Angeles Metro Area Wiki Needs.
• Westside Tour de Force Ben Hardy has been invited to view and contribute.
• Matt Ruscigno, Morgan Beeby, Andrew Burridge, and Iron Megan of SWARM! have been invited to view and contribute. Matt has joined as User:Matt!.
• Josef Bray-Ali has been working hard to create an article on Bicycle Transportation Planning in Los Angeles. This is exactly the kind of article which would be of great assistance to new activists, so check it out.

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

• Alex Thompson's roommate, Colin Hinde, decided to join the wiki against his roommate's wishes as User:Disco_Streussel
• Southbay activist John Silva has been invited to contribute and has accepted as User:Wild_Johnny
• Former LA cyclist and current Bay Area resident Kelson Kwong has been invited to contribute.
• Famous Midnight Ridazz personality "PC" has been invited to contribute and has accepted as User:Percival_Cornelius.

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

• Westsider Alex Cantarero has been invited to contribute and has accepted as User:Flunkycarter.
• Detroit based bike activists Ron Shelton and Jack VanDyke, as well as Christina Peltier, formerly of Detroit, have been invited to contribute.
• Mikey Wally has added material on Bicycle Boulevards at the article Bike Boulevard.
• Josef Bray-Ali has added copious material to an article about Los Angeles City Departments which influence bike infrastructure, entitled Governmental entities in Los Angeles Pertinent to Bike Activism.

Monday, March 10th, 2008

• CICLE founders Liz Elliot and Shay Sanchez have been invited to contribute and accepted as User:Cicle.