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‎The Succession issue and the 'Slow' years

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 Going forward, Sam Aarons has transitioned control to Bwog.<ref>[http://columbialion.com/blog/breaking-columbia-spectator-buys-printcu/]</ref>  [[ESC]] had a user account, which they were using to make many edits during [[2019]] and [[2020]].
-After several years of inactivity, WikiCU went down in the summer of 2020. This was due to an update to Bwog's backend, which also broke this site. [[Bwog]] then partnered with [[ESC]] to revive the site, and in September [[2020]], Bwog and ESC co-hosted the [[Wikithon 2020]].
+After several years of inactivity, WikiCU went down in the summer of 2020. This was due to an update to Bwog's backend, which also broke this site. [[Bwog]] then partnered with [[ESC]] to revive WikiCU, and in September [[2020]], Bwog and ESC co-hosted the [[Wikithon 2020]].
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 Going forward, Sam Aarons has transitioned control to Bwog.<ref>[http://columbialion.com/blog/breaking-columbia-spectator-buys-printcu/]</ref>  [[ESC]] had a user account, which they were using to make many edits during [[2019]] and [[2020]].
-After several years of inactivity, in the summer of 2020 WikiCU went down, after an update to Bwog's backend also broke this site. [[Bwog]] partnered with [[ESC]] to revive the site, and in September [[2020]], Bwog and ESC partnered for the [[Wikithon 2020]].
+After several years of inactivity, WikiCU went down in the summer of 2020. This was due to an update to Bwog's backend, which also broke this site. [[Bwog]] then partnered with [[ESC]] to revive the site, and in September [[2020]], Bwog and ESC co-hosted the [[Wikithon 2020]].
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 Going forward, Sam Aarons has transitioned control to Bwog.<ref>[http://columbialion.com/blog/breaking-columbia-spectator-buys-printcu/]</ref>  [[ESC]] had a user account, which they were using to make many edits during [[2019]] and [[2020]].
-In [[2020]], [[Bwog]] and [[ESC]] partnered for the [[Wikithon 2020]].
+After several years of inactivity, in the summer of 2020 WikiCU went down, after an update to Bwog's backend also broke this site. [[Bwog]] partnered with [[ESC]] to revive the site, and in September [[2020]], Bwog and ESC partnered for the [[Wikithon 2020]].
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-Going forward, Sam Aarons has transitioned control to Bwog.<ref>[http://columbialion.com/blog/breaking-columbia-spectator-buys-printcu/]</ref>
+Going forward, Sam Aarons has transitioned control to Bwog.<ref>[http://columbialion.com/blog/breaking-columbia-spectator-buys-printcu/]</ref>  [[ESC]] had a user account, which they were using to make many edits during [[2019]] and [[2020]].
 In [[2020]], [[Bwog]] and [[ESC]] partnered for the [[Wikithon 2020]].

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-Going forward, Sam Aarons has transitioned control to Bwog.<ref>[http://columbialion.com/blog/breaking-columbia-spectator-buys-printcu/]</ref> [[ESC]] is also the only other known organization to have an active user account.
+Going forward, Sam Aarons has transitioned control to Bwog.<ref>[http://columbialion.com/blog/breaking-columbia-spectator-buys-printcu/]</ref>
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 *[[Columbia College Today]] directed readers to look-up information on [[Orgo Night]] and [[Primal Scream]] on WikiCU in its July 2010 issue.<ref>[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jul_aug10/within_the_family]</ref>
 *The [[Gabe M. Weiner Music and Arts Library|Music Library]] created a page on [[School songs|Columbia University Songs]] and referenced and linked to WikiCU.<ref>[http://library.columbia.edu/indiv/music/columbia_songs.html]</ref>
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	=== The Succession issue and the 'Slow' years ===		=== The Succession issue and the 'Slow' years ===
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		+	[[File:Feature-WikiCU-Stephen-Davan-575x561.jpg\|thumb\|An illustration from an article in ''[[The Blue and White]]'' about WikiCU's decline<ref>http://bwog.com/2011/05/12/from-the-issue-an-unloved-archive/</ref>]]
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	Shortly after WikiCU's establishment, its founder, who was going to graduate in May 2008, opened up discussions on whether or not (and to whom) control over WikiCU should be handed over to.<ref>[http://www.wikicu.com/WikiCU_talk:About#Future_of_WikiCU Future of WikiCU]</ref> Discussions would continue for years, including a proposal to hand the keys over to Spectator in 2010. The issue would in fact remain open until 2012.		Shortly after WikiCU's establishment, its founder, who was going to graduate in May 2008, opened up discussions on whether or not (and to whom) control over WikiCU should be handed over to.<ref>[http://www.wikicu.com/WikiCU_talk:About#Future_of_WikiCU Future of WikiCU]</ref> Discussions would continue for years, including a proposal to hand the keys over to Spectator in 2010. The issue would in fact remain open until 2012.

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 Further statistics are available at the following sources:
-* [[Special:Statistics Statistics page]]
+* [[Special:Statistics|Statistics page]]
 * [http://wikiapiary.com/wiki/WikiCU WikiApiary]
 * [[WikiNode]] (WikiCU compared with other university wikis)