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Hey, I'm Nick, and I've been a Lost fan ever since it aired in the UK. I didn't get into Lostpedia until Season 2, and even then didn't became a member until around the mid to end of that season. However, I've contributed ever since, and have took a big interest in particular in episode articles, transcription work and the Lost Experience. These are probably the things I'm most proud of. Firstly, with episode articles, I re-watched many episodes and edited summaries for them, then helped to enforce a set of guidelines that all episode articles should follow after bringing them all to a minimum standard (this included things like recurring themes and cultural references for ALL episodes). It was a big hiatus project, one which many users helped with during the 2007 hiatus gap (I think, hard to keep track). But at any rate, it meant episode articles contained all this trivia and information that would and does set Lostpedia apart as an immense resource and information center.
Second are transcripts, something I helped with considerably up until recently cause of work commitments. I took up the slack after our main transcript source left in mid-S3, and continued most of the subsequent episodes up until around 4x04 I think. I furthermore did a couple of Official Lost podcast transcripts as well as worked on TLE, and with an army of users in the two epic DJ Dan live broadcasts (which none of us I think would be willing to do again!)
Finally, the Lost Experience marked the first time I was contributing heavily on articles. This involved a lot of updating and clue solving in real-time, and mostly sifting through vast amounts of information and leads provided by other users and putting it into eclectic guides for fans who didn't play TLE to enjoy. A year or so after the game ended, I went back to TLE and updated a vast number of the articles, and in addition to following up all information, I tried to archive as much source material as possible as the sites were being officially removed from the Internet (something I felt was a real loss for those who had enjoyed them). To do my bit, I researched a hell of a lot of sites, for instance, finding and archiving all ROT threads (which were hard to track down after the main site itself had been removed). Furthermore, I spent time finding back-issues of mags such as Entertainment Weekly on eBay, to get high quality scans of clues for Lostpedia to archive (I'm still pushing for a rebate lol). However, I think all this research and editing paid off, as Lostpedia has in my view by far the best pages describing TLE and its narrative, with complete character, theme and event analysis. TLE was always my favorite period at Lostpedia, as it required so much collaboration between editors, and I loved that in order to succeed in the game, we had to really rely on a range of people providing a huge range of skills (such as fluency in Korean, computerese, Morse code). Everyone played their part, something which obviously is a foundation principle at the heart of a wiki like LP.
One of the reasons why I love Lostpedia is that its an encyclopedic powerhouse, with info on everything Lost-related. We have characters, episodes, culture references, themes/devices (literary and recurring), props, cast/crew, locations, websites, tie-ins, everything in the world - and if not, we're always constantly updating. Its so useful for fans making their theories, or for finding out about things they themselves have missed. It is written by fans for fans, and the fact that anyone can contribute and add their two cents is just awesome. Its the ultimate Lost resource where collaboration has yielded great results, and as I remember reading somewhere, its part of being a Lost fan in many ways, cause I defy anyone calling themselves a big Lost fan to have not at least heard of a little thing called Lostpedia.
Since joining, I've seen Lostpedia grow exponentially. I remember when main character pages were just bullet points, now they're practically essays full of facts and tidbits. I remember when the community portal was launched (finally), when the forums started (and now are a complete success in their own right), the IRC chatroom (again, come so far), and lastly the blog (the most recent addition which grows in readership every month). Policies are now firmly in place, and the site has simply flourished. With the new avenue of Lostpedia Interviews we're once again branching out into new areas to cater for Lost fans; an idea proving to be a big hit. Its by doing this, by taking risks with projects, that LP is the success that it is - one of the most popular wikis in the world, one of the most visited fansites, and at the forefront of interest for those who follow the show. Long live Lostpedia. Rousing speech, over.
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