I'm proud to announce to you the Wikia page for all things Devin Townsend...
The Devin Townsend Wiki!
Founded and designed by me, with static2 creating the bulk of the album and song articles, this project took us weeks of hard work. Of course, we started by lifting articles from Wikipedia, but we improved upon them, and also created articles for every single damn DT song ever released, complete with lyrics and album appearances.
Still, there's a whole lot of work to do, so, now... we need your help, Devheads!
1 ) We need to un-Wikipedia-fy the DevWiki as much as possible. Make the articles more unique. Write stuff about Dev that Wikipedia doesn't know about. Add information Wikipedia doesn't care about, but will enlighten Dev fans. Make this wiki a labor of love by fans. Of course, you should remain neutral, and refrain from adding your own personal opinions on the music. A good point of reference is the Nine Inch Nails wiki, which the fans largely (and painstakingly) wrote themselves.
2 ) We need all the info we can get on tour and live concert pages. Setlist.fm is a good place to start for SYL/DT/DTP tours, but we need the DevWiki to be as accurate and complete as possible. There should be pages for every single live performance Dev's bands have done, with links to the song pages and lists of the touring band members (again, you can use the NINwiki as reference).
3 ) Biography pages for the most prominent Dev collaborators, as well as lists for all of their album and/or tour appearances.
4 ) More info about Dev's guest appearances and early/lesser known projects, if possible.
5 ) Photos, photos, photos! Especially from live shows.
6 ) Info about rare releases or collectibles (as long as they're not bootlegs, eh?)
7 ) Transcripts of audio commentaries: Physicist, Terria, Contain Us, By a Thread, Epicloud, The Retinal Circus, Casualties (both discs). Not terribly necessary, but there's a wealth of useful information on the making of each album.
8 ) Info about Dev's gear is also welcome. Again, the commentaries will help with that.
9 ) And, of course, we should focus on Transcendence when the time comes!
Any suggestions or ideas are welcome! If you are a HevyDevy forum admin and would like to become a DevWiki admin, feel free to contact me.
Let's make this the greatest gift to Dev the fans could give!
The Devin Townsend Wiki!
Founded and designed by me, with static2 creating the bulk of the album and song articles, this project took us weeks of hard work. Of course, we started by lifting articles from Wikipedia, but we improved upon them, and also created articles for every single damn DT song ever released, complete with lyrics and album appearances.
Still, there's a whole lot of work to do, so, now... we need your help, Devheads!
1 ) We need to un-Wikipedia-fy the DevWiki as much as possible. Make the articles more unique. Write stuff about Dev that Wikipedia doesn't know about. Add information Wikipedia doesn't care about, but will enlighten Dev fans. Make this wiki a labor of love by fans. Of course, you should remain neutral, and refrain from adding your own personal opinions on the music. A good point of reference is the Nine Inch Nails wiki, which the fans largely (and painstakingly) wrote themselves.
2 ) We need all the info we can get on tour and live concert pages. Setlist.fm is a good place to start for SYL/DT/DTP tours, but we need the DevWiki to be as accurate and complete as possible. There should be pages for every single live performance Dev's bands have done, with links to the song pages and lists of the touring band members (again, you can use the NINwiki as reference).
3 ) Biography pages for the most prominent Dev collaborators, as well as lists for all of their album and/or tour appearances.
4 ) More info about Dev's guest appearances and early/lesser known projects, if possible.
5 ) Photos, photos, photos! Especially from live shows.
6 ) Info about rare releases or collectibles (as long as they're not bootlegs, eh?)
7 ) Transcripts of audio commentaries: Physicist, Terria, Contain Us, By a Thread, Epicloud, The Retinal Circus, Casualties (both discs). Not terribly necessary, but there's a wealth of useful information on the making of each album.
8 ) Info about Dev's gear is also welcome. Again, the commentaries will help with that.
9 ) And, of course, we should focus on Transcendence when the time comes!
Any suggestions or ideas are welcome! If you are a HevyDevy forum admin and would like to become a DevWiki admin, feel free to contact me.
Let's make this the greatest gift to Dev the fans could give!