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My first action on Wikipedia was to edit the History section to reflect the current numbers of Bookcrossers and books. The figures were over two months old! May I suggest that someone checks the Bookcrossing site on a regular basis (say, the first of each month) and updates the numbers. [-- User:Skyring]
Thanks, Mike! I was planning on updating it myself anyway, but just wanted to chuck it in and check in with whoever has been making mods so far. Skyring 11:09, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Hi there. I've made a number of changes to the second half of the article that I hope people approve of. I've added more about inter-BCer communication and books travelling between members as I felt before the emphasis was pretty much on wild releasing, whilst many people get many of their books from other BCers. I've also added a section on the controversy over BC - I thought that might be interesting - and I've added a couple of links that I think are relevant to the bottom of the article. Dupont Circle 21:40, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Drat! Forgot the date! So excited about going over 2 million. Perhaps we could list the Bookcrossing Conventions? There's only been a handful so far. Pete, just back from catching a wild release. Pete 06:08, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
What is PhotoTag?
If you make any edits to the main article, please also update the date and the member and book totals at the top of the article. I do it when ever I think of it, but the effluxion of time means that the information is generally out of date. Pete 20:51, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I added BookCrossing into the Wikipedia special page for ISBN lookup( Wikipedia:Book sources). It didn't fit as a library or bookseller, so I made a new section for it under Books available from free resources. I just thought editors here might be interested. -- Bookandcoffee 20:08, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
Excuse me but may I ask why the updates to the statistics were reverted by User:Jtdirl and User:Geni? The stats are correct acoording to the website and is located at the top right corner of http://bookcrossing.com/ So, why the reverts? -- Andylkl (talk) 19:10, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
Sorry to hear this page is protected as a result of vandalism. Once unprotected, please add this article to Category:Webby Awards winners. Thanks. — RaD Man ( talk) 05:55, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
"BookCrossing, BC, BCing, or BXing, is defined as the practice of leaving ("releasing") a book in a public place ("the wild") to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise. The analogy is with the ornithological practice of ringing birds to track their movements.
There are no charges for participation but donations to keep the Web site going can be made..."
First section is fine, but the next paragraph does not fit into this - it has to be rewritten and properly explained. My personal opinion is that on should not mention "the Web site" when this something that actually is not limitted to this single web site (since when did that site "own" BC?). the bookcrossing.com site should be mentioned later, and of course in the history section if that is the site that started it. Get my point? Ehjort 20:52, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
In the first section, it's claimed that Ron came up with the idea because of currency tracking. However, later in the article it says that PhotoTag is the idea on which it is based. Anyone have any clarification on this issue? Which is correct? Or, if they're both correct to some degree, could it be made more clear? KristinLee 01:39, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Should rings, rays and boxes come under the 'furthering the BC idea' rather than in the same section as catches and releases? Rings, rays and boxes, to me, don't fall under the dictionary definition of bookcrossing, even though Bookcrossing.com is used to organise them - Dupont Circle 16:42, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
Missionary organizations and individuals have for a long time left books (i.e. actual books, not pamphlets or other ephemera) in public places, such as waiting rooms and public transit stations, so that others may read them and pass them on. Is this worth mention as a historical precursor to book crossing? Michael Sidlofsky 19:46, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps a controversial move, but I've taken out the paragraph about Jim Hawkins' radio show. I'm not convinced it's particularly important in the grand scheme of things. I'm sure the only non-BCers who listen to the show are those in Shropshire, and therefore it's only as important as any other regional media coverage? Dupont Circle 19:24, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
As an ongoing show, it is certainly of regional interest only, but it was the first radio show that had (still has) a regular BC feature, and has spawned numerous BC-related shows and activities on other regional BBC Radios. It certainly helped to make the concept of bookcrossing known to more people in the UK. I haven't heard of any such ongoing activities in other countries. Maybe the info could be included in a more general way (referencing BBC Radio Shropshire as the ones who started it)?-- 62.225.177.13 07:54, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
I've moved what Skyring wrote recently about the community aspect of Bookcrossing.com into the 'Furthering...' section, and tried to cite the fact that it's a good community by referencing the Webby Awards. I did consider moving the Webby Awards paragraph from this history bit down to this, but I think the awards are too signifcant not to be in the history bit Dupont Circle 19:31, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
If you are a BookCrosser, you might be interested in the userboxes I've written:
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{{User:TechBear/BookCrossing 02|BCName=TechBear}} |
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Using the template BookCrossing 02 allows you to give your BookCrossing name and creates an external link directly to your bookshelf. I would rather use Ballycumber for the image, but I could not find one that met Wikipedia's fair use requirements. If you have any suggestions, I'm all eyes. TechBear 17:28, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
I don't agree that this article is the correct place for a list of BookCrossing conventions. The article mentions that conventions happen - to start listing them isn't encyclopedic, in my opinion Dupont Circle ( talk) 07:28, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
This section lacks sources that indicate the significance of the particular services mentioned. I made some edits ( here) to try and tackle some of the promotion-ish sounding wording and to genericize it a little. But my attention has been drawn to reasonable objection to the exact wording I used. In the absence of independent sources I'm not sure the section should really be included at all (per WP:UNDUE) though I think with niche subjects it's important not to demand inappropriately "official" references. Are there decent review sites that we could quote? And perhaps a more prose like approach would be better. Something that talks about the concepts that enthusiasts have developed rather than specific talking about the specific services. Thoughts? -- SiobhanHansa 18:49, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
I completely re-wrote the article. I removed a lot of unencyclopedic content that's more in line with the site FAQ than an encyclopedia article and essentially violated WP:HOWTO. I sourced a lot but there are a ton more sources if someone wants to dig further. I really think the website funding section should go as well, it's not remotely encyclopedic and rather spammy. Thoughts? TRAVELLINGCARI My story Tell me yours 14:45, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
I have added R J Ellory to the Notable section with a link. I've followed the format already in the entry but I think it would be better if the links next to the names of prominent Bookcrossers were actually reference citations, rather than external direct links.
Also, are there any other famous or well-know BookCrossers out there? 90.221.172.129 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:19, 28 May 2010 (UTC).
The first paragraph of the History section needs updated to reflect the last few years of history.
Most specifically, link #7 is a 2008 news article and the data for which it is a reference is about 2010 membership and book numbers. I left that sentence alone temporarily, but the data and reference no longer fit together.
I added the latest numbers (as of 23 MAR 2012) from the bookcrossing web site, but I can't cut and paste the page info with my current portable device. If another editor wants to quickly do that for me, feel free. Otherwise I'll catch that later.
BobDohse ( talk) 18:31, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
Looking at this diff, I see an anon saying that there are many other sites about BookCrossing. I'd be interested to know what they are. -- Pete ( talk) 18:06, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
BookCrossing.com was launched on 17 April - or at least that's the date used for many years, especially in setting the date for the first Anniversary Convention(s) in Christchurch and St Louis on 17 April 2004. It was active before then, in March 2001, as seen here. -- Pete ( talk) 03:42, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
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My first action on Wikipedia was to edit the History section to reflect the current numbers of Bookcrossers and books. The figures were over two months old! May I suggest that someone checks the Bookcrossing site on a regular basis (say, the first of each month) and updates the numbers. [-- User:Skyring]
Thanks, Mike! I was planning on updating it myself anyway, but just wanted to chuck it in and check in with whoever has been making mods so far. Skyring 11:09, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Hi there. I've made a number of changes to the second half of the article that I hope people approve of. I've added more about inter-BCer communication and books travelling between members as I felt before the emphasis was pretty much on wild releasing, whilst many people get many of their books from other BCers. I've also added a section on the controversy over BC - I thought that might be interesting - and I've added a couple of links that I think are relevant to the bottom of the article. Dupont Circle 21:40, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Drat! Forgot the date! So excited about going over 2 million. Perhaps we could list the Bookcrossing Conventions? There's only been a handful so far. Pete, just back from catching a wild release. Pete 06:08, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
What is PhotoTag?
If you make any edits to the main article, please also update the date and the member and book totals at the top of the article. I do it when ever I think of it, but the effluxion of time means that the information is generally out of date. Pete 20:51, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I added BookCrossing into the Wikipedia special page for ISBN lookup( Wikipedia:Book sources). It didn't fit as a library or bookseller, so I made a new section for it under Books available from free resources. I just thought editors here might be interested. -- Bookandcoffee 20:08, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
Excuse me but may I ask why the updates to the statistics were reverted by User:Jtdirl and User:Geni? The stats are correct acoording to the website and is located at the top right corner of http://bookcrossing.com/ So, why the reverts? -- Andylkl (talk) 19:10, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
Sorry to hear this page is protected as a result of vandalism. Once unprotected, please add this article to Category:Webby Awards winners. Thanks. — RaD Man ( talk) 05:55, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
"BookCrossing, BC, BCing, or BXing, is defined as the practice of leaving ("releasing") a book in a public place ("the wild") to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise. The analogy is with the ornithological practice of ringing birds to track their movements.
There are no charges for participation but donations to keep the Web site going can be made..."
First section is fine, but the next paragraph does not fit into this - it has to be rewritten and properly explained. My personal opinion is that on should not mention "the Web site" when this something that actually is not limitted to this single web site (since when did that site "own" BC?). the bookcrossing.com site should be mentioned later, and of course in the history section if that is the site that started it. Get my point? Ehjort 20:52, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
In the first section, it's claimed that Ron came up with the idea because of currency tracking. However, later in the article it says that PhotoTag is the idea on which it is based. Anyone have any clarification on this issue? Which is correct? Or, if they're both correct to some degree, could it be made more clear? KristinLee 01:39, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Should rings, rays and boxes come under the 'furthering the BC idea' rather than in the same section as catches and releases? Rings, rays and boxes, to me, don't fall under the dictionary definition of bookcrossing, even though Bookcrossing.com is used to organise them - Dupont Circle 16:42, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
Missionary organizations and individuals have for a long time left books (i.e. actual books, not pamphlets or other ephemera) in public places, such as waiting rooms and public transit stations, so that others may read them and pass them on. Is this worth mention as a historical precursor to book crossing? Michael Sidlofsky 19:46, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps a controversial move, but I've taken out the paragraph about Jim Hawkins' radio show. I'm not convinced it's particularly important in the grand scheme of things. I'm sure the only non-BCers who listen to the show are those in Shropshire, and therefore it's only as important as any other regional media coverage? Dupont Circle 19:24, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
As an ongoing show, it is certainly of regional interest only, but it was the first radio show that had (still has) a regular BC feature, and has spawned numerous BC-related shows and activities on other regional BBC Radios. It certainly helped to make the concept of bookcrossing known to more people in the UK. I haven't heard of any such ongoing activities in other countries. Maybe the info could be included in a more general way (referencing BBC Radio Shropshire as the ones who started it)?-- 62.225.177.13 07:54, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
I've moved what Skyring wrote recently about the community aspect of Bookcrossing.com into the 'Furthering...' section, and tried to cite the fact that it's a good community by referencing the Webby Awards. I did consider moving the Webby Awards paragraph from this history bit down to this, but I think the awards are too signifcant not to be in the history bit Dupont Circle 19:31, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
If you are a BookCrosser, you might be interested in the userboxes I've written:
{{User:TechBear/BookCrossing}} |
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{{User:TechBear/BookCrossing 01}} |
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{{User:TechBear/BookCrossing 02|BCName=TechBear}} |
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Using the template BookCrossing 02 allows you to give your BookCrossing name and creates an external link directly to your bookshelf. I would rather use Ballycumber for the image, but I could not find one that met Wikipedia's fair use requirements. If you have any suggestions, I'm all eyes. TechBear 17:28, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
I don't agree that this article is the correct place for a list of BookCrossing conventions. The article mentions that conventions happen - to start listing them isn't encyclopedic, in my opinion Dupont Circle ( talk) 07:28, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
This section lacks sources that indicate the significance of the particular services mentioned. I made some edits ( here) to try and tackle some of the promotion-ish sounding wording and to genericize it a little. But my attention has been drawn to reasonable objection to the exact wording I used. In the absence of independent sources I'm not sure the section should really be included at all (per WP:UNDUE) though I think with niche subjects it's important not to demand inappropriately "official" references. Are there decent review sites that we could quote? And perhaps a more prose like approach would be better. Something that talks about the concepts that enthusiasts have developed rather than specific talking about the specific services. Thoughts? -- SiobhanHansa 18:49, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
I completely re-wrote the article. I removed a lot of unencyclopedic content that's more in line with the site FAQ than an encyclopedia article and essentially violated WP:HOWTO. I sourced a lot but there are a ton more sources if someone wants to dig further. I really think the website funding section should go as well, it's not remotely encyclopedic and rather spammy. Thoughts? TRAVELLINGCARI My story Tell me yours 14:45, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
I have added R J Ellory to the Notable section with a link. I've followed the format already in the entry but I think it would be better if the links next to the names of prominent Bookcrossers were actually reference citations, rather than external direct links.
Also, are there any other famous or well-know BookCrossers out there? 90.221.172.129 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:19, 28 May 2010 (UTC).
The first paragraph of the History section needs updated to reflect the last few years of history.
Most specifically, link #7 is a 2008 news article and the data for which it is a reference is about 2010 membership and book numbers. I left that sentence alone temporarily, but the data and reference no longer fit together.
I added the latest numbers (as of 23 MAR 2012) from the bookcrossing web site, but I can't cut and paste the page info with my current portable device. If another editor wants to quickly do that for me, feel free. Otherwise I'll catch that later.
BobDohse ( talk) 18:31, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
Looking at this diff, I see an anon saying that there are many other sites about BookCrossing. I'd be interested to know what they are. -- Pete ( talk) 18:06, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
BookCrossing.com was launched on 17 April - or at least that's the date used for many years, especially in setting the date for the first Anniversary Convention(s) in Christchurch and St Louis on 17 April 2004. It was active before then, in March 2001, as seen here. -- Pete ( talk) 03:42, 31 July 2015 (UTC)