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'''GearHeadWiki''' is a free, publicly editable, resource for all things automotive. It was founded in September 2008 by [[User:Gearhead|Mark Wilson]].
'''Gearhead Wiki''' is a free, publicly editable, resource for all things automotive.
== The GearHeadWiki Story ==
== The Gearhead Wiki Story ==
GearHeadWiki started one day when I ([[User:Gearhead|Mark Wilson]]) was thinking to myself (while broke and looking for free repair information on the internet), "Repair manuals and forums defiantly have a huge part to play in the automotive world and wikis are a great way to combine and condense many peoples' knowledge into a clear, concise, easy to understand form."
Gearhead Wiki started one day when I ([[User:Gearhead|Mark Wilson]]) was thinking to myself (while broke and looking for free repair information on the internet), "Repair manuals and forums definitely have a huge part to play in the automotive world and wikis are a great way to combine and condense many peoples' knowledge into a clear, concise, easy to understand form."
I had 3 problems though...
=== There were 3 problems though... ===


# Repair manuals are expensive and you usually only need them for one or two things and then it goes on a shelf or in a box.  
# Repair manuals are expensive and you usually only need them for one or two things and then it goes on a shelf or in a box. That's just wasteful!
# Forums, on the other hand, are not just great, but vital for stirring up new ideas and consulting others on new problems, but for finding anything specific or something with less than 100 opinions tied to an answer, you are pretty much out of luck.
# Forums, on the other hand, are not just great, but vital for stirring up new ideas and consulting others on new problems. However, for finding anything specific or something with less than 100 opinions tied to an answer, you are pretty much out of luck.
# A Wiki that combined the information you would get from a repair manual and the tips, tricks, and modification info you would get from a forum...just wasn't out there.
# A "[[wiki]]" style website that combined the information you would get from a repair manual, and the tips, tricks, and modification info you would get from a forum just wasn't out there.


Thus the first wiki dedicated to all aspects of being a gear head was born. I have spent a few months now installing the software, learning the software, and getting the site ready for all of automotive knowledge to be shared with the world.
'''So...''' the first wiki dedicated to all aspects of being a gearhead was born. I have spent a few months now installing the software, learning the software, and getting the site ready for all of automotive knowledge to be shared with the world.


== GearHeadWiki is: ==
== Gearhead Wiki is: ==
*Combining the best of repair manuals, forums, and encyclopedia articles   
* '''First and foremost, Gearhead Wiki is a community of people working together for the good of everyone.'''
*A place to share your automotive knowledge
* Combining the best of repair manuals, forums, and encyclopedia articles   
*A place to find automotive knowledge
* A place to share your automotive knowledge
*Free and will always be free
* A place to find automotive knowledge
*A place for companies to post product info as well as installation and repair manuals
* Free and will always be free
*The only wiki of its kind
* A place for companies to post product info as well as installation and repair manuals
== GearHeadWiki is not: ==
* The only website of its kind
*Trying to replace forums or trying to be a forum at all
*Out for profit
*A place to advertise products or services (however if you own an automotive related company, you are not only welcomed, but encouraged to add installation and product info in a non biased, non advertising kind of way)
*Like any other [[wiki]] on the internet


[[GearHeadWiki:Contact us|Contact us]]
== Gearhead Wiki is not: ==
[[Category:Help]]
* Trying to replace forums or trying to be a forum at all
* A place to argue to fight. Sometimes there is more than one way to do something. Sometimes people have a different viewpoint than you. The only thing we ask is to be civil and kind to one another.
* Like any other [[wiki]] on the internet
 
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* [[Gearhead Wiki:Contact us|Contact us]]
[[Category:Help|About]]

Latest revision as of 19:27, 21 January 2017

Gearhead Wiki is a free, publicly editable, resource for all things automotive.

The Gearhead Wiki Story

Gearhead Wiki started one day when I (Mark Wilson) was thinking to myself (while broke and looking for free repair information on the internet), "Repair manuals and forums definitely have a huge part to play in the automotive world and wikis are a great way to combine and condense many peoples' knowledge into a clear, concise, easy to understand form."

There were 3 problems though...

  1. Repair manuals are expensive and you usually only need them for one or two things and then it goes on a shelf or in a box. That's just wasteful!
  2. Forums, on the other hand, are not just great, but vital for stirring up new ideas and consulting others on new problems. However, for finding anything specific or something with less than 100 opinions tied to an answer, you are pretty much out of luck.
  3. A "wiki" style website that combined the information you would get from a repair manual, and the tips, tricks, and modification info you would get from a forum just wasn't out there.

So... the first wiki dedicated to all aspects of being a gearhead was born. I have spent a few months now installing the software, learning the software, and getting the site ready for all of automotive knowledge to be shared with the world.

Gearhead Wiki is:

  • First and foremost, Gearhead Wiki is a community of people working together for the good of everyone.
  • Combining the best of repair manuals, forums, and encyclopedia articles
  • A place to share your automotive knowledge
  • A place to find automotive knowledge
  • Free and will always be free
  • A place for companies to post product info as well as installation and repair manuals
  • The only website of its kind

Gearhead Wiki is not:

  • Trying to replace forums or trying to be a forum at all
  • A place to argue to fight. Sometimes there is more than one way to do something. Sometimes people have a different viewpoint than you. The only thing we ask is to be civil and kind to one another.
  • Like any other wiki on the internet