History of the Celtic Wiki

This Wiki followed as an extension of the Kerrydalestreet (KDS) forum, and was given the honour of the full ".com" name, whilst the forum kept the ".co.uk" name. The forum was the brainchild of KDS forum founder Fitzpas in order to create a workable easily updateable and accessible encyclopaedia of Celtic.

So in May 2006, Fitzpas signed up with Wetpaint's "Wiki" site and invited a handful of people from the KDS forum to help work on it.

Following a few months of hard graft to get the project off the ground, the Wiki was made live in around October 2006 and has since grown steadily, and is well known as the first place for Celtic info outside of the main Celtic football forums. As well as Celtic fans, this site has been used by newspaper journalists and other football clubs (Liverpool FC) for information & assistance, and even an ex-player assisted by creating the biog for his own page!

The site continues to grow and provides entertainment as well as interest for all.

Twitter Feed

We have our own Twitter feed, set up on 8th Dec 2009:
Link: http://twitter.com/TheCelticWiki

Wetpaint Article

The article below from 21 Aug 2007 from "wetpaintfreshcoats" has shown that the site is appreciated and respected by more than just the Celtic crowd, but we believe it can always get better (so if you have an idea then get stuck in!).

From www.wetpaintfreshcoats.com (21 Aug 2007)

Honours

"Top Ten for Most Influential Celtic People on the Web"

In August 2007, Wiki admin Dianogah was selected in the "Top Ten for Most Influential Celtic People on the Web" for all his hard work on the site by respected website "Celtic Underground", a well-earned accolade.

The Honour has become an annual event and contributors from this site have become regular entrants in the list. Dianogah naturally for his continued work on the site, Auldbhoy for his work on the main forum and the wetpaint site for the "Man of the Match" surveys during the season, and TheHumanTorpedo for "The Soul of Celtic" articles. All worthy and much deserved.

• 2007 Awards Link
• 2008 Awards Link
• 2009 Awards Link
  

(from the Top Twenty Most Influential Online Tims 2007) 10. Dianogah from Kerrydalestreet.com(not to be confused with .co.uk) Like Kiwi Mick above the true influence of Dianogah will not be felt for a few years to come. However, nobody can deny that the creation and development of the Celtic wiki has been a remarkable achievement. Obviously this is a project akin to painting the Forth Rail Bridge but the administration behind it is clearly a labour of love. If you ever meet someone who wants to learn more about the club this is the site to direct them to. Articles, photos, match reports and videos - it’s got the lot. And it’s only going to get bigger.

(from the Top Tweny Most Influential Online Tims 2008) 16. Auldbhoy – KDS . As someone who doesn’t find Maths particularly straightforward I am in awe of the work Auldbhoy puts in on the POTY page on the Celtic wiki. Did you know that Celtic fans think Gordon Strachan was 5% better last season than the season before? You can’t argue with statistics. Like most things on KDS the POTY awards are run with military (but not paramilitary) precision. In fact if Auldbhoy was to run this annual award ceremony you are currently enduring it would be a damn site better than it is. For a start when someone decides to complain about the ranking Auldbhoy would be able to point to all sorts of stats to back up each person’s position on the lhist. Me? I’d have to shrug my shoulders and say, “Aye probably but ach well…”

(from the Top Tweny Most Influential Online Tims 2008) 9. Dianogah – Celtic Wiki. Last year I said that it would be a while before the value of this site was fully realised. I kind of meant a bit longer than 12 months but it would seem that word is out and the KDS Celtic Wiki is now the go to site for Celtic information. I’ve been sent links to this site 8 times in the past month from a variety of different friends, none of whom are members of the KDS forum. The fact that anyone can contribute is what makes this site a real favourite. I understand that some players have even edited their own articles.

(from the Top Tweny Most Influential Online Tims 2009) 14. (NE) Human Torpedo - KDS Wiki We will talk more about the Celtic wiki soon but HT’s contribution to timdom this past season deserves special mention. His “Soul of Celtic” series is simply genius. Let the fans vote not for their favourite player but for what they understand to best represent what Celtic is. So now we have 50 definitive events in Celtic’s history. And the key thing is that these events aren’t decided by the club but rather by the people that matter – the fans. HT has created something that represents Celtic because we decided it represented Celtic.

(from the Top Tweny Most Influential Online Tims 2009) 5. (9) Dianogah - KDS Wiki The Celtic wiki has gone from strength to strength over the past season. However it’s the fact that it was referenced in an article in the Guardian that has propelled it into the top 5. When the old media point out a site such as the wiki then something significant is happening. The Celtic wiki is increasingly becoming the first point of reference for those wish to know more about the club. If the club has any sense it will, at the very least, link through to the wiki from the official site in the near future. And if the club was genuinely concerned about its online presence it would buy the entire thing lock stock and barrel off the guys who created it.

Awards

2008

In July 2008, in the first 2008 Wetpaint Golden Paint Can Awards, Kerrydalestreet.com was voted by its peers in a community voting system as one of the top Wetpaint sites on the net, winning the “Fans gone wild” category.

A very truly well earned award, with many thanks to all those who voted for us.

See: Wetapaint Awards, and Wetpaint Award Winners 2008. Following the awards, Wetpaint advertised the winners on the multitudes of Wetpaint wikis it is parent to, and proudly displayed the following banner for our own efforts.

2009

In the 2009 Wetpaint Golden Paint Can Awards, this site was nominated in the new "Sports" category, and won the "Sports" award as voted by our peers in the community voting system. Another proud moment for the site.

• Full List of winners: 2009.

A very truly well earned award, with many thanks to all those who voted for us.

Links

• About Kerrydalestreet forum

Twitter Feed

• http://twitter.com/TheCelticWiki

Articles

• Wetpaint article on Kerrydalestreet.com site
• Celticunderground on Kerrydalestreet (2008)
• "Welcome to Paradise" fanzine article (Apr 08)
• Golden Paint Can Awards 2008

Mastheads

Below are the mastheads we have used on this site

2007-2009

2009-