Tama On Wikipedia

[maxwel]

When Tama announced his http://www.vorb.org.nz/tama-retires-from-vorb-t99482.html retirement last August, your feedback made it clear that he didn't just create a blog. He gave the mountain biking community in particular, and sporty folk in general a place on the internet to hang out together, have some fun, rant a bit, organise rides and so on. It's a huge effort that went into it, and when you read Tama's quasi-autobiography (i.e. his retirement blurb) carefully, you'll realise that he's put a lot of hard work into this, as well as a lot of his own cash. He certainly didn't earn a decent living from being a fulltime Vorb administrator.

Tama has been recognised personally through winning the inaugural 'Cycle Champion of the Year' category at the 2007 Cycle Friendly Awards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle_Friendly_Awards). In addition, Vorb has won a stack of awards, some of which are listed on the about page. I thought it appropriate that he gets acknowledged in an additional way and have thus set up a Wikipedia page about him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tama_Easton

As you may know, everybody can edit Wikipedia, but there's a significant difference between WP and Vorb. Whereas on Vorb, anything goes (well, almost anything), WP is an encyclopaedia. What that means is that if you add things, you'll have to provide references to the source of the information. Unreferenced material often gets removed quite quickly, especially on pages about living people. If you've got additional material that you'd like to see added (plus have the references), but don't know how to go about it and can't be asked finding out by reading up, I suggest post it here and somebody with knowledge on WP processes will no doubt take care of it.

One significant omission so far is the lack of a portrait photo. If you have one that you have the copyright of, could you please upload it to Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Upload If you have a suitable photo, but don't know how Commons works, please PM me and I'll give you a hand (sorry, can't upload it for you - it has to be done by the person who holds the copyright). When done, post a message here and somebody will put it into place.

So from me, my thanks to Tama for what you've done for the cycling community. I hope your leg get better real soon. May there be tons of singletrack ahead of you.

[RussS]

[wachtourak]

I think the portrait photo should be the one of him smoking the sausage like a cigar.

[maxwel]

I think the portrait photo should be the one of him smoking the sausage like a cigar.

Awesome. Need a hand with Commons?

[istepinyards]

I find that photo incredibly ironic.Thats JB is in the background

[E Dogg Capizzle]

That picture was taken at one of my bbqs, but who took the picture? Buggered if I can remember. I was probably pissed.

[Jono]

I find that photo incredibly ironic.Thats JB is in the background

Yar. The family was bigger and happier in the early days.

[dented]

I think the portrait photo should be the one of him smoking the sausage like a cigar.

Good call. A close 2nd would have to be the shooped photo with him on the bed wearing nothing but a sequined G-string and holding a carrot at a most menacing angle.

[JohnnyC]

That picture was taken at one of my bbqs, but who took the picture? Buggered if I can remember. I was probably pissed.

I'm pretty sure I was standing right behind whoever took the photo...but can't remember either....

[happybaboon]

I say the photo of him riding a tricycle down Wakefield Street while wearing a full face helmet needs to be located and put onto the Wikipedia.

[Nick_K]

I find that photo incredibly ironic.Thats JB is in the background

I think JB's expression is of longing to be that sausage.

[dented]

that was funny too

[dented]

I dont have the copyright for this picture, but it still brings the lulz

[E Dogg Capizzle]

I think the portrait photo should be the one of him smoking the sausage like a cigar.

Good call. A close 2nd would have to be the shooped photo with him on the bed wearing nothing but a sequined G-string and holding a carrot at a most menacing angle.

Yes, where is said picture I wonder?

[dented]

I think the portrait photo should be the one of him smoking the sausage like a cigar.

Good call. A close 2nd would have to be the shooped photo with him on the bed wearing nothing but a sequined G-string and holding a carrot at a most menacing angle.

Yes, where is said picture I wonder?

I googled for about 10 minutes with no luck. Im assuming Tama used all the monumental piles of wealth he created to purchase that part of the internet and dessimate it for all eternity.