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What is Elephant Talk?Elephant Talk, also affectionately known as ET, was originally a digest-format newsletter distributed by electronic mail, and available on the WWW. It was started in August 1991 by its editor and moderator, Toby Howard. The Elephant Talk Web site got its own domain name in December 1997, and is maintained by Daniel Kirkdorffer. The newsletter allowed readers and contributors to swap information, write reviews, answer queries, collaborate on discographies, transcribe music, or just chat about frippery in general. The Web site serves as an archive of content from the newsletter, as well as additional content sent in by enthusiasts. Robert Fripp read the Elephant Talk newsletter, and occasionally contributed. The newsletter was discontinued after 1251 issues, and over 15 years of chit-chat, but the complete archives can be found at the searchable archives. What is ETWiki? So ETWiki is exactly what you'd expect it to be: the number one site for information about King Crimson and Robert Fripp. The difference now is everyone can contribute directly. All you need to do is establish an account and login to be able to edit unprotected content. We'll still have folks around to maintain a little order, but if you are familiar with Wikipedia and other similar wiki sites, you will hopefully feel comfortable here. Donations Always WelcomeAlthough both ETWiki is a completely free resource, and will always remain so, it inevitably has running costs, such as hosting and domain name fees. If you'd care to make a donation, however small, towards the upkeep of ETWiki, we'd be very grateful.  Another way you can help out is by occasionally visiting the links in the Google Ads we're running in the sidebar. We hope these are unobtrusive to the eye, but they might actually help pay for this site if we get a decent click through rate. |
ETWiki NewsApril 23, 2012Hosting Fees It is that time of year again, when we have to pay the bills for hosting this site. We try to offset that cost with the revenue we get from people clicking through on the ads we display in the sidebar. Ads alone don't cover the entire cost of hosting the site, but they do pay for much of it. So if you've clicked on an ad in the past, thank you. Please consider doing so in the future, so we can continue to host the site. Spambots Thwarted And a quick update on the spambots problem: it appears spambots don't know much about King Crimson or Robert Fripp. So far we have been successful in blocking the spambots, while true enthusiasts have been able to easily answer our trivia questions to set up an account. Daniel K 05:58, 24 April 2012 (UTC) February 4, 2012Cleaning House Due to the fact ETWiki has been increasingly overrun by spambots, I have culled the user list, deleting all accounts that have not been verified or are known or obvious garbage accounts. In addition I have installed additional spambot filters and a simple (to King Crimson and Robert Fripp enthusiasts) trivia challenge on account creation that will hopefully thwart non-humans. If your account was accidentally one of the deleted account just create it anew. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Daniel K 23:46, 4 February 2012 (UTC) January 20, 2012Three of a Perfect Pair Music Camp The Three of a Perfect Pair Music Camp with Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, and Pat Mastelotto returns this year from August 13th to 17th, 2012. For all the details go here. Daniel K 00:04, 21 January 2012 (UTC) June 20, 2011Two Of A Perfect Trio Tour Adrian Belew has announced that his Power Trio will be sharing the stage this September and October with Stickmen (Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter). The two bands will play sets separately and together. For all the details go here or here. Daniel K 15:52, 20 June 2011 (UTC) February 2, 2011Three of a Perfect Pair Camp Do you have plans for August 22nd to 26th, 2011? Well maybe you'd like to attend the Three of a Perfect Pair Camp with Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, and Pat Mastelotto! For all the details go here. Daniel K 02:46, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
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