Editing Deskthority

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A very meta article about ''this place''.

==History==

;2011.
:Founded by '''webwit''', '''sixty''', '''MrInterface''' and '''daedalus'''.
:The first post was by webwit on January 29, 2011.<ref name="welcome">Deskthority forum—[https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?p=19 Welcome to deskthority!]</ref>

;2013
:The '''Deskthority Club''' was formed to run it.<ref name="dtclublaunch">Deskthority forum—[https://deskthority.net/unsorted-f37/ Deskthority club launch]</ref>

;2018
:Back to private ownership, run by '''webwit'''.
:'''Matt3o''' took over the role of benevolent dictator.

;2021
:'''Webwit''' announced that Deskthority was up for sale.<ref name="forsale">Deskthority forum—[https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=25298 For sale! Deskthority is looking for a new owner]. Started 2021-02-24</ref>.
:The new owner was user '''keyboardjoy'''.<ref name="sold21">Deskthority forum—[https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=25407 Please welcome the new owners of Deskthority]. Started 2021-03-15</ref>

==Activities==
===Forum===
The founders and moderators of Deskthority have traditionally been advocates of free speech and free discussion without censorship. When someone has written something offensive, other users often do not shy away from telling them off before telling a moderator.

 ''This is not a family friendly site, we know that by now. If users have something to say they say it, without sugarcoating.''<br/>—'''matt3o'''<ref name="dsamagicgirl">Post by matt30 in [https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?p=448825#p448825 GB: DSA Magic Girl on TKC]. Posted 2019-07-24</ref>

===Wiki===
You are here!

===Chat===
There is a Discord server. The link is marked "Chat" in the forum, right next to the link to the Wiki.

Deskthority used to have an official IRC channel on the Freenode network, but it has been discontinued.

There has been a "DT" group on Telegram, but it was not official.

===Deskthority Awards===
{{main|Deskthority Awards}}
An annual award on the forum, voted by the members to significant achievements in keyboards in the past year.

===Keyboard parties===

====DT Party #1====
;[https://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/dutch-deskthority-keyboard-party-invite-for-2012-23-june-t1988.html Forum thread]

23 June 2012: Best, The Netherlands. Organised by MrInterface.
Participants were 7bit, Ascaii, CeeSA, Icarium, Kurrk, sixty, Vax and webwit

====DT Party #2====

;[https://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/dt-gathering-2-2013-t5219-90.html Forum thread]

3 August 2013. Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Organised by MrInterface.
Participants were 7bit, Acanthopis, CeeSA, Findecanor, Kurrk and webwit.

====Other====
Deskthority was represented with a "DT Corner" at Mechanicon in Frankfurt in Nov 2017 and Nov 2018, showcasing vintage keyboards.
<ref name="mechanicon18">Deskthority thread—[https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=19642 MECHANICON is back! Meetup in Frankfurt, Germany on November 3rd!]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Keyboard communities]]