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== Background ==
 
This project grew out of a October 2016 discussion on the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/yimbytown YIMBY Town] mailing list (US national YIMBY email list/forum): "[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/yimbytown/qUBbHOczybk The Opposition in Portland has Arrived]" (subsequently moved to "[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/yimbytown/71H8zBXFnI0 YIMBY knowledgebase/wiki (was The Opposition in Portland..)]. in October 2016.
 
However, asAs noted in thread, there have been various previous discussions about idea, and prior related efforts such as the YIMBY Sweden's [http://yimby.wikia.com/wiki/Yimby_Wiki YIMBY Wiki] (see also [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http://yimby.wikia.com/wiki/Yimby_Wiki&edit-text=&act=url English version via Google Translate]), and the [https://www.reddit.com/r/SFBARF/wiki/faq SFBARF FAQ] created by San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation) on Reddit. In 2014, San Francisco housing-finance expert (and SFYIMBY friend!) Fay Darmawi suggested a "HousingWiki" in her article [http://www.housingfinance.com/policy-legislation/how-affordable-housing-can-make-a-name-for-itself-and-why_o "How Affordable Housing Can Make a Name for Itself (and Why)]” (''Affordable Housing Finance'', March 19, 2014).
 
On YIMBY Town list, Mike Schiraldi (San Francisco) wrote:&nbsp;<br/> ''"I don't want to get off on too much of a tangent, but one of the reasons it's so exciting to see nationwide YIMBY collaboration is that&nbsp;we can jointly build up a body of answers to frequent objections (both&nbsp;good-faith and bad-faith)....Any suggestions as to what sort of storage system might work for such&nbsp;a knowledgebase?"''
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Following on these conversation, SFYIMBY member [[User:Tmccormick|Tim McCormick]] proposed and launched YIMBY.wiki, and continues to lead its development.&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;
 
In the 2016 mailing-list discussion about starting this project, we debated between branding it with YIMBY vs leaving it more general such as Housing Wiki. The conclusion was to go with YIMBYwiki at least initially, on the idea of orienting to an inside/core community first and perhaps broadening later. So, the late 2019 decision to transition YIMBY.wiki into Housing.Wiki was sort of fulfilling an idea there from start.
'''Please [[Support_YIMBYwiki|support YIMBYwiki]].'''
 
 
 
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== Admin/editors: &nbsp; ==
 
Editor / Admin:<br/> Tim McCormick, Portland. (on site:&nbsp;[[User:Admin|Admin]]&nbsp;/ [[User:Tmccormick|Tmccormick]] )<br/> Email: editor (at) yimbyhousing.wiki.&nbsp;
 
Contributing Editor:&nbsp;<br/> [[User:Eaymer|Elise Aymer]], Toronto.<br/> + You.&nbsp;
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