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Nicjansma 02:52, 14 September 2006 (CDT):

Sarna.net is now a wiki, using MediaWiki software (the same thing that runs Wikipedia). I have converted all of the old static pages into a wiki format so that this site can grow as a community.

Anyone who has a small amount of time and desire can help keep BattleTech alive. Contributing is easy! Please read the Help page for more information, including wiki syntax. There is also a To-Do and Wishlist for ideas on how to expand.

Nicjansma 2 January 2006:

It's been quite a while since an update, huh?

I started Sarna.net back in 1994 -- I had just bought BattleTech 3rd Edition and was getting into computers at the same time. Basic HTML and a few links later, the site was born. Eventually, I began searching far and wide for every BattleTech file and tidbit I could get my hands on, and compiled it into the site. I've put a lot of time and energy into this project, and it is all for love of the game.

Sadly, these days, I don't play BattleTech much any more -- I haven't played the board game in a couple years. I've played most of the video games, a bit of Neveron, but BattleTech is still in my heart. I sold most of the non-rule books a while ago, something that I now regret, but you never know at the time. I hope others are out there still playing. It's great to see sites like Classic BattleTech still going strong, and several projects still being developed.

As far as the site goes, I spent a little time and fixed most of the broken links. They should point to their proper file archive locations now. I had spent last summer reorganizing the entire archive, and there's a wealth of great information in there. I'll try to add a search engine for it at some point. The submissions section was taken out, and some of the Background information has a bit of work to do before I put it back up. There won't be much more active work on the site, now that I have everything in a decent state. I will gladly take any new file submissions for the archive (email me). The site doesn't make any money, but thanks to Neveron sponsoring ads, some of the hosting costs are paid for. Thanks, guys.

In the meantime, feel free to say hi on the Forums. I'm around. And I'll make sure this site stays up as long as I can.