CNCKing.com: The Wikipedia Page that just can’t happen
Over a year ago I decided to create a Wikipedia entry for WoodMarvels.com (now CNCKing.com) and do as I want, it just won’t work – seems the people just don’t see any value in what I do and don’t consider a “blog” a legit source so the article is dead in the water. Lots of people don’t get what I do so I’m not worried about it but it does bother me that people use their position to hold others back to feel good about themselves. There are TONS of Wikipedia entries that are highly questionable, apparently, mine is far too questionable to make it past the censors.
You can see my “lost” Wikipedia entry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/WoodMarvels.com (copy of what’s below) along with all the notes – just replace WoodMarvels.com with CNCKing.com and add in a year of evolution and you get the hint of what’s to come! If they won’t publish my Wikipedia file, I can do it here!
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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/WoodMarvels.com
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Submission declined on 1 February 2012 by Tobyc75 (talk).
This submission’s references do not adequately evidence the subject’s notability—see the guidelines on the notability of websites and the golden rule. Please improve the submission’s referencing, so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia.
What you can do: Add citations (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners) to secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject.
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Comment: All references, except one, are from a blog, which are not considered reliable sources. The Future of Manufacturing reference discusses Ponoko and only mentions WoodMarvels (user name) in passing. Tobyc75 (talk) 22:24, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Comment: As this submission had no inline references, help was added to the author’s talk page, User talk:216.121.212.106 ChzzBot IV (talk) 01:14, 22 January 2012 (UTC) Comment: As this submission had no inline references, help was added to the author’s talk page, User talk:216.121.212.106 ChzzBot IV (talk) 01:14, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
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Submission declined.
This submission’s references do not adequately evidence the subject’s notability—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission’s referencing, so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia.
What you can do: Add citations (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners) to secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject.
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Submission declined.
This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms, that are designed to promote or show-off the subject.
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WoodMarvels.com
WoodMarvels.com is a company that was started in 2008 with the focus of promoting digital distributed manufacturing processes using wood as its primary medium. WoodMarvels.com also published three books to help spread the message about what is possible using these methods.[1]
The site merges technologies from several unrelated fields and brings them into the traditional woodworking. Industrial 3D animation software is used to showcase the product within a 3D environment. Power and hand tools are replaced with computer controlled CNC Router and laser cutting for dramatically increased precision. [2] Traditional printed and mailed large-format blueprints are replaced with downloadable PDFs while digital files are simply inputted into the computer for instant cutting instead of templating-roughing-cutting processes. Traditional step-by-step sketches are replaced with modern 3D animations showing assembly without the use of any measurements or any words, so they can be assembled regardless of any language barriers. [3]
Another unique aspect of the company is the use of virtual modeling for research and development, which allows the quick creation of working and tested models without the traditional cut/assemble (with associated wood waste) brought upon by traditional woodworking methods. This has dramatically increased production capabilities.[4]
WoodMarvels.com has taken a unique approach to the woodworking field, as a result, the founder, Jon Cantin, has been mentioned in articles from Inc. Magazine [5]to the Toronto Globe and Mail and one of it’s products, it’s wooden Mars Rover, got mentioned by the actual NASA Mars Rover driver. [6] [7]
The company has established key partnerships with the world’s recognized laser cutting machine manufacturer, Trotec in Austria and CNC routers, ShopBot Tools Inc. based out of the United States.
CNCKing.com
CNCKing.com was formed when WoodMarvels.com and 3DMarvels.com merged into a single entity in November 2012 to take advantage of new opportunities in the CNC marketplace – it has since continued to grow in reach and influence!
References
- ^ Blashki, Guy. http://blog.ponoko.com/2011/11/02/woodmarvels-volume-3-is-out/ “200 pages of laser cut patterns!”], Ponoko, New Zealand, 2 November 2011.
- ^ Blashki, Guy. http://blog.ponoko.com/2010/11/16/mars-rover-build/ “Mars Rover Build”], Ponoko, United States, 16 November 2010.
- ^ Blashki, Guy. http://blog.ponoko.com/2010/11/19/a-marvellous-process/ “A marvellous process “], Ponoko, New Zealand, 19 November 2010.
- ^ Duann. http://blog.ponoko.com/2009/08/20/wood-marvels-the-most-prolific-person-on-ponoko/ “Wood Marvels: The Most Prolific Person on Ponoko “], Ponoko, New Zealand, 20 August 2009.
- ^ Chafkin, Max. http://www.inc.com/magazine/20091001/the-future-of-manufacturing_pagen_6.html “The Future of Manufacturing”], Inc. Magazine, New York, 1 October 2009.
- ^ Cantin, Jon. http://blog.woodmarvels.com/mars-rover-driver-team-lead-mentions-the-woodmarvels-com-wooden-mars-rover “Mars Rover driver team lead mentions the woodmarvels.com wooden mars rover”], WoodMarvels, Tangshan, 23 April 2010.
- ^ Ragan, Sean. http://blog.makezine.com/2010/11/08/impressive-laser-cut-wooden-mars-ro/ “Impressive laser-cut wooden Mars Rover “], Make, United States, 8 November 2010.
Further reading
- Jonathan Cantin (2008). WoodMarvels.com, Volume 1: Top Sellers. ISBN 978-1896369440.
- Jonathan Cantin (2009). WoodMarvels.com, Volume 2: Laser Cutting Plans. ISBN 978-1896369464.
- Jonathan Cantin (2011). WoodMarvels.com: Evolution of Wooden Designs (Volume 3). ISBN 978-1896369495.
See also
- Mass Customization
- Mass Individualization
- CNC wood router
External links
- WoodMarvels.com
- 3DMarvels.com
- ShopBot Tools Inc.
- Trotec Laser