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KevinBee: fixed type in 2018 section

2021-08-16T00:02:16Z

fixed type in 2018 section

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	* NOTE: events after this point were added (currently, only by Kevin) after the wiki was mirrored on the gdcarchive site		* NOTE: events after this point were added (currently, only by Kevin) after the wiki was mirrored on the gdcarchive site
	* In September, a funeral for Jade was held on a boat off Moss Landing in Santa Cruz county in the San Francisco Bay area, not far from where she lived. Many prominent members of the community who were close to her attended, a number of whom were meeting for the first time.		* In September, a funeral for Jade was held on a boat off Moss Landing in Santa Cruz county in the San Francisco Bay area, not far from where she lived. Many prominent members of the community who were close to her attended, a number of whom were meeting for the first time.
	* The Dragoon Syndicate Discord server was created by Holy Spackle for fans of Dragnauct on December ~~31s~~. This would become a major gathering point for members of the community following the shutdown of Google+ the following year.		* The Dragoon Syndicate Discord server was created by Holy Spackle for fans of Dragnauct on December 31st. This would become a major gathering point for members of the community following the shutdown of Google+ the following year.

KevinBee at 07:39, 16 March 2020

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	* [[Jade West]] dies in her home in early June and a Google+ group is created to curate memories and videos that she was in, which can be found [https://plus.google.com/communities/107813165197566563024 here].		* [[Jade West]] dies in her home in early June and a Google+ group is created to curate memories and videos that she was in, which can be found [https://plus.google.com/communities/107813165197566563024 here].
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			* NOTE: events after this point were added (currently, only by Kevin) after the wiki was mirrored on the gdcarchive site
			* In September, a funeral for Jade was held on a boat off Moss Landing in Santa Cruz county in the San Francisco Bay area, not far from where she lived. Many prominent members of the community who were close to her attended, a number of whom were meeting for the first time.
			* The Dragoon Syndicate Discord server was created by Holy Spackle for fans of Dragnauct on December 31s. This would become a major gathering point for members of the community following the shutdown of Google+ the following year.

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	* The GDC [[Discord]] server is created on December 1st.		* The GDC [[Discord]] server is created on December 1st.
	* Significant drama erupts around Christmas when [[Steve McRae]] ejects [[MP]] from the GDC G+ ~~group for reasons that were widely agreed to be total bullshit~~. Attempts by many of the community's "old guard" to address these and related issues end up being futile, and the ensuing drama (dubbed "''The Steve Wars''" or "''Brass Tacks Gate''") spills over into the following year.		* Significant drama erupts around Christmas when [[Steve McRae]] ejects [[MP]] from the GDC G+.
			* Attempts by many of the community's "old guard" to address these and related issues end up being futile, and the ensuing drama (dubbed "''The Steve Wars''" or "''Brass Tacks Gate''") spills over into the following year.

	=== '''<u>2018:</u>''' ===		=== '''<u>2018:</u>''' ===

imported>House Escalus: Added the passing of Jade to timeline

2018-06-07T18:01:10Z

Added the passing of Jade to timeline

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	=== This is a Timeline of Events for the [[Great Debate Community]]~~. =~~==		== This is a Timeline of Events for the [[Great Debate Community]] ==
	'''The timing of all entries''' '''should be considered approximate unless specific dates are given.'''		'''The timing of all entries''' '''should be considered approximate unless specific dates are given.'''

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	* Around early April, triggered by several unprovoked attacks by [[G Man]] against [[Jade West]] regarding her sexuality and Catholic faith, a mini-war is declared against G Man by a number of people in the community, and many posts, hangouts, and videos are made attacking G Man and his behavior. Two things in particular to come out of these are the [http://kdbuchik.com/projects/gsoundboard/index.php G Man Soundboard] created by [[Kevin Buchik]], and [[Dragnauct Sylvas (Channel)\|Dragnauct Sylvas]]' extensive series of live streams responding to almost every video G Man put out.		* Around early April, triggered by several unprovoked attacks by [[G Man]] against [[Jade West]] regarding her sexuality and Catholic faith, a mini-war is declared against G Man by a number of people in the community, and many posts, hangouts, and videos are made attacking G Man and his behavior. Two things in particular to come out of these are the [http://kdbuchik.com/projects/gsoundboard/index.php G Man Soundboard] created by [[Kevin Buchik]], and [[Dragnauct Sylvas (Channel)\|Dragnauct Sylvas]]' extensive series of live streams responding to almost every video G Man put out.
	* The [https://plus.google.com/communities/112568364661622277886 Great Debate Gaming group] (along with the Discord, and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSh4d4Xk7vg01i8KWsu4JTw YouTube channel]) is created by Tyler Durden and begins regularly streaming games (particularly PUBG and Terraria) in May.		* The [https://plus.google.com/communities/112568364661622277886 Great Debate Gaming group] (along with the Discord, and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSh4d4Xk7vg01i8KWsu4JTw YouTube channel]) is created by Tyler Durden and begins regularly streaming games (particularly PUBG and Terraria) in May.
			* [[Jade West]] dies in her home in early June and a Google+ group is created to curate memories and videos that she was in, which can be found [https://plus.google.com/communities/107813165197566563024 here].
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	* The [[Awesome Crew Show]] returns in April.		* The [[Awesome Crew Show]] returns in April.
	* Around early April, triggered by several unprovoked attacks by [[G Man]] against [[Jade West]] regarding her sexuality and Catholic faith, a mini-war is declared against G Man by a number of people in the community, and many posts, hangouts, and videos are made attacking G Man and his behavior. Two things in particular to come out of these are the [http://kdbuchik.com/projects/gsoundboard/index.php G Man Soundboard] created by [[Kevin Buchik]], and [[Dragnauct Sylvas (Channel)\|Dragnauct Sylvas]]' extensive series of live streams responding to almost every video G Man put out.		* Around early April, triggered by several unprovoked attacks by [[G Man]] against [[Jade West]] regarding her sexuality and Catholic faith, a mini-war is declared against G Man by a number of people in the community, and many posts, hangouts, and videos are made attacking G Man and his behavior. Two things in particular to come out of these are the [http://kdbuchik.com/projects/gsoundboard/index.php G Man Soundboard] created by [[Kevin Buchik]], and [[Dragnauct Sylvas (Channel)\|Dragnauct Sylvas]]' extensive series of live streams responding to almost every video G Man put out.
	* The [https://plus.google.com/communities/112568364661622277886 Great Debate Gaming group], Discord, and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSh4d4Xk7vg01i8KWsu4JTw YouTube channel] ~~are~~ created by Tyler Durden, and begins regularly streaming games (particularly PUBG and Terraria) in May.		* The [https://plus.google.com/communities/112568364661622277886 Great Debate Gaming group] (along with the Discord, and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSh4d4Xk7vg01i8KWsu4JTw YouTube channel]) is created by Tyler Durden and begins regularly streaming games (particularly PUBG and Terraria) in May.
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imported>KevinBee at 18:51, 16 May 2018

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	=== '''<u>2007:</u>''' ===		=== '''<u>2007:</u>''' ===
	* The beginnings of what would eventually become known as the [[Great Debate Community]] emerges from the chaos of online discussions between Young Earth Creationists and skeptics/ science defenders, and many well-known players join YouTube doing this year. ~~However, the~~ term "[[GDC]]" isn't ~~coined~~ until ~~at least until 2013 and the Google Plus community isn't created until 2016~~.		* The beginnings of what would eventually become known as the [[Great Debate Community]] emerges from the chaos of online discussions between Young Earth Creationists and skeptics/ science defenders, and many well-known players join YouTube doing this year. The term "GDC" isn't used until some years later, however.
	* Thunderf00t uploads the first installment of his [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAC3481305829426D Why Do People Laugh At Creationists?] series to YouTube in September, the first episodes of which focus primarily on debunking the creationist arguments of [[VenomFangX]] and [[Kent Hovind]].		* Thunderf00t uploads the first installment of his [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAC3481305829426D Why Do People Laugh At Creationists?] series to YouTube in September, the first episodes of which focus primarily on debunking the creationist arguments of [[VenomFangX]] and [[Kent Hovind]].
	* [[AronRa]] uploads the first part of his [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL126AFB53A6F002CC Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism] series in November, which dispelled many of the central tenets of the creationism movement and provided a comprehensive overview of the evidence for [[evolution]], rather than focusing on any single person.		* [[AronRa]] uploads the first part of his [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL126AFB53A6F002CC Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism] series in November, which dispelled many of the central tenets of the creationism movement and provided a comprehensive overview of the evidence for [[evolution]], rather than focusing on any single person.

imported>KevinBee at 18:50, 16 May 2018

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	* The [[Awesome Crew Show]] returns in April.		* The [[Awesome Crew Show]] returns in April.
	* Around early April, triggered by several unprovoked attacks by [[G Man]] against [[Jade West]] regarding her sexuality and Catholic faith, a mini-war is declared against G Man by a number of people in the community, and many posts, hangouts, and videos are made attacking G Man and his behavior. Two things in particular to come out of these are the [http://kdbuchik.com/projects/gsoundboard/index.php G Man Soundboard] created by [[Kevin Buchik]], and [[Dragnauct Sylvas (Channel)\|Dragnauct Sylvas]]' extensive series of live streams responding to almost every video G Man put out.		* Around early April, triggered by several unprovoked attacks by [[G Man]] against [[Jade West]] regarding her sexuality and Catholic faith, a mini-war is declared against G Man by a number of people in the community, and many posts, hangouts, and videos are made attacking G Man and his behavior. Two things in particular to come out of these are the [http://kdbuchik.com/projects/gsoundboard/index.php G Man Soundboard] created by [[Kevin Buchik]], and [[Dragnauct Sylvas (Channel)\|Dragnauct Sylvas]]' extensive series of live streams responding to almost every video G Man put out.
			* The [https://plus.google.com/communities/112568364661622277886 Great Debate Gaming group], Discord, and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSh4d4Xk7vg01i8KWsu4JTw YouTube channel] are created by Tyler Durden, and begins regularly streaming games (particularly PUBG and Terraria) in May.
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	* [[BrianJ1962]] hosts the first [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DZ-AYJxiF0 Friday Fail hangout] in March, which would become one of the first hangout-based "shows" in the community to be held regularly and streamed onto YouTube.		* [[BrianJ1962]] hosts the first [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DZ-AYJxiF0 Friday Fail hangout] in March, which would become one of the first hangout-based "shows" in the community to be held regularly and streamed onto YouTube.

	* Google Hangouts is officially launched on May 15th (though it existed previously as a feature of Google+), providing a fertile ground for interaction between participants of what would become the [[Great Debate Community]].		* Google Hangouts is officially launched on May 15th (though it existed previously as a feature of Google+), providing a fertile ground for interaction between participants of what would become the [[Great Debate Community]]. The dynamic of the community begins to shift significantly from making response videos to streaming hangouts.

	* The [[Presuppositional Apologetics\|Presuppositional Apologetic]] of [[Sye Ten Bruggencate]] takes the community by storm as many people had never heard of it and didn't know how to address it. Many videos and hangouts regarding "presupp" are produced by the more philosophically minded members of the community, and the tactic is considered defeated (and subjected to endless mockery), though it would continue to be a hotly discussed topic for years to come.		* The [[Presuppositional Apologetics\|Presuppositional Apologetic]] of [[Sye Ten Bruggencate]] takes the community by storm as many people had never heard of it and didn't know how to address it. Many videos and hangouts regarding "presupp" are produced by the more philosophically minded members of the community, and the tactic is considered defeated (and subjected to endless mockery), though it would continue to be a hotly discussed topic for years to come.

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	* The GDC [[Discord]] server is created on December 1st.		* The GDC [[Discord]] server is created on December 1st.
			* Significant drama erupts around Christmas when [[Steve McRae]] ejects [[MP]] from the GDC G+ group for reasons that were widely agreed to be total bullshit. Attempts by many of the community's "old guard" to address these and related issues end up being futile, and the ensuing drama (dubbed "''The Steve Wars''" or "''Brass Tacks Gate''") spills over into the following year.

	=== '''<u>2018:</u>''' ===		=== '''<u>2018:</u>''' ===
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	* The ''Great Debate Civil War'' erupts, and many long-time-members of the [[GDC]] GROUP leave or are ejected from the <s>Community</s> G+ group run by Steve McRae. The rest of the community continued along merrily as if barely anything had happened.		* The ''Great Debate Civil War'' erupts, and many long-time-members of the [[GDC]] GROUP leave or are ejected from the <s>Community</s> G+ group run by Steve McRae. The rest of the community continued along merrily as if barely anything had happened.
	* The [[Awesome Crew Show]] returns in April.		* The [[Awesome Crew Show]] returns in April.
			* Around early April, triggered by several unprovoked attacks by [[G Man]] against [[Jade West]] regarding her sexuality and Catholic faith, a mini-war is declared against G Man by a number of people in the community, and many posts, hangouts, and videos are made attacking G Man and his behavior. Two things in particular to come out of these are the [http://kdbuchik.com/projects/gsoundboard/index.php G Man Soundboard] created by [[Kevin Buchik]], and [[Dragnauct Sylvas (Channel)\|Dragnauct Sylvas]]' extensive series of live streams responding to almost every video G Man put out.
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2018:: added Awesome Crew Show return

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	* [[Insomnia Shuffle\|Insomnia Shuffles]] return around mid February.		* [[Insomnia Shuffle\|Insomnia Shuffles]] return around mid February.
	* The ''Great Debate Civil War'' erupts, and many long-time-members of the [[GDC]] GROUP leave or are ejected from the <s>Community</s> G+ group run by Steve McRae. The rest of the community continued along merrily as if barely anything had happened.		* The ''Great Debate Civil War'' erupts, and many long-time-members of the [[GDC]] GROUP leave or are ejected from the <s>Community</s> G+ group run by Steve McRae. The rest of the community continued along merrily as if barely anything had happened.
			* The [[Awesome Crew Show]] returns in April.
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