Rick Gates
Encyclopedia
Rick Gates is an Internet
pioneer mostly known because he organised the The Internet Hunt
and raised the ideas of Interpedia
. He studied at the Graduate Library School at the University of Arizona
. In 1992 he started the monthly competition The Internet Hunt where questions had to be answered exclusively using sources on the Internet. Utilities of investigation were Usenet
, FTP
, Gopher and Telnet
(NCSA Mosaic, the first popular Web browser
was first published in April 1993). When the World Wide Web
became more popular, the competition was closed in October 1994.
On October 22, 1993, Gates proposed in the Usenet newsgroup
project evolved which is known as precursor to Wikipedia
. The original proposal was made by Rick Gates in the posting Internet AS Encyclopedia on October 31, 1993 of Douglas P. Wilson in
In 1995 Rick Gates moved to Oregon where he worked on developing a Web-based software company, Net Assets. Rick was also employed as an adjunct professor, teaching at a distance for the University of Arizona
School of Information Resources & Library Science and the Rochester Institute of Technology
through the late 1990s. In 2005 he retired from Net Assets. He currently lives in Eugene, Oregon
.
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
pioneer mostly known because he organised the The Internet Hunt
The Internet Hunt
The Internet Hunt was a monthly, online game/search training tool conceived of, and conducted by Rick Gates in the pre-World Wide Web Internet. Most Internet Hunts were composed of ten questions that Gates had verified could be answered using only the resources of the Internet...
and raised the ideas of Interpedia
Interpedia
Interpedia was the name given to the first proposals for an Internet encyclopedia which would allow anyone to contribute by writing articles and submitting them to the central catalog of all Interpedia pages....
. He studied at the Graduate Library School at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
. In 1992 he started the monthly competition The Internet Hunt where questions had to be answered exclusively using sources on the Internet. Utilities of investigation were Usenet
Usenet
Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. It developed from the general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name.Duke University graduate students Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis conceived the idea in 1979 and it was established in 1980...
, FTP
File Transfer Protocol
File Transfer Protocol is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server...
, Gopher and Telnet
TELNET
Telnet is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive text-oriented communications facility using a virtual terminal connection...
(NCSA Mosaic, the first popular Web browser
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
was first published in April 1993). When the World Wide Web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
became more popular, the competition was closed in October 1994.
On October 22, 1993, Gates proposed in the Usenet newsgroup
alt.internet.services to collaboratively create an encyclopaedia on the Internet. From this idea the InterpediaInterpedia
Interpedia was the name given to the first proposals for an Internet encyclopedia which would allow anyone to contribute by writing articles and submitting them to the central catalog of all Interpedia pages....
project evolved which is known as precursor to Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
. The original proposal was made by Rick Gates in the posting Internet AS Encyclopedia on October 31, 1993 of Douglas P. Wilson in
alt.bbs.internet.In 1995 Rick Gates moved to Oregon where he worked on developing a Web-based software company, Net Assets. Rick was also employed as an adjunct professor, teaching at a distance for the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
School of Information Resources & Library Science and the Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
through the late 1990s. In 2005 he retired from Net Assets. He currently lives in Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
.