A history of HCSC websites - Revision history

MartinF at 16:37, 8 December 2018

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	In 2018, old HTML website was replaced by this Wiki-style site you are reading now. As well as being more modern and familiar to users of the Eurovision Song Contest pages on Wikipedia, this makes it easier for other people to be given editing rights or even for the archive to be passed on to someone new entirely - thus safeguarding the future of Home Composed's past!		In 2018, the old HTML website was replaced by this Wiki-style site you are reading now. As well as being more modern and familiar to users of the Eurovision Song Contest pages on Wikipedia, this makes it easier for other people to be given editing rights or even for the archive to be passed on to someone new entirely - thus safeguarding the future of the Home Composed Song Contest's past!

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MartinF at 16:36, 8 December 2018

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	In 2018, ~~after several years in the making, the~~ old HTML website was ~~finally~~ replaced by this Wiki-style site you are reading now. As well as being more modern and familiar to users of the Eurovision Song Contest pages on Wikipedia, this makes it easier for other people to be given editing rights or even for the archive to be passed on to someone new entirely - thus safeguarding the future of Home Composed's past!		In 2018, old HTML website was replaced by this Wiki-style site you are reading now. As well as being more modern and familiar to users of the Eurovision Song Contest pages on Wikipedia, this makes it easier for other people to be given editing rights or even for the archive to be passed on to someone new entirely - thus safeguarding the future of Home Composed's past!

	<br />{{HCSC}}		<br />{{HCSC}}

MartinF at 16:35, 8 December 2018

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	File:firstwebsite1.png\|The page for HCSC 2001 as it looked on the first website		File:firstwebsite1.png\|The page for HCSC 2001 as it looked on the first website
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MartinF at 19:42, 6 December 2018

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	The first website for the [[Home Composed Song Contest]] was created by [[Martin Faulkner]] in 2000, with statistics provided by Michael Bauer.		The first website for the [[Home Composed Song Contest]] was created by [[Martin Faulkner]] in 2000, with statistics provided by Michael Bauer.

	The main purpose of the site was to document the results from the early years of the competition, including sound files (in RealAudio format - this was before the mp3 had become common currency!). The contest itself would not be held online with a dedicated website until the mid-2000s.		The main purpose of the site was to document the results from the early years of the competition, including sound files in RealAudio format (this was before the mp3 had become common currency!). The contest itself would not be held online with a dedicated website until the mid-2000s.

	You can see a few screenshots below (click to enlarge!). The website survived in this form until 2004, when it was comprehensively redesigned.		You can see a few screenshots below (click to enlarge). The website survived in this form until 2004, when it was comprehensively redesigned.

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	The statistics section was significantly expanded, and the emergence of the competition into the digital age (no more cassettes!) was reflected by the fact that the accompanying sound files were now available to stream and download in mp3 format.		The statistics section was significantly expanded, and the emergence of the competition into the digital age (no more cassettes!) was reflected by the fact that the accompanying sound files were now available to stream and download in mp3 format.

	You can see a few screenshots of the site below (click to enlarge!).		You can see a few screenshots of the site below - click to enlarge them.

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MartinF at 19:33, 6 December 2018

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	The first website for the [[Home Composed Song Contest]] was created by [[Martin Faulkner]] in 2000, with statistics ~~for the early years~~ provided by Michael Bauer.		The first website for the [[Home Composed Song Contest]] was created by [[Martin Faulkner]] in 2000, with statistics provided by Michael Bauer.

	The main purpose of the site was to document the results from the early years of the competition, including sound files (in RealAudio format - this was before the mp3 had become common currency!). The contest itself would not be held online with a dedicated website until the mid-2000s.		The main purpose of the site was to document the results from the early years of the competition, including sound files (in RealAudio format - this was before the mp3 had become common currency!). The contest itself would not be held online with a dedicated website until the mid-2000s.
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	In 2018, after several years in the making, the old HTML website was finally replaced by this Wiki-style site you are reading now. As well as being more modern and familiar to users of the Eurovision Song Contest pages on Wikipedia, this makes it easier for other people to be given editing rights or even for the archive to be passed on to someone new ~~in full~~ - safeguarding the future of Home Composed's past!		In 2018, after several years in the making, the old HTML website was finally replaced by this Wiki-style site you are reading now. As well as being more modern and familiar to users of the Eurovision Song Contest pages on Wikipedia, this makes it easier for other people to be given editing rights or even for the archive to be passed on to someone new entirely - thus safeguarding the future of Home Composed's past!

			<br />{{HCSC}}

MartinF at 19:31, 6 December 2018

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	File:firstwebsite1.png\|The page for HCSC 2001 as it looked on the first website		File:firstwebsite1.png\|The page for HCSC 2001 as it looked on the first website
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	File:secondwebsite1.png\|The index page of the second website in its final update from late 2017		File:secondwebsite1.png\|The index page of the second website in its final update from late 2017
	File:secondwebsite2.png\|The page for HCSC 2001 as it looked on the second website		File:secondwebsite2.png\|The page for HCSC 2001 as it looked on the second website

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The first website for the [[Home Composed Song Contest]] was created by [[Martin Faulkner]] in 2000, with statistics for the early years provided by Michael Bauer.

The main purpose of the site was to document the results from the early years of the competition, including sound files (in RealAudio format - this was before the mp3 had become common currency!). The contest itself would not be held online with a dedicated website until the mid-2000s.

You can see a few screenshots below (click to enlarge!). The website survived in this form until 2004, when it was comprehensively redesigned.

<center>
<gallery>
File:firstwebsite1.png|The page for HCSC 2001 as it looked on the first website
File:firstwebsite2.png|The front page of the first website
</gallery>
</center>

The next version of the website lasted from 2004 to 2018. It featured a significantly updated and more compact design (by 2004 standards!), supplemented by graphics from Mark Henson including the now-established HCSC "house" logo.

The statistics section was significantly expanded, and the emergence of the competition into the digital age (no more cassettes!) was reflected by the fact that the accompanying sound files were now available to stream and download in mp3 format.

You can see a few screenshots of the site below (click to enlarge!).

<center>
<gallery>
File:secondwebsite1.png|The index page of the second website in its final update from late 2017
File:secondwebsite2.png|The page for HCSC 2001 as it looked on the second website
</gallery>
</center>

In 2018, after several years in the making, the old HTML website was finally replaced by this Wiki-style site you are reading now. As well as being more modern and familiar to users of the Eurovision Song Contest pages on Wikipedia, this makes it easier for other people to be given editing rights or even for the archive to be passed on to someone new in full - safeguarding the future of Home Composed's past!