Wrong Planet

Alien naming competition

By on September 4, 2004

The Alien naming competition is ending next week, so this is your last chance for entries. We asked you to pick some great names for our site mascots, the green alien and pink alien. We have recieved some good entries so far. You may enter as many times as you like and the winning names will be the official names of our two cute aliens. Email entries to alex@wrongplanet.net

More information on the contest

WrongPlanet has 505 members with 5235 posts

By on August 31, 2004

Yesterday, we reached a very exciting milestone. We are now able to say that we have more than 500 members! I am very excited with how well the site is doing. We are now gaining more than 4 members each day (this rate has increased since the start of the school year). WrongPlanet has turned out to be a great and extremely peaceful community. I thank all of you for making this possible!

New Chatroom

By on August 23, 2004

We have a great new chatroom, if you click the link you will access the applet and be able to join! The chatroom link is in the menu to the left. If you want to join directly to irc, its on irc.freenode.net, room #wrongplanet. We hope to see you there.

Our Wrongplanet alien has a friend!

By on August 20, 2004

Alex and I had an idea that our Wrongplanet alien should have a friend, now he has got one. Shes cute too! We are having a competiton, open to all our members, to find names for our two alien friends. Be as creative as you like, the best two names will be picked and used for the aliens. You can enter as many times as you like with your ideas. Just send an email to alex@wrongplanet.net with your entry ideas and they will be considered.

Please let your members know about new Yahoo group!

By on August 8, 2004

Hi,
Your site is great! I'm the mom of an Aspie in North Carolina, and he has become very solitary. He says he wants to make friends, but doesn't really have a way of connecting with anyone here who shares his interests and understands him. So, I just started a Yahoo group for Aspie youth, specifically designed to help them find friends in their area, pen pals or Internet buddies. The site has only been online for a week, but I'm getting...

WrongPlanet.net gets more than 400 members and more than 3500 posts

By on August 1, 2004

WrongPlanet.net has been quickly growing. This is much faster than anyone expected. We have been featured by quite a few different media organizations including television news stations, newspapers, and online magazines. Thank you to everyone who has helped make this community so great. I wish you all the best.

New Items in the WrongPlanet.net Online Store!

By on July 24, 2004

We've added a few new items to the Wrong Planet online store. Help support our quickly growing site by purchasing any of a number of items that have our cool logo on them! I think the alien is adorable. I have received the t-shirt and its very nice. Because this is on demand customization, allow a little more time for shipping than they indicate that it will take. I hope you guys like the products there!

1000 Post Milestone Reached

By on July 8, 2004

Since WrongPlanet.net's launch several weeks ago, it has taken off and has been well recieved among the Asperger's community. Now, an astounding 1,000 posts have been made by our users on the forums, and there are over 200 users signed up. Thanks to all of our members who have made this possible, and are helping us build a great online community.

Site upgrades: Bug fixes, smilies

By on June 27, 2004

Every other Sunday, we'll find some way to upgrade or refine our website's software. Sometimes it'll be a major feature, sometimes something cheesy like smilies or themes, and sometimes just bug fixes. This update, we've fixed several bugs and added smilies. Read on for details...

WrongPlanet.net Officially Launched!

By on June 25, 2004

All major work on WrongPlanet.net has now been finished. We intended to officially announce the site on Monday, but we got ahead of schedule. Announcements are being posted on a few message boards, and press releases are being sent out. Here's hoping for a bright future for our website! Official press release