Pinecam.com

Infobox Website
name = Pinecam.com



caption =
url = http://www.pinecam.com
commercial = No
type = Community web site
registration =
owner = Local community
author = Wayne Harrison (founder)
launch date = 1994
current status = Active
revenue =

[http://www.pinecam.com Pinecam.com] is a community web site serving a several hundred square mile region along US 285, in the foothills of Colorado.

The site was originally founded by Wayne Harrison in 1994 for those interested in mushroom hunting in the mountains of Colorado. [cite web |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5029361,00.html|title= Blog site served as info vehicle| publisher=Rocky Mountain News| work=Deborah Frazier| accessdate=2006-10-13]

Since May of 1996, when the web site became an online source of information during the Buffalo Creek Fire,Fact|date=February 2007 it has grown into an forum of over 9,000 members. Since that time, it has blossomed into a combination of many topics. These topics include a combination of fire watchers, which monitor the events of area fires; an active political/religious forum; and an active troop support group. Pinecam's Living Room is a popular community meeting place, as are the employment, classifieds and newsroom forums. What began as an online information forum, has also adopted part of HWY 285 on the north and south mile of Pine Junction and also meets for breakfast once a week.

Mr. Harrison sold [http://www.pinecam.com Pinecam] to the community in September 2005 for the amount of $1. Pinecam is now operated by an all-volunteer board of directors. It was voted "Best Local Web Site" by Mountain Connections Magazine in 2006.

Criticism and controversies

It is claimed by some members of the community served by pinecam that the forums tend to exclude particular viewpoints, and that abuse of power by heavy-handed moderators is common. [ [http://www.cosmicconservative.com/weblog/?p=3161#comment-410759 Discussion on moderator abuse] ]

References

Pinecam.com History Since 1994: [http://www.pinecam.com/menuFiles/pinecamHistory/history.php]