Much of the information on the pages of "The Echostar Knowledge Base" was originally posted in topics at the alt.dbs.echostar NewsGroup. I have shamelessly borrowed the actual words of many of it's posters, including myself. If this offends you, I apologize, but I see it as "preserving" information which would have been rapidly forgotten in newsgroup archives. I hope that those of you whose words I've borrowed will agree in principle. If you object to the use of your exact words please contact me, for retractions or revisions.

Other sources of information contained in "The Echostar Knowledge Base" have granted permission for the use of their words, and for this I thank them. It may not make much difference as to whose words get used, but it makes me feel better when I borrow them.

Some folks have been kind enough to figure out how to work this Swiki thingie, and have posted their own words here. These co-editors deserve my special thanks, because I want this to be a community resource, not a hobby. My hobby is fly-fishing, and I'd like to have time to begin a fly-fishing swiki. Some of these co-editors maintain pages here, and links are provided. Some of these folks have even made their own swikis or traditional web sites to accumulate knowledge about their own special interests. Links are provided to a few.

Many visitors to "The Echostar Knowledge Base" come by and post a question or answer one without leaving a name at all, and they are credited as "The Unknown Poster" or simply (Unknown).

If I've forgotten to post your name here, or if you'd prefer that I remove your name from this list, please email me.
 

The Echostar Knowledge Base would like to thank (in no particular order):
 

And many others who I can't thank individually for passing along news and rumors, and for just being there and helping me when I was a "newbie". Among them are the many fine folks at http://www.dbsforums.com who have been the source of much of the knowledge I've gained and tried to pass on here using my own words.