About Tintinologist.org
Tintinologist.org (formerly The Cult of Tintin) is an independent, unofficial and strictly non-commercial fan site about Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin. We carry no advertising. Online since 1995, it is home to the first comprehensive Tintin characters guide in English, reference guides, articles and a discussion forum.
The Happy Tintinologist Team
- Simon Doyle - Forum moderator and social media maven
- John Fardell - Forum moderator
- Anders Karlsson - Sweden correspondent
- Irene Mar - Site owner and administrator; forum moderator
- Chris Owens - Forum moderator
History
- 1995
- The Cult of Tintin is established by Australian Tintin fan, Andrew McGee.
- 1996
- McGee retires. Danish computer scientist, Jesper Jühne, takes over. Jühne introduces The Cult of Tintin Discussion List.
- 1998
- Jühne invites Morten Christensen (Denmark) and Irene Mar (Australia) to co-manage The Cult of Tintin.
- 2000
- Moulinsart issues a cease-and-desist letter to Christensen, registrant of the domain name cultoftintin.com. The Cult of Tintin e-group is relocated to Yahoo Groups.
- 2001
- The Cult of Tintin closes for re-development. The domain name cultoftintin.com is lost to a domain squatter.
- 2002
- Jühne and Christensen retire. Irene Mar takes over the management of the site. A new team is formed: Irene Mar (Webmaster), Anders Karlsson (Sweden Correspondent since 1998), Rob Winkels (Holland Correspondent since 1999). Phil Hardaker receives the honorary title of UK Correspondent for his generous donation of free hosting.
- 2003
- The Cult of Tintin re-development site moves to a new host. New domain names registered. The Cult of Tintin's long-time friend, Richard Wainman (UK), joins the team.
- 2004
- The revamped Cult of Tintin re-opens at Tintinologist.org. Paul Durdin (Australia), Chris Owens (UK), Oliver Battrick (UK), and Etienne Chevalier (Belgium) join the team.
- 2005
- Simon Doyle (UK) joins the team.
- 2006
- Paul Durdin announces his semi-retirement. Ed Adams (UK) joins the team.
- 2009
- In June 2009, both Tintinologist.org Group and Tintinologist.org Fan Page are established on Facebook.
- 2011
- In late November, Edinburgh-based author and illustrator, John Fardell, joins the team.
- 2012
- In early January, the Tintinologist Facebook Group closes, making the Fan Page Tintinologist.org's official presence on the popular social networking service.
- 2013
- In late June, The Cult of Tintin at Yahoo Groups closes.
- 2026
- The site is redesigned, with a new home page.
Our news archive covers 1998 to 2004.
Friends and contributors
Our contributors: everyone who has helped build Tintinologist.org since 1995.
Contact us
For contact information and answers to frequently asked questions, visit our Contact page.
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