Langmaker was a website run by Jeffrey Henning that acted as a database of

conlang A constructed language (sometimes called a conlang) is a language whose phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, instead of having developed naturally, are consciously devised for some purpose, which may include being devised for a work of fiction. ...

s, neographies, and other resources related to conlanging and conworlding.
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Prominent articles and the conlang directory were collected published by Yannia Press as ''Langmaker: Celebrating Conlangs'', with an introduction by

David J. Peterson David Joshua Peterson (born January 20, 1981) is an American conlanger who has constructed languages for television series such as '' Game of Thrones'' and ''The 100'' and movies such as '' Thor: The Dark World'' and '' Dune.'' Life Peter ...

. As of June 4, 2009, the site was offline. An unknown source has taken over the website, and hosts virus files.

History

Langmaker began as ''Model Languages'', a

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published by Henning between 1995 and 1996, in which he attempted to better publicize the hobby of conlanging and to explore various issues and questions related to conlanging. Shortly, Henning moved to a

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format. He began not only discussing and commenting on

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but also cataloguing them in a comprehensive database, with overviews of the languages and links to their respective websites. Henning ultimately began adding

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; babel texts; neographies; books on

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, and conlanging; and other general resources to his database. Langmaker has been viewed by many as an information and activity hub in the online conlanging world. In April 2007, Langmaker was converted to

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format, allowing its many readers to themselves make contributions to the website. Henning has since left the maintenance of the site primarily to its casual contributors and administrators, who continued to contribute up until January 4, 2008, when the site was locked.

Mark Rosenfelder Zompist.com is a website created by Mark Rosenfelder a.k.a. Zompist, a conlanger. It features essays on comics, politics, language, and science, as well as a detailed description of Rosenfelder's constructed world, Almea. The website is also the ...

writes, "Jeffrey Henning writes and posts regularly on the process of creating model languages and reviews a number of projects."The Language Construction Kit
Accessed October 30, 2007. As of November 11, 2015, the domain name has been bought.

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