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docs/about.rst

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+.. _about:
+
+About UltraPlot
+=================
+
+History
+-------
+
+UltraPlot began in 2025 as a fork of `ProPlot <https://github.com/proplot-dev/proplot>`__,
+an excellent plotting package created by Luke Davis. Building upon ProPlot's solid foundation,
+UltraPlot was developed to extend its capabilities with new features focused on advanced
+statistical visualization, enhanced interactive elements, and improved integration with
+modern data science workflows.
+
+ProPlot Legacy
+-------------
+
+UltraPlot stands on the shoulders of ProPlot, which was developed by Luke Davis starting in 2021.
+As a PhD candidate at Colorado State University's Department of Atmospheric Science, Luke
+created ProPlot to address the challenges of repetitive and cumbersome plotting code in
+scientific research. ProPlot itself evolved from Luke's earlier MATLAB plotting utilities.
+
+Riley Brady, an early ProPlot user, made significant contributions to the original project,
+helping with automatic testing, PyPi deployment, and improving the new user experience.
+
+The UltraPlot team is grateful to all ProPlot contributors who laid the groundwork for
+this next generation of scientific visualization tools.
+
+Proplot's Original Contributors
+-------------------------------
+
+* `Luke Davis`_ (Original ProPlot creator)
+* `Riley Brady`_
+* `Mark Harfouche`_
+* `Stephane Raynaud`_
+* `Mickaël Lalande`_
+* `Pratiman Patel`_
+* `Zachary Moon`_
+
+.. _Luke Davis: https://github.com/lukelbd
+
+.. _Riley Brady: https://github.com/bradyrx
+
+.. _Mark Harfouche: https://github.com/hmaarrfk
+
+.. _Stephane Raynaud: https://github.com/stefraynaud
+
+.. _Pratiman Patel: https://github.com/pratiman-91
+
+.. _Mickaël Lalande: https://github.com/mickaellalande
+
+.. _Zachary Moon: https://github.com/zmoon

docs/index.rst

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    external-links
    whats_new
    contributing
-   authors
+   about