A "Did you Know...?" section
 

I was thinking that a little box on the front page displaying random facts or interesting notes would be neat. The following would be a few things that people might find interesting:

... that the gold plated [[Taurus PT92]] with pearl grips and a black barrel used on ''[[Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball]]'' also saw use in ''[[Driven to Kill]]''?

... that a lot of television series substitute the [[M249]] for visually modified [[Daewoo K3]] machine guns?

... that there are barely any discernible differences between the outward appearance of the [[Beretta_M9#Beretta_92F.2FFS|Beretta 92F]] and [[Beretta_M9#Beretta_92F.2FFS|Beretta 92FS]]?

... that most firearms used on ''[[A-Team, The|The A-Team]]'' are actually semi-automatic only? The actors were told to pull the triggers rapidly and in conjunction with the sound and special effects the illusion of automatic fire was achieved.

... that a lot of the [[Heckler_%26_Koch_PSG1#Heckler_.26_Koch_SR9_series_ of_Sniper_Rifles|Heckler & Koch SR9]] sniper rifles seen on-screen are actually converted [[Heckler_%26_Koch_PSG1#Heckler_.26_Koch_HK9|Heckler & Koch HK91]]?

... that the pages for shows like ''[[24]]'' and ''[[Miami_Vice_(TV_Series)|Miami Vice]]'' became too big at some point, so each Season was given it´s very own page?

... that [[Bruce Willis]] used a [[Die_Hard#Beretta_92F|Beretta 92F]] in the first ''[[Die Hard]]'' movie, but a [[Die_Hard_with_a_Vengeance#Beretta_92FS|Beretta 92FS]] in the [[Die Hard 2|second]] and [[Die Hard with a Vengeance|third]]?

... that during Yuri Orlovs ([[Nicolas Cage]]) review of the weapon stockpile in ''[[Lord of War]]'', the production actually used 3.000 real [[Lord_of_War#SA_Vz.58_Assault_Rifle|SA Vz.58 assault rifle]]s?

... that the [[Cobray 37mm Launcher]] is often used to impersonate the [[M203]]?

... that most of the weapons seen on ''[[Torchwood]]'' are actually airsoft?

these are only suggestions. The only problem right now is that there really is no more space on the front page for it.

I think it's an interesting idea. I'd reword it though and would not use "Did You Know" as I think it comes off a little elementary schoolish.

I guess you could call it IMFDB Trivia page. We have something similar, but it has to do with what MPM has brought to the site. http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/Movie...7s_Own_Armorer

Never noticed he had such a page up, thanks for the link.

That does sound like a good idea

aaaaaaah! Forgot that page existed. I was embarrassed then. I am embarrassed now. Note that I never edited nor contributed to that page. I just don't want other armorers to feel slighted in any way. My only real source of pride is my gun photography for IMFDB. There are tons of armorers who do tons more work. I will continue to try to custom build variants to match those seen in certain films and photograph them for IMFDB. Though I still find the page a bit embarrassing I must at least thank the IMFDB members who made it for the very very kind compliments, unwarranted though they may be. :D

I like the idea too, anyone else have any thoughts? It could be implemented on the main page just like the quotes/featured articles.

Well I like to add a new thing under the daily quotes from movies. We have a section for the trivia

You da man, MPM.
Being the website's claim to fame, we need you to stick around and be awesome like always.

I added it to the front page and created a Trivia template so it can be added to. I took out the piece about the imfdb article pages as I feel we should focus on film/television/firearm trivia. Let me know your thoughts on the formatting... it's getting a little crowded and I want to make sure it's not hard to follow/read.

For the formatting I'd suggest instead of
Trivia
Quote
Feat. Film


It should be
Quote
Trivia
Feat. Film

http://image-upload.de/image/rIsVOb/cde3071be5.png

Just an idea

Should we have first usage also? Like Year of the Dragon is the first use of the Desert Eagle in film, Miami Vice Season 3 is the first Glock usage etc.

There's also the Star Model B was a common substitute for the Colt 1911 in the 60s and 70s.

1911s used prior to the mid 80s were often in 9mm.

I like that

Oh my goodness yes this would be excellent.

I can't see the image?

Instead of having the "Did you know" at the top of the page, he shows it beside the New Articles and recently updated.

I did some work - the basics are there anyone can tweak with the aesthetics now.

It looks great. But someone has to remember to update the facts. A new set once a month perhaps?

Bunni, click here. It should work.

I still think it's a bit too large. It is a trivia bar after all. Perhaps a table that is skinnier would be good.

I think instead of on the side, it should be right under the quote section

The way my suggestion works I'd be implemented in a way that wont clutter or lengthen the page needlessly. Imho.

Anybody who's a member can update it any time.

Where is that?

Thank you very much.

Okay I think I am seeing a problem with the trivia section primarily what goes into it. We need to be more picky about what is included.



I will explain now and the reasons in bold.

Now these right here are fine examples of what I think should be allowed in the trivia section, they are all items that I think most anyone who reads them will be intrigued by.

What does being Chinese have to do with this? I'm Chinese and I like an explaination

I think it was because of Funkychinaman's username

I think this is better trivia, is that one of the Beretta 92F pistols used in Lethal Weapon was also used in Die Hard.

I agree. It's not like those are popular movies; they're direct-to-DVD crap. I'd prefer we try to limit the trivia to better-known movies that people actually give a shit about.

Also, guns from a particular armory get reused all the time. Any time you see a particular firearm in a movie or TV show, that gun has already been used on dozens or hundreds of other productions. We don't want to have new trivia for every time we see the same gun being used on many different movies. That would get out of control too quickly.

Snarky? Probably not. Anal? I don't know if we can shy away from that one.

Either way it's an obscure film with an uninteresting piece of information/"trivia" that is unlikely to find interest in readers.

Try reading the user's name. Duh. Personally I am not fond of the name, but he likes it so it's his choice.

Excal, sometimes I worry about you.

What? So I've never paid attention to the guy's name. I've always read the Funky part but never the rest cause it blends so well together. And I've never heard it out loud, so I forgot

Well and done, but next time, read a little more carefully. Otherwise, it looks like you have ADHD or something.

I've replaced this piece of trivia with one about the Beretta 92 from 'The Hurt Locker' which should be more interesting.

Yes, trivia that is really minor should not be listed. In many times, the armorers or production could NOT GET the weapon as listed in the film .... and the director shot it as scripted ANYWAY. That is a mistake and not something we need to harp on.