I need clarification on the posting of calibers

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008

Heck, the only reason I did this and enforced it was because that's the way IMFDB pages WERE back when this site was founded.

Lacking any other rule I default to this rule : if that was the way Bunni made the pages back in 2007 then that's the way it's gonna be.

I'm not sure what you mean. I've never seen anyone do this except you, and I never understood why you felt a need to do it. I don't particularly mind that you do, but it's hardly necessary to include the caliber of the weapon in the movie screencap description because the photo of the weapon has it. So I do not see a need for a rule requiring members to mention the caliber of the gun in the screencap description, unless they are commenting about how the bore size/markings identify the weapon variant (i.e. as a Glock 17 vs. a Glock 22).

That being said, I do wish people would be a lot more careful about including the proper weapon picture and description on their movie pages. I can't count the number of times I've seen people add the weapon pic but not include the full description already on the gun page (i.e. "Glock 17 - 9mm" instead of "Glock 17 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm"). I also get annoyed when people aren't using the correct picture of a particular model (i.e. putting a picture of a 3rd Gen Glock 19 when the gun used in the movie is clearly a 2nd Gen Glock 17). That sort of carelessness needs to be dissuaded in the Rules, IMO. But I guess it's also a subject for a different topic...

[MoviePropMaster2008]

Originally Posted by MT2008

I'm not sure what you mean. I've never seen anyone do this except you, and I never understood why you felt a need to do it.

No I was just copying what the format was when I JOINED. I didn't create that format. There were TONS of pages created in 2007 (many of which have been revamped) but that WAS the format of the time. I joined in early 2008 (hence my username) and all I was doing was copying what Bunni was doing.

If no one cares, I personally have no problem with just putting the caliber on the gun pic.

I repeat, I did not originate that formatting style.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008

No I was just copying what the format was when I JOINED. I didn't create that format. There were TONS of pages created in 2007 (many of which have been revamped) but that WAS the format of the time. I joined in early 2008 (hence my username) and all I was doing was copying what Bunni was doing.

If no one cares, I personally have no problem with just putting the caliber on the gun pic.

I repeat, I did not originate that formatting style.

I don't want to start an argument or anything, but I honestly just don't remember anyone doing this besides you. And we've both been on the site for about the same length of time (I first joined in March 2008, and you joined a few months after me).

When I created my very first page for IMFDB (The Corruptor), I looked at pages that had been done by Bunni, Alienqueen, and Orca for code/format references. While I didn't get the format exactly right on my first try, I know for sure that I did not put the caliber of the weapons in the screencap description, and neither did they.