Wikipedia

[zackmann08]

Hey guys. I am going to attempt to add an entry for IMFDB to Wikipedia. The page was previously deleted because it was poorly done. Is there anyone who would be interested in helping to contribute? Every little bit helps... I want to get a bunch of stuff together BEFORE I add the page so that it doesn't get deleted right away. Anyone interested feel free to post on my talk page! Also, if anyone can find any press attention that the site has received that would be super helpful!

-Z

[funkychinaman]

Maybe we can show them this:

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/imfdb.org

We're higher than the Heroes Wiki that has a page on Wikipedia. (Really, Heroes?)

[funkychinaman]

That info is fascinating. Apparently we're big in Taiwan (surprising) and with childless male students (not the least surprising.)

[zackmann08]

That will definitely help!!!

[zackmann08]

Does IMFDB have a "slogan"? If not, can we make one!? :-D (this is for the article not just totally random).

[zackmann08]

Below is a VERY rouogh draft of the page. I could really use help with the text. Anyone have any contributions? Anything that I should be sure to include?? Every little bit helps...

-Z

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History
Launched in May of 2007, The Internet Movie Firearm Database (IMFDB) was originally set up to help identify the use of firearms in Hollywood films. For the first few months of its existence, it listed only a dozen films including The Matrix, Platoon and Pulp Fiction. As the site grew, so did its content. In June of 2007, the site began to list Television shows as well as films. The site has since been expanded to include pages for Video Games and Anime.

Today the data base has grown to list over 2600 films, nearly 500 television shows, over 450 video games and close to 200 Anime series.

Structure & Content

The database is set up to help curious moviegoers find out just what firearms are used in the film that they happen to be watching.

The site features many images of actual screen used weapons. One such gun is the Auto Ordanace 1911A1 that was used by John Travolta in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction. IMFDB is able to get these images because many of its largest contributors are weapons specialist working in Hollywood on films.

Admins work hard to make sure that pages remain up to par.

No homemade films are permitted.

Movie Mistakes

IMFDB also makes an effort to point out mistakes made in meda as the relate to firearms. For example, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 incorrectly shows a Desert Eagle firing double action or the classic "never needs a reload" in which the hero character seems to have a never ending supply of bullets and is never forced to reload a gun that in reality only holds 7 rounds.

[Excalibur]

It should have the current logo of IMFDB on the top right like all pages. And a screen shot of the main page some where. We should have a screen cap of one of the most popular pages or "well done" pages as an example.

Maybe a list of the admins

[zackmann08]

Definitely gna have the logo! Right now I'm working on the page in my own user space on wikipedia so its not actually an article yet, its just a draft. But you can check it out here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Za...rearm_Datebase. I need to wait until it becomes part of the actually site to upload an image to it.

-Z

[MoviePropMaster2008]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Maybe a list of the admins

Absolutelyi NOT! Perhaps we list bunni as the founder, but if YOU want all of the avalanche of questions by 10 year olds directed towards YOU, go ahead...... If they wish to know who the admins are, it is easy to figure out once they are a member.

[zackmann08]

Yea... I'm not planning on listing the admins by name (or user name for that mater). MPM, I'd love any input you have for the page tho!

-Z