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== Don't forget to add categories ==
== Shortcut templates ==
Be sure to add categories to you pages. I've added categories to your gun brand pages i.e. Category:Gun and Category:General Information. --[[User:Jcordell|Jcordell]] 10:41, 13 January 2012 (CST)


== MythBusters Page ==
If you're thinking about creating a page for editing shortcuts, here's some templates I've created that should help --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 02:32, 25 July 2012 (CDT):


Nice job with this page, it was always one of IMFDB's worst pages for such a big show. If you don't mind, I can help out with the layout of the page and removing italics if I know that the gun was used.--[[User:--JazzBlackBelt--|--JazzBlackBelt--]] 18:01, 4 December 2011 (CST)
<nowiki>{{ActorF}}</nowiki> = <nowiki>[[Category:Actor]] and [[Category:Actor Female]]</nowiki>


: For sure! Yea I finally decided to join and revamp the page. Once I'm done here I'm gna try and fix up [[Top Shot]]. --[[User:Zackmann08|Zackmann08]] 18:05, 4 December 2011 (CST)
<nowiki>{{ActorM}}</nowiki> = <nowiki>[[Category:Actor]] and [[Category:Actor Male]]</nowiki>


I just found them via google. I found them while searching for extra images while the griffin was still unidentified, but forgot about them till now. Have a couple more promo images of guns that don't have entries yet, such as a [[Barrett M82]] and a [[Colt Dragoon]], will up them later.  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 13:07, 9 December 2011 (CST)
<nowiki>{{Film War}}</nowiki> = <nowiki>[[Category:Movie]] and [[Category:War]]</nowiki>


:I believe the unknown Barrett is what Barrett currently markets as the M82A1. This is available in .50 BMG and .416 Barrett, and I believe the most visible difference between the two is the flash hider (.50 is an arrowhead shaped one whereas the .416 is cylindrical with 3 holes on each side). The .416 seems to be the one used on the show judging by the caption along with the flash hider.
<nowiki>{{Film Comedy}}</nowiki> = <nowiki>[[Category:Movie]] and [[Category:Comedy]]</nowiki>
:[[File:M82A1 .416.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Barrett M82A1 - .416 Barrett]]
:Problem is though, that this site refers to this variant as the M107 (full length top rail and grip on bottom of butt are main differences from M82A1). This would be the correct name for the variant, but Barrett seems to sell it as the M82A1 as it is the more recognised name. I would call it an M82A1 as that is what Barrett currently sells it as, but I need to ask a question on the M82 page to clarify how we name these guns.  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 20:03, 11 December 2011 (CST)


I asked the question on the M82 page and after a bit of back and forth came to the conclusion that it was best to call it an M107 as that is what the variant was originally called, and it distinguishes it from the original M82A1. I'm going to wait and see if anyone else wants to give an opinion before changing it though.  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 18:43, 12 December 2011 (CST)
<nowiki>{{Film Crime Drama}}</nowiki> = <nowiki>[[Category:Movie]], [[Category:Crime]] and [[Category:Drama]]</nowiki>


Do you ever see the muzzle of the unknown AR-15 from "MythBusters Revisited" (S03E14)? It is either a Sporter HBAR competition, a Match Target Competition or a Match Target Competition Compensated depending on whether it has a flash hider, blank barrel, or built in compensator (will look a bit like a flash hider but is longer with three ports in the top).  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 17:29, 16 December 2011 (CST)
<nowiki>{{SS}}</nowiki> = <nowiki>[[Category:Screenshot]]</nowiki>
:Thanks, that helps. It is a Match Target Competition, will add it now.  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 20:04, 16 December 2011 (CST)


==Reality shows==
<nowiki>{{PCA}}</nowiki> = <nowiki>[[Category:Poster and Cover Art]]</nowiki>
Just remember that Mythbusters and TopShot were grandfathered in right before the BAN on Reality TV/Documentaries/Hosted Competition or historical shows.  [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 02:45, 6 December 2011 (CST)
sorry zackman, i know this isn't the right place to talk to you, but I cannot find the right place, so here goes...
::You're cool with updating and finished those pages.  I was just pointing this out to warn new members not to create any new ones.  This is the warning on the page for 'category: Documentary'.  It reads: ''"Warning: Documentaries are NOT automatically approved for inclusion into IMFDB. Most of the remaining documentaries have been 'grandfathered in', i.e. they were created before IMFDB ruled against including documentaries. Even those which are grandfathered in must be of exceptional quality and completeness to stay. The ones given a waiver have a limited amount of time to improve, or they are removed. As of now, there is a blanket moratorium on all 'new' documentary pages. If you have a page you wish to create, please run it by the Mods first to see if it warrants a waiver from the ban. "''  Thanks.  We need to probably put another warning on the rules. Thanks for the update. [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 20:53, 6 December 2011 (CST)
I have made an edit and would like to upload a photograph to support it, but I cannot find any instructions on how to do it. how do I upload photographs to a page?


==re:table or listing==
== Ha! ==
The list method was the old way. It's not bad when there is only a few instances a gun is used. The table makes it nice for large use guns. Most prefer to use the table nowadays.  --[[User:Predator20|Predator20]] 10:46, 8 December 2011 (CST)


==re:categories==
Once again, great minds think alike. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] 10:35, 24 August 2012 (CDT)
It's really personal preference. I wouldn't start categorizing unless 15 or more guns are used. Do you plan on doing any movie pages? Most of the time users usually list the hero guns first, then the bad guys and then the henchman.--[[User:Predator20|Predator20]] 11:15, 12 December 2011 (CST)
:As a note, alphabetical order is also acceptable; as long as there's some kind of order to things that's reasonably intuitive. [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] 11:21, 12 December 2011 (CST)


==re:gun pages==
== S&W Model 1 ==
Take a look at the 1911 or Beretta page (or any of the high traffic ones). What you have currently on the S&W 460 page seems fine. --[[User:Predator20|Predator20]] 15:57, 12 December 2011 (CST)


== Re: Pineapple Express ==
I think he was on the right track changing this (but went abut it the wrong way), as the current image we have for the Model 1 is not a Model 1. If you look at the one in the history (which is a Model 1 first issue) you can see that there are quite a few differences. I'll sort it out with some better pictures of the first, second and third issues for reference to clear it up.  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 10:43, 24 August 2012 (CDT)


Hi, man, not a problem. You're not the first one to do that, and you most certainly will not be the last :D. You also did the same to [[Wanted]], but to be fair, I did it too (right after you). Oh and, some admins and users prefer to put the so called "Hero Guns" on top of the page, since they're the ones a visiter is most likely to view first. --[[User:Warejaws|Warejaws]] 12:09, 14 December 2011 (CST)
Apology accepted. I saw the mistake and just fixed it asap with the best S&W Model 1 pic I could find. You were right, I should have brought it up with one of the admins instead of just fixing it. --[[User:Charterarmsoffduty|charterarmsoffduty]] 10:33, 25 August 2012 (CDT)


== Black Bars ==
== Deleting screenshots ==


Just FYI, it is preferred to crop out the black bars on the top and bottom of screenshots before uploading. If you change the existing ones you can upload a new version on the image's page and then change the image width by 1 pixel on the article page to force it to update.  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 18:36, 14 December 2011 (CST)
Is there any way to delete a screenshot without actually have to access the page? A screenshot I've uploaded for the film ''[[The Rundown]]'' now causes the page to not load and I would like to delete that jpg and a few others.  Here are the filenames: 
<nowiki>File:Rund.jpg  File:Rundown.jpg  File:Therundown.jpg</nowiki>


==re:sortable tables==
If you try to click on this files, you will be taken to a blank page with the following warning:
I guess since it doesn't do them in grid style is the reason. One of our India users liked doing that. They also had a poster set-up too. See [[New York]]. One of the other mods got into an issue with him if I remember right. --[[User:Predator20|Predator20]] 09:35, 16 December 2011 (CST)
:You can easily turn any table into a sortable one simply by replacing "wikitable" with "sortable table" and it looks essentially the same and keeps the grid style. However, the sortable tables don't work with rowspaned tables (see [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] for example of this) so is a one or the other kind of thing. Also, if you have a movie that has a number or entries for the same gun (different variants or different actors using it) they wont necessarily be next to each other if you organise by date, it depends what the previous sort was.  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 10:22, 16 December 2011 (CST)


== 24 ==
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I noticed that you added incomplete tags to a couple of the 24 pages.  Are you planning on adding screenshots?  Do you have the DVD's?  If so, please let me know because I was in the course of finishing them up season by season.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 19:46, 19 December 2011 (CST)


== Re: Dark Knight ==
If there's anything you can do, please help.  Thanks --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 23:01, 3 September 2012 (CDT)


Ask Ben41, who wrote the description, I merely added the pictures. There are clues that it is a P226 though: the trigger guard, and the position of the disassembly lever all indicate a SIG-Sauer P220-series pistol, and it is full-sized. --[[User:Markit|Markit]] 22:10, 19 December 2011 (CST)
== Templates ==


== Adding Tags ==
It was a long conference call... --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 14:46, 6 September 2012 (EDT)


If you do not intend on working on a page, then please don't add the "incomplete" tag.  If you are, then in the "workinprogress" tag is more appropriate.  If you spot a page that's not up to standards, then the "nuke" tag is appropriate for that page.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 08:22, 20 December 2011 (CST)
== Maintenance Scripts ==


== RE:Covert Affairs ==
I ran updateSpecialPages [[User:Bunni|bunni]] ([[User talk:Bunni|talk]]) 04:45, 7 September 2012 (EDT)


You are deffinitely right about the Redeye, you can even make out markings on the launcher saying M41A(something) which are correct as M41 was the launcher designation, whilst the missiles was the FIM-43. As for the rifle, I think it is actually a customised [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]]. The magazine is wrong for a Nagant, and if you look at the profile of the receiver behind the ejection port it is totally different to tha Nagant, but matches the SMLE No.1 Mk.III* (am talking about the vertical "lump" level with the back of the magazine). Also, the rear of a Nagant bolt looks like a round plunger, as opposed to the SMLE which has a vertical oblong block at the rear, like the gun pictured.  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 15:46, 22 December 2011 (CST)
== GTA Template ==
[[image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British]]
Thanks. I was totally lost on how to go about setting that up. [[User:Spartan198|Spartan198]] ([[User talk:Spartan198|talk]]) 02:22, 8 October 2012 (EDT)


==gun brand pages==
== Thanks ==
Looks good, the H&K logo looks a bit big. Good luck with Smith & Wesson! --[[User:Predator20|Predator20]] 23:36, 23 December 2011 (CST)


:Thank you for the reply, and sorry I misjudged you (to be honest, I didn't notice the discussion, so I did think you were some foolish n00b who was changing things without consulting admins). I thought that I was simply upholding a decision that the rest of the staff had agreed to a long time ago. At the very least, I guess we should discuss the matter again in the topic - and clearly, the forum's not such a good place, since we have too many problems with spammers. And Happy Holidays to you, too. -[[User:MT2008|MT2008]] 10:01, 24 December 2011 (CST)
Thanks for the welcome message. I will do my best to add great content and improve this site.


::Looks good. I'm a mod here. I really like the Colt page. The S&W page is going to be an intensive piece of labor for you. I agree with bunni. We need a category for these new pages. --[[User:Jcordell|Jcordell]] 16:30, 27 December 2011 (CST)
[[User:Nathanl|Nathanl]] ([[User talk:Nathanl|talk]]) 16:37, 17 October 2012 (EDT)


I've been collecting S&W revolvers for several years. S&W has always been a very organized company with outstanding records. Better organized company in so many aspects. In the past couple of years I've gotten into Colt revolvers and I've learned that getting information about the various Colt handguns is very challenging. For most of it's history Colt was rather scatter-shot in it's approach. For example they would have different models use the same serial number range (Official Police and .38 spl Officer Model Target pre-WWII), but the Pre-WWII Officer Model Target .22LR had it's own serial numbers.Why? Who knows? Other models (such as the Theur derringer) would be made for decades and Colt has little to no written records about the models. For example the serial numbers will not tell you what year an individual derringer was made. And then you have the Official Police model and it's variants. Over 700,000 made over a seventy year period. Very challenging. I like the colt double action revolvers, but I can see why colt has almost gone out of business and S&W is still prospering. Hopefully Colt's fairly new management can fix things. --[[User:Jcordell|Jcordell]] 17:37, 27 December 2011 (CST)
== Same usernames ==


==re:H&K Grenade Launchers==
I didn't think the system would allow a Gunmaster45 and a GunMaster45. It's not the same person, is it? If not, is it a good idea to allow a new user a name so close to an admin? --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 16:51, 2 November 2012 (EDT)
I have no clue. Could have been whoever created the pages. --[[User:Predator20|Predator20]] 09:22, 25 December 2011 (CST)
:And our friend in England went through a slightly-tweak-an-admin-name phase at exactly this time last year. ([http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Bunni, here], [http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/EvilTim here], [http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Preditor20 here], and [http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ben_41 here]. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 17:10, 2 November 2012 (EDT)
:Go ahead and try it, they always be reverted back the original names. --[[User:Predator20|Predator20]] 16:30, 25 December 2011 (CST)
::Well, at least now we know it's possible to have the same name with different caps. Another user was complaining about not having entered his username correctly the first time and wanted another one. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 19:52, 2 November 2012 (EDT)


==re:specifications==
== Thank You Sir ==
With the USP having so many variants, it may get redundant. Most already have a brief description.--[[User:Predator20|Predator20]] 16:30, 25 December 2011 (CST)


== Grenade launchers ==
Thank You Sir, I will do my best not to violate ToS of this wiki, BTW i already know much about wiki's as im a daily contributor to the GTA Wiki's Both The wikia and the wiki, Here is my account on the wiki: [http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/Special:Contributions/Faizanali] And here is my account on the wikia [http://gta.wikia.com/User:Quickscopa]
Thanks,
Sincerely Faizan.
--[[User:Faizanali|Faizanali]] ([[User talk:Faizanali|talk]]) 02:56, 20 November 2012 (EST)


Have you tried just using the "move" option? It creates a new page and redirect automatically. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] 11:35, 26 December 2011 (CST)
== Suggesting another admin ==


== Forum ==
Bozitojugg3rn4ut is always around, knows the rules and does good work. I'm fairly sure I've suggested him before, but I'll do it again anyway. [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim|talk]]) 04:02, 8 December 2012 (EST)


I have confirmed your username on the forum. (: I really like your gun brands idea and trial pages, we need to give them their own category tag. [[User:Bunni|bunni]] 13:17, 26 December 2011 (CST)
: Kudos to You Zack! I am a lil bit surprised but also extremely grateful. And no, I don't have a forum account. - [[User:Bozitojugg3rn4ut|bozitojugg3rn4ut]] ([[User talk:Bozitojugg3rn4ut|talk]]) 14:59, 8 December 2012 (EST)
::Password changed. And how come there was no Welcome message?! :DDD - [[User:Bozitojugg3rn4ut|bozitojugg3rn4ut]] ([[User talk:Bozitojugg3rn4ut|talk]]) 16:19, 8 December 2012 (EST)


==Okay stop changing the gun titles==
== S&W and Colt ==
Sorry if I did not address this sooner, but the reason why people sometimes put seemingly redundant titles is for clarity.  Grenade Launcher is appropriate since the HK Series is not in the common lexicon and personally I like to be reminded, at a glance, that a certain model type IS a Grenade Launcher and not a firearm. Heavy Machine gun is needed IF the name is  similar or identical to other weapons or weapons systems which are NOT heavy machine guns. Identical names of weapons are addressed in the "disambiguation" pages, but the additional title is there to help people find the item. I have not been following this issue, but which MOD approved this, out of curiosity?  Thanks. [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 01:30, 28 December 2011 (CST)
I know some and I have a pretty good library which can help me find out other information. I'm also active on both a S&W and Colt forum which is another great source of information. What do you need and I can try to help out.--[[User:Jcordell|Jcordell]] ([[User talk:Jcordell|talk]]) 15:48, 11 December 2012 (EST)
::I've done some work over there in the past regarding firearms. But I've never been on the project. I'll look it over. Thanks.--[[User:Jcordell|Jcordell]] ([[User talk:Jcordell|talk]]) 22:45, 11 December 2012 (EST)


== Making Gun Brand pages ==
== "Genevievecornett‎" ==


Since there hasn't been a consensus to make the gun brand pages, I would recommend that you refrain from creating any more until this is resolved (wouldn't want you to have done all this work and find that it will be deleted).  Also, I would recommend that you change the titles of the manufacturers to include their full name ("Colt Firearms" instead of just "Colt", for example). This will help to avoid confusion about what that particular title is referring to. --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 01:56, 28 December 2011 (CST)
I'd watch that one closely, there's a curious lack of anything specific to this site in their user description and it's a name / name spambot-like title. [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim|talk]]) 02:36, 17 December 2012 (EST)
:Tim was right, that was a spambot. I've banned and deleted the user and talk page. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 02:38, 18 December 2012 (EST)


: Go with the actual name of the company.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 17:43, 28 December 2011 (CST)
== Avatars on Forum ==


:: Disambiguation pages like [[The Untouchables (disambiguation)]] aren't bad things; they're pages that don't have category tags on the bottom of pages that link to them.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 20:39, 28 December 2011 (CST)
Hey Zack. Just wanted to give you a reminder about the avatar-issue on the forums, as you asked. - [[User:Bozitojugg3rn4ut|bozitojugg3rn4ut]] ([[User talk:Bozitojugg3rn4ut|talk]]) 11:59, 8 January 2013 (EST)


::I'm sorry to say that I'm still opposed, but I will defer to consensus if you have the backing of other admins. I still just don't see it as a useful pursuit. -[[User:MT2008|MT2008]] 14:20, 4 January 2012 (CST)
== Same person ==
:::Bunni is the owner. I think most of the other mods are okay with it. So you should be okay. But don't hold me to it.--[[User:Predator20|Predator20]] 16:00, 4 January 2012 (CST)


::::Go with Ben41's suggestion of using the complete and accurate name of the firearms manufacturer. I fully support the gun brand pages and think they're a great addition to the site - they won't be deleted unless they violate one of the other rules, ie. incomplete pages. I'm thinking '''Manufacturer''' is a good name for the category of these pages unless someone else has a more accurate title. [[User:Bunni|bunni]] 01:38, 5 January 2012 (CST)
[[User:Blackguinepig|Blackguinepig]] and [[User:Blackguineapig|Blackguineapig]] appear to be the same person. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 18:51, 17 January 2013 (EST)


::::: Yes, I would go ahead with it, but I would prefer that you would continue your cleanup of the original gun pages.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 01:49, 5 January 2012 (CST)
== AKS ==


:::::: I would go with their full name but drop Inc, LLC, LTD etc. eg. Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC becomes Colt's Manufacturing Company [[User:Bunni|bunni]] 19:02, 6 January 2012 (CST)
May this picture and information be added to the main AK-47 page? The picture is of what was officially designated as a ''Облегченный 7,62-мм автомат Калашникова со складным прикладом (АКС)'', translated to ''Lightweight 7.62 mm automatic Kalashnikov with a folding stock (AKS)'', and what is referred to in the West as an AK-47 Type III. [[User:Thejoker|Thejoker]] ([[User talk:Thejoker|talk]]) 09:28, 27 January 2013 (EST)


== Hey ==
[[Image:DeactivatedAKS(1954-59).jpg|thumb|350px|none|''Lightweight 7.62 mm automatic Kalashnikov with a folding stock (AKS)'' - 7.62x39mm]]
I'm just converting info into tables, fixing glaring formatting errors and adding some biographical info. The gun pages are the hardest because a lot of users leave out info, and I have to hunt it down. I took a look at some of the company pages, and the only criticism I have is that perhaps they should be category pages. (Check out Category:Michael_Mann, for example. There's a lot of info there, but as it is stated in the Rules and Standards, "...we're not a gun encyclopedia..." But they're very well done. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] 16:45, 28 December 2011 (CST)
 
Here is a picture from some old Russian manual or document showing the full stock version called simply ''Облегченный 7,62-мм автомат Калашникова (АК)''.
[[Image:Lightweight 7.62 mm automatic Kalashnikov.jpg|thumb|350px|none|''Lightweight 7.62 mm automatic Kalashnikov (AK)'' - 7.62x39mm]]
 
==Image==
That A&B image? Ppht, I wish. I found it on the internet somewhere. That's was about 2 1/2 years ago, so I can't remember for the life of me where it came from.--[[User:PistolJunkie|PistolJunkie]] ([[User talk:PistolJunkie|talk]]) 16:44, 26 February 2013 (EST)
 
==Questioning my change==
(edit) sorry, I was fixing a change I was going to make. The original maker identified the gun as a '''Stainless''' Model 36.  Since there is no Stainless 36, I changed it to a Model 60 (which would be the correct identifier for that model if made in SS).  You should bring up your challenge to them, not me. :D  As to what I as doing - I recently uploaded a correct S&W model 36 nickel plated 1st gen photo. The photo I had uploaded previously was mislabeled as a stainless Model 36.  It was actually a photo of a Satin Stainless Model 60.  At the time I took the first old photo, the owner (not me) quipped that it was a Stainless Model 60.  I was not as educated about S&W model nomenclature as I am now, so I loaded the pic as such.  But what he meant (and what I later learned myself) that he was merely describing the "Model 60" as "the stainless Model 36".  Anyway, enough backstory about the pics, but that is why I'm fixing pages which used the Model 60 pic as a 'nickel' Model 36.  And any page that utilizes the Model 60 description, I either put in a correct pic of a Model 60 or did minor grammar or spelling changes.  I left the gun IDs to the creators of the pages. [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] ([[User talk:MoviePropMaster2008|talk]]) 15:08, 7 March 2013 (EST)
 
==Hawaii Five-0==
I don't think that is a gold plated desert eagle--[[User:Coltmth|Coltmth]] ([[User talk:Coltmth|talk]]) 09:53, 10 March 2013 (EDT)
 
==Blog==
That's actually why I haven't finished it. I'm still trying to figure out HOW to add pictures. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 19:24, 12 March 2013 (EDT)
:I looked for the add media button like google said, but can't find it. So maybe it's a privilege issue? I was hoping I could see the code on an existing post as well, but I can't seem to do that either. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 19:30, 12 March 2013 (EDT)
::I see it now. Is there any way to link to existing images on the site or do we just have to upload everything? --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 19:43, 12 March 2013 (EDT)
:::I uploaded a few shots and put them in the post, but I can't generate a preview. I tried clearing my cookies, but I still can't get a preview. I'll try it when I get home. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 18:58, 15 March 2013 (EDT)
 
==Gallery==
The MPM gallery DOES look great.  Thanks.  I do tend to keep the pics in chronological order on my user page because it's my way of remembering 'when' i uploaded 'what' and during what month. LOL.  Weird, but it helps me remember what bulk uploads I did in the past.  Noting the 'timeline' of when I do stuff helps me mentally keep track of what work has been done and what needs to be done.  But the Gallery is a cool tool.  Hope you like the new pic uploads.  Some of the pics might not merit their own page yet, until the model is used in a movie/tv show/game/anime. But I want to make sure IMFDB has a record of the image when it is needed.   I will probably look more at the Gallery style when I have a bit more time. Right now I have a time period when I'm grabbing as many gun pics as I can. :D  best regards [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] ([[User talk:MoviePropMaster2008|talk]]) 01:09, 17 March 2013 (EDT)
 
== CSI ==
 
You don't want to keep the CSI page around as a hub? --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 20:05, 22 March 2013 (EDT)
:Yeah, I figured that when you called it a drive-by. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 21:42, 22 March 2013 (EDT)
 
==RE: Star Wars==
Sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately, I am unable to do a blog post about it, but it seems to be a very interesting and good subject to write about though. - [[User:Kenny99|Kenny99]] ([[User talk:Kenny99|talk]]) 00:55, 27 March 2013 (EDT)
 
==Case==
You mean like [[Sherlock_Holmes:_A_Game_Of_Shadows#Customized_Martini-Henry_Sniper_Rifle|this]]? --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 15:42, 29 March 2013 (EDT)
:Although I suppose [[:File:DH1MP40-1-Sniper5.jpg|this]] is far more iconic. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 15:57, 29 March 2013 (EDT)
 
== An explanation of the numbering protocol I came up with ==
 
Hi there.  I noticed that early on during your tenure at IMFDB you undid a naming protocol that I did for the Smith & Wesson Revolvers.  I am hoping that you understand WHY I did this and why removing it screws up the order upon which the guns appear in the listing.  At the bottom of the page (take Smith & Wesson Model 1 for example) I put in the name "Smith & Wesson Model 001" for a specific reason.  Utilizing the three digit naming nomenclature (at the bottom of the page) allows the models to be correctly listed by name in the proper order when looking at the list of gun pages.  That way, the Model 1 does NOT come after the Model 10.  I've pointed this out to other members at the (before you were on IMFDB) so you may not have caught that reason.  Hope this helps.  Just wanted to explain what the reason was for putting this at the bottom of the page and why I ask others not to remove it.  Thanks. :D  [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] ([[User talk:MoviePropMaster2008|talk]]) 02:09, 8 April 2013 (EDT)
 
== Forget this comment by me, LOL==
 
For some Strange reason, I thought you asked me a question on email and now that I've went and answered it, it turns out that I messed up and had a case of mistaken identity.  My apologies for 'wasting the space on your talk page'.  LOL  '''Just wanted to explain what the reason was for putting this at the bottom of the page and why I ask others not to remove it at the time.  For some reason I thought you asked me as to why that was the case.  Now that I look back, I can't find any query email from.  Ok forget it.  Sorry for the mixup.  LOL'''  Thanks. :D  [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] ([[User talk:MoviePropMaster2008|talk]]) 02:12, 8 April 2013 (EDT)
 
== Pictures usable ==
 
I joined IMFDB firstly because the page for the AMC show Hell on Wheels was sorely lacking in content and I wish to improve that. I am not able to get my hand on an American DVD release of Hell on Wheels (as per the IMFDB regulations) but I do have a paid netflix account from which I was able to pull screenshots for the firearms I wish to add for the page (namely the Winchester Model 1866, the Henry Model 1860 and Elam`s "Arkansas Toothpick"). I just wanted to check whether these images are okay to upload and use for the television shows page before hand as to avoid any warnings or getting banned.
[[User:ClassicMax|ClassicMax]] ([[User talk:ClassicMax|talk]]) 13:48, 21 April 2013 (EDT)
 
== IMFDB upgrade ==


: Some users had tried to make a category page for guns, but it proved to be too unwieldy.   These pages appear to more like disambiguation pages. --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 17:46, 28 December 2011 (CST)
Hi Zackmann, the crowd funding campaign is a perfect idea, congrats on the way you have presented it to the IMFDB community! The enthusiasm and knowledge of all contributors has pleasantly surprised me from the day I joined, but indeed it would be a very good thing if life was made a little bit simpler. I am most definitely making an effort in the coming days to support your initiative. Keep up the good work, [[User:PeeWee055|PeeWee055]] ([[User talk:PeeWee055|talk]]) 16:40, 3 May 2013 (EDT)
::Maybe just paring down the company pages a bit for category pages maybe? The Tarantino category page is pretty big. Like is it necessarily to list the different calibers? (Has a 9mm SP101 ever appeared in a film?) It just feels a bit encyclopedic and maybe a bit... corporate? (I'm having difficulty coming up with the right term.) --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] 23:47, 28 December 2011 (CST)


:::Not really sure what you mean... The point is to have an easy way to go through the guns from a certain company. Sometimes it is easy to identify a gun as a S&W but harder to know which model. This way you wouldn't have to go through one page at a time. I'm thinking it might also be night to eventually have something similar for the different 1911s and M16/AR-15s. --[[User:Zackmann08|Zackmann08]] 00:06, 29 December 2011 (CST)
== A problem with letters with diacritical signs in hyperlinks ==
::::I've made a table to identify Colt made AR-15 variants and put it on my [[User:Commando552#Colt_AR-15_Variants|user page]]. IMO it is helpful for identifying variants particularly with the sortable columns. There are quite a few more guns that Colt make that I haven't listed, as have only done the ones that have so far appeared in media (with maybe a couple of exceptions, such as the low profile M16A1 sniper, but as the picture is already here and used on a few pages I included it). I might try to add in a date column later, but for the majority I don't know so probably won't bother as would look stupid with all the blanks. I don't really know what to do with it though, as it would look out of place on the Colt page compared to other gun maker pages. I suppose it could go in the discussion of the Colt page and be linked to from the "variants" column of the M16.  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 04:08, 29 December 2011 (CST)


== Ruger page ==
Sorry to disturb you for such a minor problem but I need some technical help. When I'm trying to to create a hyperlink for a name or title that has letters with diacritical signs I encounter the following problem:


Well, the wikipedia page said Baby Nambu and only noted a resemblance to the Luger. The wikipedia page for the Ruger Mk II also cited the Baby Nambu. I think an episode of ''Tales of the Gun'' said so as well. I also own a Ruger Mk II, and I can tell you that is NOT a toggle-lock action. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] 00:32, 29 December 2011 (CST)
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:I'm also a guy who cited two wikipedia sources, so uh, yeah. Let's just say I'm pretty sure, but I could be wrong. But if you compare it to the Luger and the Baby Nambu, you can tell. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] 00:41, 29 December 2011 (CST)
The Ruger page here used to say it was based on a Luger, I was the one who changed it to Nambu. Bill Ruger made two different prototype pistols which he patented as "Baby Nambus" based on a pistol brought back by a US Marines from the Pacific after WW2. He chose not to market this pistol as was, and introduced some Luger-like aesthetic changes before releasing it as the Ruger Pistol in 1949 (renamed as the Ruger Standard a couple of years later). I believe these two prototype "Baby Nambus" still exist and are in the Ruger factory museum in Southport, Connecticut.  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 04:32, 29 December 2011 (CST)


Database error


==Changing pages==
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I didn't accuse you of changing any page. I just noted that fresh out of the gate your predilection for changing the overall structure of the pages, versus smaller endeavors like just adding info or making new pages.  Not necessarily a bad thing.  You can always ask the question, but I suppose in the wiki universe, it seems less brash only after you have made achieved some tenure by having a history of making new and awesome pages and contributing heavily to existing gun and movie/et. al pages.  That's all.  It's more of a 'tenure thing'.  Usually it is advisable to be around for a while to see  how things work, how pages work before thinking about fundamental changes to the pages themselves.  We DO need to think hard about a restructure of the S&W revolver pages. Do we keep Stainless models on the same base model page? Or do Model 629s deserve their own page, apart from the Model 29.  S&W of all gun manufacturers makes it hard by NOT having a consistent naming nomenclature.  Yes,  I know we have some clean up to do (there are some MESSY pages), but I think we should bring it up to the forum and get input so that we don't make changes that we will eventually have to undo.  Thanks.  [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 17:49, 29 December 2011 (CST)


== 92FS ==
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Hi. The truth is I just simply love the design of the 92FS. I cannot really recommend it, as I haven't fired the 92FS, only the 92A1 (about 100 bullets, not much at all). If you want a Beretta, you should definitely get the updated 92A1, which now has a bigger mag (17 rnds instead of 15), UB rail, and ambi mag release. Plus it retains the badass look of the other Beretta 92 series guns.  I am thinking of buying myself a 96A1 too. (.40 S&W version of the 92A1.) Hope this helped. Happy New Year to you too. - [[User:Bozitojugg3rn4ut|bozitojugg3rn4ut]] 11:51, 2 January 2012 (CST)
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== NCIS LA ==
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Yes, I'm still working on finishing these pages.  If you wanted to add gun images for those entries missing them, that's fine.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 16:01, 3 January 2012 (CST)
It happens not with all such letters. For example, '''š''' can be used correctly, but using '''ć''' (in the name of Serbian actor) or '''ă''' (in the title of Romanian movie) results in error. It happens only when using such letters in hyperlinks. In common text they can be used without any problem. I have already posted a topic about this problem on IMFDB forum but had no answer.


==Tables==
Is it possible to solve this problem now or in future? Thanks in advance. [[User:Greg-Z|Greg-Z]] ([[User talk:Greg-Z|talk]]) 03:43, 9 May 2013 (EDT)
Hey, I see you're converting pages to tables as well. I did confirm with Ben however that the tables should have the earliest titles first, and the most recent should be at the bottom. It looks like you're doing the most recent first. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] 16:59, 3 January 2012 (CST)
:I wanted to make sure in case I was doing it wrong. You might as well leave them be and move on, it's better that they be in some order than none at all. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] 18:17, 3 January 2012 (CST)


==Dead links==
== A question ==
I saw your message to Tim. I've been leaving them be unless the link is for a page that's ineligible or unlikely to be made. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] 15:59, 4 January 2012 (CST)


:As above. The wiki has a function ([[Special:WantedPages]]) which you can use to see where dead links go. This could be useful if someone wants to contribute but can't think of something we don't already have. Only remove them if the page is very unlikely to be made (even then, you might want to just remove the brackets and turn them into plain text) or you know the weapon doesn't actually appear. [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] 22:02, 4 January 2012 (CST)
Hi. I have a question about the merchandise on Rockethub; If I purchase, say 2 t-shirts (the international shipping ones) outside US, is the price of shipping included in the price of the t-shirt (40$ a piece)?
--[[User:Warejaws|Warejaws]] ([[User talk:Warejaws|talk]]) 14:49, 13 May 2013 (EDT)


== Apology ==
== Forum login ==


I'm very sorry for that mess you cleaned up after me i am a bit new to this website so i will try harder not to mess up.
Hey Zackmann, I apologize for not replying to your last message. I would like to report an email I got in my inbox, it says someone tried to log into my account five times on the forums, so I think someone maybe trying to hack accounts there. The email says the ip address of the one doing it is 188.143.232.144. If you would like me to forward this to Bunni or someone else, I will do so. Also good work contributing to the site, I appreciate your hard work and dedication, if you need help, drop me a line, and I will get to it as soon as possible. Thanks.--[[User:Alienqueen11|Alienqueen11]] ([[User talk:Alienqueen11|talk]]) 17:45, 14 May 2013 (EDT)


==Wiki tables==
Thank you for looking into this, Zackmann, and lol no, I have never been to Russia at all. We have had problems with foreign users in the past, and I hope you get to the bottom of this. I will be sure to check the RocketHub and try to help if money isn't too tight. Thank you for your consideration. --[[User:Alienqueen11|Alienqueen11]] ([[User talk:Alienqueen11|talk]]) 20:27, 14 May 2013 (EDT)
What do you think about slowly but surely changed the category "Gun" to "Firearm" for the wiki tables on the actor pages.  Technically "Gun" is an colloquial phrase for all projectile weapons (like BB and Paintball guns) but technically it is used historically for larger weapons, like an assault gun or main gun on a military vehicle or ship. Just my prior training, we were told to eschew the phrase 'gun' when referring to any firearm. Remember the jody from [[Full Metal Jacket]]? ;)  "This is my rifle, this is my gun, this is for fighting, this is for fun".  Anyway, since we are the movie FIREARMS database, I figured all wiki tables should list the segment as 'firearms'.  [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 00:59, 6 January 2012 (CST)


== Removing Gun images ==
== Weird user account. ==
Please be careful when removing gun images from gun pages.  Many times, what appears to be an extra image like the S&W 4566 you removed is actually featured on a movie page.  You can double-click the image and then look at the bottom of the page to see if it's used in any other pages.  The 5943 Short Barrel Variant that you removed actually was in the film ''[[Ransom]]''.  If a gun is seen on a gun page and it's confirmed that it wasn't seen used in any media, please move to the discussion (in case it is used later).  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 01:57, 6 January 2012 (CST)
::WHOA.  That image is also of a '''movie blank gun from motion picture armorer inventory''', which you usually don't touch.  That gun is also 'screen used' though we don't list the movies unless we have paperwork proof as to what film it was in, but you can guarantee, a well 'used' gun in movie armormer inventory has been in things (titles yet to be determined of course).  I fear you're treading too close to 'overzealous' again. You're new, but it still looks like you're sweeping through IMFDB and making tons of massive changes, which makes veteran users and mods nervous :(  [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 12:56, 6 January 2012 (CST)


::: Just make sure you double-click the image in the future to see where it's used.   Also, I would recommend that you change the gun brand pages to the proper full title of the manufacturer before doing any more "See Also" changes.  In the upper right of the page, there's an arrow to the right of the "View History" box, when you click the arrow you see the "Move" box. Click that "Move Box" and it will let you know how to move a page over to a new name.   --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 14:56, 6 January 2012 (CST)
[[User:Guamelliott]]. I'm fairly sure that's a bot. If it isn't...Ugh. [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim|talk]]) 14:48, 28 May 2013 (EDT)


== Dividing Gun Pages ==
==Doing a Blog==


If you're going to divide these pages, please make sure that you put in the explanation that the revolvers are basically the same except for the differences as specified on the original page. Also make sure that the redirects are correct as well.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 19:08, 7 January 2012 (CST)
I've been following the Anime and guns articles and would like to make my own contributions since I'm a die hard anime fan, specifically of the kinds with guns in them. [[User:Excalibur01|Excalibur01]] ([[User talk:Excalibur01|talk]]) 13:13, 18 July 2013 (EDT)


: Again, if you're going to change these pages, you need to place an explanation at the top of each new page that the revolver used to be called the centennial and that the 642 is the stainless model.  Make sure you link properly.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 20:23, 7 January 2012 (CST)
== IMFDB upgrade: dispatch schedule products ==


==Splitting up S&W pages==
Hi Zackmann, just a question about the IMFDB upgrade fund-raising project that came up in May. I ordered a few small items and I was just curious when I could expect them. I know there's probably a zillion things on your mind, but I would appreciate if you could give me a small update. By the way, I honestly feel it is a pity that not enough funds could be raised. Keep up the good work and thanks in advance, [[User:PeeWee055|PeeWee055]] ([[User talk:PeeWee055|talk]]) 04:39, 22 August 2013 (EDT)
Personally I'm torn on the split.  I actually LIKE having separate pages from the standpoint that if you want to see what films the particular gun YOU are interested in, has appear in, then you would first search by TYPE.  Having a table of contents that lists numerically is very helpful. But I can see how handy it is to list the SS version (with diff model number) on the same page as the original gun, in order to see the genesis and progeny of that particular model. But I will probably (tomorrow) write up a proposal to the other mods to get a consensus on breakup/not breakup on the S&W pages and post it on the forum along with PMs. If you can, please continue the cleanup but don't break up anything until then.  :)  regards [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 20:58, 7 January 2012 (CST)
:Hi Zackmann08, thanks for the response. I'll just wait a few more weeks, don't worry. I live in Holland and ordered a patch and a sticker (sorry, I am temporarily on a very tight budget...) so I guess that should be send pretty easily. Take care, [[User:PeeWee055|PeeWee055]] ([[User talk:PeeWee055|talk]]) 08:39, 26 August 2013 (EDT)
:: Hi Zackmann08, just checking to see if you have received an e-mail from me that I send through support@imfdb.org on 24th October. You were saying that all goods from the fundraiser would be shipped by September 1st but so far I have not received anything. That e-mail contains my payment details which should be helpful to determine what's been happening. Thanks a lot for letting me know, [[User:PeeWee055|PeeWee055]] ([[User talk:PeeWee055|talk]]) 09:04, 6 November 2013 (EST)
:::Hi Zackmann, thanks for the quick response. I just resend my last month's e-mail to support@imfdb.org. Thanks for checking, [[User:PeeWee055|PeeWee055]] ([[User talk:PeeWee055|talk]]) 15:10, 6 November 2013 (EST)
::::Hi Zackmann08, hello from Holland! Any news on my above resend e-mail of 6th November? I was hoping to hear from you about some stuff that I ordered and paid to support IMFDB on 5th May (...). Dispatch would be September latest but I still have not received anything, be it my order or a dispatch schedule. Maybe I better resend the above e-mail to a different mail address or contact Rockethub myself? Please let me know if I should wait to receive anything or maybe consider my payment to be a general 'gift' to IMFDB? Looking forward to hear from you and thanks in advance for checking, [[User:PeeWee055|PeeWee055]] ([[User talk:PeeWee055|talk]]) 10:47, 25 November 2013 (EST)


== Centennial ==
== Thank you! ==


In regards to the Centennial page, I thought you were going to give a more thorough explanation for dropping the "Centennial" from the page before going to to change every entry.  Before you make a major change like dropping "Centennial" from the S&W page, you need to explain more clearly why you're doing this.  Just putting "also called Centennial" isn't enough information for the change and some of the other users might be wondering what the reason is.  It would have been better to fix the 642 page and put an explanation about why the revolver is NOT called the Centennial.    I know I gave you some leeway, but you're making wholesale changes to a lot of entries that's making some of the admins a little nervous about giving you permission to do anything.  I appreciate you wanting to help out with the site, but you already received a message from MPM2008 about holding off on splitting off pages. I would suggest holding off on splitting any more pages until this is resolved.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 23:57, 7 January 2012 (CST)
Thank you for promoting me to Admin status! I'll try to do the best I can for the IMFDB, and not fail. [[User:Greg-Z|Greg-Z]] ([[User talk:Greg-Z|talk]]) 02:30, 20 September 2013 (EDT)


: I had asked that you provide an adequate explanation at the top of the page about why "Centennial" is not the proper nomenclature.  Perhaps a couple of sentences regarding how the revolver is often referred to as the name because it's based on the frame but it's not the official given to it as seen on the S&W  website.  You had written a lot of this in the discussion, and it should have been placed at the top of the gun page. Take a look at how the [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]] explanation is worded.  Because you were already making changes on movie pages to remove the centennial name, the perception was that you weren't making any more changes to the gun page.  Anyway, you don't have to undo your changes, but please do provide a more detailed background of the 442 and 642.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 01:25, 8 January 2012 (CST)
== Access to Admin discussion section ==


==S&W Model 460==
Hello! May I ask you to provide me access to the Admin discussion section? Thanks in advance! [[User:Greg-Z|Greg-Z]] ([[User talk:Greg-Z|talk]]) 11:25, 21 October 2013 (EDT)
Noticed you were looking for info on 460 variants and barrel lengths. [http://guns4u.info/?p=736 This page] has them all listed along with pictures of them.  --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] 07:38, 9 January 2012 (CST)
:Thank you! [[User:Greg-Z|Greg-Z]] ([[User talk:Greg-Z|talk]]) 02:01, 23 October 2013 (EDT)


== Remington 870 ==
== Server issues ==


If you're planning on tackling the [[Remington 870]] page, it makes more sense to divide the page by different models, similar to the format seen on the [[Glock]] page.  There are so many entries for the police magnum version alone that it doesn't make sense to just put a reference in the "Notes" column.  I would NOT recommend dividing it up into completely separate pages.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 14:21, 11 January 2012 (CST)
Any ideas regarding all the editing downtime we've been having recently? We've had 12+ hour blackouts where nobody could edit, login or upload images and we're kind of wondering what's going on. Seems uploads just went down again, too. [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim|talk]]) 15:26, 9 November 2013 (EST)


: I'll change it.  --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 14:59, 11 January 2012 (CST)
== Hey ==


==Formal request==
Good to see you back, it's been a while. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 23:44, 2 October 2014 (EDT)
You're doing a great job on the tables and general clean up. I am formally asking you to stop renaming the gun pages.  You're still jumping the gun.  More than one admin has to discuss the naming protocols and we are considering going in the opposite direction for clarity.  Also don't create a new page and cut and paste the info. Just move the page that way anyone who types in the old name in a search won't end up with nothing.  I'm asking for this MORATORIUM on renaming entire pages.  Thanks.  [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 18:04, 12 January 2012 (CST)

Latest revision as of 03:44, 3 October 2014

Shortcut templates

If you're thinking about creating a page for editing shortcuts, here's some templates I've created that should help --Ben41 02:32, 25 July 2012 (CDT):

{{ActorF}} = [[Category:Actor]] and [[Category:Actor Female]]

{{ActorM}} = [[Category:Actor]] and [[Category:Actor Male]]

{{Film War}} = [[Category:Movie]] and [[Category:War]]

{{Film Comedy}} = [[Category:Movie]] and [[Category:Comedy]]

{{Film Crime Drama}} = [[Category:Movie]], [[Category:Crime]] and [[Category:Drama]]

{{SS}} = [[Category:Screenshot]]

{{PCA}} = [[Category:Poster and Cover Art]] sorry zackman, i know this isn't the right place to talk to you, but I cannot find the right place, so here goes... I have made an edit and would like to upload a photograph to support it, but I cannot find any instructions on how to do it. how do I upload photographs to a page?

Ha!

Once again, great minds think alike. --Funkychinaman 10:35, 24 August 2012 (CDT)

S&W Model 1

I think he was on the right track changing this (but went abut it the wrong way), as the current image we have for the Model 1 is not a Model 1. If you look at the one in the history (which is a Model 1 first issue) you can see that there are quite a few differences. I'll sort it out with some better pictures of the first, second and third issues for reference to clear it up. --commando552 10:43, 24 August 2012 (CDT)

Apology accepted. I saw the mistake and just fixed it asap with the best S&W Model 1 pic I could find. You were right, I should have brought it up with one of the admins instead of just fixing it. --charterarmsoffduty 10:33, 25 August 2012 (CDT)

Deleting screenshots

Is there any way to delete a screenshot without actually have to access the page? A screenshot I've uploaded for the film The Rundown now causes the page to not load and I would like to delete that jpg and a few others. Here are the filenames: File:Rund.jpg File:Rundown.jpg File:Therundown.jpg

If you try to click on this files, you will be taken to a blank page with the following warning:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 67108864 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 11908 bytes) in /home/imfdb/public_html/w/includes/media/Bitmap.php on line 213


If there's anything you can do, please help. Thanks --Ben41 23:01, 3 September 2012 (CDT)

Templates

It was a long conference call... --Funkychinaman (talk) 14:46, 6 September 2012 (EDT)

Maintenance Scripts

I ran updateSpecialPages bunni (talk) 04:45, 7 September 2012 (EDT)

GTA Template

Thanks. I was totally lost on how to go about setting that up. Spartan198 (talk) 02:22, 8 October 2012 (EDT)

Thanks

Thanks for the welcome message. I will do my best to add great content and improve this site.

Nathanl (talk) 16:37, 17 October 2012 (EDT)

Same usernames

I didn't think the system would allow a Gunmaster45 and a GunMaster45. It's not the same person, is it? If not, is it a good idea to allow a new user a name so close to an admin? --Funkychinaman (talk) 16:51, 2 November 2012 (EDT)

And our friend in England went through a slightly-tweak-an-admin-name phase at exactly this time last year. (here, here, here, and here. --Funkychinaman (talk) 17:10, 2 November 2012 (EDT)
Well, at least now we know it's possible to have the same name with different caps. Another user was complaining about not having entered his username correctly the first time and wanted another one. --Funkychinaman (talk) 19:52, 2 November 2012 (EDT)

Thank You Sir

Thank You Sir, I will do my best not to violate ToS of this wiki, BTW i already know much about wiki's as im a daily contributor to the GTA Wiki's Both The wikia and the wiki, Here is my account on the wiki: [1] And here is my account on the wikia [2] Thanks, Sincerely Faizan. --Faizanali (talk) 02:56, 20 November 2012 (EST)

Suggesting another admin

Bozitojugg3rn4ut is always around, knows the rules and does good work. I'm fairly sure I've suggested him before, but I'll do it again anyway. Evil Tim (talk) 04:02, 8 December 2012 (EST)

Kudos to You Zack! I am a lil bit surprised but also extremely grateful. And no, I don't have a forum account. - bozitojugg3rn4ut (talk) 14:59, 8 December 2012 (EST)
Password changed. And how come there was no Welcome message?! :DDD - bozitojugg3rn4ut (talk) 16:19, 8 December 2012 (EST)

S&W and Colt

I know some and I have a pretty good library which can help me find out other information. I'm also active on both a S&W and Colt forum which is another great source of information. What do you need and I can try to help out.--Jcordell (talk) 15:48, 11 December 2012 (EST)

I've done some work over there in the past regarding firearms. But I've never been on the project. I'll look it over. Thanks.--Jcordell (talk) 22:45, 11 December 2012 (EST)

"Genevievecornett‎"

I'd watch that one closely, there's a curious lack of anything specific to this site in their user description and it's a name / name spambot-like title. Evil Tim (talk) 02:36, 17 December 2012 (EST)

Tim was right, that was a spambot. I've banned and deleted the user and talk page. --Funkychinaman (talk) 02:38, 18 December 2012 (EST)

Avatars on Forum

Hey Zack. Just wanted to give you a reminder about the avatar-issue on the forums, as you asked. - bozitojugg3rn4ut (talk) 11:59, 8 January 2013 (EST)

Same person

Blackguinepig and Blackguineapig appear to be the same person. --Funkychinaman (talk) 18:51, 17 January 2013 (EST)

AKS

May this picture and information be added to the main AK-47 page? The picture is of what was officially designated as a Облегченный 7,62-мм автомат Калашникова со складным прикладом (АКС), translated to Lightweight 7.62 mm automatic Kalashnikov with a folding stock (AKS), and what is referred to in the West as an AK-47 Type III. Thejoker (talk) 09:28, 27 January 2013 (EST)

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Lightweight 7.62 mm automatic Kalashnikov with a folding stock (AKS) - 7.62x39mm

Here is a picture from some old Russian manual or document showing the full stock version called simply Облегченный 7,62-мм автомат Калашникова (АК).

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Lightweight 7.62 mm automatic Kalashnikov (AK) - 7.62x39mm

Image

That A&B image? Ppht, I wish. I found it on the internet somewhere. That's was about 2 1/2 years ago, so I can't remember for the life of me where it came from.--PistolJunkie (talk) 16:44, 26 February 2013 (EST)

Questioning my change

(edit) sorry, I was fixing a change I was going to make. The original maker identified the gun as a Stainless Model 36. Since there is no Stainless 36, I changed it to a Model 60 (which would be the correct identifier for that model if made in SS). You should bring up your challenge to them, not me. :D As to what I as doing - I recently uploaded a correct S&W model 36 nickel plated 1st gen photo. The photo I had uploaded previously was mislabeled as a stainless Model 36. It was actually a photo of a Satin Stainless Model 60. At the time I took the first old photo, the owner (not me) quipped that it was a Stainless Model 60. I was not as educated about S&W model nomenclature as I am now, so I loaded the pic as such. But what he meant (and what I later learned myself) that he was merely describing the "Model 60" as "the stainless Model 36". Anyway, enough backstory about the pics, but that is why I'm fixing pages which used the Model 60 pic as a 'nickel' Model 36. And any page that utilizes the Model 60 description, I either put in a correct pic of a Model 60 or did minor grammar or spelling changes. I left the gun IDs to the creators of the pages. MoviePropMaster2008 (talk) 15:08, 7 March 2013 (EST)

Hawaii Five-0

I don't think that is a gold plated desert eagle--Coltmth (talk) 09:53, 10 March 2013 (EDT)

Blog

That's actually why I haven't finished it. I'm still trying to figure out HOW to add pictures. --Funkychinaman (talk) 19:24, 12 March 2013 (EDT)

I looked for the add media button like google said, but can't find it. So maybe it's a privilege issue? I was hoping I could see the code on an existing post as well, but I can't seem to do that either. --Funkychinaman (talk) 19:30, 12 March 2013 (EDT)
I see it now. Is there any way to link to existing images on the site or do we just have to upload everything? --Funkychinaman (talk) 19:43, 12 March 2013 (EDT)
I uploaded a few shots and put them in the post, but I can't generate a preview. I tried clearing my cookies, but I still can't get a preview. I'll try it when I get home. --Funkychinaman (talk) 18:58, 15 March 2013 (EDT)

Gallery

The MPM gallery DOES look great. Thanks. I do tend to keep the pics in chronological order on my user page because it's my way of remembering 'when' i uploaded 'what' and during what month. LOL. Weird, but it helps me remember what bulk uploads I did in the past. Noting the 'timeline' of when I do stuff helps me mentally keep track of what work has been done and what needs to be done. But the Gallery is a cool tool. Hope you like the new pic uploads. Some of the pics might not merit their own page yet, until the model is used in a movie/tv show/game/anime. But I want to make sure IMFDB has a record of the image when it is needed. I will probably look more at the Gallery style when I have a bit more time. Right now I have a time period when I'm grabbing as many gun pics as I can. :D best regards MoviePropMaster2008 (talk) 01:09, 17 March 2013 (EDT)

CSI

You don't want to keep the CSI page around as a hub? --Funkychinaman (talk) 20:05, 22 March 2013 (EDT)

Yeah, I figured that when you called it a drive-by. --Funkychinaman (talk) 21:42, 22 March 2013 (EDT)

RE: Star Wars

Sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately, I am unable to do a blog post about it, but it seems to be a very interesting and good subject to write about though. - Kenny99 (talk) 00:55, 27 March 2013 (EDT)

Case

You mean like this? --Funkychinaman (talk) 15:42, 29 March 2013 (EDT)

Although I suppose this is far more iconic. --Funkychinaman (talk) 15:57, 29 March 2013 (EDT)

An explanation of the numbering protocol I came up with

Hi there. I noticed that early on during your tenure at IMFDB you undid a naming protocol that I did for the Smith & Wesson Revolvers. I am hoping that you understand WHY I did this and why removing it screws up the order upon which the guns appear in the listing. At the bottom of the page (take Smith & Wesson Model 1 for example) I put in the name "Smith & Wesson Model 001" for a specific reason. Utilizing the three digit naming nomenclature (at the bottom of the page) allows the models to be correctly listed by name in the proper order when looking at the list of gun pages. That way, the Model 1 does NOT come after the Model 10. I've pointed this out to other members at the (before you were on IMFDB) so you may not have caught that reason. Hope this helps. Just wanted to explain what the reason was for putting this at the bottom of the page and why I ask others not to remove it. Thanks. :D MoviePropMaster2008 (talk) 02:09, 8 April 2013 (EDT)

Forget this comment by me, LOL

For some Strange reason, I thought you asked me a question on email and now that I've went and answered it, it turns out that I messed up and had a case of mistaken identity. My apologies for 'wasting the space on your talk page'. LOL Just wanted to explain what the reason was for putting this at the bottom of the page and why I ask others not to remove it at the time. For some reason I thought you asked me as to why that was the case. Now that I look back, I can't find any query email from. Ok forget it. Sorry for the mixup. LOL Thanks. :D MoviePropMaster2008 (talk) 02:12, 8 April 2013 (EDT)

Pictures usable

I joined IMFDB firstly because the page for the AMC show Hell on Wheels was sorely lacking in content and I wish to improve that. I am not able to get my hand on an American DVD release of Hell on Wheels (as per the IMFDB regulations) but I do have a paid netflix account from which I was able to pull screenshots for the firearms I wish to add for the page (namely the Winchester Model 1866, the Henry Model 1860 and Elam`s "Arkansas Toothpick"). I just wanted to check whether these images are okay to upload and use for the television shows page before hand as to avoid any warnings or getting banned. ClassicMax (talk) 13:48, 21 April 2013 (EDT)

IMFDB upgrade

Hi Zackmann, the crowd funding campaign is a perfect idea, congrats on the way you have presented it to the IMFDB community! The enthusiasm and knowledge of all contributors has pleasantly surprised me from the day I joined, but indeed it would be a very good thing if life was made a little bit simpler. I am most definitely making an effort in the coming days to support your initiative. Keep up the good work, PeeWee055 (talk) 16:40, 3 May 2013 (EDT)

A problem with letters with diacritical signs in hyperlinks

Sorry to disturb you for such a minor problem but I need some technical help. When I'm trying to to create a hyperlink for a name or title that has letters with diacritical signs I encounter the following problem:

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Database error

A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software. The last attempted database query was:

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from within function "LinkHolderArray::replaceInternal". Database returned error "1271: Illegal mix of collations for operation ' IN ' (192.168.130.4)".

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It happens not with all such letters. For example, š can be used correctly, but using ć (in the name of Serbian actor) or ă (in the title of Romanian movie) results in error. It happens only when using such letters in hyperlinks. In common text they can be used without any problem. I have already posted a topic about this problem on IMFDB forum but had no answer.

Is it possible to solve this problem now or in future? Thanks in advance. Greg-Z (talk) 03:43, 9 May 2013 (EDT)

A question

Hi. I have a question about the merchandise on Rockethub; If I purchase, say 2 t-shirts (the international shipping ones) outside US, is the price of shipping included in the price of the t-shirt (40$ a piece)? --Warejaws (talk) 14:49, 13 May 2013 (EDT)

Forum login

Hey Zackmann, I apologize for not replying to your last message. I would like to report an email I got in my inbox, it says someone tried to log into my account five times on the forums, so I think someone maybe trying to hack accounts there. The email says the ip address of the one doing it is 188.143.232.144. If you would like me to forward this to Bunni or someone else, I will do so. Also good work contributing to the site, I appreciate your hard work and dedication, if you need help, drop me a line, and I will get to it as soon as possible. Thanks.--Alienqueen11 (talk) 17:45, 14 May 2013 (EDT)

Thank you for looking into this, Zackmann, and lol no, I have never been to Russia at all. We have had problems with foreign users in the past, and I hope you get to the bottom of this. I will be sure to check the RocketHub and try to help if money isn't too tight. Thank you for your consideration. --Alienqueen11 (talk) 20:27, 14 May 2013 (EDT)

Weird user account.

User:Guamelliott. I'm fairly sure that's a bot. If it isn't...Ugh. Evil Tim (talk) 14:48, 28 May 2013 (EDT)

Doing a Blog

I've been following the Anime and guns articles and would like to make my own contributions since I'm a die hard anime fan, specifically of the kinds with guns in them. Excalibur01 (talk) 13:13, 18 July 2013 (EDT)

IMFDB upgrade: dispatch schedule products

Hi Zackmann, just a question about the IMFDB upgrade fund-raising project that came up in May. I ordered a few small items and I was just curious when I could expect them. I know there's probably a zillion things on your mind, but I would appreciate if you could give me a small update. By the way, I honestly feel it is a pity that not enough funds could be raised. Keep up the good work and thanks in advance, PeeWee055 (talk) 04:39, 22 August 2013 (EDT)

Hi Zackmann08, thanks for the response. I'll just wait a few more weeks, don't worry. I live in Holland and ordered a patch and a sticker (sorry, I am temporarily on a very tight budget...) so I guess that should be send pretty easily. Take care, PeeWee055 (talk) 08:39, 26 August 2013 (EDT)
Hi Zackmann08, just checking to see if you have received an e-mail from me that I send through support@imfdb.org on 24th October. You were saying that all goods from the fundraiser would be shipped by September 1st but so far I have not received anything. That e-mail contains my payment details which should be helpful to determine what's been happening. Thanks a lot for letting me know, PeeWee055 (talk) 09:04, 6 November 2013 (EST)
Hi Zackmann, thanks for the quick response. I just resend my last month's e-mail to support@imfdb.org. Thanks for checking, PeeWee055 (talk) 15:10, 6 November 2013 (EST)
Hi Zackmann08, hello from Holland! Any news on my above resend e-mail of 6th November? I was hoping to hear from you about some stuff that I ordered and paid to support IMFDB on 5th May (...). Dispatch would be September latest but I still have not received anything, be it my order or a dispatch schedule. Maybe I better resend the above e-mail to a different mail address or contact Rockethub myself? Please let me know if I should wait to receive anything or maybe consider my payment to be a general 'gift' to IMFDB? Looking forward to hear from you and thanks in advance for checking, PeeWee055 (talk) 10:47, 25 November 2013 (EST)

Thank you!

Thank you for promoting me to Admin status! I'll try to do the best I can for the IMFDB, and not fail. Greg-Z (talk) 02:30, 20 September 2013 (EDT)

Access to Admin discussion section

Hello! May I ask you to provide me access to the Admin discussion section? Thanks in advance! Greg-Z (talk) 11:25, 21 October 2013 (EDT)

Thank you! Greg-Z (talk) 02:01, 23 October 2013 (EDT)

Server issues

Any ideas regarding all the editing downtime we've been having recently? We've had 12+ hour blackouts where nobody could edit, login or upload images and we're kind of wondering what's going on. Seems uploads just went down again, too. Evil Tim (talk) 15:26, 9 November 2013 (EST)

Hey

Good to see you back, it's been a while. --Funkychinaman (talk) 23:44, 2 October 2014 (EDT)

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