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Much better with this page. Thanks for ID'ing most of the weapons. --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 01:46, 11 November 2011 (CST) | Much better with this page. Thanks for ID'ing most of the weapons. --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 01:46, 11 November 2011 (CST) | ||
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It seems that your screenshots are set in the wrong aspect ratio. You need to make sure that your VLC player is set to 4:3 if the film is in the "Square" format. --[[User:Ben41|Ben41]] 19:40, 18 April 2012 (CDT) | |||
Revision as of 00:40, 19 April 2012
First, thanks for your contributions. I've noticed that you've uploaded a lot of screencaps that you have had some problems identifying the guns. If you have a question regarding the identification of a gun in a picture, it might be better to upload the pic into the discussion page and ask there before putting the pic into the main movie page. You may also want to do a search in the "gun" categories to compare the gun in your screencaps before posting it. A lot of guns seem to be easily identifiable. I hope this helps you out. --Ben41 04:44, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
- You're welcome. And, okay, I do confess I felt a little odd posting screencaps of guns and basically going "I don't know what these are." I'll take your advice and aside from that only contribute to movies with already-identified guns but no screencaps. --Kooshmeister
- No, being honest and saying that the weapon is an unknown weapon (at least to you) is the preferred action to take. To declare a gun something which it is obviously NOT looks much worse. Mis-identifying weapons, though it happens, is embarrassing for IMFDB since people come HERE to check what the gun is. To say that a gun is "TBD" aka to be determined, just implies that you were too busy to finish the page. Which is better than making a bold and WRONG statement. :) MoviePropMaster2008 07:50, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
Page format
I appreciate the work you've contributed, but just an FYI: You've been using the wrong format on King Kong Lives and Abominable. Don't put the links to the gun pages in the heading; it shouldn't say, "Winchester Model 1300" and have a link in the heading, and then you say, "Used by (insert name)". It is best to a "A Winchester Model 1300 is used by (insert name)", and leaving the heading without a link. -MT2008 18:32, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
- Gotcha. - Kooshmeister
- Awesome, thanks! -MT2008 19:19, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
- There we go, both movies fixed. I'll check to see if I've made the mistake with others and fix them as I happen on them. - Kooshmeister
- Awesome, thanks! -MT2008 19:19, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
Making actor's pages
First, thanks for your contributions. Just one minor correction when making the actor pages, can you put the film title BEFORE the notes and dates? I'll change the Ronald Lacey page so you can see. --Ben41 03:02, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
Creepshow 2
Winchester Model 12 is my best guess for the shotgun. When it comes to identifying revolvers, certain companies have a specific barrel profile. The most common you see in films are S&W, then Colt, then Taurus and Charter Arms. The one in Creepshow 2 has a Colt Detective Gen 1 barrel profile, Charter Arms also have a similar profile check them out too. --Predator20 14:20, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
Phantoms
The one on the far left I can't tell. Then it looks like an Ithaca 37, Winchester Model 12, and an other Ithaca 37.--Predator20 02:18, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
- Are you going to add those assault rifles that the soldiers used to the page? And I think I remember M16s in the movie, too. -MT2008 03:24, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- At some point, yes. - Kooshmeister
The Monster Squad
Thanks for doing that film. One of my favorites growing up. I can't tell from the caps, do the revolvers have an exposed ejector rod? If they do they're problably S&W Model 10s. If they're covered probably Model 19s my guess.--Predator20 23:03, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
- It's a little difficult to tell. The second pic of the rookie cop looks like it has an exposed one but the first pic of him looks like it's covered. Possible a blooper resulted in both being used in different scenes? - Kooshmeister
- Continuity errors is not uncommon. I haven't seen the film in years, so I can't give better identification. Go either way with it, probably be fine. --Predator20 00:50, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
Blue Steel
Thanks for doing Blue Steel. Just one minor adjustment when making your movie pages: Please put "The following weapons were used in the film (Film Title):, instead of "Guns used in the film". This is to keep the page in line with the other movies. If they're other weapons such as grenades and the like, it's probably better to put "Weapons" instead of "guns". Thanks! --Ben41 19:10, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
Spoilers
Just a reminder. You seem to have a slight problem with spoilers. Please read the RULES and Standards section again regarding that :) No offense but remember to NOT reveal deaths of major characters or major plot turns on movie pages unless it is absolutely necessary to identifying a WEAPON, and even then, should be predicated by a SPOILER warning. THanks :) MoviePropMaster2008 04:54, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
- I apologize. In most cases I guess I figured since they're older films, spoilers weren't as much of an issue as with more recent films. I'll be more mindful in the future. - Kooshmeister
The Son of Kong
I hate to say this because you have been a good contributor, but you need to make a better effort in trying to identify weapons. It's not fair to make other users have to spend time to research and finish the pages that you've started. Some things to do before making pages:
1. Since the films you're interested in are older films, you may want to take a look at World War II films and other films from the 1960's to compare the weapons that are in the movie you are working on. You can "Cut and Paste" the weapons from the other pages' edit code and fill in the new information on your new page.
2. If you had planned to come back to this page and identify the weapons, you need to put a note at the top that you're going to do this. The "Incomplete" banner means that you want to someone else to finish this page and doesn't look good when none of the weapons have been identified. A {{workinprogress}} is a better banner to put at the top of the page if you're not finished it. This way, users will know that you're not just letting others finish it, but you're going to come back to try to complete it.
Thanks for the screencaps, but please remember this when making future pages. --Ben41 19:23, 23 October 2011 (CDT)
- I've said time and time again that I'd rather let someone more knowledgeable about firearms than me identify the guns, instead of feeling like an imbecile for making a usually wrong guess, especially given what MoviePropMaster2008 said above about how that looks worse. It makes me feel pressured. All I've ever wanted to be on here is a screenshot contributor. However, you're correct that I do need to at least try and browse through the different pages to find a match so I will do so in the future. --Kooshmeister
Scarecrows
Much better with this page. Thanks for ID'ing most of the weapons. --Ben41 01:46, 11 November 2011 (CST)
Your screenshots are squashed
It seems that your screenshots are set in the wrong aspect ratio. You need to make sure that your VLC player is set to 4:3 if the film is in the "Square" format. --Ben41 19:40, 18 April 2012 (CDT)