User talk:PeeWee055

Razor Blade Smile

You want to set images to |thumb|none| instead of |thumb|left|, and fullscreen images are set at 500px, not 600px. You also want to link to weapon pages in the descriptions for each listing.--PistolJunkie 13:59, 20 March 2011 (CDT)

Thanks a lot! This is my first contribution and I was struggling with a few things. All I need to do now is create a few actors pages, add guns from this movie on the weapon pages and finally create one new weapons page. Have mercy on a novice!

Not a problem. Compared to the pages that a lot of new users make, yours was a pretty easy fix. The only problems were in regards to minor, easily rectified formatting issues (most new users wind up making jumbled train-wrecks for pages). The descriptions were pretty good as well, and only needed linking (usually "fixing" new pages means rewriting a bunch of poorly written excuses for sentences). All in all, not a bad start. Hell, MPM08 was able to take care of most of it before I could even hit "Save Changes".

Two other tips, if you're not sure how to format something, just jack the coding from another page (I steal from my own pages all the time). Also, repond to comments on that user's page, and sign your posts (either by typing --~~~~ or by clicking the second-to-last button above the editing window).--PistolJunkie 18:46, 20 March 2011 (CDT)

Again thanks a lot for your constructive comments, I am quite new to this page as far as contributing is concerned but I am eager to learn! I did indeed figure out that 'jacking' is sometimes the most practical way, when constructing this first page I had a page for another movie open on editing mode to see how it should be done.

Sorry for the many times I save a page. I am quite keen to make my first (but certainly not last!) entry a good one so I do check back once in a while to see if I can improve. For next time I will make sure to create and finish a page in one evening so that I don't invite others to spend their precious time on something that I was going to finish the next day...

By the way, is there an easier way to communicate with other users than this? Later in the week I will make the revisions I mentioned above and I may need to ask more experienced members for their advice. If necessary, I don't mind to share an e-mail address. --~~~~

Bruni 92

I added it to the Beretta page. All registered users can edit the page not just me, I changed the protection level because of anonymous users making bad edits, you can edit the page all day long since you are registered.--Predator20 10:55, 26 March 2011 (CDT)

Wow, that's quick! Looks cool, thanks a lot!--PeeWee055 11:01, 26 March 2011 (CDT)

Heaven's Burning

I've started the page for Heaven's Burning because you had uploaded all the pictures a month ago and had not created the page yet. If you want to finish this, please go ahead. --Ben41 13:22, 19 May 2011 (CDT)

That's much appreciated, I was intending to finish right after the upload but the last few weeks have been crazy. Allow me to send you my 'draft' for your convenience this weekend, I spend a good deal of time on this movie and I have all the actors names and maybe a gun or two you may not have spotted.

Cool to see that there's more people who like this movie. It's a personal favourite of mine and it deserves more credit than it got. Anyway, have fun completing the page, hope my comments will be of help. --PeeWee055 14:46, 19 May 2011 (CDT)

District 9 Vektor Z88

First off, I didn't do the District 9 page. And what proof do you have that it's a Vektor Z88 and not just a regular 92FS? Aside from the other Vektor guns present? Excalibur01 06:18, 19 July 2011 (CDT)

You know who helped with the District 9 page? Olly Steel, the armorer of the movie. It's a 92FS.-protoAuthor 19:05, 19 July 2011 (CDT)

I did see Olly Steel's name on the page but I was not aware he was actually involved in such great detail. If that is so, he will have seen this gun's entry and I fully rest my case :-)

By the way, I am relatively new here so could somebody please confirm the following? The best way to communicate with fellow contributors is; (1) add a new topic in the user talk page of another person, (2) wait until that person posts a reply on his talk page below my entry and (3) reply again on that very same talk page?

Thanks for getting back to me, I don't want to be a pain to you guys! --PeeWee055 03:13, 20 July 2011 (CDT)

It depends. Some users will reply on their own talk page, some on yours (so you'll be posting replies to each other on on the other's talk page). I personally prefer the latter since it pops up a notification to tell you when you have a new reply. Evil Tim 03:17, 20 July 2011 (CDT)

No worries, I like to see proactive users where it matters --AdAstra2009 15:06, 20 July 2011 (CDT)

Heaven's Burning

In Australia, the tactical units are not called SWAT, so that's why the names were changed to tactical. Also, it doesn't make sense to use the screenshot of Patrick Dugin wearing a mask for his actor page. If you have a different picture of Dugin without the mask, then please upload and use that for his page. --Ben41 06:16, 27 August 2011 (CDT)

If it's police from South Australia, then the tactical unit would be called STAR (Special Tasks and Rescue). Also, new picture for Matthew Dyktynski‎ should be used. --Ben41

re:weapons overview

I think what you're talking about is redirects. What you have to do is create new page called Bruni 92 or whatever the case may be. Then redirect it to it's section in the Beretta 92 page. With the Springfield Omega I would move it to where the rest of the Springfield's are. Then do the redirect. I'll do one for you so you can see how it's done. --Predator20 09:32, 27 August 2011 (CDT)

Here's a link to a redirect page. http://www.imfdb.org/w/index.php?title=Bruni_92&redirect=no Click edit and you can see how the coding is done. --Predator20 09:35, 27 August 2011 (CDT)

Well it looks like you got it figured out, my work here is done. :) Thanks for the complement on my HP, I need to take that thing out again, it's been awhile.--Predator20 13:46, 28 August 2011 (CDT)

Broken Arrow

Just letting you know that in Broken Arrow, the stealth bomber is specifically identified in the film as a "B-3", not a B2. --Ben41 18:46, 28 August 2011 (CDT)

re:deleting a page

With that one are you sure we shouldn't just redirect it to Leningrad Attack on?--Predator20 10:35, 5 September 2011 (CDT)

I just put the page as a redirect. In the future, PW, you can use the redirect instead of deleting the page if there's an alternate title for the film. --Ben41 05:14, 6 September 2011 (CDT)

naming nomenclature

I was wondering why you posted your message three times in a row, but then I figured it must have something to do with the 'delayed reaction' 'cloud' BS that IMFDB is experimenting with. Though it helps back up everything, the new system is maddening because NOTHING updates in real time any more. As for your question, the first reason of putting the year on any title is to differentiate it from identically named movies from previous years. But this is a less common instance where the year is also put on the updated title. Since the title was changed for the American Release (and the American release title takes precedence on IMFDB), people will know that the original title was indeed, simply, "Leningrad" but since the original title has multiple identities (several movies, at least one short, and also films shot in the Soviet Union and other countries in Europe that originally, or at some time, had the title "Leningrad"), the viewer may wonder "which version of Leningrad was re-titled "Attack on Leningrad" for the American audience? This is not an official rule and if it bothers you, we can remove it. IMFDB allows a little flexibility when it comes to making things clearer for the audience (though we tend to not be as flexible if someone wants to make something more vague). But since you created the page, you have the final call for this, since it is not a rule that is listed in the rules and regulations. If you want to remove the year, I would have no problem with it. It was just another bit of info to help members know what version & year we were discussing. thanks. MoviePropMaster2008 14:36, 6 September 2011 (CDT)

Moving pages

To save MPM the work of telling you this, the page move button is under the arrow pointing down between 'view history' and the search box. Click that and the options 'Move' and 'watch' (or 'unwatch') should come up. Click 'move' and enter the new page name. Moving the page will automatically turn the old page into a redirect to the new one; any links clicked to the old page will go to the new one instead. Evil Tim 05:12, 7 September 2011 (CDT)

It's Olympic

Just curious, Why did you change the name? You can see clearly on the image of the gun that it is spelled Olympic right there on the side of the gun. Not the other spelling. MoviePropMaster2008 12:47, 17 September 2011 (CDT)

Edit, I've noted quite a few times the Italian websites have typographical errors on their own products page. I ran into that with the real gun Benelli shotgun series and the Franchi pages. Well at least their typos are not as bad as the distorted English of the Japanese and Chinese websites! hahahahahaha.

Bruni Magnum

Actually we prefer that the non-firing replicas of a recognizable gun be put at the bottom of the page of the real gun. I think the Bruni Magnum is a replica of a Colt Python, so it should be at the bottom of the Colt Python page in a new section called ==Non Firing Replicas== or blank firing replicas. See the M1911 page. Also check out the M16 page. Both pages have guns which are not real guns at the bottom of the page. As for the Olympic, I don't think it matches any particular real world gun, so I suppose it merits its own page. But 99% of all the blank and fake guns out there on the market are copies of something that is real. So they belong at the bottom of those real gun pages. Thanks for your hard work! :) MoviePropMaster2008 13:02, 17 September 2011 (CDT)

For Predator20

What you're looking for is the "watchlist" option. To the right of "view history" on any page is a little down arrow; click on this to get a drop-down menu with "move" and "watch" on it. Clicking "watch" will add it to your watchlist ("My Watchlist" option in your profile at the top-right), which will allow you to keep track of all the pages you mark. Evil Tim 07:54, 26 September 2011 (CDT)

Since Tim loves to look at other peoples talk pages. (I'm guilty of that too.) He answered your question in better words than I could have done. --Predator20 09:02, 26 September 2011 (CDT)

The markup for a redirect is #REDIRECT [[PAGENAME]]. So with yours it's #REDIRECT [[Colt_Python#Bruni_Magnum]]. I've already changed it for you :) Evil Tim 09:39, 26 September 2011 (CDT)

Thanks for help

Thank you for help with "The Loner"! Greg-Z 06:28, 3 November 2011 (CDT)

Little country?

You have a great country. When I and my wife were stationed in Germany (1993-1996) we were able to visit Amsterdam, Nijmegen, and Arnhem. I'm a big military history guy. I've known several people from the Netherlands. One of my co-worked rs has a sister-in-law from Rotterdam. No apologies are necessary. I'll correct it. Also creating a category page is a trial and error process. You have to click on the create tab on the top of the page, add categories when you have the edit feature open [[Category:Movie]], [[Category:Television]], [[Category:Movie by Nationality]] (see below) and be sure to click Save Page on the bottom. It's a rather arcane process and one I learned to do after a few failure. --Jcordell 08:53, 16 November 2011 (CST)

RE: Unidentified rifle (in At Home Among Strangers)

Thank you! Yes, this rifle is most likely M1895. I guessed it's the same rifle as in White Sun of the Desert (Beloye solntse pustyni) which is not M1895.

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At Home Among Strangers

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White Sun of the Desert

I can see now that these two are different rifles. Greg-Z 03:43, 18 November 2011 (CST)

New Kids Turbo

Hello there,

i have the movie, if u need some screenshots please notice i uploaded in the best resolution i can access.

But what u wrote to the discussions page is correct i guess. Also Richard is shooting a Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II when with Manuela, not a M1938. Can u edit?

--Rikkert 12:53, 21 December 2011 (CST)

Dukes

I had been in my own actor creating groove of late, so I was used to going to IMDb to look up details. IMDb also helps you uncover roles that may already be on IMFDb. But yeah, if the guy looked old in 1980, I think it's okay to question if he's still alive thirty years later.

BTW, I can't watch Dukes of Hazzard anymore. I loved it as a kid, trying to slide over hoods and trying to enter cars through the window but I can't watch it anymore knowing they destroyed a classic Dodge Charger in each episode. It's too painful to watch now. --Funkychinaman 16:20, 22 December 2011 (CST)

I went to Washington, DC a few years ago on Memorial Day weekend and I saw them rehearsing the Memorial Day concert. I have to admit, I was really excited when I saw that the MC was TOM WOPAT (coming off of his run as Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun on Broadway.) Have you seen the reunion specials? The first one was nice, since it was the only one that had Denver Pyle.

You know what kills me? They KNEW they were destroying classic cars, because they started running out towards the later seasons and expenses started to go up. But instead of compensating by writing better scripts, they kept going, sometimes using models or stock footage. I don't mind that they were damaging cars, who knows how many police cars they wrecked. I do mind smashing up hundreds of classic cars though. --Funkychinaman 16:52, 22 December 2011 (CST)

Kampfpistole

Most wartime weapons had multiple manufacturers, what matters is the designer of the weapon (Walther, in this case). There being a second manufacturer who made these under contract is no reason to remove the manufacturer name, for example, Miniguns are manufactured by dozens of companies but the article is still called GE M134. When calling the calibre what matters is the common name of the round, not the fiddly exact number; as far as I can tell the Leuchtpistole / Kampfpistole rounds were referred to as 27mm, not 26.65mm. Also, please don't edit war, it doesn't help. Evil Tim 09:48, 24 December 2011 (CST)

Another problem with that article: we already have one. I'll merge the two later. Evil Tim 09:55, 24 December 2011 (CST)

Oh. I guess you hadn't noticed I was reverting your changes and just thought they weren't going through or something; I thought you might just be one of those users who thinks hitting undo over and over is the best way to get something done. Glad I was wrong.

I actually think they should all go under "Walther Leuchtpistole" with the Kampfpistole Z a subheading; from what I read while I was checking, the Kampfpistole is a Leuchtpistole variant. Walther originally made the Leuchtpistoles, so they'd be the main name / designer for the article. Evil Tim 10:46, 24 December 2011 (CST)

Hey there. I made the move to Kampfpistole Z at the suggestion of admin Phoenixent. As for the other info, you can go in and add it yourself, we have the same privileges, and it's not locked. --Funkychinaman 16:46, 3 January 2012 (CST)

Hi, Thanks for the added info on Kampfpistole Z to explain the differance between the two types. I think that Kampfpistole Z tile is fine at this time due the the way it is use in the films listed. You can add info in the notes section on each film if has not been done already. Please feel free to add more history on these if you would like. Thanks Again.--phoenixent 11:08, 5 January 2012 (CST)

ÜberSoldier

Thanks for the ID of that ugly-looking anti-tank gun! I also changed the MP40 to 38 and corrected the title. Thanks again! - bozitojugg3rn4ut 05:02, 19 January 2012 (CST)

Re:The Assault

Thanks for letting me know about the title. I've corrected it. --Markit 09:23, 27 March 2012 (CDT)

Elephant White

I didn't make that change, that was Commando552. All I did was put in redirects. (BTW, please use redirects.) --Funkychinaman 16:42, 7 August 2012 (CDT)

Yeah, that was me. Several ways to tell, firstly the 700 has an ejection port that is open all the may around the receiver (notice how the scope rail bridges over the open top) wheras all AI rifles have an ejection port that is only on one side. Secondly, the receiver is round on the 700 whilst the AI rifles have a flat sided receiver. An the AI there is just a small semi-circular cut out in the polymer stock for the bolt handle stem, whilst the AICS has a large cut out with a separates plastic collar inside (not sure if this is a good description, just look at the bolt handle area on the two rifles and you will see the difference). The AI has a large round nob on the bolt handle (after market bolts for the Remington 700 can look like this so not a deal breaker). There are more differences like the design of the rear of the bolt but these are the most obvious ones to help with an ID. --commando552 18:01, 7 August 2012 (CDT)

A redirect is basically just a shortcut. So instead of linking to [[Beretta_92_pistol_series#Beretta_92FS_Inox]], you can just type in [[Beretta 92FS Inox]]. While it simplified making pages, the main purpose for this is for if the page headings ever change. For example, the subheadings for the SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series pages were corrected a few months ago. The original link for the SIG-Sauer P226, [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG P226]], which is still on the War of the Worlds page, is now incorrect and only goes to the [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series]] page since the "SIG P226" subheading no longer exists. Every single page with that link had to be manually corrected, and as you can see, some still exist. If the link was simply [[SIG-Sauer P226]], then it'd only have to be corrected once. --Funkychinaman 15:44, 29 August 2012 (CDT)

Page Creation

You seems that your process of page creating seems to be the reverse of what most people do, adding entries to actor and weapon pages before finally creating the actual page for the film. I don't have any problems with that, but one of the benefits of creating the page for the film first is that it allows other users to correct any IDs that you may have gotten wrong. You could potentially be saving a step. --Funkychinaman (talk) 12:36, 26 January 2013 (EST)

I wouldn't worry too much about red links. I worked on them before, and there are roughly five or six thousand of them. (Yes, THOUSAND.) --Funkychinaman (talk) 14:47, 26 January 2013 (EST)

Don't get me wrong, I agree with you, I'm just saying, we can't get them all. --Funkychinaman (talk) 15:12, 26 January 2013 (EST)

Zulu Dawn

One of the production companies for Zulu Dawn is "Zulu Dawn NV." Isn't "NV" a Dutch thing? --Funkychinaman (talk) 03:13, 30 January 2013 (EST)

That rule existed before me, and in the past there had been some confusion as to whether it meant the production companies or filming locations, and we've finally standardized on production companies. The only place I know of where we can get that info is company credits in IMDB.

The really weird one is The Outsider, a movie about The Troubles, and yet the only production company listed was "Cinematic Arts B.V.". --Funkychinaman (talk) 11:30, 30 January 2013 (EST)

Move tool

I just want to remind you that you can always just move a page rather than manually creating a new page and redirect. The move tool does it all at once. --Funkychinaman (talk) 10:18, 4 February 2013 (EST)

re:RPK trunnion

On most "AK" style rifles after the original fully milled AK-47s, the receiver is made of stamped sheet metal. In order to strengthen it and as a point to attach the barrel, there is a block of milled steel at the front which is called a trunion. On RPKs (and some AKs such as the Zastava models) this trunion is strengthened in order to stand up better to automatic fire, which means that there has to be a rectangular bulge on the outside of the receiver behind the barrel to accommodate this. This shot shows it quite well and is circled in red:

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--commando552 (talk) 08:24, 19 February 2013 (EST)

Heineken kidnapping

Handgun images should be 300px, other images are variable --Ben41 (talk) 15:15, 1 March 2013 (EST).