Talk:Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Haven't we already created and deleted an article for this film like three times already? -Anonymous

The difference is those previous efforts left much to be desired. Ben41 has done some quality work here and meets imfdb standards. Good work Ben41.--Jcordell 12:23, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Hopefully this will be the last time since I've added screenshots and little more detail. It's a shame that these films didn't get that much attention. --Ben41 05:14, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

I see no reason why it should be deleted, you've done a damn good job on this page.--Mattatack92 05:20, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

The BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS VERSION AND PREVIOUS ONES

was that Ben41 bothered to do some research. The previous incarnations had idiotic entries like "Flintlock pistol" "flintlock musket" etc. Whoopi doo! Not like any viewer could figure THAT OUT! What the viewers and public want is information that they DIDN'T know beforehand. Ben41 took it an extra step and started drilling down and identifying the weapons more clearly. The previous versions were a joke and I deleted at least TWO incarnations of them. This one obviously fulfill's IMFDB's mission goal, unlike the previous versions. Again folks, just throwing out "oh, he used a flintlock pistol of some kind" is NOT useful information. My Grandma could tell me that just by looking at the movie. Entries like that get deleted because they make IMFDB look foolish. Kudos to Ben41 for a job well done. MoviePropMaster2008 17:22, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

I agree whole-heartedly. Just because a film features old, obscure or otherwise strange/unique guns doesn't mean it can't still be made good, it just takes more effort. There are several pages that only have one gun in them yet they are around because the pagemaker still made an effort to properly describe and ID the gun, and provide other relevant details. Same applies to pages with these older firearms. Though I understand in the cases of this film and other similar ones (I noticed Civil War era films also had trouble with IDs/details for a while, and some still do, as well as foreign films with foreign weaponry), IDs and details are harder to make and describe for someone that isn't as intimate with the particular knowledge but it still can be done if someone has the will to investigate the knowledge and handle the rest accordingly. Ben41 has done that and indeed has earned appreciation for it. Excellent work. StanTheMan 18:26, 22 October 2010 (UTC)