http://downinfront.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

So, this is a thing now. A for-real thing. Teague has declared me Wiki President, so I'm officially coordinating an effort to get this thing started. I think it can be really cool and useful if we all work together to make it so.

[EDIT: Mission 1]

Basically, I'm imagining a Project Halp-like scenario. We all take a chunk of episodes (oh god, there are so many more now) and compile Wiki-relevant information for them. Here's how I'm imagining each episode page:

- An intro paragraph describing basic info on the episode at hand, probably incorporating Teague's quote about the episode from the DiF main page. A few sentences describing the panel's opinion on the movie.

- A sidebar with the album artwork from that episode. Also included: date released, runtime, pause-unpause point, other similar details

- A section listing each panelist appearing on that episode.

- Main section: Brief descriptions of major points discussed by the panelists in the episode. E.g. "Joss Whedon's skills as a writer are discussed, as well as various themes running throughout his work," or, "Brian and Dorkman argue about the sexualization of women in mainstream action movies and comic books." If you've ever found yourself thinking, "What episode did they talk about that in?" this is the solution. Maybe eventually, this can be turned into episode transcripts, but that's going to be an epic journey in and of itself.

- Quotation section: Between Zarban and Project Halp, most of the episodes have great quotes already pulled. There are, however, plenty of new ones which have not.

- Notable/fun facts: "This episode was the first to feature the chatroom," "This was the first Ryan episode," "This is the longest episode to date." 

There can also be redirect pages for every panelist, so you can see links to pages for every Eddie episode, etc. Every panelist will have a page about them, too.

That's a very, very basic outline. This will be a massive undertaking, much bigger than Project Halp. However, I think it will be very useful to everyone who listens to the podcast. If you're an old timer, it can serve as a useful archive for finding your favorite episodes and moments. For newcomers, it's a great resource for discovering what makes this podcast great. Does anyone else have any ideas for what they'd like to see this wiki used for?

EDIT: Hey, people are already getting started! I'm going to finish up some work, and then get cracking on this thing. You don't need permission to start editing! But I do reserve the right to change whatever you write. However, you reserve the right to change it back. Then we both mutually reserve the right to argue about it until neither of us care anymore.

WIKI PRESIDENT OUT.

Last edited by Doctor Submarine (2012-12-03 02:42:28)