Fandom needs an FAQ

[veronica_rich]

I was trying to find something for "Star Wars" online this morning because I am not a fan and know little about it. Here's a fun exercise: Pop a bucket of corn and get a Coke, then Google "Darth Vader army" to try to find the name. Settle in and get comfortable.

This prompted me to think, we really need an FAQ that can be Googled for POTC for those poor clueless souls who know nothing about our franchise. I don't mean recommendations or anything - I mean facts about the movies, names of characters and places and things that can be taken directly from the screen, that any uninformed idiot who wanted to spend 9 hours watching could find out on their own.

Comments

[poetic-self.livejournal.com]

Well, there is the wiki...

http://pirates.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

[venusinchains.livejournal.com]

That raises the question of who should be responsible for the "facts." And if you don't think even the simplest facts can be bent, look at this description of CotBP: http://www.thebestmoviereview.com/?module=display&categories=3&albums=71&id=4174

[the-dark-snack.livejournal.com]

You should ask myself or beldar if you've got Star Wars Questions. If we don't know, we can point you to the local fan club (of which we're members) and they will aswer all.

[porridgebird.livejournal.com]

I'd love to host it on Horizon!

[stabbycutlass.livejournal.com]

http://www.piratehome.com/index2.html

This was a project I helped with a year ago, its goal basically to put all the info in PotC in one place, like an encyclopedia. Is this kinda what you mean?

[philosophercat.livejournal.com]

http://starwars.wikia.com/

They call it wookiepedia. Might help you out there. *clicks* Go for it!