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1. Gheritt White
   Member

   Okay, so I recently discovered an utter internet travesty, a woeful oversight by we netizens - there is no Wikipedia page for VG247!!

   What. Fucking. Gives???

   Now, I'm not proposing I set one up - I'm a horrible writer, I'm incredibly lazy, I think Pat is a MASSIVE TOOL and I really fancy Johnny, so there's no way I could be unbiased. Oh, and I don't have a Wiki account.

   However, I'm sure that at least one of us has the necessary privileges to bring this about? I mean, come on - Joystiq, Kotaku and Destructoid have wiki pages, so why not VG247?

   I mean, we could forever embalm the memory of Shatner forever more!!!

   Thoughts? Mington? Anybody?

   Posted 3 years ago #

2. Gheritt White
   Member

   If not Wikipedia we should at least get something on the Encyclopedia Dramatica.

   Posted 3 years ago #

3. Anonymous
   Unregistered

   OMG you're at it again. I swear one more stupid thread by you and I'm gonna track you down and put a damn electric collar around your neck and if you even think about clicking the forum your head will explode.

   Posted 3 years ago #

4. Gheritt White
   Member

   Please do. I would *love* to meet you IRL.

   Posted 3 years ago #

5. Patrick Garratt
   Key Master

   Mano-a-mano sexual tension aside, I fully support the putting of VG247 onto Wikipedia. This is a good idea.

   Posted 3 years ago #

6. Anonymous
   Unregistered

   Great Garratt inspire this guy more will ya. It doesn't seem like a bad idea though.

   Posted 3 years ago #

7. Dugstar
   Member

   Marvelous Idea ...

   Dishing some info on how the Site started and the like maybe a good start... and people could add stuff later.

   Along with the amazing first post/Thread start by Gherrit on how it all started.... ;)

   Posted 3 years ago #

8. Patrick Garratt
   Key Master

   We launched February 1, 2008. With a staff of one. I honestly can't remember what the first post was. I bet it was amazing, though.

   Posted 3 years ago #

9. Patrick Garratt
   Key Master

   This was the first post: http://www.vg247.com/2008/01/28/circuit-city-rumoured-to-drop-hd-dvd/

   Posted 3 years ago #

10. Dugstar
    Member

    http://www.vg247.com/2008/02/01/ds-still-leading-japan-hardware-charts/

    I went off the 1st of Feb .... there is a Archive of sorts with in the site but the above link says different :D

    Its a wiki start I guess.. :D

    Posted 3 years ago #

11. Erthazus
    Member

    Patrick, i love VG247 but i don't see the point in wiki for now.
    There are a lot of things that should be done on the site before Wiki, like changing password.

    Posted 3 years ago #

12. Patrick Garratt
    Key Master

    Erthazus - It is all being done, I promise. Just very, very, very slowly. I'm hoping all this buggy stuff will be fixed soon. I know I've been saying that for over six months, but believe me when I say it's as frustrating for me as it is for you lot.

    Posted 3 years ago #

13. Anonymous
    Unregistered

    Yea and you need at least another two more years for your fair unbias award show.

    Posted 3 years ago #

14. The Hindle
    Member

    Lets take bets what do people think is going to be done first GT 5 or VG247s ignore button :D

    Posted 3 years ago #

15. Anonymous
    Unregistered

    what is with you people and GT5. Perfection can't be rushed....Garratt on the other hand don't have an excuse.

    Posted 3 years ago #

16. Mike
    Key Master

    I'm the Boss!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VG247

    Posted 3 years ago #

17. Patrick Garratt
    Key Master

    Yay! \o/

    Posted 3 years ago #

18. Anonymous
    Unregistered

    Oh boy I though M$ games already had their own wiki page.

    Posted 3 years ago #

19. Mike
    Key Master

    heh. It's been pulled. Right. I'l have to read the T&Cs, innit

    Posted 3 years ago #

20. reask
    Member

    LMAO
    Pat I fucking love you but there is about as much chance of you doing these things as there is TEA of loving the 360. :D

    Posted 3 years ago #

21. Patrick Garratt
    Key Master

    reask - It isn't me that's supposed to be doing them, unfortunately :(

    Posted 3 years ago #

22. Anonymous
    Unregistered

    I resint your statement reask I love the 360....I just love the PS3 more :D

    Posted 3 years ago #

23. reask
    Member

    LOL Sorry guys I was jesting of course. :)
    I know you love the 360 TEA.
    How could you not. ;)

    Posted 3 years ago #

24. Mike
    Key Master

    No-one cares what console anyone prefers. Seriously.

    Anyway, back on topic: I'll sort the VG247 Wiki out within the week.

    Posted 3 years ago #

25. mington
    Member

    I tried to make a wiki site once, low and behold it never got published. The terms and conditions state that the wiki can not be promotional in any way, so you have to be really careful what you write.

    Also, Wikipedia has its own attribute code for creating all the side bars and stuff. I'd suggest going to Kotaku's or Destructoid's wiki:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotaku
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destructoid

    Select to edit the page, and copy all the code, then just swap out the their details for ours.

    Also, don't be to link happy, too many links pointing at vg247 can be perceived as internet marketing, so i'd suggest having just the one URL for the homepage

    good luck and god speed

    Posted 3 years ago #

26. Johnny Cullen
    Moderator

    I win the internet! ^_^

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VG247

    It's a bit rough - and if there's any mistakes, it's because I'm a bit exhausted between doing this, the ComicCon stuff and other things - so any more help to it, and adding a screenshot of the site to the info pane like EG, Kotaku, 1UP, would be much appreciated.

    Posted 2 years ago #

27. reask
    Member

    Congrats JC and well done. :)

    Posted 2 years ago #

28. Patrick Garratt
    Key Master

    This is awesome. Good stuff!

    Posted 2 years ago #

29. Joe Anderson
    Member

    Nice one JC :)

    Posted 2 years ago #

30. Nathan Grayson
    Member

    Impressive! And I'm referring to both the Wikipedia page and your apparently infinite tolerance for red tape.

    Posted 2 years ago #

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