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boy
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PostSubject: Elbowpedia   Elbowpedia Icon_minitimeFri 19 Oct 2012, 23:04

Is there such a thing of an Elbow wiki? Like an Elbow encyclopedia type thing? No? Okay.

A couple of days a go I started work on a project called 'Elbowpedia', which is an online encyclopedia based around Elbow. The site documents everything from their release from Island to Dead in the Boot.

There needs to be a fine balance of how much info I provide and how much is user-submitted (which is what makes the site 'for Elbow fans, by Elbow fans'), so if anyone has any little nuggets of Elbow information that they'd like to send me then they can do so at REDACTED@REDACTED.com. You can just send me text if you'd like and I can format it to suit the Wiki layout and what not.

Here's a screenshot of the site so far (bear in mind I only started a few days a go and there's still quite a bit that I need to do):

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Things I need to do:
  • Change the background to the black and white picture of fans at the M.E.N which is available in Elbow programmes and I believe it is also Jupp's Twitter background. However, I can't find this image anywhere, so if anyone has it I'd be very grateful.
  • Add the band's pictures to the second column 'Elbow'.
  • Hook the site up to hosting and a domain.
  • Figure out some more Wiki lingo so that the pages can look nice and snazzy.


...and that's about it.

I hope you don't mind about all of this, by the way. I feel like I'm barging in having only being a member for one day and asking you all to join my big project. But rest assured, I am as big an Elbow fan as you guys.

Thanks for reading and I hope we can create some close connections with yourselves, Elbowfans and FuckYeahElbow.

Cheers guys


EDIT: The front page does look a bit too formal at the moment but once I get to know the formatting etc. then I can make it a better front page by adding pictures, Twitter feeds, videos, did you knows etc.
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negative8ball
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PostSubject: Re: Elbowpedia   Elbowpedia Icon_minitimeSun 21 Oct 2012, 13:27

Very nice.

Whether a fan of the band or not, They Might Be Giants have one of the most beautiful (and complete) fan-run Wikis I've ever seen (at tmbw.net) - take a look, you may get some ideas... and you may be able to crack "open" a couple pages and snatch code if interested...

Good luck!
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PostSubject: Re: Elbowpedia   Elbowpedia Icon_minitimeMon 22 Oct 2012, 20:13

Could I be so rude as to steal their code? Wink

It is a very nice looking Wiki.
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mrswoman
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PostSubject: Re: Elbowpedia   Elbowpedia Icon_minitimeTue 23 Oct 2012, 10:48

Keep going Boy/G, sounds great!

Think the last time I looked, the black & white pic you want was on Pete's background.

*checks*

Yup, looky here: https://twitter.com/peteelbow
Right click, 'save background as'. Bingo.

Don't forget the elbowfans archive pages as mentioned to you on FB for info (I'm the EF admin Very Happy )



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boy
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PostSubject: Re: Elbowpedia   Elbowpedia Icon_minitimeWed 24 Oct 2012, 10:52

Ah yes, thank you MrsWoman Smile I thought you might have been the admin, but I didn't say anything as I'm socially awkward enough without getting things wrong as well Razz

The discog and gigog is is great and it's a definite starting point for the site Smile Thanks for your support Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Elbowpedia   Elbowpedia Icon_minitimeWed 24 Oct 2012, 17:23

Looks good...are you planning on making the whole thing fan-editable?

This is the power of Wikis...they evolve and self-correct.
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PostSubject: Re: Elbowpedia   Elbowpedia Icon_minitimeWed 24 Oct 2012, 23:20

Yeah, that's what I meant by getting the balance of 'official' information and fan information, which - as you rightly said - is what makes Wikis great. Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Elbowpedia   Elbowpedia Icon_minitimeWed 24 Oct 2012, 23:34

The Muse one is a good one, for inspiration:

http://www.musewiki.org/MuseWiki

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PostSubject: Re: Elbowpedia   Elbowpedia Icon_minitimeWed 24 Oct 2012, 23:54

Yes, MrsWoman referred me to that one. Oooh I'm all excited now
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