1000 articles at The Vault

Ausir · Post by **Ausir** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:04 pm

[ Community -> Update ] - More info on <a href="http://wikipocalypse.duckandcover.cx/in ... ?title=The Vault">Community: The Vault</a>

We are proud to announce <a target="_self" href="http://vault.duckandcover.cx">The Vault</a>, our very own Fallout wiki encyclopedia, has reached the size of 1000 articles about various Fallout stuff. We encourage you to contribute even more to it, and to its sister project <a target="_self" href="http://wikipocalypse.duckandcover.cx">Wikipocalypse</a>, containing info about all other post-apocalyptic stuff.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:27 pm

The Fallout and PA wiki is a godsend. Really. Too bad they didn't exist 5 years ago, when I still was playing Fallout actively. Now it's very fast and simple to check the stuff on the holodiscs etc. The best source for all in-game tips and tricks is still Per's Fallout guide, though.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:31 pm

Congrats. This was really a brilliant idea.

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:49 pm

I agree. This is most excellent.

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:51 pm

Yeah, really fucking great. Mucho spasibo to Ausir for doing all the work while I was standing around pretending to be "a consultant".

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:51 pm

You could actually stand on your feet?

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:54 pm

You'd be surprised.

Post by **King of Creation** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:55 pm

This really is the gem of the internet. Or at least the Fallout community. In fact, it's probably the best thing any gaming community has.

Brother None · Post by **Brother None** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:18 pm

Good on you, guys. Great piece of work

Still has some ways to go, what with it having 262 stubs at the moment, but that's the nature of any Wiki.

Wish it was more of a cross-site project than just a DaC project, but hell, you came up with the idea, and that's the way the cookie crumbles, ey.

PS: the 10mm page needs a detailed description of how the 10mm pistol is based on the gun from Hard Boiled

Killzig · Post by **Killzig** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:29 pm

Kharn wrote:PS: the 10mm page needs a detailed description of how the 10mm pistol is based on the gun from Hard Boiled

don't really see how that's important or relevant.

Ausir · Post by **Ausir** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:31 pm

Well, I've never been into the whole DAC/NMA animosity thing, so I hope some NMA people will also help us make the ultimate Fallout encyclopedia...

Brother None · Post by **Brother None** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:35 pm

Killzig wrote:Really, I always thought it was based on the gun from Blade Runner.

No, the .223 Pistol was based on that, the 10mm one is definitely from Hard Boiled. Just compare the image from that link to the 10mm gun.

Ausir wrote:Well, I've never been into the whole DAC/NMA animosity thing, so I hope some NMA people will also help us make the ultimate Fallout encyclopedia...

As would I, but I don't think the chances are too big. This was very clearly made up as DaC's pet project from the start, NMA was never invited too participate or contacted about it in any way, which I think left a bad taste in a lot of NMA'ers mouths.

Killzig · Post by **Killzig** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:36 pm

Kharn wrote:As would I, but I don't think the chances are too big. This was very clearly made up as DaC's pet project from the start, NMA was never invited too participate or contacted about it in any way, which I think left a bad taste in a lot of NMA'ers mouths.

I fixed ..

And its a wiki, I don't think there were invitations written out. Either you contribute or you don't.

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:38 pm

NMA comes up first on Google "fallout" search. How's THAT for a bad taste in our mouths?

jiujitsu · Post by **jiujitsu** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:39 pm

Well, it isn't like you need to be invited to help. Anyone on the internet can make an article on it whether they have a user account or not. All except for Pooperscooper of course. Since he's banned because of the Shady Sands fiasco...

Ausir · Post by **Ausir** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:42 pm

Yeah, it's a wiki, so when we announced its creation and invited everyone to help, we didn't say "everyone except NMA people". We just said "everyone except Pooperscooper".

Brother None · Post by **Brother None** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:43 pm

Killzig wrote:And its a wiki, I don't think there were invitations written out. Either you contribute or you don't.

Sure thing, but not exactly. When the wiki started and still now there were/are two major Fallout sites. The wiki was started, very smartly, by one individually. That's not the same as having a project like WikiPedia itself, it's very clearly *yours*. You call it "our Vault", "our wikipedia", "our project", not "a Fallout project" or "The Fallout Fans wikipedia"

Honestly, I have no problem with that whatsoever. I've been contemplating registering and adding myself, though I never have for some odd reason, but I'm just saying that with this attitude you're not going to draw anyone over from our side or get Odin to encourage people to participate. Especially since it's totally DaC-centered. You avoid linking to NMA as much as you can, even when using the Van Buren design docs that came via us.

Aptyp wrote:NMA comes up first on Google "fallout" search. How's THAT for a bad taste in our mouths?

's not exactly our fault, is it? Unless you want us to mail google and ask them to bump you up; of course we come up first, we've been around longer and have been active more steadily than DaC, not to mention moving and shutting down less.

Post by **King of Creation** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:43 pm

Kharn wrote:Wish it was more of a cross-site project than just a DaC project, but hell, you came up with the idea, and that's the way the cookie crumbles, ey.

What's stopping you from writing up some great articles?

Ausir · Post by **Ausir** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:45 pm

Having "Fallout" in the url certainly helps in Google positioning.

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:45 pm

They are content with being "smarter than those morons at DAC". I'm sick of NMA treating DAC like a landfill.