Guesstimations on the Unique Items?

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Can we get some guesstimations on how many unique items the Tome has taken on in its coverage? This would include all archive departments and research forums.
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tfm · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:13 am Post subject:

I'd guess that it's in the 100s if you include the Art Forum. As for uniques sans art, I don't know.
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scribe · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject:

Sorry for the confusion, Kynan. I was looking for the possible total number of unique/individual items that could potentially get some exposure on the Tome's coverage.

TSR -- 12,000 items?
WoTC -- 4,000 items?
RPG -- 25,000 items?
Fanzine -- 8,000 items?
Wargame -- ?
Convention items -- >1000 items?
Miniature items -- 5000 items? (sounds low)
Art research -- wildcard depending on the extent of sharing. I am guessing less than 50% of artwork survives with perhaps only 3% of that in the hands of collectors who understand what they have.
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tfm · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:31 pm Post subject:

Oh, I get it. The potential is tens of thousands certainly within the first five years. I'm guessing that if the people who are posting now finish posting their collections we'll have 10,000 unique items at least to offer. Of course, there'll be errors here and there in the Research forums, but everything is subject to scrutiny and testing. Anyone with variant data can bring it into the dialogue immediately by posting what they have for comparison. I do not trust written or oral reports of this and that (human memory is unreliable as a point of reference), but I do trust the physical item (to a point). That's what I want to see here.

As for the total unique item potential for our categories, there are probably 100-150K items that can be added. I'd guess that the miniatures area will hold the most items once that section takes off.
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harami · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject:

Mars · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject:

The tally is pretty scary. What is the estimation on how much space the site requires? BTW, who funds the website?

harami · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject:

scribe · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:43 pm Post subject:

One item at a time I say! And we will be one step closer!
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Blackmoor · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:08 am Post subject:

scribe · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:06 am Post subject:

Have you published your collection anywhere yet? It would be awesome if you would consider the Tome as your primary or secondary platform.
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tfm · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:47 am Post subject:

I imagine that the miniature section will be quite popular, especially the "Can you identify this mini for me please" thread. I have a few hundred, mostly undead, that I collected when I was still playing. Minis were so affordable back in the day when cash was tight. There might have been 40-50K different minis produced over the years, starting with the wargaming boys. Maybe more. It will be like going to school watching the thousands of minis that will get posted here. I can't wait!!!

I'm looking forward to seeing all of that great cover art on those Grenadiers sets!
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Mars · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:53 am Post subject:

grodog · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject:

Mars · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject:

I know Egg_of_Coot was working on posting the Grenadier boxed sets up on Dragonsfoot and I think he was going to put them on his own website too. I should see how he's doing with that and if he'd post them here as well.

Blackmoor · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject: