Twisted Two-Face Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 P.S. Reading the chakram entry now makes me wish we had a Xena: Warrior Princess minimate. Another thing DST would have to fight with Lucy Lawless for her likeness?! Madness!! I'd be all for another Lucy-mate though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 While this is still at the top, I'm going to take the opportunity for a cheap plug. Images of the Ghostbusters Box Set and TRU Wave are now up. Nothing you haven't already seen in the other threads, but nevertheless... there they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Just noticed your statistics, Ivan. Very cool stuff. Strange to me that FA Wolvie is the most clicked Minimate of all time, though. Or is this just from January 11 through today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I'm finding it a somewhat common observation that any "new arrivals" posted get an instant jump in the "most clicked" list thanks to their being temporary mainstays on the front page, though I have to say the recent upsurge in the popularity of Captain America, Blue Beetle and Ghost Rider on the Characters list boggles the mind. (Well... maybe not the Captain due to all the hoopla surrounding Steve Rogers' return in the comics... I wonder why we're not seeing many Green Lanterns among the most-clicked though?) Also, I guess Iron Man's nose is even more disquieting than I initially thought. P.S. to Ivan: entering "Green Lantern" in Search so far only pulls up the Hal Jordan and John Stewart pages. I'd recommend adding Guy Gardner, Salaak and Kilowog in there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Dear Ivan,I am intrigued whether ol' Web-Armor Spidey has a 'true' TRU version with a 2009 on his leg rather than a 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 Just noticed your statistics, Ivan. Very cool stuff. Strange to me that FA Wolvie is the most clicked Minimate of all time, though. Or is this just from January 11 through today? Just from January, when I started collecting the stats. There was a bit of a dry spell after that Secret Invasion set came out and Wolvy stayed on top for a couple weeks building a large lead. I just looked at the actual numbers and the movie Punisher is only 13 clicks behind Wolverine. The drop off to #3 is pretty steep (>100 clicks) though. I'm hoping to use the Google Chart API to be able to graph a figure's popularity over time. P.S. to Ivan: entering "Green Lantern" in Search so far only pulls up the Hal Jordan and John Stewart pages. I'd recommend adding Guy Gardner, Salaak and Kilowog in there too. Good catch, I appreciate it. I'll put those changes in. Dear Ivan,I am intrigued whether ol' Web-Armor Spidey has a 'true' TRU version with a 2009 on his leg rather than a 2007. Actually I'm not sure as I haven't been able to find this series yet. They did hit at least one store near me as evidenced by the lone Wolverine/Sabretooth pack left on the peg. I'll let you know when I'm able to crack one of those suckers open. That brings up a quandary though. I've never paid much attention to the dates. I know some figures have multiple years but I never personally considered them to be different figures. As a result the backend of the site isn't written to handle that kind of variation. Of course, I can change that. But I'd like to know if people are interested in that type of information. Is it worth the effort to make the change? Heh, here's a fearsome peek into the brain of Ivan... During the time I've been writing this post, in the background my brain has been reconfiguring and designing new database tables and changing the site layout to accommodate the date variants. As a result it's not as complex as I initially anticipated. Why does my brain always make extra work for me to do? Stupid brain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 In my opinion, tracking date changes is meaningful to only the die-hard of completists. Akin to asking whether a slight difference in paint shade resulting from a different batch counts as an alternate figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Being a die-hard completist ain't no fun & I want Ivan to tell me what the answer is rather than open up up my TRU packs & find out the answer myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I'm fascinated by the different copyright dates and different construction of the torso peg holders on Minimates. But I wouldn't have thought many other people were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I'm fascinated by the different copyright dates and different construction of the torso peg holders on Minimates. Thus proving my point. Thank you, Danny. Actually, my point is that I don't think a different copyright warrants a new character listing. Perhaps a datafield of figure copyright dates and which sets the given dates appeared in. Easy, right Ivan? And some one, any one, can you please answer suffering bhm's question? It doesn't have to be Ivan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 BHM answered his own question here with Donny B's assistance also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 A look into the future... and past... all at the same time! I need to stop playing around with this and finish developing it into something useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRaider Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Oh my sweet lord, a graph! BTW, there seems to be a glitch under September 2008 in the release calendar... TRU wave 1 (which came out in November) got under that heading somehow. Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 BTW, there seems to be a glitch under September 2008 in the release calendar... TRU wave 1 (which came out in November) got under that heading somehow. Sorry! Thanks for catching that, all fixed now. I don't know what happened there. I can't even blame it on a Copy/Paste error like I usually do. Maybe a wizard did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super spider piggy Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 (edited) Explain this? Im interested. Edited September 26, 2009 by super spider piggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Explain this? Im interested. Already answered in this very thread. Two years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimadman Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 (edited) Ivan I don't think that it is said enough so thanks for taking the time and making The Minimate database a truly useful and valuable point of reference. It's an incredible asset that most toy lines don't have and would benefit from. So Thank You Ivan I appreciate your hard work. Edited May 13, 2010 by minimadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsomedevil Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I second that, Ivan. I'm sure that it's a lot of work, but I couldn't live without it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 What they said BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Agreed! Ivan you are responsible for the loss of many many hours of work time for me (in the best way possible)! Legendary effort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undeadpool Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 ivan absoultly disserves tons of kudos for the database its helped me loads and gets updatd fairly quick its a great site created by an even greater guy....TO IVAN(CHEER)!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Aww, thanks guys. I'm trying to make some time this weekend to improve the search functionality and tweak that stuff mentioned in the Cap Box Set thread. I just wish my Battle Tactics sets would show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsprin Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Add me to your fans I've used your site numerous times to keep tabs on what I have and what's missing, really thanks man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Hail Ivan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvet Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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