July 31, 201213 yr Quick question... I don't mind going through the HUD-4 and identifying the ships for which the descriptive text is missing or incorrect (or, at least, doing as much as I can). I don't even mind finding appropriate text in various databases, online sources, etc., and posting the information so that Gunny can update the database more easily. However, I wanted to find out if there are any restrictions on using certain sources. Can the descriptions from the Harpoon Encyclopedia (http://www.harpoondatabases.com/Index.aspx) be used? That would seem a logical choice, but I did not know if there were any restrictions on using that information. Thanks in advance. Mark
July 31, 201213 yr Can the descriptions from the Harpoon Encyclopedia (http://www.harpoondatabases.com/Index.aspx) be used? That would seem a logical choice, but I did not know if there were any restrictions on using that information. Mark, I doubt the HHQ would appreciate you using their work in another database. You will definitely want to get Ragnar's permission at a minimum. Long ago Darren and Ragnar couldn't find a way to work together so there may still be a reluctance to share their efforts. Or maybe not but you'll definitely want to ask first.
August 1, 201213 yr Author Can the descriptions from the Harpoon Encyclopedia (http://www.harpoondatabases.com/Index.aspx) be used? That would seem a logical choice, but I did not know if there were any restrictions on using that information. Mark, I doubt the HHQ would appreciate you using their work in another database. You will definitely want to get Ragnar's permission at a minimum. Long ago Darren and Ragnar couldn't find a way to work together so there may still be a reluctance to share their efforts. Or maybe not but you'll definitely want to ask first. Thanks, Tony. This is exactly why I ask. I suppose I could just supply very simple descriptions, which would be better than nothing. Something like, "A former British frigate, purchased by Chile in 1997," or something along those lines, just so people have some idea of what kind of ship, aircraft, etc. it is. I figure if I can do that, it's one more thing Gunny does not have to do, and I suspect updating the descriptions is just a matter of cutting and pasting the text into the database. Mark
August 1, 201213 yr I for one think something is better than nothing when it comes to text descriptions
August 2, 201213 yr Mark, you might check with Brad/CV32 and see about using the text descriptions from his databases.
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