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<h1>Welcome to the Grand Comics Database Wiki Main Page</h1>
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The purpose of this Wiki is twofold.
==About the GCD==
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|width="80%" valign="top"|The Grand Comics Database (GCD) is a nonprofit, Internet-based organization of international volunteers dedicated to building a database covering all printed comics throughout the world.  Learn more about the GCD through these articles.  If you still have questions, send us an email at [mailto:[email protected] GCD Contact List].  We look forward to hearing from you.


1. A resource for information about the GCD and how to contribute.
:*[[General FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]
:*[[Searching The GCD]]
:*[[IMPs]] -- the most common way to become member!


2. A repository of information that doesn't fit easily into the GCD database.
:* How can you contribute?
:**'''New Users:''' New users can jump right in by contributing in a variety of ways:
:***[[Indexing|Index]]
:***[[Email Lists FAQ|Join a mailing list]]
:***[[Error Tracker FAQ|Report Errors]]
:***[[Technical Volunteer Requirements|Join the Tech Team]]
:***[[Committees|Join a Committee]]
:***[http://www.comics.org/donate Donate]
:**'''Members:''' Membership is defined by [[The GCD Charter]] which opens up some additional ways to contribute:
:***[http://www.comics.org/voting Vote!]
:***[[Coordinators|Become a Coordinator]]
:***[[The Board|Join the Board]]
:***[[List of editors|Become an Editor]]
|width="20%" valign="top" align="center"|'''In the News'''
[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=42346 Comic Book Resources (brief mention by Paul Levitz, November 26, 2012)]
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[http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/entertainment/ohio-theater-arts/mcginn-comics-superhero-has-local-ties-1311958.html Springfield News-Sun (January 12, 2012)]
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'''How-To Videos'''<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzBXJ0KLceA Add Variant]<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_v0IfE2qzk Reprint Link Editing & Confirmation]<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCMSL0M4IG4 Copying reprinted sequences]<br>
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If you're looking for the actual database it's at '''http://www.comics.org'''.
==Information on Indexing==
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[[Image:GCD 35000 Cover.jpg|frameless|right|350px|350,000th Cover Uploaded]]
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The primary way to contribute is to become an Indexer and add data for comics or upload cover scans we don't yet have. Here are some links to get started!
:* [[OI Tutorial]]: The best way to get started!
:* [[Indexing|Indexing FAQ]]
:* [[Indexing Offline]]
:* [[IMPs|Indexing Measuring Points (IMPs)]]: Get credit for your work!
:* [[Non_Qualifying|A list of some publications that don't qualify for the GCD]]
:* [[Error Tracker FAQ|Reporting Errors with the Error Tracker]]


=='''Information about the GCD'''==
'''''Still looking for more to do?''''' Help the GCD by cleaning up our database through any one of our [[Special Projects]]!
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The Grand Comics Database (GCD) is an ongoing project to build a detailed comic-book database that is international, accurate and complete from the beginning of the art form to the present.  We are always looking for new volunteers.
===[[Formatting Documentation]]===
Entering data into the GCD must follow guidelines established by the gcd-policy list.  Those rules can be found in the Formatting Documentation which is updated regularly.
:* [[Formatting Documentation]]
:** [[Cheat Sheet|Formatting Documentation Cheat Sheet]]
:** [[Official Genres List]]
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The best way to learn about the GCD is to join our [[Email Lists FAQ|email lists]], especially [http://groups.google.com/group/gcd-main gcd-main] which is where the day-to-day business of our project is discussed.  We welcome new people!  These links will provide some additional information:
===Adding to the GCD===
The following links will walk Indexers through adding new content to he GCD.
:*[[Adding a Missing Publisher]]
:*[[Adding an Indicia/Colophon Publisher]]
:*[[Adding a New Brand]]
:*[[Adding a Missing Series]]
:**[[Series Skeleton Requirements]]
:*[[Adding a Missing Issue]]
:* [[Adding Covers | Adding or Improving Covers]]


* [[The GCD Charter]]
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** [[Who's Who]] (Roles and Responsibilities)
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* [[General FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]
* User's Guides ('''NEW!''')
** [[User's Guide to Publishers]]
* [[Email Lists FAQ|Email Lists]] (join: [http://groups.google.com/group/gcd-main gcd-main], [http://groups.google.com/group/gcd-tech gcd-tech], [http://groups.google.com/group/gcd-policy gcd-policy], [http://groups.google.com/group/gcd-chat gcd-chat])
* [[Searching The GCD|Searching the GCD]]
* [[Glossary]]
* [[Non_Qualifying|A list of some publications that don't qualify for the GCD]]


Any questions you have that aren't covered here can be directed to the '''[mailto:gcd-contact@googlegroups.com GCD Contact email list]'''.
===Resources===
There are several resources to help indexers.
:* [[Glossary|Glossary of Common Terms]]
:*'''[http://www.bailsprojects.com/ Jerry Bails' Who's Who]''' ''(No longer updated, but invaluable!)''
:** Until the updatable Who's Who is developed, please store corrections on our [[People]] page.
:* [http://narfstar.cwahi.net/ArtID/ Examples of GA artists' work]
:* [[Useful indexer links|Other Useful Resources and Links]]
:** [[User's Guide to Publishers]]
:** [[Indexing Variant Characters|Variant Characters (alternate Earths, Timelines, etc.)]] (the best explanation if you want to know why a given index does or does not mention that the character is in some way a variation on another character)


=='''How to Contribute to the GCD'''==
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The GCD encourages contributions from everyone who is interested.  The easiest way to contribute is to report errors through our '''[http://errors.comics.org Error Tracker]''' or to upload cover scans.  The primary way for folks to contribute is to become an Indexer and add data for comics we don't yet have.  Indexers may eventually become Editors, who review the work of Indexers and the incoming error reports and make corrections to existing data.
===Editors===
Indexers may eventually become editors, who review the work of Indexers and the incoming error reports and make corrections to existing data.
:* [[List of editors|List of Editors]]
:* [[Editor wiki|Editor Documentation]]
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Email '''[mailto:[email protected] gcd-contact]''' to get started.
==GCD Organizational Structure==
 
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* [[Indexing]]
:* [[The GCD Charter]]
** [[Formatting Documentation]]
:* [[The Board]]
*** Formatting Documentation [[Cheat Sheet]]
:** [[Parliamentary Rules]]
*** [[Indexing Offline]]
:* [[Coordinators]]
*** [[GCD Board Votes]]
:* [[Technical Coordinators]]
*** [[Senior Editor Votes]]
:* [[Committees]]
*** [[Proposal Structure]]
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*** [[Current Proposals]]
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*** [[Passed Proposals]]
** [[Useful indexer links|Useful Resources and Links]]
* [[Covers FAQ|Adding or Improving Covers]]
* [[Error Tracker FAQ|Reporting Errors with the Error Tracker]]
** [[Series Skeleton Requirements|How to report a Missing Series]]
* [[GCD:Site support|Donations and Advertising]]
* [[Editor wiki|Editor Documentation]]
 
Documentation contributors in roughly chronological order include: Bob Klein, Jonathan Ingersoll, Will Allred, Bob Heer, Jon Løvstad, Rob Sharp, Peter Croome, Tim Stroup, Henry Andrews and assorted GCD-Tech list folks.
 
=='''Additional Comic Book Information'''==
 
This is some of the wealth of information on comic book history that contributors to the GCD have accumulated over the decades and wish to share with everyone.  It includes summary information about publishers, distributors, titles, creators, characters and especially discussions on the GCD email lists.  And much, much more.  You can search by name in the usual wiki way or browse by the following topics:
 
*[[Publisher Names]] - an alphabetical listing of comic book publishers, with links to their own page.  Includes imprints and related companies.
*[[Distributors]] - an alphabetical listing of comic book distributors, with links to their own page.
*[[GCD Discussions]] - chronological by subject.
*[[People]] - creators and business.
*[[Characters]]
*[[Significant Appearances]]
*[[Other Subjects]]
*Links
**[http://narfstar.cwahi.net/ArtID/ Examples of GA artists' work]
**[http://www.bailsprojects.com/ Jerry Bails' Who's Who] (No longer updated, but invaluable- see above pages for recent corrections)
*[[Publishers|Publishers, Imprints and Related Companies]] - general discussion on various publisher relationships.
 
If you have more information on any of the above, we would love to have it. Please follow the general format already used for various topics, or join the [http://groups.google.com/group/gcd-main gcd-main] group.
 
=='''Technical Details'''==


==Technical Details==
We are currently heavily involved in improving our new web-site for the GCD.  The links in this section outline some of the changes going on.  If you would like to help, please contact the [http://groups.google.com/group/gcd-tech gcd-tech group] and see what you can do to help.
We are currently heavily involved in improving our new web-site for the GCD.  The links in this section outline some of the changes going on.  If you would like to help, please contact the [http://groups.google.com/group/gcd-tech gcd-tech group] and see what you can do to help.
:* [[Technical Volunteer Requirements]] (learn what's involved in doing tech work for the GCD!)
:* [[Web Site Project Page]]


* [[Technical Volunteer Requirements]] (learn what's involved in doing tech work for the GCD!)
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* [[Web Site Project Page]]
===Software===
** [http://dev.comics.org/reviews/ Code Reviews]
* [[Developer's Guide to the Code ]]
** [http://dev.comics.org/bugs/ Bugzilla for Technical Issues]
* [[Third_Party_Packages | List of Used Packages]]
** [http://beta.comics.org/ New Site Testbed] (not always running!)
** best to just follow the instructions in these documents:
* [[Current Schema]] (Up to date as of February 2010, release 0.3 "dr festus")
** [https://raw.github.com/GrandComicsDatabase/gcd-django/master/docs/Getting_Started_on_MacOS_or_Linux.txt GitHub (Mac or Linux)]
** Data dumps: [http://dev.comics.org/data/ http://dev.comics.org/data/]
** [https://raw.github.com/GrandComicsDatabase/gcd-django/master/docs/Getting_Started_on_Windows.txt GitHub (Windows)]
** [[Data Distribution|Data Distribution FAQ]]
* [http://dev.comics.org/reviews/ Code Reviews]
* [[New Fun Schema]] (Warning: Work in Progress) For the eventual 1.0 release code named "New Fun", timeline currently up in the air.  Needs to be re-evaluated in the wake of the 0.1 and 0.2 releases.
* [http://dev.comics.org/bugs/ Bugzilla for Technical Issues]
* [http://dev.comics.org/additional_wiki_files/new_schema.html historical new schema] as created by the tech list a few years ago
* [http://beta.comics.org/ New Site Testbed] (not always running!)
Contact the [http://groups.google.com/group/gcd-tech gcd-tech group] for more information about any of the above.
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===Database===
* [[Data Distribution|Data Distribution FAQ]]
** Data dumps: [http://www.comics.org/download/ http://www.comics.org/download/]
** [[App Guidelines|Guidelines for developers re-using the GCD data]]
* [[Current Schema]] (v0.3 "Dr Festus" - Feb 2010)
* [[New Fun Schema]] (v1.0 is still a Work in Progress)
** [http://dev.comics.org/additional_wiki_files/new_schema.html Historical "new schema"]
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==Related Links:==
==Other Projects==
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'''Bigger Projects'''
* [[Publisher Names]]: Project lead by the comics-pub list.


[http://www.lindaolsson.com/'''palm beach condos''']
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'''Other On-Going Efforts'''
* [[Bell Features reprint list]]
* [[Characters]]
* [[People]]
* [[Special Projects|Special Data Cleanup Projects]]

Revision as of 20:11, 10 January 2014

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About the GCD

The Grand Comics Database (GCD) is a nonprofit, Internet-based organization of international volunteers dedicated to building a database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Learn more about the GCD through these articles. If you still have questions, send us an email at GCD Contact List. We look forward to hearing from you.
In the News

Comic Book Resources (brief mention by Paul Levitz, November 26, 2012)
Springfield News-Sun (January 12, 2012)

How-To Videos
Add Variant
Reprint Link Editing & Confirmation
Copying reprinted sequences


Information on Indexing

350,000th Cover Uploaded

The primary way to contribute is to become an Indexer and add data for comics or upload cover scans we don't yet have. Here are some links to get started!

Still looking for more to do? Help the GCD by cleaning up our database through any one of our Special Projects!

Formatting Documentation

Entering data into the GCD must follow guidelines established by the gcd-policy list. Those rules can be found in the Formatting Documentation which is updated regularly.


Adding to the GCD

The following links will walk Indexers through adding new content to he GCD.

Resources

There are several resources to help indexers.

Editors

Indexers may eventually become editors, who review the work of Indexers and the incoming error reports and make corrections to existing data.


GCD Organizational Structure
GCD Organizational Structure

Technical Details

We are currently heavily involved in improving our new web-site for the GCD. The links in this section outline some of the changes going on. If you would like to help, please contact the gcd-tech group and see what you can do to help.

Software
GCD ERD Diagram

Database


Other Projects

Bigger Projects

Other On-Going Efforts

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