This section helps our Volunteer Squad keep the database clean and consistent! It pertains to all Squad members. If you're interested in getting involved, read more about joining the Squad here. We'd love to have you aboard!
Holiday Record Weekend Weekend Quests Below!
For an introduction to our Quests please read here. Be sure to let us know either on Facebook or directly in a message if you are claiming or have completed a quest!
The Most Noble Quest
Are you a knight in shining armor, itching to slay a dragon? We have many Database Items that are missing photos. As they say, "a picture is worth a thousand words," so we want to make sure every item has at least one! To earn a badge upgrade for this Quest, add photos to 10 items that don't have any yet. Be sure to follow our guidelines for photos, here. As a bonus, if you add both a Main Photo and a Show on Search Photo to each of those ten items you'll qualify for two badge upgrades!
Hint: to find items that need photos, go to the Manage Database Items page and click the "No Images" scope button at the top. You can use the filters on the right side of the page to narrow it down to specific Brands, Series, or other specific items.
Ongoing Quests
These quests are claimable by anyone and everyone. Just jump in and let us know when you're done!
Contributors and above
1. The hobbyDB App needs Database Items to have UPCs for it to be really useful. Go to Curation > Manage Database Items, click the No UPC scope (little button on top of the page) and find 25 UPCs for any Databases Items that are missing theirs! You can even filter by subjects and series you are interested in. Here is the shortcut to that page.
2. Action Figure Pricing! Go to Curation > Manage Database Items, click the No Estimated Value scope (little button on top of the page), and find 20 eBay prices for any action figure in the database that doesn't have one yet! Here is the shortcut to that page.
3. Let your wheels breathe! Many of the diecast vehicles in our database only have a carded image for the "Main" image and they are missing the open "Show on Search Photo". We've gathered a bunch of images HERE, organized by Toy Number (Manufacturer ID on hobbyDB), but we need help adding them all to the database. Add 30 images (one folder) to earn a badge upgrade!
4. Someone keeps scanning them, but what are they!?! We can now track frequently failed scans... here is our initial "top 90". We've added the missing UPCs to the existing items but there are several more that require adding a brand new item to the database or tracking down the Hot Topic 8-digit code. Do you have what it takes to earn a badge by finding and fixing 5 of them? Use this link to see what we need help with on a Google sheet. Mark an item resolved after you find out what it is.
5. Quality matters, too! We've still got lots of HRC pins that need upgraded, high-quality images... can you do your part?
HOLIDAY RECORD WEEKEND QUESTS
PLEASE REPORT ALL STATS TO DEMIROFF TO CLAIM YOUR BADGE
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE WEEKEND
Holiday Record Weekend Weekend is Open from Dec. 21-22
ADD IMAGES TO EM!!
Anybody!! These Christmas items (lots) and Hanukkah items (only 2) have no photo and adding them will earn you 5 points for each one towards your weekend total.
DESCRIBE EM!!
Hard Rock collectors!! Descriptions were missing from the majority of HRC pins when hobbyDB did its original data import, making it difficult sometimes to search for pins. Add a keyword to a Hard Rock item this week and you'll earn 2 points for each one towards your weekend total.
PRICE EM!!
Prices! We need more and more and more and more and more prices. We've increased the reward for adding prices during Record Weekend to 3 points for eBay price points and 5 for non-eBay price points towards your weekend total.
Have an idea for a Quest? Let me know and we'll design a Quest for you!
THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!