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Do you recognise any of them?
21. Feb 2011 at 06:49
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Dear fellow members,
I am currently in the process of compiling a database file on boy actors born in a certain period.
It is not easy, but I am proceeding gradually.
At this point in time a have covered almost 10 percent of the BA database. At this rate I will complete my mission in about 8 weeks. I cannot disclose much more now, however, when I approach the finishing line, you will get more than a glimpse of my accomplishments.


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Reply #1 - 21. Feb 2011 at 22:18
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ooh sounds interesting! Good luck Smiley
  
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Reply #2 - 22. Feb 2011 at 00:34
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My curiosity has been piqued.
  
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Reply #3 - 22. Feb 2011 at 15:51
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Well, here we go then. I have finished 25 percent of what I intend to.
The result will be pictures of all boy actors grouped in 40 representing more or less the same age.
You will be aware that there are many entries in the database with merely a year of birth mentioned and sometimes not even that. In those instances I have assumed the birth date to be 1st of July in the year given or in the year I guessed the actor was probably born.
That way I got a more or less reliable list, sorted on birth date. In that order they will appear in the photo collages that I made.
You might wonder: What is the use of this?
I honestly don't know. Perhaps you could print them and make Christmas greeting cards from it.
Personally, I like browsing through the database. This exercise brought me many pleasant hours.
Here we go then with the first batch.

     5413      to      9283      :      boy actors born between      26-10-14      and      31-05-25

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     9372      to      12352      :      boy actors born between      28-08-25      and      25-10-33

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     12402      to      14997      :      boy actors born between      14-12-33      and      21-01-41

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     15158      to      16925      :      boy actors born between      1-07-41      and      3-05-46

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     16980      to      18059      :      boy actors born between      27-06-46      and      10-06-49

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     18067      to      19209      :      boy actors born between      18-06-49      and      3-08-52

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     19262      to      20453      :      boy actors born between      25-09-52      and      30-12-55

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     20471      to      21237      :      boy actors born between      17-01-56      and      21-02-58

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     21281      to      22098      :      boy actors born between      6-04-58      and      1-07-60

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     22112      to      22828      :      boy actors born between      15-07-60      and      1-07-62

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     23559      to      24289      :      boy actors born between      1-07-64      and      1-07-66

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     24289      to      24805      :      boy actors born between      1-07-66      and      29-11-67

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     24805      to      25385      :      boy actors born between      29-11-67      and      1-07-69

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     25385      to      25848      :      boy actors born between      1-07-69      and      7-10-70

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     25853      to      26176      :      boy actors born between      12-10-70      and      31-08-71

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Re: Do you recognise any of them?
Reply #4 - 22. Feb 2011 at 16:41
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Benjamin wrote on 22. Feb 2011 at 15:51:
You might wonder: What is the use of this?
I honestly don't know. Perhaps you could print them and make Christmas greeting cards from it.
Personally, I like browsing through the database. This exercise brought me many pleasant hours.


Yep. I have over the years devised several similarly "pointless" exercises while browsing through the database - making my own lists, collecting and organizing pictures, grouping by year, by genre, by country, by availability, or whatever other category. Most of these projects I've left unfinished, only to start over from scratch six months later.

All of this someone might argue was a tremendous waste of time. But it's a fun diversion. And ultimately probably no more of a waste of time than the way other people spend their evenings (watching dumb TV or playing solitaire or whatever people do).

I can see the value of your work, even if it doesn't serve any real purpose.

Personally, I've often wished for a more visual way of browsing the database. It would be nice if there was an option to display thumbnails of actors or movies while browsing the various lists that the database can generate. Something similar to the cards you've created but where every image was clickable and would lead to the profile. That would be amazing.
  
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Reply #5 - 22. Feb 2011 at 18:22
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josephk wrote on 22. Feb 2011 at 16:41:
Personally, I've often wished for a more visual way of browsing the database. It would be nice if there was an option to display thumbnails of actors or movies while browsing the various lists that the database can generate. Something similar to the cards you've created but where every image was clickable and would lead to the profile. That would be amazing. 


It's funny you should mention that. Seeing Benjamin's collages got me thinking that it would be pretty cool / useful to have the option of displaying thumbnails for the actors and movies against the database lists. So I shall look at implementing something shortly...
  
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Reply #6 - 22. Feb 2011 at 18:55
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Yay!
  
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Reply #7 - 22. Feb 2011 at 20:55
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It's done Smiley
There's now a new option under your Preferences on the main site to switch on thumbnails for actors, movie and TV shows in the lists (and search results). The default is switched off, so if you want it you'll have to switch it on in your preferences. Obviously you'll need to be logged in for it to work.
  
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Reply #8 - 22. Feb 2011 at 21:28
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Wow, that was fast. Awesome. Thanks.
  
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Reply #9 - 23. Feb 2011 at 05:51
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Thanks for all your comments.
Here are two more files. A little explanation: the numbers 26185 etc. represent the number of days expired since 1 January 1900.

26185      to      26660      :      boy actors born between      9-09-71      and      27-12-72

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Reply #10 - 23. Feb 2011 at 07:17
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File number 19 out of an estimated 69.

     27042      to      27308      :      boy actors born between      13-01-74      and      6-10-74

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File number 20 out of an estimated 69


     27308      to      27576      :      boy actors born between      6-10-74      and      1-07-75

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File number 21 out of an estimated 69

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Reply #13 - 23. Feb 2011 at 17:52
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Quantum wrote on 22. Feb 2011 at 20:55:
There's now a new option under your Preferences on the main site to switch on thumbnails for actors, movie and TV shows in the lists (and search results). The default is switched off, so if you want it you'll have to switch it on in your preferences. Obviously you'll need to be logged in for it to work.

A very nice feature indeed!
  
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File number 22 out of an estimated 69


     27942      to      28133      :      boy actors born between      1-07-76      and      8-01-77

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