Editing Paintball in North America (section)

== Help Preserve North American Paintball History ==

'''Were you part of the early North American paintball scene? Do you remember a team, tournament or field that deserves to be documented?'''

Despite the region's importance to the development of modern paintball, much of its history is at risk of being lost.

Historic paintball parks have closed, teams have disbanded, tournament organisers have ceased operating and once-popular magazines, websites and online forums have disappeared.

Many tournament results, photographs, videos and stories survive only in private collections or the memories of people who participated.

We're particularly interested in:

* Historical photographs, videos and tournament footage
* Tournament results, team rosters and event programmes
* Information about former paintball fields, teams and businesses
* The history of national associations, professional leagues and regional competitions
* Early paintball equipment manufacturers and technical innovations
* Historical magazines, advertisements, websites and forum archives
* Personal recollections from players, referees, coaches, organisers and industry professionals
* Records of North American teams and players competing internationally

Historical material in English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Haitian Creole and other languages is welcome.

Firsthand memories are especially valuable when they help identify people, locations and events in surviving historical records.

Where possible, WikiPaintball aims to distinguish historical recollections from information independently verified through contemporary sources.

'''Even a small contribution can help recover a forgotten part of North American paintball history.'''