Editing Paintball.co.nz (section)

=== Recognition by Mercenaries Star ===

[[Mercenaries Star]] was another early New Zealand paintball information website.

Its directory of domestic paintball resources included a listing for '''New Zealand Paintball''' in the information-pages section.[1]

The entry praised the site's field directory and moderation of its message board.

It also noted the recent addition of a chat page.

The directory listed Paintball.co.nz separately from other paintball websites, including Mercenaries Star itself, team websites, commercial playing fields and the New Zealand Paintball Association.

This establishes that New Zealand Paintball was recognised as a distinct community resource within the contemporary paintball internet community.

The directory also listed another website, Painting Khaos, which it described as intending to compete with New Zealand Paintball.

That reference suggests the site's prominence among the independent paintball information resources available at the time, although it does not establish audience size or website traffic.