WikiPaintball

WikiPaintball is an online encyclopedia dedicated to documenting and preserving the history of paintball worldwide. Founded in 2026 by Michael Earley, the project aims to create a comprehensive, publicly accessible reference covering the people, teams, tournaments, organisations, playing fields, equipment manufacturers, businesses and culture that have shaped the sport.

Unlike general encyclopaedias or traditional paintball news websites, WikiPaintball focuses exclusively on paintball, including regional, amateur and historical subjects that have received limited mainstream coverage.

History and founding

WikiPaintball was established in 2026 by Michael Earley, a New Zealand paintball player and former industry professional with experience in tournament competition, field operations and paintball organisations.

The project was created in response to the fragmented nature of paintball's historical records. Much of the sport's history is scattered across defunct websites, archived tournament results, magazines, forums and personal records.

Many teams, competitions, manufacturers and organisations that contributed to paintball's development have little or no readily accessible historical documentation.

WikiPaintball was created to bring this information together in a structured, searchable encyclopedia that can be expanded and corrected as additional evidence becomes available.

Purpose and mission

WikiPaintball's primary objective is to preserve an accurate historical record of paintball.

The encyclopedia documents:

• Players, teams and their competitive histories.
• Tournament series, leagues, events and results.
• Paintball fields, clubs and organisations.
• Equipment manufacturers, products and technological developments.
• Paintball businesses, publications and websites.
• Regional paintball histories and developments.
• Significant individuals and organisations involved in the sport.

Coverage is not limited to professional paintball or internationally recognised subjects.

Local leagues, amateur teams, smaller manufacturers and regional organisations form part of paintball's wider history and are appropriate subjects when verifiable information is available.

Why WikiPaintball is needed

Paintball has developed over several decades, with organised activities taking place across numerous countries and regions.

However, the sport has never had a single comprehensive historical reference covering its many different communities, organisations and eras.

Historical information is frequently difficult to locate, particularly for teams and events that existed before modern social media and centralised tournament databases.

Websites close, businesses disappear and historical records become inaccessible. Information that was once common knowledge within a local paintball community can be difficult to establish years later.

WikiPaintball seeks to address these problems by collecting verified information, documenting original sources and connecting related subjects through a consistent encyclopedia structure.

The objective is not simply to record championship winners or well-known professional players, but to preserve the broader history of the sport.

How WikiPaintball differs from other websites

Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a general-purpose encyclopedia covering subjects across virtually every field.

Wikipedia's notability guidelines generally require significant coverage in reliable, independent sources before a subject qualifies for a standalone article.[1]

This can make it difficult to document smaller paintball teams, local competitions, regional organisations and historical equipment manufacturers that received limited independent media coverage.

WikiPaintball takes a specialist approach. Subjects do not need to be internationally famous or meet Wikipedia's general notability requirements.

Instead, they must have a direct connection to paintball and sufficient verifiable information to support an accurate article.

This does not mean that unverified claims are accepted. WikiPaintball maintains its own standards for sourcing, neutrality and factual accuracy.

WARPIG and historical paintball publications

WARPIG.com, the World And Regional Paintball Information Guide, is an important historical paintball information resource.

Its creators have maintained an extensive collection of paintball reporting, technical information, tournament coverage and other material in an archival capacity.[2]

Publications and websites such as WARPIG provide valuable contemporary records of the sport.

WikiPaintball serves a different purpose.

Rather than functioning primarily as a news publication or an archive of original reporting, WikiPaintball organises historical information into interconnected encyclopedia articles.

An individual team, tournament, player or manufacturer can have a dedicated page summarising its documented history, supported by references to contemporary sources.

These resources are complementary. Historical paintball publications are among the sources that WikiPaintball relies upon to establish accurate information.

Forums, databases and social media

Paintball forums, community websites, tournament databases and social media platforms contain substantial amounts of historical information.

However, these resources generally serve purposes other than maintaining a comprehensive encyclopedia.

Forum discussions can be difficult to search, historical conversations may lack supporting evidence, and tournament databases typically concentrate on competition records rather than wider historical context.

WikiPaintball aims to connect information from these different sources into a structured historical reference.

Editorial approach

WikiPaintball prioritises factual accuracy over article length or the number of articles published.

All contributors are expected to follow WikiPaintball:Editorial standards.

Articles should use neutral, encyclopedic language and be supported by identifiable sources.

Where historical information is incomplete, articles should document what can be established rather than inventing missing details.

A short article containing a few verified facts is preferable to a longer article containing unsupported claims.

WikiPaintball also permits AI-assisted research and drafting, provided that contributors verify information and references before publication.

See WikiPaintball:Using AI to write articles.

Community contributions

WikiPaintball is intended to develop as a collaborative resource.

Players, former players, tournament organisers, industry professionals, historians and paintball enthusiasts can contribute their knowledge and research.

Contributions may involve creating articles, correcting historical inaccuracies, adding tournament results, identifying archived sources or improving existing documentation.

The long-term value of the encyclopedia depends on the quality of its information and the contributions of people familiar with different parts of the sport.

For information on contributing, see WikiPaintball:Get involved and WikiPaintball:Contributor guide.

Looking ahead

WikiPaintball is an ongoing historical documentation project.

As additional sources are identified, existing articles can be expanded, corrected and connected to newly documented subjects.

Its long-term aim is to provide a durable and accessible reference that helps future generations understand not only paintball's major competitions and professional figures, but also the regional communities, businesses and individuals that contributed to its development.

See also

• WikiPaintball:Get involved
• WikiPaintball:Contributor guide
• WikiPaintball:Editorial standards
• WikiPaintball:Using AI to write articles

References

1. Wikipedia:Notability. Wikipedia.
2. World And Regional Paintball Information Guide. WARPIG.com.

External links

• WikiPaintball official website