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'''Moviemistakes.com''' is a [[website]] that notes mistakes and continuity errors found in film and television projects, with some books and games, and supplementary material covering trivia, quotes, DVD [[Easter egg (media)|Easter eggs]] and movie [[Trailer (film)|trailers]]. It was created by Jon Sandys in September 1996. The site categorises mistakes into nine different areas: [[Continuity (fiction)|continuity]], factual errors, mistakes that reveal the film-making process, visible crew or equipment, [[plot hole]]s, audio problems, deliberate "mistakes", character mistakes, and "other".
As of 29 January 2021 the site listed over 160,000 mistakes and 20,000 items of trivia from more than 13,000 titles.
== History ==
Sandys initially became interested in movie errors after noting mistakes in ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' and ''[[True Lies]]'' while attending the [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|Royal Grammar School]]. He began the Movie Mistakes website in 1996 as a single page with a few listings and an email address. Following his move to [[Southampton University]], he operated the site from the university's server.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-53872765.html | title=UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON: Student's Wb page dedicated to movie mistakes.}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 1998, a ''[[The Times|Times]]'' article on movie mistakes mentioned the site, leading to an increase in traffic. In 1999 the site outgrew the university servers and moved to a dedicated server, along with promotion and advertising to finance operations.
On April 9, 2001, the site again grew in popularity following a ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' article on mistakes in the film ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-72944708 | title=THE GAFFE-IATOR; 124 errors found in Oscar-winning film}}</ref> On the same day, Sandys was invited to appear on the UK morning show ''[[The Big Breakfast]]''{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}} to discuss movie mistakes, which became a weekly feature on the show until its cancellation. This exposure led to further interest in the website, the increased traffic leading to a temporary shutdown while the systems were upgraded.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73854541.html | title=movie-mistakes.com forced into short term shutdown.}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> With these developments, Sandys began to work on the site on a full-time basis.
By 2003 the site was averaging 26,000 hits a day and a then-record 100,000 hits in December 2003 when an article on mistakes in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' was posted on [[Slashdot]], crashing the site server. A server upgrade was prompted in January 2005 when a list of the "Top Mistakes of 2004" was copied by several publications and the site received a record 150,000 hits, again crashing the site.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-104438533.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104085536/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-104438533.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-11-04 | title=Boo-boos filmmakers would rather we forget}}</ref>
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In 2003 the site began to sell annual memberships with premium features. Content has expanded to include various lists of mistakes, along with pictures, videos, and a section for questions. It was listed as one of [[PC Magazine]]'s ''Best Web Sites for Movie Fans'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2320861,00.asp | title=PC Magazine's The Best Web Sites for Movie Fans | first=Jennifer L. | last=DeLeo | date=20 June 2008}}</ref> The site currently receives around 15,000 unique visitors per day.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
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