Hi everyone... I am thinking of starting an experimental website on this very topic: a database for JAV... hmm actually no, it's a database+fan service site dedicated to JAV actresses. But by necessity, there must be a fairly complete JAV database underneath it.
So as this thread turned out to have a sustainable life (approaching 5 years), I assume there's still an unmet demand for an English-friendly JAV database. So I want to do an unscientific survey to see how I should develop this site:
Section 1: what you need?
Tell us (me) what you need from a JAV database, how would you use it?
What offline tool(s) do you use/want/need associated with this database? (e.g. XBMC/Kodi scrapper. However, see below)
What function would you want to perform on my new site, that is impossible or very difficult on existing resources such as here, DMM, Sougouwiki, and social media?
Is language barrier a major problem for you while using these existing resources (DMM etc)?
How much are you interested in an actress' work and personal life outside of AV info (e.g. live appearance at promotion events and cons, her favorite food etc)
Section 2:what would you contribute?
Are you willing to contribute your time and effort into a JAV actress site?
Can you write code for the web? (what languages/framework you are fluent in?)
Are you good at image handling? Web layout?
Are you a good writer? Would you write (at least a few paragraphs at a time) for specific JAV's and/or actresses?
Are you obsessive/huge fanboy for one or more actresses that you would be a "curator" for her? That means spending time (everyday or at least every week) following her activities and write (or copy or translate) suitable materials to her page on our site.
Do you follow one or more actress's social media feed? Can you understand and/or translate at least some of it? Are you willing to spend some time doing this regularly?
Basically I need to judge the potential demand for the website I have in mind, and I need to judge how much help/collaboration I could expect. I already have the code to data-mine DMM (or almost equivalent) for past and new DVD releases, and basic personal data (age/birthday, measurements) and it won't be hard to code a webpage generator for each actress. It would be a little effort but not too hard to code a smart search tool and personalization. But stopping at that... a website that only re-package DMM info (hard data) and maybe more English-friendly and easy/pretty to use, I doubt there's enough to attract eyeballs. I am not doing this for profit, but what's the point if I don't even get say 100 unique visitors a day?
So I figure it needs to have some added value, such as a personal (subjective) touch to it: invite some individuals (obsessed fanboy) to be each actress' curator who will maintain her page and perhaps write an informal biography, introduction/synopsis/review her new vids as they come out. And regular members can add comments and hopefully have a lively conversation. Basically a site for folks who not only want to collect and watch the porn (and do whatever they do while watching) but also is curious about the performers.