Editing WARPIG (section)

== Field and store directories ==

=== Field Finder ===

WARPIG developed an online directory of paintball fields.

The directory allowed players to locate places to play.

Field operators could submit information about their businesses.

=== Store Finder ===

The website also operated an interactive paintball store directory.

WARPIG described its Store Finder as an early interactive online directory of paintball retailers.[10]

The directory organised stores geographically.

It included listings across the United States and internationally.

=== Early web innovation ===

In archived correspondence, WARPIG stated that its interactive field and store listings dated to 1994.[11]

The claim is consistent with the website's early development.

However, claims that it was the first such service on the entire World Wide Web should be treated as publisher claims unless independently corroborated.

=== Historical value ===

The field and store directories can help identify defunct paintball businesses.

Historical listings may preserve names, addresses and other details absent from modern sources.

However, directory entries may have been submitted by businesses or users and should be verified independently.