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  | T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 8,733 |
| | Posted: | | | | See below - what's this DVD's "title"? Like many other examples, this cover uses formatting to distinguish between "Mean" and "Girls", which we can't replicate in DVD Profiler. I would prefer to enter this as "Mean Girls", but someone disagrees. Hence this poll... For the record: the credits use the same formatting ( click!), and the credits block shows a space between both words.  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,414 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'd go with the credits block on this one. It's always referred to as two-word MEAN GIRLS and not a single non-word. | | | | "This movie has warped my fragile little mind." |
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| Registered: October 6, 2008 |  Posts: 1,932 |
| | Posted: | | | | Agreed. "MEANGIRLS" is just a stylized way to show "Mean Girls". |
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| Registered: June 12, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | The use of font makes it obvious it is a pair of words. | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,480 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CalebAndCo: Quote:
Agreed. "MEANGIRLS" is just a stylized way to show "Mean Girls". Definitely agree. | | | ...James
"People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all, and I fake them very well. That’s my burden, I guess." ~ Dexter Morgan |
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| T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 8,733 |
| | Posted: | | | | Excellent!  I obviously felt the same way, but I just needed to be sure. |
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| Registered: January 1, 2009 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,087 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quote:
If the title is shown run together, but with coloring and/or symbols splitting the title words, use standard spacing. It's not a different coloring, but bolded/not bolded or different font, so this would be imho the part of the rules, that tell us: "Mean Girls". As far as I know, this would be the standard spacing. (Don't think "Meangirls" exists as word) | | | | Last edited: by VirusPil |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 5,459 |
| | Posted: | | | | It goes without saying I agree.
I'd really like an addition to the title rules so they say something like:
"Use the title from the front cover, using information from the rest of the cover (such as the credit block) to clarify if there is any doubt."
I think that would stop a lot of these strange title decisions.
Edit: @VirusPil, I knew I'd seen something like that before, but couldn't see it in the rules - is that one of the famous clarifications? I think it would work better if the word "coloring" was changed to "formatting".
Edit 2: found it. | | | | Last edited: by northbloke |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 865 |
| | Posted: | | | | And the Poll results (at this point) are unanimous. I've never seen that here before. I think i'll change my vote just to add some color to the picture  Paul |
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| Corne | | Registered: Nov. 1, 2000 |
| Registered: April 5, 2007 | | Posts: 1,059 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CalebAndCo: Quote:
Agreed. "MEANGIRLS" is just a stylized way to show "Mean Girls". Indeed. I would say Mean Girls. | | | | Cor |
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| Registered: April 16, 2008 | | Posts: 347 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm pretty much re-iterating what Northbloke is saying but always referring to the credit block on the back cover seems to be a good idea. I'd like it to be specified as the primary Title source. |
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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | I think this might be a first...a unanimous poll!  |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kathy: Quote:
I think this might be a first...a unanimous poll! Wait a second I'll change my vote ... (Not) The last time I noticed something like this, I jinxed it by saying so ... | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
Registrant since 05/22/2003 | | | | Last edited: by Lewis_Prothero |
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | Agree with all! | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
"I also refuse to document CLT results and I pay my bills to avoid going to court." - Sam, keeping it real, yo. |
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 | johnd | | Evening, poetry lovers. |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 298 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Corne: Quote:
Indeed. I would say Mean Girls. Shouldn't it be "Drunk Girls"?  Sorry, couldn't resist. I'm surprised it hadn't already been done. | | | | Last edited: by johnd |
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| Registered: March 29, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,479 |
| | Posted: | | | | When we had those discussion about T4Xi or Se7en, most users here considered we had, per the rules, to reproduce exactly what's on the cover. We have no space here, so rules ask for Meangirls. I know that sometimes rule application seems stupid, and I asked in the past for the right to be intelligent when necessary. That was refused by most users. So, no doubt, people who want to follow rules have to use Meangirls. As for this , Quoting CalebAndCo: Quote:
Agreed. "MEANGIRLS" is just a stylized way to show "Mean Girls". do not forget FRANCOIS is a stylised way to show François... so let us be consistent... | | | | Images from movies | | | | Last edited: by surfeur51 |
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