I just did an update to Dr. Strangelove (UPC: 043396026162)... updating a few fields. Among them is to the overview... using the slip cover to go by. I got several yes votes... but one no vote saying it don't match the overview... that I removed one word that I should (and).

I double checked... and my submission matches the slip cover exactly. But then I looked at the keep case... and the Keep Case overview matches what the no voter said.

Next I looked at the scans. The scans match the keep case (Only difference I see is the one word in the overview)... this seems to be because the slip cover is reflective.

Now the question is... which overview should the overview field match? In my eyes, I believe it should still be the slip cover overview since that is the first thing you see when you take the release off the shelf. I can see the no voter's point... he may not even have the slip cover to go by for all I know. But in a situation like this... what is the correct way to do it per the rules?

Overviews
Copy the overview from the back of the DVD case exactly as written, including capitalization of words exactly as shown on the back of the case. Separate all paragraphs with a blank line.


But in the overview section of the rules it doesn't mention anything about the slipcase. Just the back of the DVD case. Another Grey area.

If the cover art is from the slip cover, then I would think slip cover, but that is going against the exact wording of the rule.

Quoting ateo357:

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Overviews
Copy the overview from the back of the DVD case exactly as written, including capitalization of words exactly as shown on the back of the case. Separate all paragraphs with a blank line.


But in the overview section of the rules it doesn't mention anything about the slipcase. Just the back of the DVD case. Another Grey area.

If the cover art is from the slip cover, then I would think slip cover, but that is going against the exact wording of the rule.

I personally see the slip case as part of the DVD Case. So I don't see taking the overview from the "inner" case. Seems to me it should be from the most "outer" case. As that is what we see when we first pick up the DVD.

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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Quoting ateo357:

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Overviews
Copy the overview from the back of the DVD case exactly as written, including capitalization of words exactly as shown on the back of the case. Separate all paragraphs with a blank line.


But in the overview section of the rules it doesn't mention anything about the slipcase. Just the back of the DVD case. Another Grey area.

If the cover art is from the slip cover, then I would think slip cover, but that is going against the exact wording of the rule.

I personally see the slip case as part of the DVD Case. So I don't see taking the overview from the "inner" case. Seems to me it should be from the most "outer" case. As that is what we see when we first pick up the DVD.

That's how I see it also. But you know how some people are about using common sense over exact wording.

Quoting samuelrichardscott:

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Personally, I would scan the slip and change the overview (providing the slip was the original release) and submit. If not I would still do that, keep it local and lock it.

No real idea if there even was a re-release of this title. I just said maybe that is the case. And maybe the no voter don't have the slip cover for some reason.

AS I said... I really not comfortable trying to scan the case myself. Not that good at scanning yet. I have tried reflective covers before... came out terrible!   

Sometimes there is a date listed on the credit block - I would compare them.

I recently submitted a scan that was different from the one in the database. Although they both were released the same year, part of the credit block noted a different year for artwork and design. One was dated a year earlier.

both the slip case and the inner keep case have the same year. If it was re-released without the slip I doubt they would change the date on the keep case in such a situation. But who knows.

The thing is... we have no idea what so ever if there even has been a re-release of this title at all. What it boils down to is...

If a release has an overview on both the outer case and one (almost identical) on the inner case. Which overview does the profile get per the rules?

The way I see it... it should use the outer case.

If it helps... the profile also always had the slip case checked between that and the fact that the slip case is reflective gives me no reason to believe there was a re-release.