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Luckily, this software can serve both purposes. Or is there anything right now that prevents you from setting up your own database exactly as you describe it? Or why do you need the online to be identical to yours? Once you have uploaded the changes to your collection, everyone will see your profile exactly as you would (with the exception for custom cover scans).

I know, and that's a good thing!

However it will be too much work to make two different versions on thousands of DVD's and I want to contribute to the online database, so i'll stick with the rules both online and locally despite my disagreement.

My reason for starting this thread was to understand what the rules was - not to change them. But sometimes a discussion is good, even when they seem to be dead ends.

It feels really awkward to duplicate errors, but on the good side, writing the overview now becomes a no-brainer! 

Martian...
force originally wanted a rule change.... but would be happy with a program change of an additional overview field that can contain corrections.

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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Martian...
force originally wanted a rule change.... but would be happy with a program change of an additional overview field that can contain corrections.

Yea, I know but the post I responded to...and quoted...had the program change listed as an option and I completely missed it.  My post would have been a tad different had I caught that.

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We do?

Me and my dog. She always agree with me. 

Quoting superted:

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However it will be too much work to make two different versions on thousands of DVD's and I want to contribute to the online database, so i'll stick with the rules both online and locally despite my disagreement.

You are correct, it can be a bit of work to both contribute and have it your way.  As an example, I do not like the rule that requires us to list cast in the order credited as, quite often, we end up with some bit player being listed first simply because he was the first one seen or his name starts with an 'A'.  So, for those films, I audit and contribute the cast as credited, then re-audit and modify the cast list so that the 'stars' are listed first.

Takes a bit of time, but it works for me. 

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Quoting superted:

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However it will be too much work to make two different versions on thousands of DVD's and I want to contribute to the online database, so i'll stick with the rules both online and locally despite my disagreement.

You are correct, it can be a bit of work to both contribute and have it your way.  As an example, I do not like the rule that requires us to list cast in the order credited as, quite often, we end up with some bit player being listed first simply because he was the first one seen or his name starts with an 'A'.  So, for those films, I audit and contribute the cast as credited, then re-audit and modify the cast list so that the 'stars' are listed first.

Takes a bit of time, but it works for me. 

I do stuff like that all the time too. Not with cast... but other fields. Sure it can be a bit of a pain once in a while. But I do it.

One of the things for me is I will add cast (sometimes crew too) to the parent of a TV series but since I don't use cast and crew in parent profiles myself I then have to delete them all in my local and lock it. I don't have to take the time to do it... but I usually do.

Quoting TheMadMartian:

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You are correct, it can be a bit of work to both contribute and have it your way.  As an example, I do not like the rule that requires us to list cast in the order credited as, quite often, we end up with some bit player being listed first simply because he was the first one seen or his name starts with an 'A'.  So, for those films, I audit and contribute the cast as credited, then re-audit and modify the cast list so that the 'stars' are listed first.

Takes a bit of time, but it works for me. 

I wish there was a field like the contribution notes or something, but within the program itself where you could explain things like that. I mean you should contribute like the rule say, but I also would be very happy if I got your list about what you consider "stars", because I do not always know who are the stars before I watch a movie. And I would also like to have the stars first. Just a thought.

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..... I also would be very happy if I got your list about what you consider "stars", because I do not always know who are the stars before I watch a movie. And I would also like to have the stars first. Just a thought.

Do you have any idea how big that can of worms is that this would open up?