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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.

Just to be clear, I do not do this based on who I consider to be the stars, I do it based on who the studio considers to be the stars.  I know who they believe the stars are because, as is the custom in Hollywood, the people they consider to be stars are usually listed, without roles, in either the opening credits or right after the film prior to the closing credits...and, since I mentioned it, I should note that I only know this works for Hollywood studio films, I can't say whether or not it works for other parts of the world. 

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Quoting TheDarkKnight:

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

Don't worry be happy. 
It was just a wish and a thought.

This is the weirdest forum I have ever been at. So many negative thoughts and so little positive and creative thinking.  Not meant for you, but in general.

It's not really negative thoughts. We came a long way, a way from chaos to where we are right now and many here know that you need the rules and no way for interpretation, if that's possible, to make this work, to prevent the data ping-ponging that was going on many years ago.

Ted pm coming your way

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This is the weirdest forum I have ever been at. So many negative thoughts and so little positive and creative thinking. 

And things have been even worse in the past, when proposing to correct errors made you a war criminal. Though it is possible to have friendly discussions with some users, trying to make things improve is quite impossible with the most vocal users refusing any evolution. The result is that many contributors (as I was in the past) totally stopped contributing, and now keep for themselves their databases that link, sort or filter correctly.

The process of evolution is mostly dead ends.

And even successfull solutions becomes obsolete when better ones appear.

But even dead ends may reappear as good ones at a later time, when it fits into the environment in a better way - who knows...?

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All hail the DVD Profiler rules and database.



All hail the DVD Profiler rules and database.



All hail the DVD Profiler rules and database.

I don't understand the hostility.  There was a questioned asked and answered, within the confines of the parameters of this thread

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This forum serves as a place for asking questions about rules, or asking how to apply a particular rule in a specific contribution.  Feel free to ask any question you like about a contribution you've made or are planning to make.

When discussing a contribution that you did not submit, consider first what you wish to accomplish:

If you wish to state your reasons for voting 'No':
- Use the (expanded) contribution vote reason field

If you wish to ask the contributor a question:
- Use the PM function. If the user has blocked you, do not bring the question to the forums. Instead, vote based on what you know.

If you run into a user who you believe is copying third party data in violation of our rules:
- Use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of this page to report the user to Invelos evaluators for scrutiny.

If you have a general question on how to vote for a particular circumstance:
- Make a post in this forum, but please keep your post polite and to the point.

Please note: This forum is not the place to "call out" contributors, berate them, or to impugn their motives.  This is also not the place to restate your reasons for voting No on a particular contribution, nor to encourage others to do so.  When making a post here, please bear these rules in mind.

The OP

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Should we write the exact text from the cover, even when there are obvious typing errors, or should these be corrected?

The OP was answered by many people per the rules, even quoting a clarification by Gerri

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Just to clarify....
This rule:
"Overviews should match the back of the DVD case exactly"
means that if there is a spelling error printed on the box, then you enter the overview with the spelling error.

This comment in the rules:
"You are making a subtle change that may be hard to spot - for example spelling correction to the overview. "

Refers to the fact that if someone else has entered an overview previously (or you did) and you fat fingered something, then when you correct it, then you need to call it out in contribution notes.

This is to help the voters understand what you changed because it is not highlighted when they view the changes.

-Gerri

(emphasis by me)

That should have been the end of the discussion within this thread, but noooo.  The insinuations and accusations fly.

IF YOU (whoever disagrees with the rule), want a rule change, then they need to either

1. (Within the Contribution forum) Write up a rule proposal
    put it up for discussion
    alter proposal per discussion
    get a consensus (From the community)
    send it to Ken for his approval/disapproval

2.  Appeal directly to Ken for a rule change


Otherwise, the rest of this discussion does not belong in this thread....

Charlie

You don't understand the hostility?  Here is my take on the situation--- Beta personalities thinking that they are Alpha personlities (Who are always right and people should be following their way of thinking).

I'm still laughing.

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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 have thousands of DVDs with spelling errors? Norway must be worse than I thought!