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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
She made a standard statement that if it can be done without going into the character map it is allowed. Sorry but no she didn't. The full quote is: Quoting Gerri Cole: Quote:
For the purposes of special characters in the titles, if you can type it on a normal keyboard without using an upper ASCII character, then you can use it. So in this case, M*A*S*H would work, but the dots in between the letters in FRIENDS would not be appropriate. I've underlined the important bit. |
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| | Posted: | | | | LOL, SpecialCharacters, hmmm, now that to me means the character map, north. Special Characters are not found on the keyboard. So I think Pete is correct in what he said. The 7 in Se7en can hardly be called a special character. It's just a routine keystroke. | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting northbloke: Quote:
Quoting Addicted2DVD:
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She made a standard statement that if it can be done without going into the character map it is allowed.
Sorry but no she didn't. The full quote is:
Quoting Gerri Cole:
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For the purposes of special characters in the titles, if you can type it on a normal keyboard without using an upper ASCII character, then you can use it. So in this case, M*A*S*H would work, but the dots in between the letters in FRIENDS would not be appropriate.
I've underlined the important bit. I interpret "special characters" to be anything that is non-alphanumeric". | | | | Hal |
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| | Posted: | | | | Agreed... which means Se7en and T4xi is done as shown on the cover | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting hal9g: Quote:
I interpret "special characters" to be anything that is non-alphanumeric". I agree, but the last time I checked both 4 and 7 were numeric, therefore not special. |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting northbloke: Quote:
Quoting Addicted2DVD:
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She made a standard statement that if it can be done without going into the character map it is allowed.
Sorry but no she didn't. The full quote is:
Quoting Gerri Cole:
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For the purposes of special characters in the titles, if you can type it on a normal keyboard without using an upper ASCII character, then you can use it. So in this case, M*A*S*H would work, but the dots in between the letters in FRIENDS would not be appropriate.
I've underlined the important bit. And in this post, from the same thread, Ken said "The botom line is that our title rule is not intended to make the title look exactly like the title on the cover (we have cover scans for that), but to portray the title shown in standard characters." SE7EN, L4ER CAKE and T4Xi all use standard characters, so that is what we use. I guess, if one so desired, that statement could be twisted to mean something else, but I always thought it was fairly clear.  | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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| | Posted: | | | | Right which means T4xi is correct and so is Se7en. L4yer Cake would be correct because the backwards E IS a special character, I haven't looked I don't even know if it could replicated by the character map, but I suspect even if it is, the program would not recognize it. | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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Billy Video |
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| | Posted: | | | | Agree with Martian 100% | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting northbloke: Quote:
Quoting hal9g:
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I interpret "special characters" to be anything that is non-alphanumeric".
I agree, but the last time I checked both 4 and 7 were numeric, therefore not special. I believe that is exactly what he said...meaning, Gerri's post doesn't apply because they are not special characters. As such, you type what you see. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Prof. Kingsfield: Quote:
Right which means T4xi is correct and so is Se7en. L4yer Cake would be correct because the backwards E IS a special character, I haven't looked I don't even know if it could replicated by the character map, but I suspect even if it is, the program would not recognize it.  | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMadMartian: Quote:
Quoting northbloke:
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Quoting Addicted2DVD:
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She made a standard statement that if it can be done without going into the character map it is allowed.
Sorry but no she didn't. The full quote is:
Quoting Gerri Cole:
Quote:
For the purposes of special characters in the titles, if you can type it on a normal keyboard without using an upper ASCII character, then you can use it. So in this case, M*A*S*H would work, but the dots in between the letters in FRIENDS would not be appropriate.
I've underlined the important bit.
And in this post, from the same thread, Ken said "The botom line is that our title rule is not intended to make the title look exactly like the title on the cover (we have cover scans for that), but to portray the title shown in standard characters."
SE7EN, L4ER CAKE and T4Xi all use standard characters, so that is what we use. I guess, if one so desired, that statement could be twisted to mean something else, but I always thought it was fairly clear. | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Prof. Kingsfield: Quote:
Right which means T4xi is correct and so is Se7en. L4yer Cake would be correct because the backwards E IS a special character, I haven't looked I don't even know if it could replicated by the character map, but I suspect even if it is, the program would not recognize it. Just to be clear, it is not a backwards 'E', it is a curvy 'E' that resembles a backwards '3'. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar |
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| | Posted: | | | | LOL, OK, Martian, the point is, it's not a standard character.  | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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Billy Video |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMadMartian: Quote:
And in this post, from the same thread, Ken said "The botom line is that our title rule is not intended to make the title look exactly like the title on the cover (we have cover scans for that), but to portray the title shown in standard characters."
SE7EN, L4ER CAKE and T4Xi all use standard characters, so that is what we use. I guess, if one so desired, that statement could be twisted to mean something else, but I always thought it was fairly clear. Well seeing how that post is in the rules forum and therefore not accessible by all, it makes it difficult to read it let alone "twist" it. I also notice that Ken says "The botom line is that our title rule is not intended to make the title look exactly like the title on the cover (we have cover scans for that)". That, to me, clearly means Ken intends us to enter the title of the DVD not a textual reproduction of what's on the front cover. |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting northbloke: Quote:
Quoting hal9g:
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I interpret "special characters" to be anything that is non-alphanumeric".
I agree, but the last time I checked both 4 and 7 were numeric, therefore not special. Yes, and since they are not "special" there is no reason to do anything with them except enter them exactly as they appear on the cover, just like any other alphanumeric character! | | | | Hal |
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| | Posted: | | | | Correct, Hal | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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