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| Registered: March 23, 2011 | | Posts: 462 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMadMartian: Quote:
I mean, why stop at spelling? I don't think we do. If a cover has wrong Subtitles, Audio Tracks, Aspect Ratio, Runtime and sometimes Genres, we are correcting them. Aren't we? But correcting a word that we can look up in a dictionary. God forbid! Don't touch it!  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Force
You aren't getting it. For the overview there is One data source. For other data, as the rules state use the disc whenever possible. So for subs, ar, etc the disc is the primary source. But nice try at trying to change the subject. Just follow the rules and you will be fine. | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting force: Quote:
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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?
I think you should be allowed to correct obvious typing errors. It's much better with correct data. You can fix any errors you find locally and once you do be sure and lock that section of data. What you can not do though is to contribute that data to the online database. Ken, the owner of the program, has specifically addressed this issue. Why? Well besides being written in the rules, the problem is that an error might not be fixed the same way by different people. For example: Color vs Colour. These are two different spellings of the same word. If one copies the Overview exactly as written, including mistakes, then every person who contributes will do so the exact same way. I know that spelling errors, especially in the case of names, drives me crazy and I must fix them. Which is what the local database and locks are for. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Its a database and as all do, it has rules and standards. Its not a free for all. | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Grendell: Quote:
Am I the only one who sees "you can do what you want locally" posts as EXTREMELY condescending.
NO CRAP I can do what I want locally. It's MY hardware!
 Nope, you aren't the only one. | | | 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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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Alien Redrum: Quote:
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Am I the only one who sees "you can do what you want locally" posts as EXTREMELY condescending.
NO CRAP I can do what I want locally. It's MY hardware!
Nope, you aren't the only one. After reading this I had to post one saying exactly that!  |
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| Registered: March 23, 2011 | | Posts: 462 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm always trying to follow the rules. Don't get me wrong. But that doesn't mean I have to agree with them or think they are logical and consistent. |
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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting force: Quote:
I'm always trying to follow the rules. Don't get me wrong. But that doesn't mean I have to agree with them or think they are logical and consistent. Logical...Consistent...DVDP <singing> One of these things is not like the others <singing>  |
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| Registered: March 31, 2007 |  Posts: 662 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Winston Smith: Quote:
Stand and take a bow, Stan.
The One thing that you missed is that the user can have it both ways. The online is correct to the data, the local can be correct to the users desires. But this discussion is in no way about local data. This is completely about contributing to the online database. And you can't have it both ways here. And so the only conclusion can be: follow the rules, regardless if you agree with them. The only way around would be to get into rules committee and get the rules changed. | | |  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | They are both logical and consistent. Unless One wants to wiggle around by failing to understand the simple word exactly. Sorry. Now whether you agree with them or not does not mea you can ignore them at will. | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 |  Posts: 1,982 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Grendell: Quote:
Am I the only one who sees "you can do what you want locally" posts as EXTREMELY condescending. I don't see them that way... But I've got the hidden message. I have resolve that problem a long time ago by not using the database at all as it mess my database (birthdate I don't need, common name I don't use, false rating, false genre, ...). I prefer to do everything myself than wasting my time at correcting my database because of those differences. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | |  Jimmy. One more thing, the local serves the user. The online serves ALL users therefore the data must be consistently entered in the same way by contributors. Personal desires or preferencess cannot be a part of it, thats local. The stories and nightmares I could tell. | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | I was updating one of my DVDs, John Huston's Wise Blood: The Criterion Collection UPC 715515045612 and saw the movie was directed by Jhon Huston?!? Why? Because someone made a typing error in the credits so John Huston, as far as invelos is concerned, is Jhon Huston. Logical? Consistent? I don't think so because his name is correctly spelled in a bunch of other places: The DVD box, Overview, Booklet etc. One could even spell his name correctly if he appeared on screen and was uncredited. If he was part of the Cast and identified visually, I don't think anyone here would spell his name Jhon Huston in that case. But, this is a Director credit. So, the online database must incorrectly list the Director as Jhon Huston instead of John Huston because of a typing error in the credits. | | | | Last edited: by Kathy |
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kathy: Quote:
I was updating one of my DVDs, John Huston's Wise Blood: The Criterion Collection UPC 715515045612 and saw the movie was directed by Jhon Huston?!?
Why? Because someone made a typing error in the credits so John Huston, as far as invelos is concerned, is Jhon Huston.
Logical? Consistent? I don't think so because his name is correctly spelled in a bunch of other places: The DVD box, Overview, Booklet etc.
One could even spell his name correctly if he appeared on screen and was uncredited. If he was part of the Cast and identified visually, I don't think anyone here would spell his name Jhon Huston in that case.
But, this is a Director credit. So, the online database must incorrectly list the Director as Jhon Huston instead of John Huston because of a typing error in the credits. Wait, why can't you change it using the same reasoning used when aspect ratio is corrected? For example, say the aspect ratio on the box says 4:3, but the actual DVD is 1.86:1. It's corrected, no problem. In this case, the box says Jhon Houston, but in the actual DVD he's credited as John Houston. I don't see why it can't be corrected since it was verified on the DVD, seeing how this is DVD Profiler and not DVD Boxcover Profiler. | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kathy: Quote:
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But, this is a Director credit. So, the online database must incorrectly list the Director as Jhon Huston instead of John Huston because of a typing error in the credits. Fortunately, his common name isn't Jhon Huston so we can enter both his "correct" name as well as the original credit. Our linking system may have its share of faults but it has some benefits when these kind of things happen. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | The problem is that it is the CREDITS that are wrong. Based on the rules, the online database must contain incorrect data. Locally though... |
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