Which is something I would be totally against. All submissions should be looked at and judged by the screeners.

And something you are not looking at. All that has to be programmed to be done. Which is what I was talking about not seeing invelos going through all that.

Especially when it is something that has such a clear and easy to follow rule now. I don't know why they would even want to replace such a clear and precise rule with something that is basically mob rule. I know I personally wouldn't do such a thing.

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No, that is not quite correct. You will first need a consensus to a proposal for a rule change (see the Contribution Rules Committee forum, second post from the top) . So the more people convinced the better.

While that is the prefered method, that isn't the only way.  If you can convince Ken, you don't need consensus.  I know as I have done it.  By the same token, even if you have consensus, if Ken doesn't agree, the rule won't be changed.  Just ask surfeur.  Most of us agreed with his stance regarding converting accented names, that were in all unaccented caps, into proper lower case form.  Ken disagreed and we are where we are.

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No, the existing rules are not consistent. We fix some errors and collect others (see earlier in this thread).

As has been explained, earlier in this thread, we only fix those errors where the data can be verified by checking the actual disc that came in the case.  When it comes to overviews, that isn't possible so, while you may not agree, that seems quite consistent to me.

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I agree with this. It should not be a problem using common sense.

See what I did there.

Yes i did.    Thanks. (That makes sense.) 

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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?

Nice question! 

I will never be convinced either. The rule is seven years old. It is not subject to the whim of the week. Common sense is not common to everyone. We are all different. The rules is. Deal with it.

This thread has become laughable. Every couple of months someone new dislikes a rule and wants to change it. Then you have the select few who have not gotten their way in the past, that agree with them, just to be an antagonist. Personally I think this rule is the only one that is clear cut as to what the database wants. Exactly what is on the cover. There are plenty of other rules that need more clarification than this one.

Just my view.

People are all too human and mistakes are made, sometimes deliberatelyUsers must understandth that from a main db viewpoint, the data is what it is, flaws and all.  Not what someone thinks it is, wishes or wants it to be, it just is. The place for "corrections" is local unless you correcting an error accidentally entered by another user. Those of us that have been around remember the numerous contribution wars as users fought over all sorts of things, my summary is better than yours, or whatever. We had One title edited nearly a thousand times in 5 years, do the math, thats edited and reedited  4 times a week...One title, crazy. This is what happens when users can do what they wish.

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OK so that overview has a few missing spaces , but this one [5050582860122] changes the whole meaning of the sentence. Read the contribution notes, and look at the rear cover. It took a couple of tries (me, then Neil) to get it  "correct" , i.e. changing "Vince and Gillian Lynne" to " ince and Gillian Lynne".

I can also have sympathy with Terry's point when he wanted to correct it to match the others in the DB, i.e. "Hal Prince and Gillian Lynne" (that submission was declined).

BTW, Jhon is a "valid" first name, as in Jhon Eduis Viáfara Mina, who plays football for  Independiente Medellín in Columbia.


Now, just don't get me started on the consistent spelling mistake on most of my Region 1 discs....

...where it states Color........          

"This is one of the times when we knowingly put crap into the database"

I like that line in your contribution notes. 

I also think Terry should have been listened to, he has a very good and logical solution to this problem.