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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,850 |
| | Posted: | | | | What is the correct title for this set?  My first instinct is Star Trek: Voyager: Season One because that's what's printed on the box itself, but after considering the rear image I'm not so sure. --------------- | | | | Last edited: by scotthm |
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| Registered: May 22, 2007 |  Posts: 138 |
| | Posted: | | | | I would always use the front title to enter to the database. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | I use "Star Trek: Voyager: The Complete First Season"
When found on the shelf at the store, "The Complete First Season" is seen as part of the front cover. Although "Season One" is also on the front cover, it would be redundant to include it. I don't think anyone with any sense would argue that "on DVD" should be part of the title...at least I hope not.
Put it your database the way you prefer it and lock it. Problem solved. | | | | Hal |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting scotthm: Quote:
My first instinct is Star Trek: Voyager: Season One because that's what's printed on the box itself, but after considering the rear image I'm not so sure. The rules say "Use the title from the front cover." - so whatever is on the rear doesn't matter. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,330 |
| | Posted: | | | | Going by the cover images... both is on both the front and back covers. Not sure which I would use. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,330 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting hal9g: Quote:
I use "Star Trek: Voyager: The Complete First Season"
When found on the shelf at the store, "The Complete First Season" is seen as part of the front cover. Although "Season One" is also on the front cover, it would be redundant to include it. I don't think anyone with any sense would argue that "on DVD" should be part of the title...at least I hope not.
Put it your database the way you prefer it and lock it. Problem solved. Not only has it been argued... but it is already in the database this way for some titles.... See the Angel season sets. Mainly it was decided "On DVD" was part of the title per rules... and those of us that didn't like it had to lock our titles locally. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: May 22, 2007 | | Posts: 138 |
| | Posted: | | | | It's just annoying and this is not the only example, that companies keep mentioning 2 times the same thing in 2 different ways.
Why do they keep doing that?
It's useless to say: Season 1 and then title it again at the bottom "The complete first season on dvd"
My two cents: use "Season 1" as it's the most goingable. | | | | Last edited: by jurgen42u |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 8,723 |
| | Posted: | | | | 'Star Trek: Voyager: Season One'. |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,850 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting hal9g: Quote:
I use "Star Trek: Voyager: The Complete First Season"
I don't think anyone with any sense would argue that "on DVD" should be part of the title. I don't see how you could justify including "The Complete First Season" without including "on DVD", so that then calls into question whether any of the phrase "The Complete First Season on DVD" should be part of the title at all. --------------- |
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| Registered: December 27, 2009 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,131 |
| | Posted: | | | | Star Trek: Voyager: Season One
the wording at the bottom I see as a informational statement and not as a title or edition. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting scotthm: Quote:
Quoting hal9g:
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I use "Star Trek: Voyager: The Complete First Season"
I don't think anyone with any sense would argue that "on DVD" should be part of the title.
I don't see how you could justify including "The Complete First Season" without including "on DVD", so that then calls into question whether any of the phrase "The Complete First Season on DVD" should be part of the title at all.
--------------- It's easy for me and not even worth attempting to explain. That's why I rarely comment here anymore. People don't really want the opinions of others..they want to convince others of their opinion! What difference does it make how it's in the online database when you can make it whatever you want? | | | | Hal | | | | Last edited: by hal9g |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
Quoting hal9g:
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I use "Star Trek: Voyager: The Complete First Season"
When found on the shelf at the store, "The Complete First Season" is seen as part of the front cover. Although "Season One" is also on the front cover, it would be redundant to include it. I don't think anyone with any sense would argue that "on DVD" should be part of the title...at least I hope not.
Put it your database the way you prefer it and lock it. Problem solved.
Not only has it been argued... but it is already in the database this way for some titles.... See the Angel season sets. Mainly it was decided "On DVD" was part of the title per rules... and those of us that didn't like it had to lock our titles locally. Isn't DVD Profiler an application where you catalogue titles that you own on DVD (or Blu ray)? So why would I have to tell myself in the title that's it's not on VHS? And don't we already have a field to identify that it's either DVD or Blu ray? More slavish conformance to a rule when it makes zero sense. Just reminds me why I stay away from here. | | | | Hal |
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| Registered: December 27, 2009 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,131 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting hal9g: Quote:
Quoting Addicted2DVD:
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Quoting hal9g:
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I use "Star Trek: Voyager: The Complete First Season"
When found on the shelf at the store, "The Complete First Season" is seen as part of the front cover. Although "Season One" is also on the front cover, it would be redundant to include it. I don't think anyone with any sense would argue that "on DVD" should be part of the title...at least I hope not.
Put it your database the way you prefer it and lock it. Problem solved.
Not only has it been argued... but it is already in the database this way for some titles.... See the Angel season sets. Mainly it was decided "On DVD" was part of the title per rules... and those of us that didn't like it had to lock our titles locally.
Isn't DVD Profiler an application where you catalogue titles that you own on DVD (or Blu ray)? So why would I have to tell myself in the title that's it's not on VHS? And don't we already have a field to identify that it's either DVD or Blu ray?
More slavish conformance to a rule when it makes zero sense. Just reminds me why I stay away from here. It reminds me of those "As Seen on TV" gadgets that are sold in stores. It's more or less a sales blurb. |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,850 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting hal9g: Quote:
What difference does it make how it's in the online database when you can make it whatever you want? One could ask that about any data in the online database, since we can do whatever we want locally. But thanks for your input. --------------- |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting scotthm: Quote:
What is the correct title for this set?
My first instinct is Star Trek: Voyager: Season One because that's what's printed on the box itself, but after considering the rear image I'm not so sure.
--------------- Are you sure it's printed on the box, it looks rather like it's printed on the disc, if that is a transparent case of some sort. I was going to say that we can't include media types in titles but apparently that rule only applies to the edition field. Well, more strange rules for you then. I would accept either title for the online but lock my local, per usual. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Amd I was wrong about the rule too: "Do not enter media types (such as "Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Copy") into the edition or title field."
Well, cut "on DVD" then. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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