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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Recently I have noted a spate of Common Names being used to fix simple typos. This would seem to be an inappropriate use of the system.
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Billy Video | | | | Last edited: by Winston Smith |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,029 |
| | Posted: | | | | What is the purpose of this statement if you don't provide any details on what you assume to be wrong or inappropriate? It might be, it might be not.
Since I have to guess, I would say preserving a typo in the credits while using the real name, e.g. Susan Sarandon [Susan Saradon] seems perfectly appropriate to me. | | | | Matthias |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | To add to this some users need not to simply accept Common name data that is NOT backed up. For example a typo for Dan Aykroyd (errantly spelled as Ackroyd) clearly mis entered. But even fi the billing were correct, the Common name would not be that which was chosen according to the CLT.
I can find absolutely NO RECORD ANYWHERE of Dan Aykroyd ever being billed as Ackroyd, dating back to his days on Saturday Night Live.
BTW we are referring to USER generated typos NOT Credit related typos, just for those who may NOT be able to figure that out
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Billy Video | | | | Last edited: by Winston Smith |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 585 |
| | Posted: | | | | I agree with Goodguy. It seems a perfect use of the Credited As feature to fix typos in peoples' names while at the same time preserving how they were actually credited in the movie. The users who wish to maintain proper linking between actors' roles and the users' who wish to maintain credits strictly "As Credited" both get their way. It seems a win-win situation to me. Of course, I believe this type of fix would require special attention to the documentation to prove it's case. Or are you referring to a different situation? -edit- Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
BTW we are referring to USER generated typos NOT Credit related typos, just for those who may NOT be able to figure that out Okay, well that makes a bit more sense. Your original post should maybe have spelled that out a bit clearer "for those of us who cannot read your mind". You are correct that users should be double checking the actual credits to make sure someone is truly credited the way it looks in DVDP because misspellings could easily just be a user typo, not a credit typo. Without double checking you think you are correcting a credit typo and you're not. Especially since credit typos don't happen all that often, and not for well known people. If I saw what I thought was a well known star's credit typo I'd be double and triple checking because I'd be wondering how they could they get that person's name wrong? So, ya, I agree with you.. people need to be a bit more careful with the use of the CLT. | | | "Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men" - Douglas Bader
"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." - Douglas Adams | | | | Last edited: by Vega |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Vega: Take NOTE. I specifically stated this was about user generated typos, not credit generated typos. IF it was a credit generated typo I would not have even written it as I did, if at all. Obviously some of you havve come to the conclusion that you want to disagree with me so depserately that you think I am stupid. you do wind reflecting on stupidity... I think you need to lighten up. I have noted the HYPOPCRISY generated to other users who also start threads of similar nature. I expect such behaivior from some, vega. I am NOT as confident as youm Achim. And for the record for a certain user who asked the question. IF you want to know how he IS credited look in my collection. Skip  | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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Billy Video | | | | Last edited: by Winston Smith |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,436 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
BTW we are referring to USER generated typos NOT Credit related typos, just for those who may NOT be able to figure that out I am sure that, if this had been clarified from the beginning, also goodguy and vega would have agreed 100%. Obviously a user-introduced typo (if something was "fatfingered, as Gerri puts it) must not be corrected by means of the Credited As feature. | | | Achim [諾亞信； Ya-Shin//Nuo], a German in Taiwan.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Sadly, Achim some users, such as Goodgy are simply in more of rush to disagree, All of you use your heads, singly or collectively, you know my positions on these on these types of things. Why would I mention it if it were a credit related typo?  The answer to the question is obvious, Achim, I wouldn't. So something else is going on...what would that be...gosh I just don't know. Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 742 |
| | Posted: | | | | You could have made your point a lot easier to understand by adding a couple of words. IMO, a post should always strive to be self-explanatory, so that other forum users can understand what the poster wants to say without having to second guess or look up information elsewhere.
On topic: you're right, Skip, this is an improper use of the CLT and credited as function. | | | | Lutz |
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| | Posted: | | | | If you have proof that the name was fat fingered, just submit the correct data to the main database, and the CLT will be corrected accordingly. | | | | -- Enry |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Enry: I am not Contributing...remember  Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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Billy Video | | | | Last edited: by Winston Smith |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 810 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
Sadly, Achim some users, such as Goodgy are simply in more of rush to disagree, All of you use your heads, singly or collectively, you know my positions on these on these types of things. Why would I mention it if it were a credit related typo?
The answer to the question is obvious, Achim, I wouldn't. So something else is going on...what would that be...gosh I just don't know.
Skip Skip, Your first post was not clear as to what type of typo you were talking about. If you want people to understand what you are talking about, take the time to explain your point in full. You tell others over and over not to assume anything, but then you are unclear in your post, forcing us to assume someting (or to just ignore you). pdf | | | Paul Francis
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 810 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
Enry:
I am not Contributing...remember
Skip How could we forget, you post about it all the time ... pdf | | | Paul Francis
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 1,777 |
| | Posted: | | | | Bleh. Whenever I run into one of these I just pull my disk out and verify it. I can't stand not knowing and it's a heck of a lot better than guessing. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | I recently discovered a misspelt name for Jack Lemon ( Lemmon).., It was for the Out-Of_Towners,, and the original contributor?..... Why it was Skipnet50 ...  | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | You will not find any big Red S on my chest, Terry. I am all to human.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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