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Are people really that damn picky?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributorsamuelrichardscott
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There is currently a submission up where the contributor has fixed a couple of issue's with the overview, added some additional crew and done a full cast audit uodating CLT results and adding a BY as per By thread.

Unfortunately, there is a discussion about whether there is a space in a particular part of the overview or not. Now, some have voted no to this otherwise good update which adds plenty to the profile, and they have voted no because they don't think there is a space.

Now personally, I agree with the no voters about the space issue, but why vote no on an entire contribution over a space when so much solid info has been added? If it was a wrong name or something like that, I would agree to a no vote, but to vote no because of a space and risk not getting all the valid data? Christ.

Why not a yes, and a PM?
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According to Ken, the screeners have been instructed to accept these kinds of contributions, regardless of the 'no' votes.  He also stated that a 'no' vote, in these types of situations, is perfectly valid as it lets the contributor know that there is a problem.

Assuming the screeners listen to Ken, and it has been my experience that they do, there is no risk in voting 'no'.
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He also stated that a 'no' vote, in these types of situations, is perfectly valid as it lets the contributor know that there is a problem.

Assuming the screeners listen to Ken, and it has been my experience that they do, there is no risk in voting 'no'.


Oh, I agree it is a valid vote, but it's extremely picky, and could have a detrimental effect on contributors. What is the motivation behind such a no vote when so much good data has been added? It is after all, only a space, something which can be PM'ed to the user, or resubmitted after.

Would you rather have a possible incorrect space and get some additional crew data and a full cast audit... or... no cast audit, no additional crew and have a space in the overview? Just bizarre IMO and I'm just venting. I hope the contributor, if it is declined (screeners do make some bizarre decisions at times), will resubmit and not take the no votes to heart.
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What is the motivation behind such a no vote when so much good data has been added?

My suspicion is that it's to encourage the contributor to make the correction and resubmit.

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What is the motivation behind such a no vote when so much good data has been added?

My suspicion is that it's to encourage the contributor to make the correction and resubmit.

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Is a PM not sufficient?
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I always use no votes for situations like this myself. I do this for two reasons. First because not everyone one looks at their votes if they get only yes votes. I know this for a fact as I am usually like this and others in the forum has said the same thing. Another reason is it is sure to grab the attention of not only the  contributor but also the screeners. This way I am sure it is at least looked at and the screener can go from there if they feel it is trivial enough to let through anyway fine. If it is something they feel is reason enough to decline that is OK by me too.

Why not use a PM instead? Simple. I have seen too many times that a pm I send about a contribution don't get opened and looked at. Too many people just ignore pms when they are sent. Since seeing that in the past I now go strictly with the no vote and let the contributor and screeners decide from that point.
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What is the motivation behind such a no vote when so much good data has been added?

My suspicion is that it's to encourage the contributor to make the correction and resubmit.

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I've had that happen to my contributions. and if I don't submit it's because after the initial submission I've added my common names or BY, make-up effects or something else that doesn't match the exact wording in the rules for crew roles, but common sense dictates that they should be. And I'm not going to remove it in my local and resubmit because of a space or there is a common name for a credited name that I Missed.
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Is a PM not sufficient?

Sometimes even the "no" vote is insufficient.

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I always use no votes for situations like this myself. I do this for two reasons. First because not everyone one looks at their votes if they get only yes votes. I know this for a fact as I am usually like this and others in the forum has said the same thing. Another reason is it is sure to grab the attention of not only the  contributor but also the screeners. This way I am sure it is at least looked at and the screener can go from there if they feel it is trivial enough to let through anyway fine. If it is something they feel is reason enough to decline that is OK by me too.

Why not use a PM instead? Simple. I have seen too many times that a pm I send about a contribution don't get opened and looked at. Too many people just ignore pms when they are sent. Since seeing that in the past I now go strictly with the no vote and let the contributor and screeners decide from that point.


Fair points, but if people don't go to the huge yellow PM banner, why would they look to see if there are any no votes?

Sure, it is good to let the screener know, but that message could just as easily be conveyed as a message in a yes vote.
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There is currently a submission up where the contributor has fixed a couple of issue's with the overview, added some additional crew and done a full cast audit uodating CLT results and adding a BY as per By thread.

Unfortunately, there is a discussion about whether there is a space in a particular part of the overview or not. Now, some have voted no to this otherwise good update which adds plenty to the profile, and they have voted no because they don't think there is a space.

Now personally, I agree with the no voters about the space issue, but why vote no on an entire contribution over a space when so much solid info has been added? If it was a wrong name or something like that, I would agree to a no vote, but to vote no because of a space and risk not getting all the valid data? Christ.

Why not a yes, and a PM?

As the first voter (and the first No) my No vote was because i saw a error in the submitted Overview ("Academy-Award® winners" to "Academy-Award®winners" [space removed between words]).

Frankly i stopped scrolling down right then and voted No because the submission had an error.  I don't have to accept errors and i won't.  That's what the No vote is for.  I only bother with PMs if more than 150 characters worth of explanation is required, and it wasn't.

What the rest of the submission contains is not relevant.  I would hope the No's would encourage the submitter to re-submit with corrections.  That's how i sue them when i receive no votes on my submission.

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What is the motivation behind such a no vote when so much good data has been added?

My suspicion is that it's to encourage the contributor to make the correction and resubmit.

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I've had that happen to my contributions. and if I don't submit it's because after the initial submission I've added my common names or BY, make-up effects or something else that doesn't match the exact wording in the rules for crew roles, but common sense dictates that they should be. And I'm not going to remove it in my local and resubmit because of a space or there is a common name for a credited name that I Missed.



Same here. After I submit I change all my crap to how I like it locally and that doesn't always follow the rules so I wouldn't change it back to resubmit over a space. I would for other things, but some so unbelievebly minor? I would leave it to the screeners and if they were to decline the whole contribution because of a space... Invelos' loss.

This also brings me back to something else. Screeners should be able to decline just certain parts so we do not risk losing all the valuable data over something which is very minor in comparison.
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I always use no votes for situations like this myself. I do this for two reasons. First because not everyone one looks at their votes if they get only yes votes. I know this for a fact as I am usually like this and others in the forum has said the same thing. Another reason is it is sure to grab the attention of not only the  contributor but also the screeners. This way I am sure it is at least looked at and the screener can go from there if they feel it is trivial enough to let through anyway fine. If it is something they feel is reason enough to decline that is OK by me too.

Why not use a PM instead? Simple. I have seen too many times that a pm I send about a contribution don't get opened and looked at. Too many people just ignore pms when they are sent. Since seeing that in the past I now go strictly with the no vote and let the contributor and screeners decide from that point.


Fair points, but if people don't go to the huge yellow PM banner, why would they look to see if there are any no votes?

Sure, it is good to let the screener know, but that message could just as easily be conveyed as a message in a yes vote.



If that is your way that is fine for you... I wouldn't tell you to do any differently. But I don't feel confident enough that such note in a yes vote won't be missed. So I do it in a no vote. Which as been said Ken says is just as correct vote as a yes vote with comment... as you said you know yourself... so I just ask for the same respect that I give and not try to tell me to do it any differently either. Not that you tried to tell me any differently. I am just saying in general.
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General question:

A complete shell profile with the bare minimum info. Someone adds EVERYTHING but spells one word incorrectly in the overview (yet the profile is otherwise perfect). Would you guys vote yes or no?

Would you prefer to have NO info, or a complete profile with one very minor mistake.
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General question:

A complete shell profile with the bare minimum info. Someone adds EVERYTHING but spells one word incorrectly in the overview (yet the profile is otherwise perfect). Would you guys vote yes or no?

Would you prefer to have NO info, or a complete profile with one very minor mistake.


The overview is something I could care less about. I know certain people may not like it but I would vote yes. I'll take 99% correct. Would rather have to fix 1 or 2 things in a profile than 10-20.
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Like I said before... I would vote no with reason to be sure it is seen that there is a problem. From there it is completely up to the contributor and screener to do as they see fit.
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Like I said before... I would vote no with reason to be sure it is seen that there is a problem. From there it is completely up to the contributor and screener to do as they see fit.


Fair enough Pete. Personally I don't see the logic behind it, but a no vote is not against the rules and I wouldn't argue about it. I'd be shocked and would laugh at the insanity of such a vote (j/k), but that's it.
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