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Let's not be obtuse here, OK?  We ALL know what the main cast is, and we ALL know that there are several ways of presenting those cast members.

Let's also stipulate that at some point, somebody is going to have to watch the stupid program to be able to list ANY of the cast, main or not.

Really?  I thought I knew what main cast was too, until this thread started.  I quickly learned (unlike others) that the term main cast means different things to different people, and identifying who is and who isn't from one episode to the next is not straight forward at all.

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So, let's not go off the deep end and make out like its such a huge trial putting the main cast at the top.  It's a pain in the ass to do ANY of it, truth be told!

Give us a straightforward easily applied definition of what constitutes the "Main Cast" in all cases, and we might be able to proceed from there.  Until then  Option1 cannot be implemented.

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But let's list a few definitions here, just to see if anything flies:

Main Cast:  Those cast members who are the primary characters and are usually listed at the beginning of the show in some way, which may also include recurring guest stars.  Primary cast members who do not appear in every episode should still be listed as Main Cast.  Use the cast order listed in the first episode even if the order changes somewhat over the course of the remaining episodes.

Not all TV shows list cast at the beginning of the show!  If they are not at the beginning, but are simply listed with the rest of the cast in the end credits, how do you determine which are "main cast"?
What about someone who starts in the middle of the season and is listed in the opening credits starting in the third episode of the season?  How about the 26th episode?

So recurring Guest Stars would be part of the "Main Cast" in your definition?  How often do they have to recur?  Twice, 5 times, for at least half the episodes, 80%....what?

By listing "Main Cast" regardless of whether they appear in every episode, you have no way of knowing which episodes they are in and which ones they are not in.  Not terribly useful!

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I would also say that for sake of brevity, we should stipulate that cast/crew lists be done on a disc by disc basis so that we don't have to wade through a whole season's worth of list on every profile.

Yes for you and those that advocate disc level child profiles, that works just fine, but the Rules need to be for everyone and Ken has already stated that the parent profile will retain all information, inclucing cast and crew for all episodes.

Perfect. So obviously, that argument holds no weight whatsoever.

Nobody HAS to do that. He's just offering suggestions.

Like I said, you're willing to find any little argument you can come up with against Option #2, no matter how many times you're proven wrong.

Well the balance is definitely shifting.

Quick let's close the poll and get Ken to implement! 

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Quoting hal9g:

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Well the balance is definitely shifting.

Quick let's close the poll and get Ken to implement! 

lol

if it weren't for erik's lol, i'd say run with it. will someone let me know when this is settled? i have a headache, need to take many drugs with a large vodka chaser, and lie down for awhile.

krik  

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I still prefer the season by season basis

Agree. I think the season profiles which now include all cast and crew are fantastic! 

if skipper means that the disc level profiles are also fantastic, i agree. we like child profiles. i don't want to scroll through 22 groups of names.

krik...

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Quoting hal9g:

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Well the balance is definitely shifting.

Quick let's close the poll and get Ken to implement! 

Yes it is shifting, but you might also notice there are now 105 votes. The other day when #1 was the overwhelming favorite it was much closer to 70, so some people have changed votes but more have decided to vote for #2.

But it also shows that there are a lot of people, nearly as many in fact, who prefer the other way of doing it.  You can't just ignore that fact and say that because you have a few more votes that what the other half wants doesn't count.