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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yes, boss.   And fortunately the data i have seen thus far concurs with your observation. I would like to see more fields in an upcoming version to accomodate the desires of the other side. I have never said their argument is wrong or that the data that they want should not be allowed for, but NOT at the expense of the existing data and i fear that is where the problem will come in. But I can hope that won't be true. Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| Registered: March 29, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,479 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ken Cole: Quote:
If users are concerned with the database, please refocus this energy on crafting a simple rule for the entry of this field. The field name is semantics. The field rule and content should be the focus. As Ken said, which is important is what is put in the field. For those who are not comfortable with the term "publisher", they may customize their own layout with "distributor" or anything else, using a translation file. | | | | Images from movies |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Is that avatar you, surfeur.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,372 |
| | Posted: | | | | Kudos surfeur on the new look and the country flag!  |
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| Registered: March 10, 2007 | | Posts: 4,282 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
I would like to see more fields in an upcoming version to accomodate the desires of the other side. New field = mass contribution update = mass pay to our contribution evaluators!  But, I'm sure you guys can come up with something else the world of DVD collecting needs, so the new "Producer?" field will have company in the contribution queue!  | | | | Invelos Software, Inc. Representative | | | | Last edited: by Ken Cole |
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| Registered: March 10, 2007 | | Posts: 4,282 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting lyonsden5: Quote:
Kudos surfeur on the new look and the country flag! And kudos from me as well! It's nice to see our users "in the pixels". Just don't look for me to switch to my photo - Skip may look pretty close to his avatar but sadly I look nothing like mine. | | | | Invelos Software, Inc. Representative |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,673 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ken Cole: Quote:
...sadly I look nothing like mine. I wonder what Gerri would have thought if you did... My avatar is as close to me as I could get it using the Simpsonizer. | | | My freeware tools for DVD Profiler users.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ken Cole: Quote:
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I would like to see more fields in an upcoming version to accomodate the desires of the other side.
New field = mass contribution update = mass pay to our contribution evaluators!
But, I'm sure you guys can come up with something else the world of DVD collecting needs, so the new "Producer?" field will have company in the contribution queue! I don't think we need a "new field" as much as we need an expansion of the existing "Media Publisher" field to allow up to three entries so that we could place all companies who are associated with the production and distribution of the DVD itself. Trying to distinguish between production and distribution is sometimes next to impossible, so why even try. Just enter them all. Someone who needs to know which company did what function will have the names and they can figure it out on their own without having to confuse the rest of us. If you were to commit to adding these two additional "slots" in the next version, the easiest thing to do for now for the existing "Media Publisher" field in the interim, would be to continue entering the same data there as we have entered into the 3rd slot (when available) in the studio filed in the past. Then when the field is expanded, those "other" companies can be added, e.g., Touchstone Home Video, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, MGM DVD, etc. | | | | Hal |
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 | Dan W | | Registered: May 9, 2002 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 980 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ken Cole: Quote:
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I would like to see more fields in an upcoming version to accomodate the desires of the other side.
New field = mass contribution update = mass pay to our contribution evaluators!
But, I'm sure you guys can come up with something else the world of DVD collecting needs, so the new "Producer?" field will have company in the contribution queue! Sorry but I'm not buying that argument. I agree that the name of the field is semantics because a rule can easily define it but for you to say that a new field = mass contribution update = mass pay to your contribution evaluators is about as lame a defense as I've seen considering your past history. Every time you release a new version you break up the fields piecemeal as to create this problem. Several of the fields you have broken up over years could have been dumped into version 2.3. Even you have to admit we have been asking for them since long before then. The fact is you are going to have to add at least one expansion to this field to accommodate just the uses it has now. With only one slot you will have ping-pong contributions on many of the releases due to the fact that it is so difficult to discern between the "publisher" and the "distributor". I see this as Ken's same release-method different year. Hey but this isn't all bad. As long as you do it this way there are several part-time workers who have job security. Considering the current economy, good work Ken!!!!! | | | | Dan | | | | Last edited: by Dan W |
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| | Posted: | | | | I would change my avatar to a regular pic of me... but I am afraid no one would notice the difference!  | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,461 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ken Cole: Quote:
Just don't look for me to switch to my photo - Skip may look pretty close to his avatar but sadly I look nothing like mine. And to be sure I'm diagonally oppposite from my delightful avatar image, but as I was adding some actor head shots one day I came across this and added it on impulse ... I liked the "Good Morning" message ... | | | Thanks for your support.
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| Registered: March 10, 2007 | | Posts: 4,282 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dan W: Quote:
to say that a new field = mass contribution update = mass pay to your contribution evaluators is about as lame a defense as I've seen considering your past history. Perhaps you missed the , or the statement that there will be more fields needed. My statement was not an indication that we have any real reluctance to add new fields. We add fields in every major release. | | | | Invelos Software, Inc. Representative |
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| Dan W | | Registered: May 9, 2002 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 980 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ken Cole: Quote:
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to say that a new field = mass contribution update = mass pay to your contribution evaluators is about as lame a defense as I've seen considering your past history.
Perhaps you missed the , or the statement that there will be more fields needed. My statement was not an indication that we have any real reluctance to add new fields. We add fields in every major release. I have long suspected the piecemeal releases were deliberate on your part. Nice to know I was right. BTW, I noticed the . I guess I don't see the humor in it. | | | | Dan | | | | Last edited: by Dan W |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 2,692 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting mediadogg: Quote:
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Just don't look for me to switch to my photo - Skip may look pretty close to his avatar but sadly I look nothing like mine.
And to be sure I'm diagonally oppposite from my delightful avatar image, but as I was adding some actor head shots one day I came across this and added it on impulse ... I liked the "Good Morning" message ... there is a good morning message? | | | | Paul |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,242 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting pauls42: Quote:
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Just don't look for me to switch to my photo - Skip may look pretty close to his avatar but sadly I look nothing like mine.
And to be sure I'm diagonally oppposite from my delightful avatar image, but as I was adding some actor head shots one day I came across this and added it on impulse ... I liked the "Good Morning" message ...
there is a good morning message? Nearly as good as Richierich's Kitten avatar Steve |
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