From the Edition rules:

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The Edition field is for distinguishing between DVDs

If you are using a non-standard description, take it from the DVD box, and ensure it will help distinguish between different releases of the same title

If a movie is released under the same EAN/UPC with different kinds of contents (BR single disc, Doubly Play, Triple Play) the this information falls under the ruling for Edition - IMHO.

I've seen people enter "2-Disc Set" as edition but with "Triply Play" we suddenly get squeamish?

Seems to me the confusion is whether Edition refers to content (Director's Cut) or packaging (Triple Play). I think it is more useful as a content modifier where movies are concerned. But if you look at the publishing definition of edition, it seems to be more related to packaging (number of copies signed by the artist, for example - OTOH, if the signature is deemed to be content ...).

So I voted no on that basis.

@Pantheon:
That wasn't a direct quote. I wrote "Pantheon et al" so I was trying to describe what you and those who agreed with you felt. You said "easier", Voltair said "useful". I summed it up as "convenient". I'm sorry if that hurt your sensibilities, but I don't see the big problem.

@Addicted:

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Triple Play is in no way a media type. It may say how many media types there is included... or it may not

Oh, come on! In the context described by the OP "Triple play" means exactly "Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital Copy". Are you seriously saying that the exact same information is ok just because it doesn't mention the media types by name? And if it could mean something entirely different, then the informational value of including it would be zilch.

@DJ Doena:

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If a movie is released under the same EAN/UPC with different kinds of contents (BR single disc, Doubly Play, Triple Play) the this information falls under the ruling for Edition - IMHO

That I can agree with. But so far I haven't seen that situation. And I don't think that is the situation that the OP had in mind.

Quoting GSyren:

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@Addicted:

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Triple Play is in no way a media type. It may say how many media types there is included... or it may not

Oh, come on! In the context described by the OP "Triple play" means exactly "Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital Copy". Are you seriously saying that the exact same information is ok just because it doesn't mention the media types by name? And if it could mean something entirely different, then the informational value of including it would be zilch.

Absolutely 100% YES!... The rule states not to include media types... No more and no less.... and Triple Play is not a Media Type.... no matter what the triple play is referring to. That rule can not be used to vote against Triple Play as an edition. At least not As the rule is written to date.

Quoting DJ Doena:

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If a movie is released under the same EAN/UPC with different kinds of contents (BR single disc, Doubly Play, Triple Play) the this information falls under the ruling for Edition - IMHO.

Bold by me... Yes, in that case. Otherwise I don't see it as an edition.

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I've seen people enter "2-Disc Set" as edition but with "Triply Play" we suddenly get squeamish?

And I've seen Cast & Crew copied from IMDB. If someone does that, does it make it correct?

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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The rule states not to include media types... No more and no less.... and Triple Play is not a Media Type.... no matter what the triple play is referring to. That rule can not be used to vote against Triple Play as an edition. At least not As the rule is written to date.

That's playing word games, in my opinion. That's like saying that the majority of the rules don't apply to blu-ray because the rules say "DVD".

Quoting mediadogg:

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Seems to me the confusion is whether Edition refers to content (Director's Cut) or packaging (Triple Play). I think it is more useful as a content modifier where movies are concerned. But if you look at the publishing definition of edition, it seems to be more related to packaging (number of copies signed by the artist, for example - OTOH, if the signature is deemed to be content ...).

So I voted no on that basis.

Unfortunately, for Profiler purposes, Edition can mean many things.

"The Edition field is for distinguishing between DVDs, and for indicating special versions and collections (for example The Criterion Collection, Widescreen, Full-Screen Edition, Director's Cut)."

The Criterion Collection, as an example, isn't really a collection...even thought it has the word collection in the name...but the name of a media production company.

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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Depends... does it actually say Combo Pack on the front cover? The ones I have seen don't. And the rules states it must be there.

Hmm.  Just checking a few recent ones of mine, I'm seeing "Combo Pack" on some of them.

King of Thorn: 704400084232

Hellsing Ultimate I-IV (also V-VIII): 704400091018 (actually, image update was accepted but doesn't seem to be available in the db; but you can look it up on Amazon or whatever)


So yes, "Combo Pack" can be part of the cover text, at least if you count the colored header bar/banner as part of the cover.  I could, however, see an argument that the banner that's on a slipcover, but not on the case itself, is not considered an official part of the 'cover'.  That would be a separate debate.



Quoting GSyren:

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Now, like the OP says, "Triple Play" is just another way of saying exactly that. So, in my book, that's against the rules.

Unfortunately, "just another way of saying" something is not sufficient reason for acceptance of certain values with respect to the rules (most notably, variations on spelling and company names), so I see no reason for it to be justification for rejection of another aspect of the rules.

Because of insistence on the absolute minimal amount of text in the rules, a great many things are not well defined in the rules themselves.  Thus, as a fallback to avoid different interpretations of ambiguous terms, the required behavior is to accept only the most explicitly literal and exact interpretation of the rules.

"Media Types" are only known to be: DVD, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, and Digital Copy.  There are a variety of different ways those types can be combined, so a "such as" annotation lists only one of those possible combinations.  It does not, however, define marketing terms as being equivalent to those values, therefore they cannot be assumed to be included in the "such as" list.