Quoting skipnet50:

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I can't wait to grab my next TV season to set it up. I KNOW now that I have said I have not seen Roman Numerals or Alpha characters, the next one I pick up will use one of them.

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Go for it... I don't think anyone would stop you.  As of now I haven't voted No on any contribution that didn't use the "1. Episode Name" format. 

I'll give you one you can work on "Wonder Woman" Series.  The menus use "1) Episode Title" format and the DVD case uses "Episode 1: Episode Title" format.  Both would be as credited so I guess it's up the the contributor which one should use.  When I originally contributed this series I used the results of the last poll so they are currently in the "1. Episode Title" format.

Fortunately...I don't have either of those....yet.

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I don't see the problem. It seems that the DVD in this case combines two order lists into one.

Well, for profiling purposes, we don't need two, one is completely enough.

So, take a look at the DVD (not the menu): If you're watching the episodes, in what order do they play? THAT's the order you're supposed to enter.

What's being discussed here is merely the format you use to enter this data, i. e. do you take the same numbering accross the board or do we make ourselves dependent on Hollywood's marketing departments once again?

BTW, what are you going to do with foreigen (especially Asian) TV-sets? You have to change the episode listings on those if the use Asian scripture as it can't be reproduced in DVDP. In those cases, you have to fall back on a predetermined standard anyway.

For the sake of consistency (that word ring a bell with some posting here?), ease of data entry, and understandability of rules to people NOT following the forums and especially the discusssions in the rules committee forum, I am positive that a standardized form of profiling episode lists is preferrable.

And using whatever is on the box (btw., anybody of those in support of option B care to explain which way you'll go if on screen menu and / or outer box and / or inlay differ in the way of numbering?) is not a standardized way of entering, it's merely a standard of where to take the data from. It will lead to inconsistent data entries if you compare episode lists of different shows.

Quoting Darxon:

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I don't see the problem. It seems that the DVD in this case combines two order lists into one.

Well, for profiling purposes, we don't need two, one is completely enough.

So, take a look at the DVD (not the menu): If you're watching the episodes, in what order do they play? THAT's the order you're supposed to enter.

What's being discussed here is merely the format you use to enter this data, i. e. do you take the same numbering accross the board or do we make ourselves dependent on Hollywood's marketing departments once again?

BTW, what are you going to do with foreigen (especially Asian) TV-sets? You have to change the episode listings on those if the use Asian scripture as it can't be reproduced in DVDP. In those cases, you have to fall back on a predetermined standard anyway.

For the sake of consistency (that word ring a bell with some posting here?), ease of data entry, and understandability of rules to people NOT following the forums and especially the discusssions in the rules committee forum, I am positive that a standardized form of profiling episode lists is preferrable.

And using whatever is on the box (btw., anybody of those in support of option B care to explain which way you'll go if on screen menu and / or outer box and / or inlay differ in the way of numbering?) is not a standardized way of entering, it's merely a standard of where to take the data from. It will lead to inconsistent data entries if you compare episode lists of different shows.

I would use the DVD menu. I have done this with every one of my TV-shows. And those that aren't numbered on the DVD menu (Like MacGyver Season one) I leave unumbered. I don't see any point to create artificial data. I voted for option B, but the poll is irrelevant because it haven't one option as credited.
Please make a new poll, with all options this time.

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Quoting pompel9:

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I would use the DVD menu. I have done this with every one of my TV-shows. And those that aren't numbered on the DVD menu (Like MacGyver Season one) I leave unumbered. I don't see any point to create artificial data. I voted for option B, but the poll is irrelevant because it haven't one option as credited.
Please make a new poll, with all options this time.

You had your chance in this poll we already had about his topic (you should have voted "Other" and explained it).

Even this thread here is already completely superfluous (I have a hard time refraining from writing some other comments about it, concerning some rules committee members constantly undermining forum decisions about this topic and trying to impose their own will on the rules - with this new vote here being the latest effort). 

We have had more than enough votes now, the users' opinion is crystal clear: There will be a standard for numbering in the dividers and it will include numbering episodes sequentially in the order that they appear on the DVD(s) in the set. Period.

After months of discussion there is a reasonable proposal available in the rules committee forum, and I hope this vote here is the last interference before it can be sent to Ken for final approval.

Unfortunately, this is the nature of an "open" forum on the Rules.

You might as well just get used to it.

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Quoting Darxon:

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I don't see the problem. It seems that the DVD in this case combines two order lists into one.

Well, for profiling purposes, we don't need two, one is completely enough.

So, take a look at the DVD (not the menu): If you're watching the episodes, in what order do they play? THAT's the order you're supposed to enter.

What's being discussed here is merely the format you use to enter this data, i. e. do you take the same numbering accross the board or do we make ourselves dependent on Hollywood's marketing departments once again?

BTW, what are you going to do with foreigen (especially Asian) TV-sets? You have to change the episode listings on those if the use Asian scripture as it can't be reproduced in DVDP. In those cases, you have to fall back on a predetermined standard anyway.

For the sake of consistency (that word ring a bell with some posting here?), ease of data entry, and understandability of rules to people NOT following the forums and especially the discusssions in the rules committee forum, I am positive that a standardized form of profiling episode lists is preferrable.

And using whatever is on the box (btw., anybody of those in support of option B care to explain which way you'll go if on screen menu and / or outer box and / or inlay differ in the way of numbering?) is not a standardized way of entering, it's merely a standard of where to take the data from. It will lead to inconsistent data entries if you compare episode lists of different shows.

I would use the DVD menu. I have done this with every one of my TV-shows. And those that aren't numbered on the DVD menu (Like MacGyver Season one) I leave unumbered. I don't see any point to create artificial data. I voted for option B, but the poll is irrelevant because it haven't one option as credited.
Please make a new poll, with all options this time.

What we're really talking about here is formatting.  It is not only common practice in databases to set formatting standards, it is a necessity so that people from vastly different backgrounds all see the data the same way, and can discuss it easily because everybody knows what to look at.  Is it arbitrary, you bet.  But, like I've already said, we've had this discussion five times already and came to a concensus that the majority accepted last time around.  You can still set it up in your local any way you wish to.  Enough already.

Lets hope it is settled now. because between the 2 polls (and yes I do see a difference between the 2) It has been perfectly clear on both how it needs to be handled in the rules. At least for this revision of the rules.

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What we're really talking about here is formatting.  It is not only common practice in databases to set formatting standards, it is a necessity so that people from vastly different backgrounds all see the data the same way, and can discuss it easily because everybody knows what to look at.  Is it arbitrary, you bet.  But, like I've already said, we've had this discussion five times already and came to a concensus that the majority accepted last time around.  You can still set it up in your local any way you wish to.  Enough already.

I agree 110% with what John has said.