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| Berak | Bibamus morieundum est! |
Registered: May 10, 2007 | Posts: 1,059 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote: I agree in concept with pompel.. I believe it is too messy but I keep that aspect locally. So i contribute and remove. God forbid users like Rho should actually modify their own local database to conform to ther own requirements.
Skip I would also have to agree with Pompel in this one - mind you I understand the Nosayers point on blank roles - although they don't bother me, I will for the future keep this local and contribute with dividers and role descriptions... | | | Berak
It's better to burn out than to fade away! True love conquers all! |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 906 |
| Posted: | | | | I just wish Ken could change the wording in the rules and add a new kind of group feature to the cast list (as Skip previously has said he would. And yes I know Skip has been wrong before). As I see it, the intention of the divider isn't to group cast members together, but only for dividing separate cast lists (episodes/more than one film on a dvd). If the intention is to use it to group cast members together, it's very poorly designed, and I think more of Ken's skill than that.
So personally, I don't use the divider to group cast members unless it's different episodes. (But I'm not voting against contribution doing so either, because the rules are unclear) | | | The colour of her eyes, were the colour of insanity | | | Last edited: by reybr |
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| Berak | Bibamus morieundum est! |
Registered: May 10, 2007 | Posts: 1,059 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting reybr: Quote: I just wish Ken could change the wording in the rules and add a new kind of group feature to the cast list (as Skip previously has said he would. And yes I know Skip has been wrong before). As I see it, the intention of the divider isn't to group cast members together, but only for dividing separate cast lists (episodes/more than one film on a dvd). If the intention is to use it to group cast members together, it's very poorly designed, and I think more of Ken's skill than that.
So personally, I don't use the divider to group cast members unless it's different episodes. (But I'm not voting against contribution doing so either, because the rules are unclear) Well put indeed... | | | Berak
It's better to burn out than to fade away! True love conquers all! |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Posts: 1,777 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting reybr: Quote: I just wish Ken could change the wording in the rules and add a new kind of group feature to the cast list (as Skip previously has said he would. And yes I know Skip has been wrong before). As I see it, the intention of the divider isn't to group cast members together, but only for dividing separate cast lists (episodes/more than one film on a dvd). If the intention is to use it to group cast members together, it's very poorly designed, and I think more of Ken's skill than that.
So personally, I don't use the divider to group cast members unless it's different episodes. (But I'm not voting against contribution doing so either, because the rules are unclear) That's where I'm at with the whole thing as well. Personally, I view the use of dividers within a particular film for the purposes of grouping roles to be a perversion of what they were originally intended for. I just vote neutral when I see them but I certainly won't be going out of my way to add them to any profiles. It's not that big a deal in the grand scheme of things, I suppose. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,372 |
| Posted: | | | | I am bumping this thread as there is a current submission where the submitter is removing the roles after adding the divider. Hopefully he will read his own post here where he agrees that is not the correct way to do it and change or pull his contribution. Either that or he'll attack and we'll be on a multi paged journey of insulting and berating each other with no resolution |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 21,610 |
| Posted: | | | | Well, now Rick, as I see it the divider were new and added. Also, partiial Contributions are perfectly acceptable as has been noted many times. Perhaps the user has a lot of Conttributions pending and something might get lost, perhaps he discounts users who vote Contrary to the rules by making demands for data which is perfectly OK as a Partial Contribution, perhaps you should try PMing the user to make sure that he see exactly what you are referring to...but that would require engagement wouldn't it...hmmm what a conundrum. Perhaps you should try just try voting with the Rules and if you want something else, you can (1) always add it yourself (2)try talking to the user.
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: | | | | The point is the divider doesn't give anyone the license to remove the role, whether you addit it as new or it was already there. Kudos for the catch and for adding it to the profile. That doesn't mean you can remove the roles though. That's something you agreed with on page 2 in this thread. Quoting Jubal: Quote: I agree in concept with pompel.. I believe it is too messy but I keep that aspect locally. So i contribute and remove. [personal insult removed by lyonsden5] Skip I hope you will adjust your contribution so I can vote YES I have no idea what the rest of your post is referring to but all I can say is if you have too many contributions pending so some of them get lost you should slow up the pace a bit. Just an observation. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 21,610 |
| Posted: | | | | Or maybe you should use a PM to make sure your concern is not overlooked. Perhaps the users opinion is colored by the failure to communicate as well.
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: | | | | I don't PM certain people, and you are one of them as you have known since 5/29/2007 when the block was enacted. Ken gave us the option to avoid personal communications if we so desire and I intend to use that until either he changes it or those I have blocked change the way they "discuss" things when no one else is looking. So now that your honest mistake is pointed out you are changing the contribution... right? |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 21,610 |
| Posted: | | | | I don't happen to consider it an honest mistake, Rick. I consider it a PARTIAL Contribution, the existing data was INCORRECT. As I even made note of in my notes. But I'll fix it for you, I suggest you reconsider your opinions, you never have a problem with a valid issue, but you also know if it is an interpretation issue, then unless you can persuade me I won't budge as I don't happen to appreciate the tactics used by some with their to use their votes as blackmail to get what they want. Particularly when some of those people vote inconsistently, for example demanding a source of a user while not making the same demand of another user for similar data, or ignoring the Rules completely and voting Yes to images that do not match the Profile, or a variety of other issues that I see and these may or may not involve you. And I'll not discuss it publicly in any thing other than general terms. You are free to make whatever choices you wish, Rick, you also have to understand that your actions also will be reflected in the validity with which another user might view your comments relative to their credibility...ZERO. Your choice, that is the way Ken designed the system, my choice in how I view those actions. 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: | | | | you can't remove data and call it a partial contribution?!?!?!?!?! That makes absolutely no sense.
Changing the cast by removing the roles is wrong whether you are doing a partial contribution or contributing every field there is. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 13,202 |
| Posted: | | | | I don't know what profile this is, but I have to agree with Rick. If you are removing existing data, that is correct, it no longer qualifies as a 'partial' contribution. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. The Centauri learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it take a thousand years, we will be free. - Citizen G'Kar |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 21,610 |
| Posted: | | | | That is your opinion, Rick. I don't happen to share it, in this case.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!! CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it. Outta here
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 21,610 |
| Posted: | | | | Unicus, the data was wrong to begin with, so yes, I view it as a partial.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!! CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it. Outta here
Billy Video |
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Registered: July 31, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,506 |
| Posted: | | | | If any of the roles you're removing are correct then it would be wrong to do so. If you're only removing incorrect data then I'd probably not vote against it. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 13,202 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Forget_the_Rest: Quote: If any of the roles you're removing are correct then it would be wrong to do so. If you're only removing incorrect data then I'd probably not vote against it. What he said...though I got the impression that the roles were correct...is that the wrong impression? | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. The Centauri learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it take a thousand years, we will be free. - Citizen G'Kar |
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