Consistency for the Edition field is not of importance, it is only important what's actually on the cover.

If you want them consistent in your collection you will have to keep that one local.

Other than that "The Edition field is for distinguishing between DVDs", so if there's no fullscreen version available there's also no reason to use widescreen in the edition field.

Before this goes too far, we've had 12 pages of this just about a month ago

Quoting skipnet50:

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Hfa:

Data consistency is determined by the DVD and what is ACTUALLY on the Cover NOT what you believe it to be.

Skip

ACK! Cosmetic repairs should be kept local! 

8Ball:

Did I say anything about that aspect. However we have also been arund the horn on this SPECIFIC title and I AM on the record regarding it. Making up data that appears nowhere other than the FEATURES section of the back cover is simply bizarre. If a user wants to do that locally thats' his business.

Skip

I disagree with many posters here.  According to the rules, it's always safe to use one of the built-in selections.  Widescreen is one of the built in slections and is necessary to distinguish from the fullscreen release.  It doesn't say anything prominently on the cover because there was initially only one version released.  This has nothing to do with consistency within the series and everything to do with distinguishing various releases, which is the whole purpose of the field.  I do think needs ot be more specifically addressed in the rules, but this seems to be a reasonable interpretation as they are currently written.

Quoting Ace_of_Sevens:

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I disagree with many posters here.  According to the rules, it's always safe to use one of the built-in selections.  Widescreen is one of the built in slections and is necessary to distinguish from the fullscreen release.

Unfortunately, no it's not one of the built in selections.  It is listed as an example in the rules which causes the confusion, but it is not one of the built in entries in the drop down box.

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To clarify: the purpose of the edition field isn't to replicate the cover.  That's what cover scans are for.  The purpose is to distinguish between editions.

This I agree with as the intention of the field and since a Full Screen version of this DVD does exist I think it should be allowed.

I have to agree with Vega and Ace on the edition field, unless the rules get rewritten to clarify. 

Since everyone likes to qupte the rules:
The Edition field is for distinguishing between DVDs, and for indicating special versions and collections (for example The Criterion Collection, Widescreen, Full-Screen Edition). It's usually safe to use one of the built-in selections if appropriate. 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 there is a full screen version and a widescreen, and no other edition indicators are there, then both profiles should be mark accordingly to distinguish between them.  The rules make no mention of the covers either.