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 | Dan W | | Registered: May 9, 2002 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 980 |
| | Posted: | | | | OK folks we have all seen this before but we have had several posts lately where users are expressing their frustration over the confusion this case name seems to cause.
Up to this point, it would seem, Ken has chosen to leave the case name the way it is because he prefers it the way it is. So, if you want it to change we have to let Ken know about it.
A few months ago I asked Ken to add "Elite" for the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray DVD cases so I don't think we need a poll for that.
I will set up another poll for the Region 2 case type "Steel Book".
Let's hear it. | | | | Dan | | | | Last edited: by Dan W |
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| Registered: April 4, 2007 |  Posts: 880 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm all for it, been asking for this for a long time. | | | | - Jan |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 291 |
| | Posted: | | | | well, since i didn't click the majority button, i'll say this... it's not that i don't have faith if people in general, but having both slip case and slip cover just seems to set the stage for another long string of arguments over which is what and when and why... but that's just me. however, we do need to change box set as a case type to slip case. thank you all for gathering round. krik  | | | | "Vampirism is still not a disease, Julia. Vampires are the living dead...dead...dead..." |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't think it needs to be changed. Is it really that difficult to understand that one word (okay, two words) can mean different things depending on the context?  | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | | Posts: 38 |
| | Posted: | | | | so basically 99.9% of digipaks will now become "slip case" because they have slip cases?
that is ridiculous to me.
on one hand you cannot say that a case type is "digipak" (one. two or even three-disc digipak) because it has one movie, and on the other hand call it a "slipcase" because it has more than one movie in it. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 2,366 |
| | Posted: | | | | To me Slip Case and Slip Cover are the same thing. They both contain keep cases, separate digipaks or whatever. The only difference is that one is closed on one side and the other isn't. | | | Martin Zuidervliet
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 951 |
| | Posted: | | | | I really don't see a need for Slip Cover, they usually only hold a single movie and are limited when the movie is first released. I can't see profiling a single movie as Slip Cover when it is housed usually in a keep case.
If your going to add another type I would suggest Steelcase, they are becoming more common for new and re-releases. | | | Are you local?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,694 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Patsa: Quote:
I don't think it needs to be changed. Is it really that difficult to understand that one word (okay, two words) can mean different things depending on the context? Apparently it is judging from the questions the newbies ask about it on a regular basis. | | | John
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rifter: Quote:
Quoting Patsa:
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I don't think it needs to be changed. Is it really that difficult to understand that one word (okay, two words) can mean different things depending on the context?
Apparently it is judging from the questions the newbies ask about it on a regular basis. I have to agree with Rifter. I can't tell you how many times I have had to explain the difference between a Box Set profile and a Box Set case type. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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| Dan W | | Registered: May 9, 2002 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 980 |
| | Posted: | | | | One of the things that concerns me is the similarity between "Slip Case" and "Slip Cover". Personally, I think we should call the "Slip Cover" cases, "Sleeves" or some such. Anything so that we don't run into confusion again. Here is an example of what I mean and it's from this thread. Quote:
so basically 99.9% of digipaks will now become "slip case" because they have slip cases?
that is ridiculous to me.
on one hand you cannot say that a case type is "digipak" (one. two or even three-disc digipak) because it has one movie, and on the other hand call it a "slipcase" because it has more than one movie in it. It is not my intention to single this user out (notice I removed his/her name from the quote). This simply illustrates what I mean about the similarity of the two case names. | | | | Dan | | | | Last edited: by Dan W |
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| Registered: April 4, 2007 | | Posts: 880 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Tracer: Quote:
If your going to add another type I would suggest Steelcase, they are becoming more common for new and re-releases. why don't you at least read a topic if you're going to reply in it? | | | | - Jan |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 465 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Krikarian: Quote:
it's not that i don't have faith if people in general, but having both slip case and slip cover just seems to set the stage for another long string of arguments over which is what and when and why...
however, we do need to change box set as a case type to slip case. What krik said ! | | | | Michael |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,694 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting garmonbozia: Quote:
so basically 99.9% of digipaks will now become "slip case" because they have slip cases?
that is ridiculous to me.
on one hand you cannot say that a case type is "digipak" (one. two or even three-disc digipak) because it has one movie, and on the other hand call it a "slipcase" because it has more than one movie in it. The method of packaging used to hold the disc itself has nothing to do with the outer case that holds it. Slipcase use is seen with individual single disk keep cases, thinpak keep cases, multi disk keep cases, and all kinds of digipack arrangements. | | | John
"Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice!" Senator Barry Goldwater, 1964
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,694 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dan W: Quote:
One of the things that concerns me is the similarity between "Slip Case" and "Slip Cover".
Personally, I think we should call the "Slip Cover" cases, "Sleeves" or some such. Anything so that we don't run into confusion again.
Here is an example of what I mean and it's from this thread.
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so basically 99.9% of digipaks will now become "slip case" because they have slip cases?
that is ridiculous to me.
on one hand you cannot say that a case type is "digipak" (one. two or even three-disc digipak) because it has one movie, and on the other hand call it a "slipcase" because it has more than one movie in it.
It is not my intention to single this user out (notice I removed his/her name from the quote). This simply illustrates what I mean about the similarity of the two case names. Just at first glance, I would say a slipcase (notice I used it as one word not two) refers to something that contains more than one item, as in a "case of beer" or a "case of oil" etc. A slip cover (two words) refers to a single item, like a "canteen cover" or a "pillow cover". That's just me, though, your mileage may vary. | | | John
"Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice!" Senator Barry Goldwater, 1964
Make America Great Again! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't think we need to add Slip Cover, with your thread Dan, I am not concerned about confusion or definition, just not terribly certain it really brings any value added to the data.
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| Dan W | | Registered: May 9, 2002 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 980 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rifter: Quote:
Quoting Dan W:
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One of the things that concerns me is the similarity between "Slip Case" and "Slip Cover".
Personally, I think we should call the "Slip Cover" cases, "Sleeves" or some such. Anything so that we don't run into confusion again.
Here is an example of what I mean and it's from this thread.
Quote:
so basically 99.9% of digipaks will now become "slip case" because they have slip cases?
that is ridiculous to me.
on one hand you cannot say that a case type is "digipak" (one. two or even three-disc digipak) because it has one movie, and on the other hand call it a "slipcase" because it has more than one movie in it.
It is not my intention to single this user out (notice I removed his/her name from the quote). This simply illustrates what I mean about the similarity of the two case names.
Just at first glance, I would say a slipcase (notice I used it as one word not two) refers to something that contains more than one item, as in a "case of beer" or a "case of oil" etc. A slip cover (two words) refers to a single item, like a "canteen cover" or a "pillow cover". That's just me, though, your mileage may vary. Either you missed my point or I'm missing yours. What you and this user did, is confuse the term "Slip Case" (Box set case) with Slip Cover (sleeve). It has nothing to do with how many words you parse it into. All of the Kriks understand what I'm saying and they were the first to point it out in this thread. My point on that is, I think we need to call it Sleeve instead of Slip Cover. This would have no effect on Slip Case. | | | | Dan |
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