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Did the mods take the week off? 

The week?

Is this week any different than any other? 

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Quoting FilmAlba:

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FilmAlba - I have refrained from commenting on your postings but I have decided I want you to know how I feel.

I am very tired of reading your continuously negative comments. The generalizations you make about people and places I find to be rude, hurtful, and, most importantly, unnecessary.

I am not going to go into some type of social, political or racial debate with you or anyone else. Personally I feel these forums are not the place for such discussions.

There must be some other forum you could join that would be more suited for the types of comments you make. Please find one and post these mean and inappropriate comments there.

My apologies to everyone else for subjecting you to yet another negative posting.

Well if i keep this up long it's bound to get more attention than ppl just being nice. There's a method to the madness.

I do not believe that to be true. But, since you do, I have decided that you will be the first (and hopefully last) person that I will block. I do not care to read anything else you have to say.

If it makes you happy so be it. Im i suppose to get emotional 

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It would allow for exceptions that the voters deem warranted...such as the German hyphen issue. The problem with a set standard with no exceptions is that it's a blunt instrument that can create data that most users don't want.

That doesn't answer my question, as it can still allow for different standards for each profile, and I don't see how that is better than a set standard.  I have done data entry for quite a few companies and we always had a set standard as it's the only way to ensure consistent data entry.  Where those companies excelled, and Invelos fails, is in the modification of those standards.  That is something I can't fix, but I sure as heck do not want to go with a voter generated sliding scale...expecially when I know that a good portion of the voters are simply 'yes men'.

As for the German hyphen issue, that isn't covered by the rules so, it isn't really an exception and, since they have been doing it for so long, is something that could have easily been added to either of the last two rule revisions.

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As for the German hyphen issue, that isn't covered by the rules so, it isn't really an exception and, since they have been doing it for so long, is something that could have easily been added to either of the last two rule revisions.

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Use the title from the front cover

It seems to me that this Rule does specifically address the question, and is why the use of the hyphen IS an exception.

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As for the German hyphen issue, that isn't covered by the rules so, it isn't really an exception and, since they have been doing it for so long, is something that could have easily been added to either of the last two rule revisions.

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Use the title from the front cover

It seems to me that this Rule does specifically address the question, and is why the use of the hyphen IS an exception.

Not to mention the specific one Surfeur brought up with the whole difference of colors being considered spaces when it suits people. Not saying it's wrong, as I agree in that's how it should be entered, but it is people making exceptions for the rules when it suits them. 

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As for the German hyphen issue, that isn't covered by the rules so, it isn't really an exception and, since they have been doing it for so long, is something that could have easily been added to either of the last two rule revisions.

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Use the title from the front cover

It seems to me that this Rule does specifically address the question, and is why the use of the hyphen IS an exception.

The rule says to take the title from the front cover, then lists a bunch of rules on how to format it.  Subtitles are not covered.  Just my opinion.

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I don't approach things from what ensures consistent data entry. We had that thread called "The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good" where the perfect (consistent data entry) can be detrimental to what is good (what is useful). Some would argue that only consistent data is useful, but I think there's an argument to be made that consistency, when it forces us to do things that aren't useful, can be bad.

There is another maxim, "A camel is a horse designed by a committee."  I am sorry but letting users decide, on a per profile basis, which rules they can disregard, just doesn't sit well with me.  If we are going to allow that, we might as well scrap the rules completely.  Beyond that, we are not after perfection, we are after a consistent standard.  I don't agree that there is an argument to be made for being inconsistent.  We had inconsistent and I, for one, do not want to go back to it.

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I am sorry but letting users decide, on a per profile basis, which rules they can disregard, just doesn't sit well with me. 

So why did you decide to disregard the rule about boxset/two movies on one side disc ? Your wish to add data rather than nothing is not sufficient to justify any violation of rules.

In fact, anybody here who says that rules must be followed strictly has chosen at a time or another to violate them. Why not take that reality in the rules themselves ?