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| Registered: July 22, 2007 | | Posts: 348 |
| | Posted: | | | | If there is a primer on this, I don't know where it is.
I just contributed a change to an old entry, as I discovered that the cover scans were missing and I had that release. After doing that, I decided to go look to see what new contributions there were to vote on, only to discover that I'm only allowed to vote on updates to stuff that I have in my database and only then if I upload my database.
Who votes on new entries? There is nothing in the contribution voting tab about that at all. Actually, there is very little there on how the voting process works. Maybe that tab needs updating to actually contain information about voting and how it works. | | | Mr Video Productions
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,744 |
| | Posted: | | | | You can only vote on profiles which you have uploaded to your online collection via the Online->DVD Profiler Online menu.
And no one can vote on an initial contribution (an online profile that does not yet exist).
One can only vote on profile updates. | | | Karsten
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| Registered: July 22, 2007 | | Posts: 348 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
You can only vote on profiles which you have uploaded to your online collection via the Online->DVD Profiler Online menu. Ya, that I saw, which what made me want to ask about it. Quote:
And no one can vote on an initial contribution (an online profile that does not yet exist). So, Ken is the one that determines what makes it into the database (and/or whomever he has designated)? | | | Mr Video Productions
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,744 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting MrVideo: Quote:
So, Ken is the one that determines what makes it into the database (and/or whomever he has designated)? He does that in any case (he and his screeners) but yes, voting for the initial is not possible. | | | Karsten
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,293 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting MrVideo: Quote:
So, Ken is the one that determines what makes it into the database (and/or whomever he has designated)? Yes, that's right. The screeners will usually check for whether a contribution follows the Rules (mostly the data coming from the correct/legitimate sources) and for any obvious blunders. It's up to other users after that to make corrections which will be voted on in the normal manner. | | | | It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong |
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| Registered: May 20, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,934 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting MrVideo: Quote:
So, Ken is the one that determines what makes it into the database (and/or whomever he has designated)? In every case yes. The voting process allows other profilers to review the changes and make their opinions known. In the end, no matter the vote outcome, the screeners will make the final decision as to whether the profile is accepted or not. In the case of an initial contribution (not in the db yet), the screeners make the decision on their own, without the benefit of voting. If it is a new contribution, how many people are going to have it uploaded for there own? Charlie | | | | Last edited: by CharlieM |
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| Registered: July 22, 2007 | | Posts: 348 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CharlieM: Quote:
In the case of an initial contribution (not in the db yet), the screeners make the decision on their own, without the benefit of voting. If it is a new contribution, how many people are going to have it uploaded for [their] own? Why not have new contributions made available for viewing, so that those contributing can first look to see if it is already contributed? How many duplications are there for new releases? Wouldn't making the list available help cut down on the duplication? Or is the server set up such that only one new contribution is allowed? Is any of what has been discussed here in a contribution FAQ? If not, why not? It would be nice to know how all of this works, so people like me don't ask silly questions. | | | Mr Video Productions
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | New contributions seem to be fast-tracked, I've had them approved within a few minutes (a mixed blessing if you're not careful and make a mistake). | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: May 9, 2007 |  Posts: 1,536 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting KinoNiki: Quote:
New contributions seem to be fast-tracked, I've had them approved within a few minutes (a mixed blessing if you're not careful and make a mistake). Not at the moment though, I think Ken is taking a well-deserved holiday after the iPad version release. | | | | Hans |
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