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| Registered: August 22, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 1,807 |
| | Posted: | | | | I came across a few covers with misspellings or words used wrongly and I copied the overview exactly as it was on the cover.
I don't think we should "proof-read" covers.
Still, I wonder, should I call attention to the fact that the "mistake" (or what someone would consider a mistake) was in the original text, so that others will not try to amend it? What about a standard indication, for instance [so written] in square brackets, or, to use a Latin word that stays the same in many languages... [sic!]? | | | | -- Enry |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Enry:
Hmmmm
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,029 |
| | Posted: | | | | If you are able to spot and mark up the error, you might as well correct it.
Otherwise, all that's being said in favor of keeping the error applies to any mark up as well. | | | | Matthias |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 |  Posts: 426 |
| | Posted: | | | | And there we go again with the typical skipnet reply  . Personal opinion: I know the rules say to copy the text including typos, but some typos are so silly that I think it's just a stupid rule. But in any case, let's not start adding markup such as [sic] ! |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 17,804 |
| | Posted: | | | | I think the cover text should be authentic. Even if there are misspellings the text should be copied exactly without any comments. The corrected text and/or interpretations of this can be placed in the notice section! | | | | Thorsten | | | | Last edited: by kahless |
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| Registered: August 22, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,807 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting goodguy: Quote:
If you are able to spot and mark up the error, you might as well correct it.
Hmmmm...  | | | | -- Enry |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 2,366 |
| | Posted: | | | | Why should I want to correct or mark errors in DVD Profiler? It's not that the errors on the cover itself will disappear along with it. If they (the errors) are there it's unfortunate, but a perfect world does not exist, we aren't and I think the DVD Profiler program will never be as well. So we just have to live with it. | | | Martin Zuidervliet
DVD Profiler Nederlands |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,694 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting EnryWiki: Quote:
Quoting goodguy:
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If you are able to spot and mark up the error, you might as well correct it.
Hmmmm...
Don't get any ideas. Rules say to copy it exactly as is, warts and all. | | | John
"Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice!" Senator Barry Goldwater, 1964
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,293 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rifter: Quote:
Don't get any ideas. Rules say to copy it exactly as is, warts and all. I fully agree; simple rule - copy it as written. If we allow 'corrections' we then get into a 'where we draw the line' scenario (like what to do where the overview is entirely written about the wrong film!); doing it always as written there's no judgement, just right or wrong. FWIW I tend to point out spelling errors copied from an overview in my submission notes; they're always available to be checked in future if someone sees a 'mistake' and wonders whether to correct it. I certainly don't think we should be adding any [ ] type markup which again takes it away from 'as credited' | | | | It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong |
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| Registered: March 29, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,479 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting goodguy: Quote:
If you are able to spot and mark up the error, you might as well correct it.
The only satisfying solution... | | | | Images from movies |
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| Registered: August 22, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,807 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Voltaire53: Quote:
FWIW I tend to point out spelling errors copied from an overview in my submission notes; they're always available to be checked in future if someone sees a 'mistake' and wonders whether to correct it. That's good.  | | | | -- Enry |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting goodguy: Quote:
If you are able to spot and mark up the error, you might as well correct it.
Otherwise, all that's being said in favor of keeping the error applies to any mark up as well. FOLLOW THE RULEs, Goodguy. For all you know any typo you might find is deliberate. Same for you surfeur. you want to cortrect what you believe are mistakes, KEEP THEM LOCAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
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  | Berak | | Bibamus morieundum est! |
| Registered: May 10, 2007 |  Posts: 1,059 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Voltaire53: Quote:
Quoting Rifter:
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Don't get any ideas. Rules say to copy it exactly as is, warts and all.
I fully agree; simple rule - copy it as written.
If we allow 'corrections' we then get into a 'where we draw the line' scenario (like what to do where the overview is entirely written about the wrong film!); doing it always as written there's no judgement, just right or wrong.
FWIW I tend to point out spelling errors copied from an overview in my submission notes; they're always available to be checked in future if someone sees a 'mistake' and wonders whether to correct it. I certainly don't think we should be adding any [ ] type markup which again takes it away from 'as credited' Totally agree!  | | | Berak
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Voltaire53: Quote:
Quoting Rifter:
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Don't get any ideas. Rules say to copy it exactly as is, warts and all.
I fully agree; simple rule - copy it as written.
If we allow 'corrections' we then get into a 'where we draw the line' scenario (like what to do where the overview is entirely written about the wrong film!); doing it always as written there's no judgement, just right or wrong.
FWIW I tend to point out spelling errors copied from an overview in my submission notes; they're always available to be checked in future if someone sees a 'mistake' and wonders whether to correct it. I certainly don't think we should be adding any [ ] type markup which again takes it away from 'as credited' Agree as well! | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 278 |
| | Posted: | | | | This is a genuine overview :-
"Tree beautiful sister...
One of them is lying...
One of them is telling the truth...
And one of them is mad...
Now he is caught...
Between them all...
In a symphony of suspicion...
Obsession...
Murder...
And madness...
Trust nothing you see...
Trust nothing you feel...
Trust nothing you touch...
Trust nothing you thing...
Tree diabolic sisters a missing body
It all come out in the wash..."
I would hate to see it 'corrected'; I prefer it like it is. | | | | Guns don't kill people. Hammers do. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,120 |
| | Posted: | | | | Part of the charm of DVD collecting is seeing how studios have typos in their overviews. |
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