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Headers in End Credits
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributorninehours
Registered: April 3, 2007
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Apology's if this as already been asked. If the end credits have the cast in sections with headers like this

Should the cast list be entered like this or should they be ignored
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLewis_Prothero
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I chose "ignore them" because these headers transport no additional information to the cast list.
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantDr. Killpatient
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Agreed with Goblin.  Now if it was something like a category like saying "Eloi" and a list of names instead of a list of name with "Eloi" after it, that could be used as a header/divider.
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I have no opinion, nor would I object to using a divider based on the picture. The header had some sort of significance to the filmmakers, though I have no clue what it might have been, fortunately these things are rather rare.

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Personally, I would not enter it.  While I recognize there are some who might want to exactly recreate what appears on the screen, for me personally it's not useful.  My database is to conveniently look things up and this kind of stuff just creates clutter.  If I really want to see this great junk, I can watch the DVD...god forbid.  But that's my opinion.  I'd vote neutral on this kind of thing and tear it out locally if it ever crept in.


Someone else's comment regarding role grouping as it appears in the credits has merit.  But stuff like AND, WITH, FEATURING, etc. has almost zero use for me.
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I voted for Ignore Them.

To me the cast dividers should be used if they describe the role of a group of actors. This example seems more like a page of a book and continues the actors on another page and lets the viewer know that with the use of the word "with".
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I agree with the others not to enter them. They provide no usefull information.
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I agree with the majority, ignore them. I wouldn't vote no however.
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I'd really like some guidance for this in the rules. For the record: I voted to ignore these. But this thread shows the problem quite nicely: some users indicate they wouldn't vote no. In the smaller localities, contributions like this have a bigger chance of getting approved, and for those that don't use the dividers, it gets a lot harder to do cast updates. There is a lot of room for personal preference here: basically the first contributor for a new profile gets to choose how he handles things, and from then on it will be quite hard to change, as opinions will often be split over what is "correct". Ideally, I would like the rules to specifically define when dividers should be used, so that we're all on the same page.
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I feel that if the separator had some direct relationship to the cast such as a group role, then yes - include it.  Fluff separators such as shown here shouldn't be included.
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I voted for ignoring them and would vote no on a contribution adding them. To me, the only use of dividers is to separate different cast lists. No group roles, no headers. Only to separate different cast lists.

The topic of dividers was brought up just a week ago in this thread

And I agree with T!M. We really need to get this clarified in the rules (I hope Ken will give us his intentions and ideas about the dividers as well)

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Quoting Dr. Killpatient:
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I feel that if the separator had some direct relationship to the cast such as a group role, then yes - include it.  Fluff separators such as shown here shouldn't be included.


I feel the same as you, but I think I wouldn't vote NO if someone wants them.
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile Registrantkahless
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Those headers in the screenshot do not contain any useful informations. IMHO those kind of "headers" are not covered by the rules because they do not distinguish anything.

Therefore using dividers with a name like "AND" or "WITH" seems to me absurd. So I choosed "ignore them"!
Thorsten
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As others have said - these are pointless. Ignore them.
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Yes i think there is a difference between what i posted about and something like this

Which i think they should be included in the profile.
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Quoting ninehours:
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Yes i think there is a difference between what i posted about and something like this

Which i think they should be included in the profile.


ACK, a good example of what dividers are designed for (IMHO)!
Thorsten
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