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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,680 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't remember if I have seen this mentioned before. Seems unlikely that it hasn't been, but if so then I must have missed it.
I tried to update a profile where a cast name had been incorrectly entered. It was entered as first name and middle name instead of first name and last name. But when I tried to submit it, the contribution page said that no change was detected.
Is there no way to submit such a correction? If not, then that would seem to be a pretty serious bug in the contribution system. | | | My freeware tools for DVD Profiler users.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | It is a feature Ken added a little while back. He fixed it so the database doesn't see parsing only differences. I do believe if something else is changed within the same field (whether cast or crew). But even if you get it changed in the main database... it won't change anyone's local... as parsing is now a local only feature. Other then for names that is not already in your database of course. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 4,680 |
| | Posted: | | | | It may not change anyone's local, but at least it would be correct for those who added the profile later.
There seem to be quite a few profiles that have some names entered all in the first name field. Seems strange if this cannot be corrected.
Does this mean that John Doe// links correctly with John/Doe/ and John//Doe? | | | My freeware tools for DVD Profiler users.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,796 |
| | Posted: | | | | I mentioned this, I had a blank cast list add updated for one TV season and it inserted a "von" instead of a Von.
Then when I updated the next TV season for the same title it inserted a "Von". The original in both cases it was "Von." I did a find on the character's name and I have an equal number of "von" and "Von" for that character. | | | We don't need stinkin' IMDB's errors, we make our own.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 4,680 |
| | Posted: | | | | "Von" vs "von", that's case sensitivity. That's different from moving a name from one field to another.
When you select Preview Changes in the program, such changes that I mentioned are shown. That seems terribly inconsistent, and confusing, if these changes are actually ignored. | | | My freeware tools for DVD Profiler users.
Gunnar |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yes it's confusing and inconsistent, but unfortunately that's how it works.
Well, I don't mind that the name parsing nonsense is ignored, but I would rather not see any changes at all.
Unfortunately the solution was only half-baked. Migrating all names to single name fields would have been better, imo. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 4,680 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting KinoNiki: Quote:
Migrating all names to single name fields would have been better, imo. Totally agree. If the parsing is ignored, what's the point of having three name fields? | | | My freeware tools for DVD Profiler users.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,796 |
| | Posted: | | | | Was not the common name originally derived from which name had the most the number of credits in the online data base?
It is quite possible that I might have more credits for a given character in my data base than the online data base, since I have several thousand profiles I haven't contributed. Do to the haggling over what is right and what is wrong if I have any doubts, I just don't bother. I spend my time where it counts, watching my DVDs. | | | We don't need stinkin' IMDB's errors, we make our own.
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