Jeffe Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I'm tackling the Arcade platform and wanted to throw some ideas out to the community to see what everyone's thoughts are: 1. Game titles with parentheses or brackets should be removed since the parser removes those and it makes it difficult to find in a search in LaunchBox. Does anyone know of any other ASCII characters we should avoid in game titles? 2. I've run across several games with the same name in Arcade but they are different games (Badlands, Super Dodge Ball, etc.) I posted to change them to "Super Dodge Ball: Neo Geo" and "Badlands: Atari" because if the game title is the same name, the metadata won't differentiate in LaunchBox. This is the method I used, but I'm curious if anyone has better ideas. 3. I'm also migrating all games from platforms that are now being used as playlists (Sega Model 1, 2, 3, Naomi, Sammy Atomisewave, etc.) and putting them all in Arcade. I'm making sure that all media is being merged so nothing gets lost. What is everyone's thoughts of removing platforms that are now playlists? 4. Could we create a platform to move all the casino/fruit games out of Arcade since they are not arcade games? Please let me know what everyone thinks. Together we can make this the best videogame database on the internet! -Jeffe10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Privacy Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1. Completely agree as long as it follows this rule: Although, I'm not too familiar with Arcade games, so I usually use this site for proper titles: https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9888 (super dodge ball linked in this instance). Also I believe parenthesis are superscript: https://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/207e/index.htm 2. Refer to #1. 3. I don't quite understand what you mean, most likely due to my lack of knowledge in this area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatos_Prime Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Jeffe said: I'm tackling the Arcade platform and wanted to throw some ideas out to the community to see what everyone's thoughts are: 1. Game titles with parentheses or brackets should be removed since the parser removes those and it makes it difficult to find in a search in LaunchBox. Does anyone know of any other ASCII characters we should avoid in game titles? 2. I've run across several games with the same name in Arcade but they are different games (Badlands, Super Dodge Ball, etc.) I posted to change them to "Super Dodge Ball: Neo Geo" and "Badlands: Atari" because if the game title is the same name, the metadata won't differentiate in LaunchBox. This is the method I used, but I'm curious if anyone has better ideas. 3. I'm also migrating all games from platforms that are now being used as playlists (Sega Model 1, 2, 3, Naomi, Sammy Atomisewave, etc.) and putting them all in Arcade. I'm making sure that all media is being merged so nothing gets lost. What is everyone's thoughts of removing platforms that are now playlists? 4. Could we create a platform to move all the casino/fruit games out of Arcade since they are not arcade games? Please let me know what everyone thinks. Together we can make this the best videogame database on the internet! -Jeffe10 I'm not sure Parenthesis or brackets break the parser any more, dashes are to be avoided. Please don't migrate any games from any platforms they are in. If you believe it should also be in Arcade create them there as well but DO NOT move or delete games out of the approved Platforms. In many cases we have Launchbox branded videos on how to set platforms up, such as the Sammy Atomiswave video, if you remove them from the platform that video just became useless. Do know that it takes a lot to get a platform approved so if it is there, it is for a reason. If someone has taken the time to add casino and fruit games I say leave them. Edited November 7, 2019 by Thanatos_Prime 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatos_Prime Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Good thing you asked us about this before attempting to move or delete any of them. If you had put in several hundred moderations to delete and move games before posting this you would have ruined some moderators evenings . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffe Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 @Thanatos_Prime Oh no! I had already started and the Sammy Atomiswave platform is empty. My apologies, I will move them back and copy over media and metadata from those games into games under "Arcade". -Jeffe10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadK9 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Not sure i like this meddling in the DB.. As a whole the DB does a fairly good job, but when people go messing aboui in it, things tend to end up broken or non exsistant. As shown in the post above........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadK9 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Jeffe said: 3. I'm also migrating all games from platforms that are now being used as playlists (Sega Model 1, 2, 3, Naomi, Sammy Atomisewave, etc.) and putting them all in Arcade. I'm making sure that all media is being merged so nothing gets lost. What is everyone's thoughts of removing platforms that are now playlists? Just no.. Not all of us use Playlists, i have all them systems you mentioned as stand alone systems, so yeah no thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatos_Prime Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Jeffe said: @Thanatos_Prime Oh no! I had already started and the Sammy Atomiswave platform is empty. My apologies, I will move them back and copy over media and metadata from those games into games under "Arcade". -Jeffe10 I'm deeply saddened that this slipped by the mods, I appreciate that you're willing to move them back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Privacy Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) I take it these next 425 request I'm mostly rejecting lol nope, only 170ish/425 @Thanatos_Prime remember this: Edited November 7, 2019 by Vloshko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Privacy Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Thanatos_Prime said: In many cases we have Launchbox branded videos on how to set platforms up, such as the Sammy Atomiswave video, if you remove them from the platform that video just became useless. hmm, I wonder if enough people approved the requests for deletion. Then even if Jeffe is moving them back, will they have a different URL? Rendering those videos that have links useless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatos_Prime Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I'm only one vote Vloshko and I voted correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Privacy Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) Vote @Thanatos_Prime for DB Moderator! inb4 I get scolded Edited November 9, 2019 by Vloshko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanatos_Prime Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 What did I do to get under your skin, fella? Better yet, message me. I'm always looking for constructive criticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Privacy Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) On 11/8/2019 at 11:03 PM, Thanatos_Prime said: What did I do to get under your skin, fella? Better yet, message me. I'm always looking for constructive criticism. wut? no. I'm serious, you should be a mod, @Thanatos_Prime. Mainly because you're actually helpful. Plus you ask questions and don't assume too much. Edited December 7, 2019 by Vloshko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabricio Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 11/6/2019 at 9:02 PM, Jeffe said: I'm tackling the Arcade platform and wanted to throw some ideas out to the community to see what everyone's thoughts are: 1. Game titles with parentheses or brackets should be removed since the parser removes those and it makes it difficult to find in a search in LaunchBox. Does anyone know of any other ASCII characters we should avoid in game titles? 2. I've run across several games with the same name in Arcade but they are different games (Badlands, Super Dodge Ball, etc.) I posted to change them to "Super Dodge Ball: Neo Geo" and "Badlands: Atari" because if the game title is the same name, the metadata won't differentiate in LaunchBox. This is the method I used, but I'm curious if anyone has better ideas. 3. I'm also migrating all games from platforms that are now being used as playlists (Sega Model 1, 2, 3, Naomi, Sammy Atomisewave, etc.) and putting them all in Arcade. I'm making sure that all media is being merged so nothing gets lost. What is everyone's thoughts of removing platforms that are now playlists? 4. Could we create a platform to move all the casino/fruit games out of Arcade since they are not arcade games? Please let me know what everyone thinks. Together we can make this the best videogame database on the internet! -Jeffe10 I just see the topic now, can i do my opinion? I'm agree with all 4 changes. In particular with the 3rd and 4th. Playlist is too individual, so, i think games like "model 2, naomi" must be merged in "Arcade" section. And casino and fruit games must be separated, is too much games to see in Arcade Section, and i think that just a little people use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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