I'm sorry Yves but I disagree on you on this topic.

Of course I have no way of knowing how many people remove or keep various features, or which ones, in their local databases. I can only speak on how I see things.

The dividers are something that, personally, I like a lot. Visually they organize the data in a way that I think of things. I always consolidate things whenever possible. I find it neater, more organized and pleasing to my eye.

As far as the bold, italics etc. I want them to remain the way they are. If they match the actual data then that seems to me to be the way they should be.

To change it at this point would also result in thousands of hours of manpower wasted. It would also result in thousands more hours of labor to change all that data again. It seems to me that this time might be better spent on fixing other things.

The number of DVDs a person owns is minuscule compared the the number of DVDs out there. Therefore, I think it would be much easier for an individual to change and adjust their local profile to match their needs than for the entire database to changed yet again.

Bold and Italic in Overview: I also don't want to have more than we have now, but those things we have I think are Ok. Often some words are bolded or italized by a special reason and I don't want to lose this.

Dividers: I like the possibility to have my credits as they're in the credits. With one look I can see a group. And I can reflect the credits without transforming to new role names.

But I could understand if some have a different personnel preference.

I think all the cosmetic features, headshots, dividers, bold, italic, ®, ©, etc., etc. are great. They make the program look very sophisticated and sexy.

Yves, my suggestion to you is...export the data to ASCII text then reimport. That should leave you with just monotone text. Heck, I have an even better idea, throw out all you DVD, BRD covers and print just the movie title in black on plain white paper. That should eliminate all that unnecessary color, information and images that clutter them.

Before the flames start, I am just kidding...I just got carried away with myself. But, I thought some of you might find the humor in it.    

I also like the features mentioned, but we shouldnt add more and more cosmetic features, but for now I am fine with them

Donnie

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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Gallery images can come from the actual disc. But the way it is set up they don't have to. 

This is just a matter of rule. If we had a rule that said," "put in image gallery the screenshot at 00h30'00", then it would be that screenshot and nothing else.

We have a rule that say "Overview with bold and italics as on back cover ". But overview can be what you want in your local. Specially you can delete the spoilers that are frequent on covers...

Once again, we have some cosmetic features that are contributable and submitted to rules, and others that are not contributable, and not submitted to rules. I prefer the second choice...

If you prefer movie poster for your gallery, would you be happy with a rule imposing screenshot, that you have to delete at each download ? That is what I have to bear with dividers...

The cosmetic features you addressed are already an accepted part of the database. One in which you would prefer to remove.

Why then should another cosmetic feature such as screenshots, which are not part of the database, be added?

In the first case, the data is easily found and is the same for everyone. If the overview is in bold or italics then it is in bold or italics in the database. If there are dividers in the credits then there are dividers in the database.

These features are already approved and accepted into the database. Your request will require countless hours of additional work to undo all that work.

I understand that you have put a lot of work into your local database regarding head shots and screenshots. But, these cosmetic features are not approved as of yet. Therefore most of the community have not spent countless hours on contributing that data.

Screenshots, posters etc. could never be standardized because of the sheer number of choices that are available for each film.  Who would decide which one should be entered?

I shudder to think of the arguments that would ensue if Ken ever decides to add this data to the database.

Quoting Kathy:

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Why then should another cosmetic feature such as screenshots, which are not part of the database, be added?

Where have you seen that I wish that ? That is just the contrary. Please read carefully what I wrote. I was just answering a remark, then I wrote :

"Once again, we have some cosmetic features that are contributable and submitted to rules, and others that are not contributable, and not submitted to rules. I prefer the second choice..."

The cosmetic features mentioned were added because a large majority of forum users wanted them.  As the poll indicates, it seems they still do.  Speaking for myself, I like them.