Error Listings and Rejected Edits 2025

[dhaabi]

Is it only required here because they are both on Steam?  I'm just a little confused because there are so many games out there with the same name.

In this instance, a descriptor is required for each of the two entries because they share the same base name and are in the same category. And because of the current limitations of the database, it's irrelevant that they're entries for two totally different items—the rules still apply. Until there's ever a change in how the database is designed, that's how we're to handle these kinds of situations. A more egregious example is below:
Maze (2019)
Maze (2020)
Maze (2021)
Maze (2024)
Maze (2025)

[dhaabi]

https://vgcollect.com/item/286857
This is the title on the cover and spine: The Unauthorized Strategy Guide to the Magic: The Gathering Card Game

Should this item even be in the database since it's a guide for the physical card game and isn't video game related?

I didn't think to consider that this item may not relate to a video game, though that seems to be the case based on the little information I've gathered. SilverBow will need to provide more information on the matter, so I'll reach out.

[Cartagia]

Is it only required here because they are both on Steam?  I'm just a little confused because there are so many games out there with the same name.

In this instance, a descriptor is required for each of the two entries because they share the same base name and are in the same category. And because of the current limitations of the database, it's irrelevant that they're entries for two totally different items—the rules still apply. Until there's ever a change in how the database is designed, that's how we're to handle these kinds of situations. A more egregious example is below:
Maze (2019)
Maze (2020)
Maze (2021)
Maze (2024)
Maze (2025)

This makes sense.  I was interpreting the wording of "release" to mean releases of the same title, not different games ("titles") with the same name.

[price5474]

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https://vgcollect.com/item/287128

[dhaabi]

https://vgcollect.com/item/286857
This is the title on the cover and spine: The Unauthorized Strategy Guide to the Magic: The Gathering Card Game

Should this item even be in the database since it's a guide for the physical card game and isn't video game related?

I didn't think to consider that this item may not relate to a video game, though that seems to be the case based on the little information I've gathered. SilverBow will need to provide more information on the matter, so I'll reach out.

286857 has been removed upon SilverBow confirming the item is not related to any video game.

[juanblue85]

Hello wanted to report that the physical release of Tales of Xillia Remastered for Xbox Series X that was going to release in Europe has sadly been canceled. https://vgcollect.com/item/285876

https://x.com/VideoGamesPlus_/status/1980650860863787172

[SilverBow]

Show where the imaginary colons are on these book titles:
https://vgcollect.com/item/44926
https://vgcollect.com/item/44122
https://vgcollect.com/item/93391
I need a clearly written rule for the naming of strategy guides. If a detailed one already exists, please direct me to it.

[dhaabi]

Show where the imaginary colons are on these book titles:
https://vgcollect.com/item/44926
https://vgcollect.com/item/44122
https://vgcollect.com/item/93391
I need a clearly written rule for the naming of strategy guides. If a detailed one already exists, please direct me to it.

For others to understand, edits were made to omit the colon ( : ) in the above entry names based on the lack of there being one on the spine but were rejected. So, for instance, an edit attempted to update the entry name Resident Evil: Dead Aim Official Strategy Guide to Resident Evil Dead Aim Official Strategy Guide. Now, what rules we have regarding strategy guides are found here.

One of the style guide's examples is Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Official Strategy Guide, and it follows the same formatting as the game entry Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, which I'll note it neither features a colon anywhere on its packaging despite the entry being formatted with one. The guide's entry name formatting is in spite of neither the guide's spine nor front cover featuring a colon, though one does properly appear on its title page. So, it is no different from the above examples you've provided.

The priority of where entry name information should be obtained only concerns what the title name--not name formatting--should be. It would be no different for an item with different formatting conventions, such as the strategy guide for Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition. For that item, the spine title is formatted as Resident Evil 4 (Wii Edition), but that is not how it would be formatted if an entry for it were to be created as only entry name descriptors should use parentheses; instead, the entry name would be Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition. The matter you're taking issue with is not all that different from what the Games Title poll taken years ago dealt with. So, that is where the imaginary colons are: in the common name.

[beckytronica]

I've quite a lot. Ahead of time sorry if the way I list stuff looks messy. This namely has to do with the dates of when particular Game Boy games were rereleased with the Player's Choice label.

For Street Fighter II (https://vgcollect.com/item/262408), I had the date 8/31/1998 rejected.
However, this archive of the Nintendo website's page for upcoming GB games (https://web.archive.org/web/19980610043054/http://www.nintendo.com:80/gb/gamelist.html) has Street Fighter II's Player's Choice release date as August 31, 1998.
The Smurfs (https://vgcollect.com/item/24592) and DuckTales 2 (https://vgcollect.com/item/14139) are also listed as October 12, 1998.

For Mickey Mouse Magic Wands (https://vgcollect.com/item/14261), I had 5/18/1998 rejected. Once again, this date was posted onto the official Nintendo website for upcoming games (https://web.archive.org/web/19980224223555/http://www.nintendo.com:80/gb/gamelist.html). Tennis (https://vgcollect.com/item/10782) and F-1 Race (https://vgcollect.com/item/83831) were also listed as May 18, 1998 on this page, and Kirby's Dream Land 2 (https://vgcollect.com/item/139826) and Super R.C. Pro-Am https://vgcollect.com/item/60043) are also listed as June 1, 1998.

For Mega Man II (https://vgcollect.com/item/10647), I had 2/9/1998 rejected. And once more, this date was posted onto the official Nintendo website back then (https://web.archive.org/web/19980205055204/http://www.nintendo.com/gb/gamelist.html). Golf (https://vgcollect.com/item/27470), Wave Race (https://vgcollect.com/item/27471), and The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle (https://vgcollect.com/item/14090) were also rereleased on this day.

Finally, for Mickey's Dangerous Chase (https://vgcollect.com/item/14263), I had 11/3/1997 rejected. The official rerelease date was found in the Nintendo Source Book from that year (https://archive.org/details/1997-nintendo-source-book/page/n3/). The Little Mermaid (https://vgcollect.com/item/14245) also has this date. Also listed are Donkey Kong Land (https://vgcollect.com/item/95599), Dr. Mario (https://vgcollect.com/item/24910), and Metroid II (https://vgcollect.com/item/27472), all with the listed date of 9/2/1997.

[dhaabi]

I've quite a lot. Ahead of time sorry if the way I list stuff looks messy. This namely has to do with the dates of when particular Game Boy games were rereleased with the Player's Choice label.

Okay, these are valuable pages that I wasn't able to find through search engine results. While it may seem unimportant, submitting incorrect release date information is probably the single-most invalid type of data submission our site (and probably others) have since many sites simply lift information from somewhere else without questioning it. So, I'm hesitant to approve information I'm unable to verify through the major sources we generally refer to, especially if it's from a member who is new or doesn't ordinarily submit data.

So, thank you for your patience. I'm not sure if you were wanting to re-submit the information yourself for whatever reason or to just have it present in some capacity submitted by anyone, so I'll leave the opportunity open for you. I'll submit the information myself in a few days if nothing's done. Thanks again!

[nathan776]

Thank you for the sources! All submitted edits should now be approved.