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Title: Suggestion
Post by: luckydoodles on March 31, 2014, 05:00:35 pm
The "Cart/Disk" option should be changed to "Unit". I see a ton of collectors on here put that they have the "Cart/Disk" for the N64 or Atari 2600 in their collection, changing this to "Unit" would cover almost all subjects.
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: dreama1 on March 31, 2014, 05:30:58 pm
The "Cart/Disk" option should be changed to "Unit". I see a ton of collectors on here put that they have the "Cart/Disk" for the N64 or Atari 2600 in their collection, changing this to "Unit" would cover almost all subjects.
wtf is a unit?
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: foxhack on March 31, 2014, 05:42:40 pm
The "Cart/Disk" option should be changed to "Unit". I see a ton of collectors on here put that they have the "Cart/Disk" for the N64 or Atari 2600 in their collection, changing this to "Unit" would cover almost all subjects.

Or, you know. Media.
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: badATchaos on March 31, 2014, 07:08:57 pm
This question was brought up recently on this thread: http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,4502.0.html (http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,4502.0.html)

The only problem with Media is that not everything on the site is software. I think the best thing to do would replace cart/disk with Media and for Hardware and other non-game categories have Unit or something similar.
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: luckydoodles on March 31, 2014, 10:33:38 pm
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wtf is a unit?

"an individual thing regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole."

In other words when some person collects an item that isn't media, like a disk or cartridge, for example I will use a Nintendo 64, "unit" would cover all subjects regardless of what item is in question. Bought an n64 in the box? Check that you have the box. Have the paperwork that comes along with it? Check manual. Have the actual n64 unit? Check.... disk? Doesn't make sense to me whereas if you bought a video game, unit is still interchangeable with that and pretty much all other collectables listed on the site at the moment.
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: mastafafik on April 01, 2014, 05:23:10 am
I think that the best will be cart/disk/media.
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: soera on April 01, 2014, 08:55:29 am
I was the one that started the other thread. I still stick with my suggestion of "item" ... it means its the item named whether its a guide, a game, a console, a bag of Mario chips, etc.
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: tpugmire on April 01, 2014, 10:33:43 am
Originally, the other categories that aren't games had different fields (No Developer field in the Book category, etc.), I don't remember exactly why that changed.
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: tripredacus on April 01, 2014, 12:06:34 pm
Maybe it should say "tapes" instead.
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: soera on April 01, 2014, 09:38:04 pm
"Item" is all encompassing though.
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: 90snostalga on April 01, 2014, 10:13:22 pm
"Item" is all encompassing though.

product?
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: teck on April 09, 2014, 02:22:11 am
"Item" is all encompassing though.

product?

THING!
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: burningdoom on April 09, 2014, 02:27:23 am
"Item" is all encompassing though.

product?

THING!

My precious
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: foxhack on April 09, 2014, 01:36:31 pm
"Item" is all encompassing though.

product?

THING!

My precious
HOBBITSES
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: dstone on April 09, 2014, 11:08:56 pm
"Item" is all encompassing though.

product?

THING!

Widget.
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: teck on April 10, 2014, 11:15:51 pm
"Item" is all encompassing though.

product?

THING!

Widget.

stuff...?
Title: Re: Suggestion
Post by: fazerco on April 11, 2014, 11:43:29 am
"Item" is all encompassing though.

product?

THING!

Widget.

stuff...?

Matt