Advanced Style Guide update and feedback thread

[tripredacus]

Thanks. I put media number as a higher priority than hidden numbers.

[tripredacus]

Updated Formatting section to Description post on ADV Guide to use the description template with examples that has been used internally for some time.

https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,10837.msg178499.html#msg178499

[tripredacus]

Feedback re PS1 [EU] portion

Info for Spain
1. Some releases have a Llévate gratis un juego PlayStation Platinum ver interior label on front. This phrase does not have Google Search results.
https://www.ebay.es/itm/126502760206
https://www.ebay.es/itm/256347612146

2. Proein distributor label
https://www.ebay.es/itm/126520297565

3. Lamee distributor label (not unique to PlayStation)
- Crash Bandicoot 2 example is in the comments of this page near the bottom
https://foro.spinecard.com/t/juegos-y-sus-cajas/1959
- Siphon Filter
https://es.wallapop.com/item/syphon-filter-ps1-pal-esp-1000451203
- Wrecking Crew
https://www.ebay.es/itm/225843960130

[dhaabi]

Feedback re PS1 [EU] portion

Info for Spain

The PlayStation [EU] post has been updated. I had come across the Llévate gratis un juego PlayStation Platinum ver interior label before at some point, but the other two label types are new to me. I wasn't sure how important it is to feature all three different Lamee distribution labels, but I did so anyway. Beyond color differences, the darker blue label formats its text differently too.

[dhaabi]

The Item Number post of the Advanced Style Guide would benefit from added information to the Items with multiple item numbers on the spine section.

Knowing how to properly format the Item Number field when multiple Sony serials are present would be beneficial. Specifically, it is not clear when the multiple serials are positioned on multiple lines.

Sometimes, the two serials are full:
SLUS-00879
SLUS-00900


And other times, only the first serial is full and the second is shortened:
ULES
00645
00869
7063491


Across various entries, I've seen this type of information formatted in the Item Number field in one of two ways:
SLUS-00879, SLUS-00900 or SLUS-00879/SLUS-00900
ULES-00645, 00869 or ULES-00645/00869

[tripredacus]

The item number field should only have 1 item number in it. If there are two, the the first one should be used, and additional ones go into description.

[dhaabi]

The item number field should only have 1 item number in it. If there are two, the the first one should be used, and additional ones go into description.

Does this extend to single-line, multi-number Sony serials then? Or serials which are one full sequence but utilize dividers? Because they seem no different than at least one of the aforementioned examples. For each of these items besides the multi-pack, the Sony serial represents the entire item and only that item. For instance, there is no product with serial SLUS-01251. Instead, there is only SLUS-01251/01295-01297. SLUS-01251 itself represents Disc 1 and not Final Fantasy IX. Keep in mind I am only referring to the Sony serial and not secondary item numbers.

SLUS-01251/01295-01297 to SLUS-01251


SLPS-02000~3 to SLPS-02000


SLUS-00662/00668/90028 to SLUS-00662