On Feb 15, 2008 12:09 AM, Aaron Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 13-Feb-08, at 7:36 AM, Chris B wrote: > > back to the proposal: i would say that we should allow all box sets to > > be added even if they are a subset of a larger box, UNLESS that box is > > just a box containing other, existing, boxes (bear with me) - in which > > case that's basically the same logic we apply to boxes that contain > > separately available items. > > > > eg > > - if the 180 set is a meta-package of 10x 10 disc volumes (with the > > same order), which are also available separately, then add them > > separately. if all the discs are available separately, then add no box > > sets. > > I wish we could just add box sets. We're never going to have the > worst case scenario where every box set ever was added. But if they > were, someone must have *REALLY* wanted to add them considering all > the work that would have had to gone into entering correct track > titles for 180 CDs! > > How about we not worry about the duplication caused by box sets? > People who own individual CDs don't want box set release titles and > people who own box sets don't want individual release titles messing > up their box sets. Why don't we just let people add both? It's not > like they'd cause any harm. There are already bazillions of releases > under each composer. > > Can anyone think of a reason why we shouldn't allow both box sets and > individual discs? >
I don't have much against allowing it, but I certainly wouldn't want anybody to make me do it! If a CD I have is already in MB as part of a box set and I have a single CD release, I don't want to have to enter my single CD release before I send my PUIDs. -- Frederic Da Vitoria
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