If an edition of a game is significantly different, it should have its own entry in the database. We own two copies of Acquire, a 1962 and a 1999. Anyone can see, if they look, that the games are radically different even though they are the "same game". There's a case where I really wish the editions WERE separated, but they are not.
A reprint is not an edition. A rules-typo change (in my mind) is not an edition either even if it's called one. Big changes in boards, pieces, packaging, ARE editions. Of course, my opinion's worth about as much as the electrons I had to sling to get this to you... JuliaZ On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Adam Blinkinsop <[email protected]>wrote: > On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 1:15:48 PM UTC-7, ralpher wrote: >> >> It's always a contentious subject whether new editions should be given a >> new game entry in the database. Most users say no. That doesn't stop the >> admins from continuously letting in new editions as new games. Perhaps it >> gives BGG bragging rights (70,,000 games!) but I wonder whether it is >> taxing the database. > > > At a small scale (thousands), a database should be able to handle one more. > > At a large scale (millions, billions), what's one more to the database? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BGG Down" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bgg_down/-/P64OAzypyBIJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en. > -- *Julia A. Ziobro* <http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaz> http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaz (LinkedIn professional profile) http://www.facebook.com/jziobro (Facebook profile for friends and fun) http://juliaz.yelp.com (my Yelp reviews - I'm in my seventh year on the Yelp Elite squad!) http://www.kiva.org/lender/juliaandjoanne (Kiva.org lender profile) "Ati sarvatra varja aeth... anything excessive is bad" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en.
