General Moderation Guide

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Latest revision as of 15:27, 19 August 2024

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Idea is to put general purpose notes on moderating systems that apply to the database as a whole.

Betas/Protos

All Beta entries should have a date added to the datfile version, in the format YYYY-MM-DD

The order of prioritization for the date of Betas/Protos in the datname is:

• 1. Latest file date on disc (Is there a tool for this?)
• 2. Written on Disc/Packaging/etc. (Physically written on the disc after it was made, usually most accurate)
• 3. Build Date (.EXE Date, Header, or similar file)
• 4. PVD (Often incorrect, watch out for placeholders, use common sense.)

Datfile version

Pre-Order and First-Print bonus discs do not get a datfile modifier like "X Game Bundle" editions do.

All Beta entries should have a date added to the datfile version, in the format YYYY-MM-DD

Disc number

Disc numbers should be standardised to Arabic numerals so e.g.

• One, Two --> 1, 2
• I, II --> 1, 2

Disc numbers should be standardised to either remove 0-padding (for sets with less than 10 discs) or to add it (for sets of 10+ discs) so e.g.:

• Disc 01-03 --> Disc 1-3
• Disc 1-11 --> Disc 01-11

Edition

For Unlicensed editions where multiple variants exist, or where something is other than as standard, use parenthesis such as Unlicensed (Limited Edition) to identify the specific edition

Eligibility

General karaoke is not eligible for redump (unless released on a console/system where all discs are eligible by default).

Official pressed Photo CDs are all eligible, regardless of content.

For hybrid discs, where one system is eligible for redump and one isn't e.g. a PC/Amiga hybrid that isn't game related. In these cases, the disc will be eligible if any system is eligible, and it will be added to the (eligible) system's dat. In this example, Amiga.

All NUON enhanced DVDs are permitted due to the low quantity.

If a disc is dual-sided, where one side of the disc contains gaming content, but the other does not, since the disc cannot be separated and contains gaming content, both sides are eligible for addition to redump e.g a Cartoon Network PC disc that has games on one side and some cartoons on the other.

Error Count

Redumper / edccchk is the official source for error count in redump. This overrides previous conventions such as setting SecuRom to 1, etc.

Main Title

Compilation discs with multiple games/titles on them should be recorded in the database separated by the '/' character, unless another character is used on the item.