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October 05, 2008 22:02

I didn't get a response to it in the Disney forum yet, so maybe better post here again:
By working with main series and sub series there could be more clarity everywhere as that could also solve the current problems with curiosities, SC / HC, foreign languages and prepublishments all at once :-)
example:
+ Other language editions
+ Bundles
+ Curiosa
+ Luxes
+ Advertising editions
+ Regular series
+ ...
And once expanded:
- Other language editions | - German | - English | - Greek | - ...
- Bundelingen | - Lekturama | - ...
- Curiosities | - figurines | - ex-libri | - pins | - puzzles | - ...
- Luxes | - ...
- Advertising expenses | - Zwitsal | - GGD | - Network Notaries | - Kruidvat | - ...
- Regular series | - Dargaud SC | - Oberon SC | - Oberon HC | - ...
So you can unfold each main series individually by clicking on it or not, after which you will see a list of the subseries.
With about 20 standard “main series” (or better categories?) As I call it here, I think it should be possible to catalog all existing series of all series / heroes, with these standard main series coming back every time . If everyone understands what I mean.
I write about 20, but I think that the majority of these 11 can already be cataloged: advertising), Magazines, Parodies and Plagiarism)
Only I don't know if it is technically possible and if everyone thinks this is a good idea?

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October 05, 2008 22:30

We can also put people on the moon (Tintin even already :-) so this should be technically possible. At least that's not the point. I think all the data needed for this is already in the database.
If I understand correctly, you want to introduce an extra level between the series and what is now album series and use that extra level in such a way that the field “Kind” and the separate group “Curiosa” are no longer necessary.
Then you have the series first, then an intermediate level that resembles what is now Kind and then the album series, figurines, etc.
For example: series: Suske en Wiske & gt; group: luxury editions & gt; album series: deluxe red series & gt; title: The Wondere Wolfje
That is an interesting thought. My doubts are just that introducing an extra level will make it even more complex for many people. I am already getting questions about how album series works under series.
I want to think about this tonight and tomorrow and discuss it with Marco. Also about the technical impact (because it is certainly possible, but it is of course a bit of work).
In any case, thank you very much for your interesting and thoughtful suggestion!

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October 05, 2008 22:30

I don't think it's a good idea (yet), because I think you should completely change the architecture of Catawiki. Can't imagine this being on the priority list.

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October 05, 2008 22:45

I don't think Catawiki's architecture needs to be changed in its entirety for this.
Simply adding just one extra field per album should be enough to put everything in 10 to a maximum of 20 fixed categories (or groups or main series or call it whatever you want).

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I also think it's an interesting idea. I just don't know whether you should start working with fixed categories. I would just like to see most series directly, but for other things I find a sub-level useful. E.g. at Donald Duck: the larger series, such as the 50 series, the "donald duck as ..." and "the funniest adventures of" I would like to see right away. I would find a sub-level useful for the advertising issues and the one-shots. Just like for Donald Duck Weeblad: it can then be recorded as an album series under "Donald Duck", indicating the years at the sub-level.
That it gets a little more complicated, so be it. I think a well-organized database should take precedence. Plus, the administrators can keep things running smoothly, right?

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October 06, 2008 13:35

Perhaps the simplest then: the possibility to assign an album series to a certain group. These groups will be placed on the left and can then be expanded / collapsed.

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We want to group the album series in the left column. As a grouping we want to use the term Kind (this is already a field for an album). Kind is already meant to indicate what kind of album it is. This is also applicable to an album series.
The options that now exist within Kind are also very similar to the groupings as you see them. There are already: Advertising editions, Luxury editions, Dialect editions, Print, etc. We still have to look closely at the list of types, but the principle is useful. The groupings can then be expanded in the left column and you will see the relevant album series.
As an elaboration, we now think to automatically link album series per series to a Type on the basis of the Type (s) mentioned with the albums in that series. An album series could therefore appear in several groups, for example a series of advertising publications in dialect both under the group Advertising publications and under Dialect publications. If no type is entered for any album in a series, we will group that album series under “Other series”.
In addition, we also want to give administrators the option to indicate the main album series. The photo gallery will open with this when you go to the series. It benefits the clarity again. The main album series is then displayed in the left column under the grouping “Main album series” (or “Main series” but apparently that is confusing when combined with the term “Series” for some people). This grouping is then the only one when the series is opened and it is indicated that the main album series has been selected.
I am very curious what you think of this solution?
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Practice is the best teacher, so I took a look at what that would mean for the Donald Duck series. When I additionally merge Donald Duck, Donald Duck weekly and Donald Duck, I arrive at the following list:
Main Series Donald Duck
Album Series
- 50 Series
- 50 Foolish Occurrences
- Adventure Series
- Big Fun
- Carl Barks HC
- The Adventures
- The classic adventures
- The Sunday adventures
- Donald Duck Collection
- Donald Duck Extra adventure omnibus
- Donald Duck holiday books
- Donald Duck winter books
- Donald Duck Collection
- A merry christmas with
- And other stories
- And other stories - 2nd series
- And other stories - Double albums
- Facsimile collections weekly magazine
- Main series Uncle Scrooge
- Ik Donald Duck
- Early Years of Mickey & amp; Donald
- From day to day
Curiosa
- Donald Bubblegum
Magazines
- Donald Duck weekly magazine
- volume 1952
- volume 1953
- volume 1954
- etc
- Donald Duck weekly attachments
- Donald Duck extra
- Duck Power
- Duck Out
- Duck Junior
- mini magazines guide
- Stripgoed
Tear-off calendars
Pockets
- Double pockets
- Pockets 1st series
- Pockets 2nd series
- Pockets 3rd series
- Pockets mini
Advertising expenses
- Promo postcards 2005
- Advertising expenses ANWB
- Advertising expenses GGD
- Advertising expenses Kruidvat
- Advertising expenses Prince
- Advertising expenses Network Notaries
- Advertising expenses Zwitsal
- The weak link
- Adformation Christmas present
- Promo numbers 2002
- Promo numbers 2004
- Promo numbers 2005
- Promo numbers DA Drugstores
- Promo numbers Fruitella
- Promo numbers Honig
- Promo numbers Nutricia
- Promo numbers Zwitsal
One-off issues
- football pocket
- Sinterklaas party with
- Life story Donald Duck
- Anniversary savings album
- Anniversary edition Uncle Scrooge
- 30 years of Donald Duck
- Adventure in Amsterdam
- Quarterly bundling 1974
German series
- Lustiges Taschenbuch
- Lustiges Taschenbuch Enten-Edition
French series
- Super Picsou Geant
- Picsou Magazine Hors-Série
- Le Journal de Mickey
English series
- The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
Bundelingen (magazine)
- Strip 3-day
- Stripschrift Special
- Stripturf Oberon
- Cozy and Fun
- Ciso Supplement
Bundelingen (album)
- Exhibition Het Comic Strip
- The Comic Strip in Flanders
- Die leute vom Rathaus
- 7 Super comics
The only problem is that you should actually be able to indicate volumes under, for example, Donald Duck weekly and Donald Duck extra. I think that is also the reason why these are now listed as a separate series, while I think that is not desirable. When you start sorting by type (which is a good idea) you keep this problem. So he should automatically sort the "magazine" type by the "year" field and make it a third level. (see my example). If that is not possible, magazines such as Donald Duck weekly should remain listed as a separate series / hero.

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October 08, 2008 16:42

Great that you think it's a good idea to deblouw. And great that you have already worked out for Donald Duck!
I don't entirely agree that you should hang a magazine like Donald Duck weekly under the series / hero Donald Duck. They are really different series in my view. For example, a magazine can develop in such a way that the original hero, under which the magazine hangs, no longer appears in it like Tintin weekly. And at the end Eppo was no longer in Eppo either, I think. If you know what I mean.
In addition, there should indeed be an extra level under album series. I am afraid that will not improve the clarity.

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If the Donald Duck ever appears without Donald Duck, I will cancel my subscription. They have been warned;)

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Also the first thing that came to mind: the Tintin magazine ran for a long time without Tintin and also the Spirou magazine without Spirou. So Donald Duck Weekly is in my opinion really a separate series, just like the weekly magazines Tintin and Spirou.
In the example of Deblouw, it is not true that there would be a subdivision called “French series”, “German series”, etc. This type does not exist and in my view it is not necessary. For example, if the French edition being discussed is a promotional release, it will be listed under promotional releases wherever it should be. We then get:
Advertising expenses
- Promo postcards 2005
- Advertising expenses ANWB
- Advertising expenses GGD
- Advertising publications Kruidvat
- ...
- Advertising publications Auchan (French)
- Advertising publications Shop (German)
- ...
PS: these advertising publications in other languages are made up of my mind (I am not such a DD connoisseur).
In the meantime I had already figured out that the group would very likely be created using the category type. Why reinvent hot water, right? On the other hand, it may be a pity that a further subdivision is not immediately possible because of this. An example (for curiosities of the red knight for example):
Albums
Bundles
Curiosa
Advertising publications
...
Unfolded:
Albums
Bundles
Curiosa
+ puzzles
+ stickers
+ ...
Advertising expenses
...
and finally expanded further:
Albums
Bundles
Curiosa
- puzzles
& gt; Puzzles Puzzle Man
& gt; Puzzles Standard Publisher
& gt; ...
stickers
& gt; stickers (Esperanto)
& gt; stickers (Hungarian)
& gt; stickers Boomerang
& gt; stickers Credit bank
& gt; stickers Standaard Uitgeverij
& gt; ...
- ...
Advertising expenses
...
But for now maybe let's see how it all works out with one level (based on type), before adding the possibility of more levels. Perhaps one level turns out to be more than enough afterwards!
One more problem: the system can only work when the “type” is entered for each item and I have noticed that this is not the case for most items. (But that will change very quickly because of us administrators!)

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October 08, 2008 21:44

Hi Experiment626,
It's great that the elaboration matches your expectations.
Curiosa is a different story. We have also already prepared to set it up much better. Also with a subdivision as you sketch it.
But an important difference is that we want to properly set up curiosities over the main collection sections (comics, music, model cars, pins, puzzles, etc.). What is curiosities in one section is the main subject of the collection in the other section and vice versa.
A pin from Tintin is a curiosity for a comic collector, but the collector's item for a pin collector. A Citroën Tintin advertising booklet is a regular item in a comic collector's collection, but curiosities for a Citroën model car collector.
We only want to store all those items in the database once and we have found a good setup for that. Which was not that simple.
The nice thing is that if you, for example, enter a Tintin model car as curiosities at Tintin, that model car also returns as a regular item in the model car category. Specialists of such non-comic sections can therefore supplement detailed data from their own collection area. I expect a lot from that.
About your last comment: the type does not have to be entered for all items in a series. We are going to look at the types of albums in that series. So it must be entered for at least 1 album in the relevant series.
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Curiosa is indeed a different story. It's great that curiosities could be included under the other collection sections that the site houses. For example, we can (unconsciously) add something to another collection (for example pins), but a collector of pins can in turn (unconsciously) add something to the comics.

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October 08, 2008 22:03

That's exactly the idea. I expect a lot from that because you then get extra information from other disciplines. I know pin collectors who know a lot more about the background, manufacturers and editions of many comic strip pins, such as the copper Tintin pins from the 1960s.

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October 08, 2008 22:08

Perhaps Experiment626 is right about the foreign language series, if only because my proposal may be technically difficult to realize. I am only afraid that with certain series you will still get long lists of album series.

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