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Re: What Info Do You Want In JAM Labels?

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frankntomJun 12, 2009
 

 
I find the series info essential, too. A program number alone would be too vague for my little brain. But S07E08 gives me some idea of where a particular show is in the scheme of things in a way that I can wrap my head around.

The subjects don't really matter to me. And I don't really need dates, if I've got series info. But dates without the series info aren't much help to me either.

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Clitheroe Kid" <clitheroekid@...> wrote:
>
> You quoted selectively from my e-mail.
>
> As my complete e-mail made clear, I am in favour of the standard OTR naming
> system whereby the file name includes the series number, the episode number,
> and the broadcast date.
>
> Although the system used on your website is not confusing, because it gives
> all that information (and, in addition, a sequential number), it would be
> confusing to name a file by giving only its sequential number (between 1 and
> infinity) because all OTR websites and collectors use date, series and
> episode number to identify programmes.
>
> For example:
> Just A Minute - s01e01 1967-12-22 - Excuses for Being Late.mp3
>
> It would be impossible to match your sequential numbering against an OTR
> collection on another website, because OTR collectors do not quote
> sequential numbers to identify files.
>
> Thus if I say I am looking for episode number 182 or 259, an OTR webmaster
> will not know which episode I am trying to find. I would have to tell him,
> for example, I wanted series 1 episode 1 broadcast on 22 December 1967.
>
> It's entirely up to you how you organise JAM labels. Someone asked what
> information needed to be included, and I am letting you know what would be
> most helpful when comparing files with those on other OTR websites.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean Bedford" <dbedford@...>
> To: <just-a-minute@...>
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] What Info Do You Want In JAM Labels?
>
>
> >
> > On Thursday, June 11, 2009, at 11:30 PM, Clitheroe Kid wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > As an Old Time Radio collector, the essential items of information I
> > > need
> > > are the series number, episode number, and date. Most old-time radio
> > > collections on the internet are catalogued that way.
> > >
> > > Old Time Radio collectors do not use Dean's system of numbering: from 1
> > > to
> > > infinity, beginning with s01e01 as number 1. That results in confusion.
> > > You
> > > can't match an episode against the OTR collections and lists available
> > > on-line if all you know is it's episode number 182 or 259.
> >
> > You're the first person in my 10 years of running the list that has
> > called my lists confusing.
> >
> > And you're incorrect too because if you look at the site it actually has
> > both the numbers within each season AND the overall number. That's "my
> > system" though the phrase gives me too much credit.
> >
> > I know many old time radio collectors - I am one myself. People compile
> > their own lists in their own way but I've until today had no-one call
> > the very clear and detailed information I have provided confusing.
> >
>

 
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