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      • teleGUISE
        nyght or inhouseuk don't have any Smash Mouth either?
      • 2006-07-01 18245, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        nope
      • 2006-07-01 18234, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        interscope records doesnt even appear to have them listed anymore
      • 2006-07-01 18241, 2006

      • Nyght
        Not that I recall, I'll look after the kids get to bed,
      • 2006-07-01 18203, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        there was real cute ASIN for one of the their releases, every single amazon store showed a totally different listing.. anywhere from it being a single to album
      • 2006-07-01 18231, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        i think France of all places was the only store that had the correct listing
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      • Nyght
        yummy azon
      • 2006-07-01 18224, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        teleGUISE: must be an incident if .fr had it right
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      • teleGUISE
        yeah it was this one - B00005RCFU
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      • teleGUISE
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      • teleGUISE
        yes especially being it was supposed to be a UK only release
      • 2006-07-01 18259, 2006

      • lilo
        [Global Notice] Hi all. Please be aware that we're still getting people using that DCC exploit to knock people offline. If there's a chance you're on an affected router, please connect to freenode via chat.freenode.net port 8001, rather than port 6667 (the default). Thanks!
      • 2006-07-01 18217, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        in general I find .de to be the most accurate
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      • teleGUISE
        guess it all depends on the release and where it originates.. for this one .de showed the US track listing
      • 2006-07-01 18200, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        UK had a totally borked listing, US showed it as a Single with 4 tracks, CA was consistent actually and showed the same single, Japan showed an 11 track edition that doesnt exist anywhere
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      • teleGUISE
        .de like said showed the 13 track US and .fr actually had the right 15track
      • 2006-07-01 18203, 2006

      • inhouseuk sometimes gets the urge to moderate amazon
      • 2006-07-01 18231, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        I see something wrong and I want to fix it!
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      • teleGUISE
        call me crazy but you would think the ASIN would pull the track list from the same place regardless of store, eh? wouldn't that be the logical thing to do besides being the easiest
      • 2006-07-01 18221, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        amz isn't logical
      • 2006-07-01 18225, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        theres absolutely no reason for them to have seperate entries
      • 2006-07-01 18250, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        well... obviously there are some releases intended for eu and other for us... so I guess they need multiple different tl.
      • 2006-07-01 18256, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        you would think it would save space and make more sense.. i really cannot think of any reason they do it the way they do
      • 2006-07-01 18258, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        some versions
      • 2006-07-01 18208, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        not to say they did it logically though :p
      • 2006-07-01 18209, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        thats what the asin's are for.. you give it a different one
      • 2006-07-01 18225, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        the same ASIN should -not- be a different release
      • 2006-07-01 18233, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        errr;..
      • 2006-07-01 18244, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        I suspect the different stores are handled by different departments
      • 2006-07-01 18253, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        definitely
      • 2006-07-01 18212, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        but how hard is it for them to say ok if its anywhere but country of origin add [import] to the title.. and just pull the track list from an ASIN db which is all mirrored
      • 2006-07-01 18244, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        coz obviously sometimes they are somewhat nuts with the way they deal with import
      • 2006-07-01 18245, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        it just seems to easy to fix and do.. they already know the info
      • 2006-07-01 18205, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        I suspect some store cuts better deals with a local importer rather than import from another AMZ
      • 2006-07-01 18216, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        and so mark it as... non import...
      • 2006-07-01 18241, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        not to mention .fr likes to import stuff from france
      • 2006-07-01 18251, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        :p
      • 2006-07-01 18224, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        i wouldnt think so.. but i guess possible.. i wouldnt think each store works there own deal but maybe they do.. i would think master buyers for all stores but maybe they have sub-buyers that work only 1 store
      • 2006-07-01 18239, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        they sure should have a lot more unique stuff if there was a buyer per domain i would think..
      • 2006-07-01 18203, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        you mean unique, as in "ASIN unique"? I guess they still search their own db before adding a new ASIN... which may by the way explain why we end up with different releases attache to the same... *shrugs*
      • 2006-07-01 18222, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        guess its those French / Canadians cuz the .ca has imports from their own country as well
      • 2006-07-01 18232, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        lol
      • 2006-07-01 18204, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        their buying and distribution seems to be at least partly centralised. I've had items bought from .co.uk shipped from .de or .fr
      • 2006-07-01 18227, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        The Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN; also known as Amazon Standard Item Number) is a product identification number used by Amazon.com.
      • 2006-07-01 18248, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        which is like a Amazon UPC so it should be unique
      • 2006-07-01 18251, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        anyone notice UK went to the /gp/product format officially now.. no more /exec/obidos
      • 2006-07-01 18214, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        it'd be better if they used the proper EAN/UPC like they do with ISBN on books
      • 2006-07-01 18215, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        so all those UK ASIN's we added specifically in the /exec/obidos/ format are old ;)
      • 2006-07-01 18238, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        i knew we shouldnt of had people change them
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      • teleGUISE
        even if you enter /exec/obidos/ it switches to /gp/product
      • 2006-07-01 18218, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        at least it redirects
      • 2006-07-01 18214, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        yes.. that would have really sucked if all our UK ASIN's would have 404'd
      • 2006-07-01 18227, 2006

      • dmp__panda
        See ya later people. Good night if some of you still sleep :) Good day for the others
      • 2006-07-01 18238, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        ok panda c ya 4 now
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      • inhouseuk
        sleep well dmp__panda
      • 2006-07-01 18233, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        even the .de domain has switched...
      • 2006-07-01 18240, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        teleGUISE: it would have been easy to fix those urls with direct db access
      • 2006-07-01 18245, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        yea! they actually mae something consistent
      • 2006-07-01 18213, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        inhouseuk: yes i still think we should do that now.. i think a script should run through and make them all since they are all using it now it appears
      • 2006-07-01 18237, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        yes probably
      • 2006-07-01 18246, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        oh leave it to .fr to still have both :)
      • 2006-07-01 18259, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        but im sure they are all switching
      • 2006-07-01 18233, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        best to wait until they've all done it and then just run it the once
      • 2006-07-01 18214, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        okay! I'm going to get a few hours sleep
      • 2006-07-01 18219, 2006

      • inhouseuk
        back later
      • 2006-07-01 18252, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        ok night inhouseuk... i guess im off to grab some grub
      • 2006-07-01 18207, 2006

      • timo-
        so ASINs don't preserve over an album merge?
      • 2006-07-01 18213, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        no.. it's best to add the asin to the merged into release or merge that direction
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      • timo-
        and I'm guessing other relationships don't merge, either?
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      • teleGUISE
        if you merge a release with an asin into one that doesn't but display an image the image wont display anymore and needs to be worked around
      • 2006-07-01 18228, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        yes they actually do.. asin is the only one that appears to have a glitch
      • 2006-07-01 18249, 2006

      • timo-
        ah
      • 2006-07-01 18251, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        i havent bothered checking that on test yet.. i assume it was fixed though
      • 2006-07-01 18235, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        but of course not live so until otherwise heard be sure to make the ending result of a merge have an asin added
      • 2006-07-01 18226, 2006

      • tro has quit
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      • teleGUISE
        theres no problem if both have an ASIN AR.. its when 1 does and the other doesnt
      • 2006-07-01 18216, 2006

      • timo-
        just making sure before I leave a modnote reminding somebody to re-add the ASIN
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      • teleGUISE
        yep or just add it for them... so you know its done
      • 2006-07-01 18242, 2006

      • timo-
        I could do that... it's just that I was once roasted by Joan for something like that :]
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      • timo-
        for doing something like that
      • 2006-07-01 18229, 2006

      • timo-
        intervening
      • 2006-07-01 18231, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        really? some people take it as rude.. i just take it as considerate
      • 2006-07-01 18251, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        if you leave them a note and do it.. there shouldnt be a reason anyone would get mad
      • 2006-07-01 18218, 2006

      • Nyght
        Joan is similar to me, we like to have it pointed out so we can fix it, or give argument "why not".
      • 2006-07-01 18220, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        what happens if they dont check Mbrainz until after its passed .. it wouldnt get done then
      • 2006-07-01 18228, 2006

      • timo-
        well, I'll leave the mod open in one tab, I'll add the ASIN myself if the original moderator doesn't
      • 2006-07-01 18250, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        personally i dont have time to check up on all the mistakes i pointed out.. unless i know the person is active daily i just leave a note and fix it.. otherwise to many chance it will never get fixed whatevre it is
      • 2006-07-01 18210, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        you leave your tabs open for days?
      • 2006-07-01 18234, 2006

      • timo-
        yes
      • 2006-07-01 18241, 2006

      • timo-
        well, I never shut down my browser
      • 2006-07-01 18249, 2006

      • Nyght
        teleGUISE., you've always been good about that, and your way of doing that has never bothered me actually. But. when a lot of people do it... they don't leave that helpful. "I did this etc" comment./
      • 2006-07-01 18258, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        crap... i'd have like 200+ tabs then ;)
      • 2006-07-01 18205, 2006

      • timo-
        heh
      • 2006-07-01 18211, 2006

      • Nyght does too, runs her browser open the whole time the computer is on
      • 2006-07-01 18244, 2006

      • timo-
        well, since this is firefox, I do restart it occasionally to free some memory
      • 2006-07-01 18204, 2006

      • Nyght
        I wouldn't leave it opne for all modnotes, that would be insane, but now I can access my votes again. :) then I do run through them once a week or so.
      • 2006-07-01 18230, 2006

      • Nyght
        They have a cache clearing extension timo
      • 2006-07-01 18233, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        some people take things the wrong way.. i've only had a small group iirc you can count them on 1 hand that ever said anything
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      • teleGUISE
        and then when i explain that we are all working towards the same goal and that many people don't return to fix them nobody has ever had a problem
      • 2006-07-01 18255, 2006

      • Nyght
        Yeah, and I'm getting that mentality a lot recently, specially with cat and label info. :D
      • 2006-07-01 18229, 2006

      • teleGUISE
        it's not a contest.. i'd rather know it's fixed than wonder if it will be.. i leave a not explained what needed to be done and then hope ill never have to see that type of edit wrong again by them cuz they know exactly what should have been done.. and if not it was my fault cuz I did it wrong
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      • teleGUISE
        cat and label info i just dont have time to check every single one.. so my standard request usually works good... as like ive said, ive been very happy most all people comply with the request in a timely fashion
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      • teleGUISE
        on US releases i usually do, do them cuz they are usually found very easy
      • 2006-07-01 18247, 2006

      • Nyght
        I do half the time.. sometimes it's just another step that I haven't done for whatever reason... I'd say it equally does go half time.
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      • Nyght
        I especially add them when I find the UPC/EAC code, those I personally find very helpful.
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      • teleGUISE
        but i ones that are questionable its easier to ask then to spend a 1/2 hour or more trying to search for something that doesnt even exist.. thats when i really get pissed
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      • Nyght
        I fully agree with asking.
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      • teleGUISE
        buy.com is still my buddy for EAN's even though you have to know how to work their borked search engine
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      • teleGUISE
        i'd say a good guess would be if buy has it's almost a 100% for sure they have the label/cat and ean
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      • teleGUISE
        the one thing asking and receiving proves is that many people are willing to add that data if they knew they were supposed to
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      • teleGUISE
        nyght: what was wrong with that url for drsaunde?
      • 2006-07-01 18246, 2006

      • Nyght
        I don't know... :shrugs: That's why I just said yeah, it supported the change. If not, I guess he's not used to my "no" this is why notes/ :)
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      • Nyght
        Though, goodness knows he should be after the long debate about co- and additional. Haven't you complained to drsaunde that I'm spam queen?
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      • teleGUISE
        i think everyone knows you are
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      • teleGUISE
        i wish there was a per edit opt out for mail tick box!
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      • teleGUISE
        nyght: now your in trouble you find a cover image with all the data that belongs in the annotation and you didnt even add it... grrrr
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      • Coeus
        ahh..so i just turned 23, and I spend the first 30min doing edits on mb
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      • Coeus
        is this a problem?
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      • Nyght
        hehehehe that's cause I'm fixing my relationships
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      • Nyght
        Coeus: You are certainly too addicted, you should seek a psych at once!
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      • Nyght
        ugh, I'm going to have to look up some of these again to see if executive fits... :le sigh:
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      • Coeus
        Nyght: so should i go to a psychologist or a psychic?
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      • Nyght
        Hmm... psychiatrist, this is going to need heavy prescriptions.
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      • Knio1
        Knio1 is now known as Knio
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      • Nyght
        Nyght is now known as NyghtMARE
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      • VxJasonxV
        Any reasonable Psychiatrist would perscribe a few gallons of booze
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      • VxJasonxV
        for Coeus
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      • Coeus
        ya, drinking and edits are probobly not the best of combonations
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      • VxJasonxV
        You never know
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      • VxJasonxV
        some people type BETTER when they're drunk
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      • VxJasonxV
        (because they type horribly when sober)
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      • VxJasonxV
        Not that I think you suck at typing.
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      • VxJasonxV
        you've seemed to hold your own here nicely.
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      • Coeus
        well, i was just murdering voip names in #cisco just now...so maybe its just mb that keeps me in line ;)
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      • NyghtMARE
        NyghtMARE is now known as Nyght
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      • Aankhen`` pokes mudcrow.
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      • Aankhen``
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      • Aankhen``
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      • Aankhen``
        And a bunch of others, but I figure spamming that much should have been adequate annoyance for now. :-P