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For the magazines Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, and Donald Duck Extra, there are many issues that appeared in two editions: with or without a barcode.
They are rightly listed as A and B versions in the catalog. It is just a pity that this is not entered consistently. Sometimes the A version is the edition without a barcode, other times it is the B version. As a result, customers search endlessly for the correct version, and salespeople frequently select the wrong version when entering data. I have received the wrong edition multiple times in this way.
Why not always set the standard version (with barcode) as A by default, and non-standard editions as B?


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Maybe start by checking all those versions and adjusting them where necessary...
LastDodo is a wiki, so you can also edit that yourself.
It won't happen by itself...
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Why not always set the standard version (with barcode) as A by default, and non-standard editions as B?
I agree with you that it should be done the same way everywhere. But if I'm not mistaken, the copies without a barcode are for subscribers and those with a barcode are for retail sale. And I believe there are many more subscribers than people who buy them in the store, which means that the variant without a barcode is the "normal" version.

That would also be easier to remember: a = subscriber, b = barcode.
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That would also be easier to remember: a = subscriber, b = barcode.

Great proposal and easy to remember. Just updated a few DDs already.
By the way, at Katrien (magazine), I only see copies with a barcode.

There aren't many songs with an A/B version in the catalog yet, so if a few people help out, this will be sorted out quickly. Only add an A or B if there are two versions.
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Donald Duck Extra (magazine) has been checked and fully adjusted regarding versions A and B.

It also became apparent that the titles for the comic magazines are not always entered correctly. For the magazines, the agreement is to enter the name of the magazine + issue number as the title.
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Sorry, but that is actually not correct. If you say b=barcode, that suggests that b is the number with the barcode. And that is the subscriber version. Talk about confusing.
I am willing to help with adjustments, but I would like a final decision first regarding what will be A and what will be B.
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B = barcode
A = copy without barcode.

It's not more difficult than that….
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Dear Rik

Your response already indicates that it is unclear. Above, it was presented the other way around (and confirmed by Collectioneur). Namely: A = subscriber (so with barcode) and B = barcode (so without barcode). You are reversing it again in your comment.
In fact, it should be the case that only a non-standard version (in this case, the version without a barcode) receives a letter suffix. All 'normal' editions have a number. Only if something deviates is a letter added. But if A and B are chosen as the default anyway, my proposal remains to treat the normal edition as A (i.e., with a barcode) and the non-standard one (without a code) as B.
The fact that the print run of B might be larger than that of A is irrelevant. All Donald Ducks are published with a barcode. There are only a few issues per year that are published without such a code. So the edition with a barcode is the standard, it seems to me.
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By the way, regarding 'Katrien': issues of Katrien (Duck) do indeed exist in two editions (with and without a barcode). It is just that they are not listed on LastDodo.
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It is extremely clear.

A = without barcode
B = with barcode

That is how it is and that is how it will remain
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That's fine, but then I'm not going to get started. I have no desire to contribute to even more confusion and uncertainty.

Keep doing your best. I thought I was making a good proposal to put an end to the confusion. Apparently, it is now being decided in a manner that is, in my opinion, rather authoritarian, that they prefer not to have logic or clarity in the catalog. So be it. I will only appear on the forum from now on to report malfunctions or other technical matters. Consulting or making a nuanced proposal is apparently not appreciated.
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Your response already indicates that it is unclear. Above, it was presented the other way around (and confirmed by Collectioneur). Namely: A = subscriber (so with barcode) and B = barcode (so without barcode).

There is a misunderstanding here vergetenboek. See text Boekenmagazijn ,

I agree with you that it should be done the same way everywhere. But if I'm not mistaken, the copies without a barcode are for subscribers and those with a barcode are for retail sale. And I believe there are many more subscribers than people who buy them in the store, which means that the variant without a barcode is the "normal" version.
That would also be easier to remember: a = subscriber, b = barcode.
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The letters a, b, c, etc. are only added if multiple editions of an item from the same calendar year are added.
The 'a' stands for the first edition and the 'b' for a later edition in the same year. If only one copy of an item appears in the calendar year, no letter is added. The question regarding the Ducks is not what the largest print run is, but which one was printed first. Since we do not know this, we are making a decision as super-administrators. The Collector has assigned the letter “b” to the barcode versions and adjusted everything accordingly, so that is how it remains….
I can't make it any clearer, and if you find that authoritarian, that's too bad…
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That's fine, but then I'm not going to get started. I have no desire to contribute to even more confusion and uncertainty.

The only confusion in this discussion is that you are confusing clarity with being proven right.
It does not matter which version receives a or b, as long as it is done consistently. The “a” version is not necessarily more important than the “b” version. The extra letters simply indicate that there are two variants of these Ducks.
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Wow, what an a or b can set in motion.....
The proposal of Boekenmagazijn was perhaps not entirely correct in hindsight.
He assumed that the subscriber version was without a barcode, while vergetenboek assumes that those with a barcode are the subscriber editions.

But the b for copies with a barcode is simply easy and convenient to remember. The a version is then for copies without a barcode, without further arguing about whether it is a subscriber copy or a copy for general sale.

But as mentioned earlier, if there are no two identical numbers in the same year in the catalog, we do not add an a or b .
Therefore, if two identical numbers have been entered, add a lowercase letter ( a or b ) to both copies.
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In all volumes of Donald Duck (magazine), a and b are now in accordance with the agreement.
In the older volumes, a , b , and c are sometimes also used to indicate another difference between them.

In my opinion, the principle of the a and b version, where b stands for barcode , is also well applicable to other magazines in similar cases.
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I see now that (at least for Donald Duck Extra) the subscriber edition *does* have a barcode (in addition to a printed address). My mistake, apologies, my memory played tricks on me.
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N/A, and why is there no option to delete your messages?
but only to adapt?
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Why is there no option to delete your messages?

Because many people have already read your message, and it would be strange if that message were deleted.
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Collectioneur In the distant past, I also looked into how it works with messages that people post on a forum, whether in an internal messaging system (like the one LD also uses).
That is from 2013, and everything may have already been changed by law. I'll paste it in; the info block is still accessible via the internet. Please note, it is complex.

Legal question: must the forum delete data of former members?

Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 11:38 by Arnoud Engelfriet , 13 comments
Do you have a challenging question about security, law, and privacy? Ask ICT lawyer Arnoud Engelfriet. Every week, Arnoud answers an interesting question in an article. Due to the large number of submissions, not all questions can be answered.
Question: If a user wants to leave a forum, do you also have to remove their text, photos, and the like? We are currently dealing with this with a member. He is invoking privacy laws and his copyright. But if I remove all his material, quite a few discussions will become incomprehensible.
Answer: The general rule is indeed that if someone wants to leave a forum, they must be able to do so. Under the Personal Data Protection Act (the “Privacy Act”), everyone has the right to request that their name and other personal data be removed from files if they are no longer “relevant,” as the law puts it. Forum posts and associated photos are also personal data because they are linked to your account. This applies even if your real name is not included, and even if you used a vague Hotmail account and a proxy so that no one knows your IP address. (Yes, that is stupid, and no, I didn't come up with it.)
Whether something "serves the purpose" is still easy to reason in the case of a shop or employer. Anyone who hasn't been a customer for years may be removed from the database—minus the accounts receivable records, as a seven-year statutory retention period applies there. But with a forum, it is more difficult. Your posts are not simply personal data; they are also contributions to a discussion, they are part of the community that has formed around the forum. And with that, an exception to the privacy law applies: when someone has a “demonstrable personal necessity” to publish your personal data, you cannot demand its removal.
In the case of forums, that necessity is freedom of expression, more specifically the importance of being able to publish a complete and understandable archive. The integrity of archives is, after all, an essential part of that freedom of expression. And that freedom, just like privacy, is a fundamental right. This means that you cannot say “my privacy, remove it,” but neither, for that matter, can the administrator always say “freedom of expression, it stays up.” A balance must be struck between the interests of both parties. This applies to photos just as much as to textual contributions.
In short: A contribution must be removed, unless there is a demonstrable necessity that outweighs privacy.
For forum posts, in practice this means that you must anonymize messages but do not have to delete them. An exception would be a message that reveals a great deal about the poster, such as a proposal message, a personal revelation, or messages about someone's medical situation. Such messages must be removed upon request, except in very exceptional cases where the news value is so great that removal would be objectively unacceptable. (I haven't come across any examples of that yet.)
When it comes to photos, everyone naturally shouts “copyright.” And yes, the poster holds that on their photos. But they hold it on their textual messages as well. By posting these, they have granted a license (right of use, permission) to the forum administrator, and that license cannot simply be revoked. Not for texts, and not for photos.
If the terms of use state that the license is perpetual, then that discussion is essentially settled immediately. Perpetual is perpetual. But even if it is not stated, it does not mean that the photos must be removed upon termination of the usage agreement. Although an agreement is always terminable, a balancing of interests must also be performed in such an irregular termination situation. And so, that amounts to the same thing: what copyright interest does the photographer have, and what freedom of expression interest does the forum administrator have?
I can't really imagine any copyright interests on a forum. Perhaps if the photographer has sold the rights in the meantime or promised an exclusive license to someone, but even then I would say that it is *his* problem that he is now getting into trouble.
Practically speaking, many forums have a button that allows you to delete all sorts of things yourself or edit them into a message the length of a single space. In my opinion, that settles any discussion about being allowed to remove content – if, as an administrator, you normally allow it to be done at all times, then you should also do it if someone requests it after a ban.
Arnoud Engelfriet is an ICT lawyer specializing in internet law, an area he has been involved in since 1993. He works as a partner at the legal consultancy firm ICTRecht . His site Ius mentis is one of the most comprehensive sites in the Netherlands regarding internet law, technology, and intellectual property. He has written two books, * De wet op internet* and *Security: Deskundig en Praktisch juridisch advies *.


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If someone leaves as a member and also wants their account deleted, that is possible. However, we cannot simply delete someone's contributions (in accordance with your text); this applies to the forum, but certainly also to the items entered and changes made.
That is why such an account is converted into an RTBF (Right To Be Forgotten), of which no one knows who was ever behind it.
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Collectioneur has such an RTBF ever been applied? Seems tricky with "messages" too, or do they get deleted then?
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Made frequent use of it, have you never come across an RTBF-xxxx account on an item?
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No, actually not, or simply because no attention was paid to it. So if I understand correctly, if I wanted to, the name I see when entering or modifying catalog data would be transformed from Harry56 to RTFB? And then also in the message exchanges with various other members and the forum posts? My apologies if I don't quite understand.
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So here, from the ultimate Disney expert, is exactly how it works, since I imported most of the copies myself.


Since 2023, with no. 43, DPG Media deemed it necessary to abolish sealed packaging; later they reversed that decision.

distribution according to DPG Media
Option 1: Duck in seal contains a cardboard box with the address on it; the magazine has a barcode!! (subscriber)
Option 2: Duck distributed separately; the address is printed on it. (subscriber)

option 3: separate in-store sale of Duck the same as with Seal distribution

Version B: these ducks have no barcode!!! and are only distributed with the monthly sealed packages !!!

For all specimens that I have entered here on LastDodo over the past few years and which had a discrepancy regarding the barcode, I have named the b variant.

Pay a little attention and it will be really clear, and if you know better, enter and make the adjustment; that is what the site is for.

Kind regards to all
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