Ballots

This is a list of ballots taken by the GCD starting in 2010 when the process was formalized. The list included votes taken by members of Policy per the Policy Procedures as well as votes taken by the The Board.

List of Votes by Agenda

• Board of Directors
• Fields and Formatting Rules
• Election of Directors to the GCD Board
• Charter Amendments
• Member initiated petition

List of Votes

Votes

Ballot Number	Title	Page(s) referenced
1	Indicia publishers: Simple name vs "division of..." etc.	Publisher Name
2	Features must be based on objectively observable things	Feature
3	Story Arc Field- basic definition	ﻩ None ﻩ not yet implemented
4	When a series is named X and X appears in an otherwise featureless story	Feature
5	Things that appear in the framing sequence of a story	ﻩ None ﻩ no vote
6	Framing sequences with hosts	ﻩ None ﻩ failed
7	Invalid	ﻩ None ﻩ
8	Full wraparound or gatefold covers MAY be submitted	Adding Covers
9	The GCD will now support the concept of "Classification" of series	ﻩ None ﻩ not yet implemented
10	Invalid	ﻩ None ﻩ
11	Invalid	ﻩ None ﻩ
12	Full wraparound or gatefold covers MUST be submitted	Adding Covers
13	Use of the "display volume with issue number" field	Display Volume with Issue Number
14	Amend "display volume with issue" rule for consistency within certain publishers	Display Volume with Issue Number
15	Identically named series and the ""display volume with issue"" field
16	Brand field definition, expansion to include graphical changes
19	Using Recurring Name of Letters/Hype/Etc. Pages as Feature
20	Invalid	ﻩ None ﻩ
21	Reader Contributions Addendum
30	On Sale Dates: Yes or No
32	Add ""is_singleton""
33	Add ""is_comics_publication""
34	On Sale Dates -- One or Many per Region
35	On Sale Dates -- One or Many per Variant
36	Is a Series: Giant Comic Album
37	Revising Types--one field or more?
38	Mixed case usage in indicia title
39	Brand vs. Publisher's Brand
40	One vs two sets of publisher dates
41	If two sets of publisher dates are recorded, which are to be required?
42	If one date field, which field?
46	Leading articles in foreign languages
47	On Sale Date Usage
48	New Type: Blank Page
49	New Type: Table of Contents
50	Immediately display missing data as ""?"" when new fields are added
51	Hide fields with missing data for 3 to 6 months after they are added
53	New Field: Issue Title
54	Issue Title Corollary
55	Series level ""has fields"" for issue level ""field / no field"" pairs
56	Quotation Marks in Sequence Titles: Vote #1
57	Quotation Marks in Sequence Titles: Vote #2
58	Deprecate Type ""Biography""
59	The meaning of ""no field""
65	is_comics
67	Type: Story
68	Type: Cover
69	Invalid	ﻩ None ﻩ
70	Capitalization of titles
72	Type: Photo Story
73	Type: Preview
74	Clarifying On Sale Dates
78	Vote #1 on Indexing Order for Dust Jackets and Slipcases
80	hardcovers and softcovers as variants
81	hardcovers and softcovers as separate series
82	Hard and Soft covers in the same series
83	Content Keywords
84	Issue Keywords
85	Series Keywords
86	Publisher Keywords
89	Keywords and repeated data
90	Keywords and prohibited characters
91	Keywords and spam/trolling
104	Create the ability to track issue relationships
107	Photograph subject information in the Character field
109	Formatting Photograph Subject Name in Character Field
111	Roman Numeral Issue Numbers
115	Entering Studio Names in Credits
117	Script Field for Covers
118	List Creators & Studios Individually
119	Formatting Photographed Subject #2
120	Formatting Photographed Subject #3
121	Formatting Photographed Subject #4
122	Formatting Photographed Subject #5
128	Dustjacket Sequence Number
131	Add genre 'Historical'
133	Promo reprint links
134	Publisher Grouping: Default
135	Adding genre 'Advocacy'
136	Ages Only or Any Rating
138	Allow self-issued approval seals
145	Exception to issue title rules for Classics Illustrated
146	Default Publisher Grouping rule
147	Cover reprint links
156	Multiply-named publishers
162	Format field splitting
163	dimensions
164	paper stock field
165	mass market paperback catalog numbers
168	Publisher Grouping corollary
169	How we will designate the publisher of the early Image comics
170	Issue level dimensions field
171	two-layer brand system
173	Crediting Series logos
174	NEW VOTE: Creating a cover materials field
176	Assignment of multiple brand elements to brand groups
177	Codify our current practices regarding the use of the brand field
178	When does re-numbering start a new series?
179	Also Known As or Dual Series Membership
180	Publication gaps and new series
181	Add Publication Type
182	Marvel Premiere Classics
183	Add Publication Types Book & Magazine
184	Add Publication Type Album
185	Numbering jumps
187	Fantasy-Supernatural genre
188	alternate title
191	Heavy Metal Special Editions
192	Panels or panel details re-used as illustrations
206	Cover Reprint Collections
207	Confirming our definition of comics story
208	Elimination of the type ""filler""
210	""also known as"" variants
216	Vote 1: Letter Column Rules in General
217	Vote 2: Letter Column Creator/Editorial Script Field Credits
218	Vote 3: Letter Column Photograph Credits
219	Vote 4: Letter Column Letters Field Credits
220	Vote 5: Letter Column Logo Art Credits
221	Vote 6: Letter Column Letter Writer Credits
222	Vote 7: Letter Column Fan Art Credits
223	Vote 8: Use of Commas or Semi-Colons in Separating Names of Letter Writers and Fan Art in the Notes Field.
224	Variant Title Field Rules
225	How Will the GCD Handle the Series Known as [Holyoke One-Shot]
229	Format for the Variant Name Field
231	definition of keydate
238	Recording the Reason for Series Tracking Links
239	Feature Definition Update Proposal
242	Definitions of Comic Variants
243	Items Released in Different Formats
245	Series Bonds for Merged Series
248	Creation of a Story Sequence Feature Logo Field
249	Letter Page Feature and Title Fields
250	Title Usages
251	Rules for Titles for Story-Type Sequences
253	Adding ""Not Printed"" check box attached to the Volume field.
276	Steps to Determining Which Side of a Flip-book Comic is the Primary and Secondary Sides for Determining that Comic's Series Name
281	""various"" in credits.
282	""various"" in credits.
285	Job titles in credits
291	Tracking subnumbering
292	Type ""Title Page""
293	Exception to Issue Title Field for Four Color (Dell, 1939 series)
294	Exception to Issue Title Field for Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
295	Exception to Issue Title Field for DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series)
300	Exception to Issue Title Field for Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series)
303	Additional Links Between Stories
305	Alternate Series Titles
307	Update to Publication Dates Formatting Rule
308	Exception to Issue Title Field for Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden/Fawcett, 1958 series)
311	Naming of Distribution and Printings Variants
314	Publisher given variant names
315	Price variants naming
319	Allowing Comic Illustration Books
320	Allowing Comic Source Books
321	Using 'Price' in Variant Name
328	Degree Field Clarification
330	Adding Awards to Items Other Than Creators
333	naming of international variants
336	Add fields to Comics Bibliography
347	Alternate format of character field
349	Additional Advertising variants
351	Creation of Feature Table
357	Indexes of covers and cover reprints on About Comics publications
360	Creator Credits Tiered Structure
361	Recording studio credits
363	Changes to Name Types
370	Storing Signatures
371	Invalid	ﻩ None ﻩ
372	Comics-Form Advertising
375	Credit Tiers: Letters and Writing
378	Credit Tiers: Art
380	Creator Disambiguation
382	Credit Tiers: Editing, Publication, and Business
383	Issue Title Field Exception for Cheerios Giveaways
386	Comic-Related Handbooks
388	Creator Name Type: Required?
399	Vote for in-house column/promotion text feature
401	Cover (art) variants
402	Cover variants - Multiple artists
403	Cover (art) variants - The word cover
405	Record printer per issue
406	Issue titles for Alazar's Bondage Series
407	Sequence types: genre
408	Sequence types: feature
409	Indicia printer: Simple name vs ""division of..."" etc.
410	indicia Printer Field Location
411	Printer for a Country
413	Feature - Credits, Title Page / Table of Contents
414	Vote for create a sequence type to in-house columns/promotional texts
415	Genre - Credits, Title Page, Table of Contents
416	Genre - Blank, Statement of Ownership
417	Award Nominations
419	Signature Name Recording
420	Given and Family Name Fields
421	One time features
423	Editor in Credit Description
424	Source
428	Adding series bond
432	Editor Vote 1
433	Editor Vote 2
434	Feature - Text Articles
435	Genre - Text Articles
436	Indicia Printer for countries
438	Publisher Code Numbers
439	Character Hierarchy
440	Creator Name Accents
443	Creator Name Records
444	Numbers associated with mass market comics paperbacks
446	Ghosts & house names
447	Indicia Printer Addresses
448	Character Appearances: ""code"" names and ""real"" names
449	Character Appearances: ""real"" names and ""code"" names
450	Character Models
452	Indexing of Box Sets in a structured form
453	Major Name Differences
456	House Names
457	""Official"" names of characters
458	Characters with more than one name in their character record
461	Character Groups
462	Composite Names
464	Prices
465	Wolverine Official Name
467	Character Top Level Hierarchy Name - Preliminary Vote
469	Character Top Level Hierarchy Name - Second Vote
471	Universes
472	Villain
476	Character Role Field
477	Universes Part 2
480	Only publisher designated universes
484	Joint Name
487	Creator Names Involving a Jr. or Sr.
488	Mainstream Universe
489	Creator Preference and Official Name
494	Two Archie series
495	""And"" Features
496	Copyright Date Field
498	Non-comics publications - comics-form advertisement
499	Non-comics publications - cover reprint on interior page
502	Cover Script
504	Indicia Publisher Name Variations

See Also

• Policy Procedures