Documenti di Formattazione

I Documenti di Formattazione sono l'insieme dei documenti più importanti nella gerarchia documentale su The Grand Comics Database™. Se ci fossero casi di contraddizione o ambiguità, i Documenti di Formattazione contengono le informazioni corrette. (In ogni caso, fateci sapere se trovate contraddizioni). I record più vecchi nel database potrebbero non corrispondere a quanto riportato qui. Gli editors stanno lavorando per correggere i record, ma è un processo lento. Queste regole sono attualmente in fase di revisione e aggiornamento su gcd-policy mailing list. Non esitate a partecipare se sei interessato alle discussioni. Si prega di prendere visione delle Policy Procedures prima di aderire.

I Documenti di Formattazione sono scritti per fornire agli indicizzatori, agli editors e ai tecnici la terminologia comune su cosa dovrebbe essere inserito nel database, dove dovrebbe essere inserito e come dovrebbe essere inserito. In quanto tali, si applicano sia all'Interfaccia Online (OI) che al formato Flat-File.

Le informazioni sull'aggiunta delle copertine le trovi su Cover FAQ e Adding Covers.

Nota: Potresti vedere alcune diciture su una regola come: "approvata", "non approvata" o "in esame da parte degli Editors Senior". Queste note provengono da un progetto precedente e dovrebbero essere ignorate. Siamo in procinto di rimuoverle, ma potresti ancora trovarne qualcuna in giro.

Regole generali sul formato di indicizzazione

• Nell'interesse della conservazione delle informazioni, gli Indicizzatori sono liberi di aggiungere informazioni agli indici esistenti e di aggiornarli con informazioni mancanti o corrette. Tuttavia, gli Indicizzatori non dovrebbero inserire il valore di un indice in base al proprio stile personale, né dovrebbero rimuovere qualsiasi informazione corretta, purché tale informazione sia pertinente all'oggetto indicizzato. Per votazione del 2016-01-05.
• Some fields in the GCD may be filled out in one of several different ways, all of which are considered correct. When editing an existing index, please try to follow its existing style and respect the decisions made by the original indexer. In return, other indexers will respect your stylistic choices when they edit your work in the future. Please note that adding more detail is always allowed and encouraged, and correcting incorrect or outdated formats is also encouraged.
• Credits that are not applicable to the story in question (colorist for black & white stories, writer or letterer for pinups) should have the No checkbox checked (previously we entered "none" in the field)
• Fields where information is required but not known should not be left blank, but should be filled with "?" unless there is an "uncertain" checkbox like "Page count uncertain"
• Multiple entries in the same field (such as stories with more than one penciller) should be separated with a semi-colon (";") not a comma.
• Square brackets are used for "also known as" or other information that is not in the actual comic, such as ("[as Joe King] ").
• Round brackets are used for further detail, such as describing a contributors exact contribution ("(co-plotter)") or information about a character ("(introduction)").
• A September 2012 clarification of when to use capitalization has resulted in a slight modification of the formatting rules. Genres, credit clarifications (such as "painting" or "typeset"), etc. are not to be capitalized.
• By long-standing convention, the preferred entry method for all text-based information is to use the language the comic was published in. English can always be used as an alternate.
• See also the GCD Style Guide for general information on the style of data entries.

NOTE: If you want to see links to more information about each data field, while you are indexing, you can. Simply check the "Wiki Links in OI" box near the bottom of your Profile page, and a link to the appropriate topic will appear as a small [?] at the top of each data entry field.

Fields available to Indexers

1.0: Issue

 1.1: Issue Number
 1.2: Issue Title
 1.3: Variant_Name
 1.4: Volume
 1.4.1: Display Volume with Issue Number
 1.5: Indicia/Colophon Publisher
 1.6: Brand
 1.7: Publication Date
 1.8: Keydate
 1.9: On-sale Date
 1.10: Indicia frequency
 1.11: Price
 1.12: Page Count
 1.13: Editing
 1.14: ISBN
 1.15: Barcode
 1.16  Indicia Printer
 1.17: Publisher's Age Guidelines
 1:18: Publisher Code Numbers
 1.19: Cover Stock
 1.20: Notes (issue)
 1.21: Keywords
 1.22: Comments

2.0: Sequence/Story

 2.1: Sequence Number
 2.2: Title
 2.2a: First Line
 2.3: Type
 2.4: Feature
 2.5: Feature Logo
 2.6: Genre
   * Official Genres List
 2.7: Job Number
 2.8: Creator Credits
  2.8.1: Script
  2.8.2: Pencils
  2.8.3: Inks
  2.8.4: Colors
  2.7.5: Letters
  2.8.6: Editing
 2.9: Page Count
 2.10: Character Appearances
   * Indexing multiple versions of the same character
 2.11: Synopsis
 2.12: Reprint Notes
 2.13: Notes
 2.14: Keywords
 2.15: Comments
 ONLY for sequences of type About Comics
 2.16: Abstract
 2.17: DOI

3.0: Series

3.1: Series Name
   * Definition of Series (when to create a new series)
3.2: Format
3.3: Publication Type
3.4: Is Singleton
3.5: Years of Publication
3.6: Country
3.7: Language
3.8: Barcode
3.9: Indicia frequency
3.10: Indicia Printer
3.11: ISBN
3.12: Issue Title
3.13: Volume
3.14: Publisher's Age Guidelines
3:15: Publisher Code Numbers
3.14: Comics Publication
3.15: About Comics
3.16: Tracking
3.17: Series Notes
3.18: Keywords
3.19: Comments

4.0: Publisher

4.1: Publisher Name
   * Definition of Publisher (when to create a new publisher)
4.2: Years of Operation
4.3: Country
4.4: URL
4.5: Notes (on Publisher Screen)
4.6: Keywords
4.7: Comments

5.0: Brand

5.1: Brand Group
5.2: Brand Emblem
5.3: Brand Use
5.4: Years of Use (Brand)
5.5: URL (Brand)
5.6: Notes (Brand)
5.7: Keywords
5.8: Comments

6.0: Indicia/Colophon Publisher

6.1: Indicia Name
6.2: Years of Use (Indicia/Colophon Publisher)
6.3: Surrogate
6.4: Country (Indicia/Colophon Publisher)
6.5: URL (Indicia/Colophon Publisher)
6.6: Notes (Indicia/Colophon Publisher)
6.7: Keywords
6.8: Comments

7.0: Creator

7.1: GCD Official Name
7.2: Creator Names
7.3: Name Type
7.4: Additional Creator Names
7.5: Sources Fields
7.6: Relation Type Fields
7.7: Year / Month / Date Fields
7.8: Who's Who
7.9: Country / Province / City Fields
7.10: Bio
7.11: Notes (Creators)
7.12: School Details (Add Schools button)
7.13: Degree Details (Add Degrees button)
7.14: Creator Disambiguation

8.0: Creator Influence All creator influences must be self-identified by the named creator. Sources for this self-identified influence must be cited.

8.1: Influence Name and Link
8.3: Sources Fields
8.4: Notes (Creator Influences)

9.0: Creator Membership

9.1 Organization name
9.2 Membership type
9.3 Year fields
9.4 Sources Fields
9.5 Notes (Creator Memberships)

10.0: Creator Award

10.1 Award name
10.2 Year fields
10.3 Sources Fields
10.4 Notes (Creator Awards)

11.0: Creator Non Comic Work

11.1 Work Type
11.2 Publication Title
11.3 Employer Name
11.4 Work Title
11.5 Work Role
11.6 Sources Fields
11.7 Work Notes (Non Comic Work)

12.0: Creator School

12.1 School Details (Add Schools button)
12.2 Year fields
12.3 Sources Fields
12.4 Notes (Schools)

13.0: Creator School Degree

13.1 Degree Details (Add Degrees button)
13.2 Year fields
13.3 Sources Fields
13.4 Notes (Degrees)

14.0: Creator Images

15.0: Characters

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Policy Votes Affecting This Topic

https://www.comics.org/voting/ballot/405/ - 2020-06-10

https://www.comics.org/voting/ballot/370/ - 2019-12-29

https://www.comics.org/voting/ballot/59/ - 2011-05-19

https://www.comics.org/voting/ballot/50/ - 2011-05-09

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