[mb-users] Style query: exact format for volume numbers

listsub at digiwisp.com listsub at digiwisp.com
Tue Aug 3 02:46:01 UTC 2004


> I guess this is where we need to discuss whether "Volume x" 
> should be considered a _sub-title_. If it's a part of the 
> main title, then in general use this would mean that whatever 
> is written on the release should be used (minus 
> abbreviations), thus if the original has parnethesis around 
> "Volume x" 
> then the parenthesis should remain; the reverse would also be 
> true. If we consider "Volume x" to be a sub-title, then it 
> should follow the sub-title rules and be appended to the main 
> title with a colon seperating the two, and no parenthesis, 
> ie: "Album Name: Volume 2".
> 
> t

I can't recall ever seeing Volume X in parenthesis. 

I'm not sure if I have a real strong argument for either but I'm leaning
toward subtitle since the volume is just a counter and acts as a
distinguisher. I think where things get a little dicey is when we talk about
storing this information separately. If we store subtitles separately then
Volume information should probably be part of the title to again act as a
distinguisher.

Cristov





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