"Bigs, The" critic. Put it under "B".
Also, the title of this post made it seem like you were proposing. Don't get my hopes up like that.
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Luke
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[QUOTE=Paul Campbell][QUOTE=Alienblue]...oh sorry, I was just reading "Rise and fall of the roman empire,THE". Ok, I am an english minor, here's the scoop. Too many books/rock bands/videogames begin with "THE"...if you listed it under "T" for THE, you would have a zillion listings under T and few under THE other letters. Same with A or AN. The only exception is if THE name doesn't make sense by itself, a book called "The Lost" might be listed under T. I don't know baseball but a Bball game called "BIGS!" could make sense, you could drop THE the, so list it under B. Same as Zelda. Now I'm going to go watch "Godfather,the.." CYA! 
[/QUOTE] I see what you mean, but i still think that "Bigs" does not and cannot work by itself, and that the use of "The" in front of it is a bit more crucial than the examples you listed. [/QUOTE]EXACTLY!
One other guy gets it. Incredible.
[/QUOTE] I see what you mean, but i still think that "Bigs" does not and cannot work by itself, and that the use of "The" in front of it is a bit more crucial than the examples you listed. [/QUOTE]EXACTLY!One other guy gets it. Incredible.
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Austin
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File it under B. There are alot of "The"s in titles, so it can be hard to look through a long list of T's
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feilong801
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I think you have to list it under the T's, personally. I always look for T first when searching for a title that beings with a T.
And Paul and Luke are completely right on the fact that "The Bigs" is different, because just saying "Bigs" could refer to anything, whereas THE Bigs refers directly to the game. This makes it different than something like Zelda, which breaks down to Legend of Zelda versus The Legend of Zelda. In that case, there is no confusion.
-Rob
And Paul and Luke are completely right on the fact that "The Bigs" is different, because just saying "Bigs" could refer to anything, whereas THE Bigs refers directly to the game. This makes it different than something like Zelda, which breaks down to Legend of Zelda versus The Legend of Zelda. In that case, there is no confusion.
-Rob
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a1
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Well, you can argue that the game is "The Bigs" and not "Bigs", and the title doesn't stand alone without "The", but no movie store or game store would ever put any game that began with "The" under "T".
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Chicken Warrior
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"The Bigs" (no comma) but under B. If people go looking for it under T, they'd be stupid not to look under B if i wasn't there.
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Alienblue
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Look guys, we are not trying to decide what makes sense or sounds better, but what is APPROPRIATE! The VGCs game reviews are listed Alphabeticaly, encycopedias do not list "THE LAST SUPPER" under "THE", normally, and the VGC should not either.
This is just the formal way things are done. Look, if you were captured by the enemy and asked to give name and rank would you say "Captain Paul Campbell!" or "Campbell, Paul, Captain!"
oviously you would do the latter. Does it make more sense? No. Is it STANDARD PROCEDURE? Yes!
STANDARD PROCEDURE: On titles Beginging with The, A ,An, etc.. Drop the first word and list it AFTER the main word!
-Alienblue,Dave,jumpulator, # 666 !
This is just the formal way things are done. Look, if you were captured by the enemy and asked to give name and rank would you say "Captain Paul Campbell!" or "Campbell, Paul, Captain!"
oviously you would do the latter. Does it make more sense? No. Is it STANDARD PROCEDURE? Yes!
STANDARD PROCEDURE: On titles Beginging with The, A ,An, etc.. Drop the first word and list it AFTER the main word!
-Alienblue,Dave,jumpulator, # 666 !
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Luke
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[QUOTE=Alienblue]Look guys, we are not trying to decide what makes sense or sounds better, but what is APPROPRIATE! The VGCs game reviews are listed Alphabeticaly, encycopedias do not list "THE LAST SUPPER" under "THE", normally, and the VGC should not either.
This is just the formal way things are done. Look, if you were captured by the enemy and asked to give name and rank would you say "Captain Paul Campbell!" or "Campbell, Paul, Captain!"
oviously you would do the latter. Does it make more sense? No. Is it STANDARD PROCEDURE? Yes!
STANDARD PROCEDURE: On titles Beginging with The, A ,An, etc.. Drop the first word and list it AFTER the main word!
-Alienblue,Dave,jumpulator, # 666 ![/QUOTE]All the examples you have given are three words. The Bigs is only two. Another reason why us chosen few believe that it's different.
But whatever. This thread is getting tiresome.
This is just the formal way things are done. Look, if you were captured by the enemy and asked to give name and rank would you say "Captain Paul Campbell!" or "Campbell, Paul, Captain!"
oviously you would do the latter. Does it make more sense? No. Is it STANDARD PROCEDURE? Yes!
STANDARD PROCEDURE: On titles Beginging with The, A ,An, etc.. Drop the first word and list it AFTER the main word!
-Alienblue,Dave,jumpulator, # 666 ![/QUOTE]All the examples you have given are three words. The Bigs is only two. Another reason why us chosen few believe that it's different.
But whatever. This thread is getting tiresome.
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Alienblue
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"This thread is getting tiresome".
AGREED!!!!!
VGC....please, either flip a coin or put it where you want. Then, if say you put it under "B", then in the "T" section list "THE BIGS...Please see review UNDER "B""....make sense?
Good. Night.
AGREED!!!!!
VGC....please, either flip a coin or put it where you want. Then, if say you put it under "B", then in the "T" section list "THE BIGS...Please see review UNDER "B""....make sense?
Good. Night.
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BigOldCar
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Whatever you choose to do, just make sure you do it with consistency. If "The Bigs" is under "B" but "The Sims" is under "T," I (and everyone else) won't know where to look for things and may incorrectly assume that some games simply haven't been reviewed when they're not where we expect them to be. Also, a lack of consistency is unprofessional and gives an impression of slipshod work. We have high expectations of you, Critic!
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