Forums > Bugs > The text improvement thread
Nélio (1976) on 11/15/2014 4:25 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
This thread is meant for reporting improvements to all the text on the site, be it on the front end, contribution wizards, approval back end, forums, email notifications, you name it. Changing text should be fairly easy to do, so I'd rather have one thread with everything text-related rather than dozens of topics that are difficult to track.
Use this thread not only to report typos, but also for text that's not very clear or outdated. All suggestions are welcome.
A few rules, though:
Thank you all, and I hope this works out well. :-)
Indra was here (20750) on 11/15/2014 8:23 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Game Wizard: Submission Message
[Added on: September 12, 2014]
[Severity: Typo]
[Reported by: lewuz]
[Forum Thread]
[Location: Screenshot]
Thank You! Your submission has been submitted to our review staff. You should hear back from our them as soon as they are able to look over your entry.
Should be:
Thank You! Your submission has been submitted to our review staff. You should hear back from our team as soon as they are able to look over your entry.
Indra was here (20750) on 11/17/2014 3:21 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Typo: Credit Screenshot Message
[Added on: June 17, 2014]
[Severity: Typo]
[Reported by: Indra]
[Location: Credits Wizard --> Upload credits --> System message]
[Forum Thread]
If system fails to upload screenshots:
'There was a problem saving the current form; please make the necessary corrections in order to continue:
An error occured while updating the database.'
Typo: 'occured' mispelt --> occurred. Should be:
There was a problem saving the current form; please make the necessary corrections in order to continue:
An error occurred while updating the database.
Indra was here (20750) on 11/17/2014 3:39 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Typo: Credit Supporting Image
[Added on: September 12, 2014]
[Severity: Typo]
[Reported by: Patrick Bregger]
[Location: Screenshot]
[Forum Thread]
'x supporting image was included in this submision, but not displayed in this notification.'
Typo: 'submision' mispelt --> submission. Should be:
x supporting image was included in this submission, but not displayed in this notification.
Indra was here (20750) on 11/17/2014 3:41 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Typo: Password Message
[Added on: June 17, 2014]
[Severity: Typo]
[Reported by: Freeman]
[Location: User rap sheet --> Change Password --> System message]
[Forum Thread]
'Passwords cannot be longer than 16 characters.'
A 15 character password is applicable.
Indra was here (20750) on 11/17/2014 3:54 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Forum: Quote Message
[Added on: November 17, 2014]
[Severity: Typo]
[Reported by: Indra]
[Location: Forum --> Quote a reply]
Quoted messages are included between the [ Q ] and [ / Q ] tags. The comments displayed inside the [ Q ] tags are displayed for you reference and aren't required when adding quotes. Here are the differnt quote levels for the different authors of previes replies to this message:
Should be:
Here are the different quote levels for the different authors of previous replies to this message:
Freeman (65147) on 11/24/2014 7:48 AM · Permalink · Report
Under the forum 'prefs' panel, the following text:
Keep track of meassages that I have read.
should read:
Keep track of messages that I have read.
Indra was here (20750) on 11/28/2014 9:33 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Main Page --> This Day in Gaming.
Rename [ full list ] to --> [ browse by date ]
Indra was here (20750) on 12/3/2014 9:22 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
Moved here from suggestions thread.
[Added on: August 16, 2014]
[Suggested by: JudgeDeadd]
[Location: Release Info Wizard - Final Proofreading Phase]
[Forum Thread]
When contribution a new game or release info, although mentioned, the wording of the commentary during the final proofreading phase (the place where there's a notes for approver box to enter final comments) should be changed and highlighted to express the importance of sources and the consequence if sources are not mentioned (e.g. forever stuck in limbo as no approver will touch it).
The current commentary in the final proofreading phase is as the following:
"If there are any comments about this submission that you want to record, do so here. The person approving your entry will be able to see your comments. To speed up the approval process, include your Sources when possible so we can verify the entire entry. Sources are where you found the information and website links with information about this submission (Developer/Publisher pages, press releases etc.)."
Change to:
If there are any comments about this submission that you want to record, do so here. The person approving your entry will be able to see your comments. To speed up the approval process, include your sources when possible so we can verify the entire entry. Sources are where you found the information and website links with information about this submission (developer/publisher pages, press releases, etc.).
Please note, that if these item(s) are submitted without providing a verifiable source in the comments box, the submitted item(s) have a high chance of remaining in the queue indefinitely.
Indra was here (20750) on 12/9/2014 6:41 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
[Q --start Nélio wrote--]I wouldn't say the items can remain in the queue indefinitely, but rather that they can be sent back for clarification. [/Q --end Nélio wrote--] Oooh, you've never had item(s) pending for 5 years. :p
Indra was here (20750) on 12/9/2014 7:17 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
[Q --start Nélio wrote--]I have, but it shouldn't happen nor should we publicize it. [/Q --end Nélio wrote--]I prefer to be realistic. A possible exaggeration (not really) tends to have better social results than playing it down. Besides, it's the internet. Its denizens can handle drama.
Source: Observing politics and public relations blowing up in one's face. Refer to the period that shall not be named.
Trypticon (11021) on 12/14/2014 7:18 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
I think a paragraph about the need for sources should also be included on the first page of the Game Wizard (there should also be a link to the standards there) And it probably needs to be bolded. There's no need to write anything about speeding up or whatever. Sources are required. Period. The standards can be improved later with more information about what can be used.
Indra was here (20750) on 12/3/2014 9:46 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
Moved from suggestions thread.
Update Words
[Added on: June 17, 2014]
[Suggested by: Jo ST]
[Forum Thread]
Update spell checker to identify common technical gaming terms. Words that need to be added (courtesy of JudgeDeadd):
1980s 1990s 2D 32X 3D 3DO 3DS 4A (TI-99/4A) 80s 90s Abandonware Arkanoid bada BlackBerry Booter CBM CD32 CDTV Cel (as in Cel-shaded) CoCo CRPG DLC DoJa Downloadable Dreamcast DRM DS DSi emptive, emptively (pre-emptively) ExEn FMV FX G7400 GameCube Gizmondo GP2X GP32 Homebrew IIgs (Apple IIgs) Intellivision iPod J2ME JRPG M5 (platform Sord M5) masse (en masse) Microvision MMO MMOs MMORPG MMORPGs MOBA MOBAs MobyGames MSX Multi (in various multi- compound words) Neo NES nitro (nitro boost) NPC NPCs Nuon Oric Ouya Pac (as in Pac-Man) PCW (Amstrad PCW) Pico platformers Playdia podcast pre (in various pre- compound words) PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP PV (Casio PV-1000) QL (Sinclair QL) RNG (random number generator) roguelike roguelikes RPGs RTS SG (platform SG-1000) shmup shmups shovelware Sord speedrun, speedruns storylines SuperGrafx Symbian TRS TurboGrafx Vectrex Videopac webOS Wii Wiz (the platform GP2X Wiz) WonderSwan X1 (Sharp X1) X360 X68000 Xbox Zeebo ZX ZX80 ZX81
Indra was here (20750) on 12/11/2014 4:02 AM · Permalink · Report
[Q --start Nélio wrote--]According to the thread, it seems that approvers should be able to add new words to the spellchecker during the approval process, but the feature is broken. This should be reported as a bug instead. [/Q --end Nélio wrote--]That bug is already on file. This one was proposed under the assumption that the approver bug could somehow be bypassed.
Bug tracker 0003745: [Spellchecker] Add New Words Broken Feature
[Added on: June 17, 2014]
[Severity: Minor]
[Reported by: Most approvers]
[Target User(s): All approvers]
[Bug Reproducibility: Always]
[Location: Add new word spell checker feature]
[Bug Life: Since the beginning of time]
Adding new words to the spellchecker, an approver-only feature is broken.
Indra was here (20750) on 12/9/2014 7:37 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
[Added on: December 10, 2014]
[Reported by: piltdown_man]
[Location: Add New Game --> Proofread --> Yellow Box Warning Text]
[Forum Thread]
Possible Spelling Errors
"It is possible that some of the words highlighted in red were misspelled. Please review the suggestions [also remove comma] -->, <--- and make any corrections that you need to. If words are highligted in error, leave them and an approver will update the dictionary when they review this entry."
Replace with:
It is possible that some of the words highlighted in red were misspelled. Please review the suggestions and make any corrections that you need to. If words are highlighted in error, leave them and an approver will update the dictionary when they review this entry.
Victor Vance (18138) on 12/16/2014 10:53 AM · Permalink · Report
Among the tips of the day there is this:
Clicking on the Technical Specs. for a game and then the ESRB rating (if there is one) will give you a list of all games in that rating. Cool! Especially for those who want to limit their selection list to those suitable for just kids (or just adults) etc.
This works for all ratings not even the ESRB ones. I think we should change it to something like "...and then on a rating like ESRB for example..." or like this "...and then on any rating..." or whatever sounds best here.
Victor Vance (18138) on 12/16/2014 11:27 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
Oh sorry I forgot about that!
Among the tips of the day there is this:
Clicking on the Technical Specs. for a game and then the ESRB rating (if there is one) will give you a list of all games in that rating. Cool! Especially for those who want to limit their selection list to those suitable for just kids (or just adults) etc.
This works for all ratings not even the ESRB ones. I think we should change it to something like "...and then on a rating like ESRB for example..." or like this "...and then on any rating..." or whatever sounds best here.
Rola (8482) on 1/16/2015 5:26 PM · Permalink · Report
Rating Systems tab on each game page, also in Contribution Wizard. I recall that our staff approved my suggestion that this should be renamed to Content Rating. Makes it more obvious. That's how the Wikipedia entry is named.
vileyn0id_8088 (21040) on 1/24/2015 12:12 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Where does this occur? - automated email sent when submission(s) have been sitting in WIP for too long. I think this also shows up in the notification on site.
Note there are multiple errors here...
Changes:
"abandon" -> "abandoned"
"Send back" -> "Sent back"
"A summary of your submission are listed" -> "A summary of your submissions is listed"
Nélio (1976) on 1/24/2015 1:49 PM · Permalink · Report
Thanks for that. All fixed and will go live soon. I also took care of the singular/plural in the sentences. If there's just one submission everything will be singular, otherwise it's plural. (So no more "1 submissions".)
PS: I only fixed this on the mailing system. Couldn't find similar sentences in the on-site notifications.
Rwolf (23449) on 2/9/2015 3:02 PM · Permalink · Report
In replies to submissions/corrections, when you get a clarification/change request email from an approver, the email has a number of links to help find your contribution for further editing.
One of the texts explaining the links has this misspelled 'suubmission' instead of 'submission'.
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sample (edited) email content below:
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** This message was automatically generated **<br>
** please do not reply to this message. **<br>
The game correction that you submitted on Feb 31, 1900 has been put
into a 'work in progress' status so you can make corrections to the
submission and/or answer a question about the submission. The reason
it was sent back is noted as: "-snip-".
A copy of your submission is included below for your reference.
Correction Type:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-snip-
Correction:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-snip-
For more information, click on the following url:
http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/abandon_submission/-snip-
To resubmit this item with a response, click on this url:
http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/abandon_submission/-snip-
To edit this suubmission, use this url:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/contribute/corrections/-snip-
To abandon this submission, use this url:
http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/abandon_submission/-snip-
If you would like to recieve HTML email messages in the future
you can update your account preferences at the following address:
http://www.mobygames.com/acct/edit_account
This submission was changed by the approver -snip-. Please do not
reply to this message, the approver will not receive your e-mail.
This message has been sent for notification purposes only. If you
don't want to receive approval notifications by e-mail, please update
your account preferences at
http://www.mobygames.com/acct/edit_account.
click here to win an iPhone9SSSS (2261) on 3/28/2015 5:04 PM · Permalink · Report
[Screenshot submission page]
Thank you for contributing your screenshots to MobyGames.com! To make the process as easy as possible, you can now upload all of your screenshots in a single .zip file, or you can use continue to use the old method of uploading them one at a time.
Nélio (1976) on 3/31/2015 8:46 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
[Q --start youWonAniDiot,clickToRedeemIt wrote--]Thank you for contributing your screenshots to MobyGames.com! To make the process as easy as possible, you can now upload all of your screenshots in a single .zip file, or you can use continue to use the old method of uploading them one at a time. [/Q --end youWonAniDiot,clickToRedeemIt wrote--] Fixed. Thanks.
Indra was here (20750) on 7/6/2015 10:41 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Bugged me for ages. Yeah, for the sub-genre perspective.
Perspective: 1st-Person Perspective
Should be: First Person Perspective.
First, second, third, etc., should be spelled out. The use of -st, -nd, -rd, -th, etc., is usually reserved for larger numbers. Unless it's a list.
Sciere (930965) on 7/8/2015 8:35 PM · Permalink · Report
number-word: okay, even though it can be useful in recognising it quicker when third-person is next to it. The hyphen has a distinct semantic meaning here, linking the parts of the compound that need to be connected to avoid confusion, especially when they can be used differently in many other contexts.
Indra was here (20750) on 7/6/2015 10:52 PM · Permalink · Report
http://www.mobygames.com/moby_stats
...click the 'Contribute' link on the left panel on any page of a game.
--> top ... or top right?
piltdown_man (244656) on 9/8/2015 7:34 PM · Permalink · Report
When looking at the status of my submissions tonight I saw this one
•Shots for the game FIFA Soccer 2002 (19 items), Today, 08:04 PM, currently being reviewd by Trypticon (9577)
Unless this is a space saving abbreviation it should be
•Shots for the game FIFA Soccer 2002 (19 items), Today, 08:04 PM, currently being reviewed by Trypticon (9577)
Havoc Crow (29906) on 10/21/2015 11:36 AM · Permalink · Report
Typo: If a developer's alias name is typed into the search box, the result says something like e.g. "Developer: Antonis Vavayannis (a.k.a Kyriakos Hasapis)".
"a.k.a" is missing a dot after the second "a".
GTramp (81961) on 12/5/2015 2:54 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
Moby Rank and Moby Score have been renamed to Critic Score and User Score. However, the old names still remain at certain parts of the site. For example, they are at game correction page.
Edit: Same at game edit page.
S Olafsson (60421) on 12/5/2015 10:09 AM · Permalink · Report
Even on the Review page itself: http://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-spectrum/hunchback/mobyrank
Critic Reviews
MobyRanks are listed below. You can read here for more information about MobyRank.
Havoc Crow (29906) on 12/30/2015 6:26 PM · Permalink · Report
When approving related game websites (http://www.mobygames.com/approval/game_sites/approve), the heading that shows up in the box (immediately below the instructions) says
"Related Game Web-Sites for [XYZ]"
Should be: "Related Game Websites for [XYZ]"
"Web-Sites" looks so delightfully antiquated, but that's not how the word is spelled.
Victor Vance (18138) on 3/1/2016 9:14 PM · Permalink · Report
I think the game group "Game with Creator's name" should be renamed to "Games with Creator's name".
I hope it´s okay to post it here since you can edit a group description but not a group title.
Havoc Crow (29906) on 5/7/2016 9:16 PM · Permalink · Report
From the genre description page:
The last paragraph for the "Puzzle-Solving" genre states
Puzzle games (i.e. games that are entirely composed out of puzzles) are categorized within the strategy genre.
This is no longer correct, as we now have the "Puzzle" genre.
Should be: Puzzle games (i.e. games that are entirely composed out of puzzles) are categorized within the Puzzle genre.
Though if you think it's too redundant, another possibility is simply to remove the paragraph altogether.
Rwolf (23449) on 5/28/2016 11:32 AM · Permalink · Report
In the Moby Standards page - section on Developer names, 4th bullet:
"ie in Kanji the Last name is listed first vice the First name"
What is 'vice' supposed to mean here? Maybe 'before' is better?
"i.e. in Kanji the Surname is listed before the Forename."
(perhaps use family name / given name)
Tracy Poff (2095) on 5/29/2016 2:52 AM · Permalink · Report
So, that whole line currently reads:
Names in foreign characters such as Kanji may be entered as AKAs in the fashion they are normally written, ie in Kanji the Last name is listed first vice the First name. Also list as a single name.
In place of that, how about:
Names in non-Latin scripts that are traditionally written with the surname first may be entered thus. For example, the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi's family name, 宮本 (Miyamoto), would be entered as the First Name, and his given name, 武蔵 (Musashi), as the Last Name.
Tracy Poff (2095) on 5/29/2016 9:34 PM · Permalink · Report
Text updated.
MAT (241141) on 5/30/2016 5:59 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
Not good, not good to list it as a single name, imho.
Don't list it as a single name. That's old news. We did that in the past because search engine couldn't find names with only two characters or so. It works perfect now so it can easily find it all. It's also much easier to find it just by name or just by surname, then if you have to enter full surname-name combo.
Okay, I just tried a random search for 山本 (Yamamoto) surname and got plenty of results. That it thanks to Rikki and me who are always adding AKAs as they are, but separate name and surname. It also makes it more correct and shows you where is the split between name and surname. Also it's very useful when entering Japanese credits and want to look up some developer.
So when adding AKAs, add it as "吉田 修平" (Shuhei Yoshida) and not as "吉田修平". Notice that in kanji it's Yoshida (吉田) in first place, and Shuhei (修平) in second which doesn't matter since we don't force the name to be under name section, but leave it as credited and often have both variations, one as AKA.
Tracy Poff (2095) on 7/8/2016 6:21 PM · Permalink · Report
The code actually does have 1000 as the limit, so that message is correct. The question is what you did that made it think you had 1000 selected. Any hints?
Jake AM (9491) on 7/9/2016 1:01 AM · Permalink · Report
I was selecting most of the European countries for a release info (and a few non-European countries).
Pretty sure the limit isn't 1000, otherwise I would have been able to select all the countries I needed. (Had to submit multiple release info to compensate.)
Tracy Poff (2095) on 7/9/2016 1:20 AM · Permalink · Report
I was selecting most of the European countries for a release info (and a few non-European countries).
New release info? Did it happen the first time you tried submitting the release info, or did you perhaps go back and forth from the step where you select countries? Anything unusual?
Pretty sure the limit isn't 1000, otherwise I would have been able to select all the countries I needed.
Well, I mean, I'm sure you didn't pick a thousand countries--there are only 67 in the database, after all, and only a couple of hundred on the planet. But I'm also sure that the code says "maxSelectionsAllowed => 1000", so there is clearly something going wrong.
Patrick Bregger (303550) on 7/9/2016 4:30 AM · Permalink · Report
On the changelog from May 16, 2011, it says the restriction was changed to 10.
Tracy Poff (2095) on 7/9/2016 11:04 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
That changelog entry is misleading. Looking back at the code, on that date, the value I quoted was changed from 10 to 1000.
Michael Cassidy (21287) on 6/27/2016 9:31 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
When I accidentally tried to upload a .gif file for promo images, the error message misspells "encountered" as "encounterd."
Additionally, when you pull something from the approval queue, it reads "The selected item has been removed from the approval queue, and it's status has been changed to Work In Progress." The "it's" needs to be changed to "its." I've never understood or agreed with that grammar rule, but it's a rule nonetheless.
Tracy Poff (2095) on 7/8/2016 6:19 PM · Permalink · Report
Fixed both of these. The WIP think should be fixed now, and the other will be fixed next time we deploy.
Kabushi (261501) on 6/30/2016 4:34 PM · Permalink · Report
"Video game information, credits, reviews, box covers, screenshots and more for 168 video game platforms from 1971 to date!"
Can this be changed so that it automatically updates the numbers when new platforms are added? We are at 200 now and the start date will also change when we add mainframes and others.
Michael Cassidy (21287) on 7/5/2016 7:37 PM · Permalink · Report
When submitting a critic review, under abstract, it says "For addition info see MobyRank Abstract." "Addition" "should be changed to "additional."
Tracy Poff (2095) on 7/7/2016 6:18 AM · Permalink · Report
Fixed.
Terok Nor (42768) on 7/9/2016 3:04 PM · Permalink · Report
From the canned responses on new game entries:
"Please proof-read your entries before sending your contribution to approval. Pay close attention to the words marked read on the last step of the contribution wizard."
That should be red, not read. What a place to put a typo!
Tracy Poff (2095) on 7/9/2016 3:18 PM · Permalink · Report
Fixed.
Patrick Bregger (303550) on 7/31/2016 2:05 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Game --> Contribute --> Corrections --> Enter Correction
List where your proof is, be it a website, existing info, etc... At least some sortof explanation.
Typo.
Game group: If a game should be added or removed to a game group. If you want to suggest a new game group use the game's message board.
The bolded part should be removed. There is never a reason to submit a correction instead of just adding the game through normal means.
Tracy Poff (2095) on 7/31/2016 2:58 PM · Permalink · Report
Fixed.
Jake AM (9491) on 9/23/2016 4:07 AM · Permalink · Report
Came across an interesting one: Contributed to by user name
I've only noticed it on the combined view of games (not the individual platform or single platform games). I'm assuming it's supposed to be "Contributed by user name".
Live examples: Battleborn - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Dear Esther
Tracy Poff (2095) on 9/23/2016 4:38 AM · Permalink · Report
It's because that page can be made up of contributions by many people, e.g. Super Mario Bros.. So none of them contributed the whole entry, but several people did contribute to it.
Patrick Bregger (303550) on 9/27/2016 4:22 PM · Permalink · Report
Admin interface --> Split game
For each platform of this game, select if that platform shoudl remain in the exisitng game or if it should be moved to the new game entry.
Tracy Poff (2095) on 10/4/2016 8:22 PM · Permalink · Report
Fixed.
vedder (71199) on 2/2/2017 5:27 PM · Permalink · Report
The footer text reads:
"Video game information, credits, reviews, box covers, screenshots and more for 168 video game platforms from 1971 to date!"
We currently support 202 platforms so I think it would be best to use something like "over 200 video game platforms" instead.
Pseudo_Intellectual (66516) on 2/3/2017 7:58 PM · Permalink · Report
the db could probably even calculate that total on the fly 8)
Freeman (65147) on 3/8/2017 5:40 AM · Permalink · Report
On the Genre Definitions page under 'Perspective', the following:
1st-person: The player sees the game world as if through the own eyes. -> should be 'their'.
Patrick Bregger (303550) on 3/8/2017 3:36 PM · Permalink · Report
This page is comprised of the genre definitions which can be revised by everyone. However, the revision history is weird.
Havoc Crow (29906) on 5/16/2017 7:12 PM · Permalink · Report
In the New Game Wizard, the Screenshot page says:
"These user screenshots should not be taken from other websites--they must be captured by you using a final version of the game. Official screenshots from developer and publisher websites or online stores can be submitted, though--just to add these."
The second sentence (bolded) seems confusing and fragmentary. My suggested revision of this sentence is as follows:
"Official screenshots from developer and publisher websites or online stores can be submitted, though--just add these in the Promo Art section rather than the Screenshots section."
Tracy Poff (2095) on 5/16/2017 7:19 PM · edited · Permalink · Report
Whoops, that's not right. It's meant to be a link to the 'contribute promo image' wizard for the game, but for some reason the link is getting stripped. It should be "just click here to add these". I'll figure out what's going on and fix this.
Edit: this will be fixed in the next deploy.
GTramp (81961) on 8/27/2017 3:29 AM · edited · Permalink · Report
In the screenshot adding wizard: "To make the process as easy as possible, you can now upload all of your screenshots in a single .zip file, or you can continue to use the old method of uploading them one at a time. "
It would be nice to state here that a single .zip archive should be under 20 Mb.
Havoc Crow (29906) on 8/28/2017 11:38 AM · Permalink · Report
I have a feeling they are... except it's according to some bizarre ordering scheme where capital letters always go before lowercase letters; hence why MSX is before Macintosh, GP32 is before Game Boy, and poor iPhone is at the very tail end of the list.
Havoc Crow (29906) on 8/28/2017 11:43 AM · Permalink · Report
In the "release info" adding wizard, if you include a company but don't select anything from the "select title" list, the following message will show up:
There is a problem on the line below: A platform and a title must be selected.
The bit about "platform" doesn't make sense and should probably be removed. So, the proposed change is: "There is a problem on the line below: A title must be selected."