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Hello,

I intend to add a couple of figurines to the catalog and also to change or supplement a number of existing items. But that is not as easy as thought (hoped).

choice stress
What strikes me is that the fields 'Type' and 'Type of object' often have equal options (eg: animals, Christmas decorations (Christmas ornament), warriors, miniature and soldiers). In my opinion that should not be the case.
And at Type of object it is noted that as an example in the accompanying text " for example chess piece ", while this is not a valid choice for that field. Chess piece, however, is an option in Type.
All in all, it leads me to have doubts about what to fill in where. Unfortunately, the handbook does not help with this.

Example for an item to be changed ( link ).
The Type here is 'miniature'. However, based on the accompanying text, I think this must be a 'figurine'.
The Type of object field has not been filled in and based on the drop-down list, two choices are possible in my opinion: Animals and Miniature. Since Type already shows thumbnail, I think it makes sense that this is the right choice for the Object Type field. After all, the fact that it is an animal (or better: was) is already apparent from the theme (Dinosaurs).

Regarding new items, I'm going to introduce a whole bunch of Pixi figurines . I also have the same question here. I think of all of these as figurines (as a type) and 'miniatures' (type of object). Although some figurines can be quite large (the figurines I have vary roughly between 4 and 16 cm in height). However, I think 'Miniature' best applies to all Pixi characters.

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Is it possible to change the order of fields? I think this can help to increase the quality of input.
I ask specifically because certain fields have more in common than some other fields. An example of this is Type and Type of object. These two fields are not directly below each other; they are separated by 5 other spaces in between.
I think the same goes for the "Manufacturer / Brand" field. I think it makes sense to move that up to just above Range. A Series (and 'sub series' and 'Number in series') will be determined by the manufacturer/brand. Both designer fields and 'Circulation' may also be grouped there.
If desired, I would like to make a more extensive suggestion (with argumentation) if this turns out to be possible.

Finally
I will also be happy to update Pixi figurines that have already been entered. My fascination for Pixi is growing and I've already delved into it a bit.
But first I'll enter my own stuff, if I know how best to do that. :-)


Sincerely, Nico
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I think the Object type field is superfluous. It does not contribute to identifying a figurine/object. I would prefer to have this field removed, unless someone can change my mind.
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Nice to have you back :-)
It now indeed seems double with Type and Type of object.
If that field has to stay, maybe rename it to Object type?
But I think you're right that it can actually get rid of, it's confusing.
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For me, "Type of object" has no added value either.
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Hi,

Ted metalfigures Collectioneur
I don't want to go so far as to say that the Item Type field has no added value, but it really needs to be an addition to the Type field and it certainly isn't right now (it's certainly confusing at the moment).

The Type now says, for example, Animals, Citizens, Castle, Christmas Jumping Pup, etc, etc. These are, in my opinion, not valid choices for this field. This field should provide specific insight into whether it is an action figure, a doll, or a bust. It has other good entries that say something about the nature of the figurine . Diorama is one such entry... one that I probably should have used with some of my recent new entries (but this aside).

What it represents (an animal, a burger, Christmas decorations) is something that can then be entered under Type (type) of object . This is already stated in the accompanying text, but it has clearly become skewed in the past.
You can rename the field to 'Type of object', but ' What does it represent? I think is better, if I do say so myself. It removes all uncertainty since 'Type' could also be regarded as a distinction between action figure, doll, etc.

Anyway... what exactly the statue represents or what it has a relationship with can also be specified by means of one or more themes. Themes... also a nice subject, haha.


Regards, Nico.
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