What Is A Suitable Model ID?

[Pepper II]

Fundamentally it is better to have a thread marked solved with a name so a model thread can be created. This is likely to lead to more content being added since many more members frequent the model threads than visit the MIR section. I don't like to assign a model name in the first couple of days after a request if the offered name is not backed up beyond just being a fabricated name in a magazine pictorial. But if it's been languishing in the Mystery Corner or as a regular request thread for years then it is better to mark it solved with whatever name we have and move on for the reason stated above. A photographer's assigned name is always better than a magazine name in my opinion and some of these girls had a very brief career so a standard modeling name was never established. There is no purpose to letting them stay in the Mystery Corner forever.

[hos]

that's all fine and overall correct. the request in question was just different than the usual "i have no idea at all, please help".

having name/publisher known and asking if something different exists makes pretty clear what the author was looking for. even if the chance in this case is very low, this shouldn't be a reason to solve his entry with the same information he already knew. that's not what he wanted, so it can't be called "solved".

i very much understand that you like to stick to your routines and that it's time consuming (what an understatement ). but imho leaving things alone as long as a clear question isn't answered doesn't take time at all.

[Jazz67]

Originally Posted by hos

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having name/publisher known and asking if something different exists makes pretty clear what the author was looking for.
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In that case it's not an ID, it's a content request, and shouldn't really be in this section at all?

I know what you mean, I'm never really happy when an ID turns up the one single name that the OP has given us, but if she is a one and done, that's all we're going to get.
In this instance, the set's 22 years old and no other name has come up - and that's not just VEF members, it's all Indexxx users, all the DD collectors, everyone on all our sister sites, plus all the other sites with those pics that image search failed to find any different name for. Nothing.
So it either sits with the other 4000ish unsolved posts in MIR, NOT counting the MB entries, or we marked it as Solved as we have a database entry and then if something does come to light at least we have a searchable name to find her again and update/merge/add content to.
As opposed to "90s brunette" or "Model ID" or "who is she", because we sure as hell aren't finding those posts again if we need to.

[hos]

Originally Posted by Jazz67

In that case it's not an ID, it's a content request, and shouldn't really be in this section at all?

if it was a content request, absolutely not. rules are clear on this.

but that wasn't the case, it's the same type of request like these:

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...d.php?t=349465
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...d.php?t=274903
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...d.php?t=427049

having a name, but looking for a different id, not (necessarily) for more content.

I know what you mean, I'm never really happy when an ID turns up the one single name that the OP has given us, but if she is a one and done, that's all we're going to get.

sure. if nothing comes up, and it seems to be the case that she's a one-off, the OP (and all other interested people) have to live with the available name. that's not in question.

my question was, is it meanwhile routine to mark this type of threads "solved" that quick.

In this instance, the set's 22 years old and no other name has come up - and that's not just VEF members, it's all Indexxx users, all the DD collectors, everyone on all our sister sites, plus all the other sites with those pics that image search failed to find any different name for. Nothing.

agreed. but what does it proof?

i think we all can agree that the amount of existing models is close to countless, the amount of porn consumers with good knowledge about the stuff rather limited. the chance to have someone in range to identify one of the countless models is already low in general, just not that low if you just stick to locations dedicated to the topic, there the chance to find that one guy who already knows that one girl is somewhat higher - and even higher the more time you give your request shot.

so while i completely understand your point, i don't see it as ultima ratio to deal with threads like this, which can be handled without any work on your end until nothing different shows up.

So it either sits with the other 4000ish unsolved posts in MIR, NOT counting the MB entries, or we marked it as Solved as we have a database entry and then if something does come to light at least we have a searchable name to find her again and update/merge/add content to.

sure. i got that point from the beginning. but eventually this section is predominantly a service for the members, and less of a good id database in a specific order, growing quick. this part happens only as result of solving requests. at least that was my understanding of it.

anyhow, i just wanted to describe what i was thinking about one single request, it shouldn't look that i want to have an argument over it. i have my experience, it's you guys who are commited to the workload and for sure you can handle the stuff like you think fits best.

[Jazz67]

hos, I'm not trying to get into an argument either, I completely respect the amount of work you put into this board.
I'm just trying to explain why we do things like we do, and the biggest of those is there's only so much time we can spare.

which can be handled without any work on your end until nothing different shows up.

but that does generate work for us.
We need to do one edit to add the name to the thread so we can find it again, and then a second go to the thread to move it to the Mystery Box as it's "unsolved", or we decide it is solved and move it.
I've already shown how much time we spend on doing this, but we just don't have the hours to hit threads twice if we can add a verifiable name first go round.
Come the Great Lottery Win, there will be a team of Jazzdmin Assistants cross-reffing all of MIR until it's down to just the 4 weeks of Model ID to be tidied up, but until that happens, you're stuck with us and the time we can give to keep on top of it.