Is The “The” Required?

Post » Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:11 pm

I was over on the xbox forums and I was looking for the Skyrim forum. I assumed there wasn’t one because I looked under the letter T for xbox 360 games. The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion were listed but not The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.
Later on I discovered that TES: Skyrim was listed under the letter E. WTF! Elder Scrolls: Skyrim?
I’m sorry but the “The” is part of the title. Would you remove the word “The” from “The Lord of the Rings”? No. Their forum admin must not be a fan.
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Franko AlVarado
 
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Post » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:13 am

Wrong section
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Batricia Alele
 
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Post » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:10 am

it's a travesty
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Albert Wesker
 
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Post » Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:40 am

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Much ado about nothing. :P
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Sammie LM
 
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Post » Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:25 pm

Oh no! The world is ending. Why are we just sitting here?!
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Charlotte X
 
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Post » Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:30 pm

I'm actually more upset that Morrowind and Oblivion are listed under the T section. It is very common practice to ignore "the" when alphabetizing things.
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Michael Korkia
 
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Post » Fri Jul 15, 2011 5:39 pm

It is pretty annoying when you know what the game is called and the person who makes the forum obviously does not. I have this same problem looking up info about The Legend of Zelda all the time.
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Felix Walde
 
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Post » Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:28 pm

They should be listed as

Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The

I'm pretty sure this is how most people list titles that start with "The".

I voted no. I wouldn't mind if they listed Morrowind under "M", Oblivion under "O", and Skyrim under "S".
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Mistress trades Melissa
 
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Post » Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:15 pm

Um... yes we would remove the 'the' from LotR.
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Jennifer Munroe
 
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Post » Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:14 pm

They should be listed as

Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The

I'm pretty sure this is how most people list titles that start with "The".

This.
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Umpyre Records
 
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Post » Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:53 pm

TES. While you can drop "the" from the name and people will usually know what you mean if you say Elder scroll, the name of the series is The Elder Scrolls. :tes:
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Sanctum
 
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Post » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:29 am

Not to be a Rick, but this topic does seem a bit thin.
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