Forum:Big Finish CD extras prefix

Should we have a prefix for the CD extras on Big Finish audios, in the vein of DCOM? The CD extras occasionally contain production info worth citing in real-world articles and behind the scenes sections. &mdash; Rob T Firefly - Δ∇ - 12:25, October 28, 2011 (UTC)

What's the alternative? Citing them by the cd they appear on? Boblipton talk to me 12:29, October 28, 2011 (UTC)


 * The alternative is to just cite them as BFA, CC, or whatever other prefix the audio story has, but since those are in-universe prefixes meant to refer to the story content it doesn't fit. We already cite info from DVD commentaries, which are intrinsically part of the story's release medium but not in-universe content, by using (DCOM: Story Name), it seems to me that we should be doing the same with CD extras. &mdash; Rob T Firefly - Δ∇ - 13:32, October 28, 2011 (UTC)

So, what would everyone think about getting it started as BFCDE? &mdash; Rob T Firefly - Δ∇ - 06:45, October 31, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'll go with that. TemporalSpleen talk to me 08:03, October 31, 2011 (UTC)

Right, since there seems to have been no objections I've put up BFCDE and added it to Help:Prefixes. &mdash; Rob T Firefly - &#916;&#8711; - 02:51, November 5, 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I keep forgetting to respond to this thread. Deleted your creation cause I actually do have an objection to BFCDE.  Problem for me is that it's a confusion conflation of two existing prefixes, BFC and BFDE.  I'd prefer something that is a bit more distinctive, like
 * BFEX
 * BFDOC
 * BFINT, or just INT, to indicate interview
 * There's also the issue of whether we actually need another prefix at all, since there's no particular reason why DOC wouldn't work, since it's not specifically for video documentaries.  03:12: Sat 05 Nov 2011


 * I think DOC would be semantically awkward; seeing (DOC: A Town Called Fortune) seems confusing to me ("there's a documentary called 'A Town Called Fortune?'") rather than a specialized prefix that explains what it is as a bonus which doesn't have its own title, included with the cited story's release, like DCOM. The CD Extras seem also to be a very specific sort of production, while not a full-blown programme like Doctor Who Confidential or Torchwood Declassified there's still a certain cohesive formula and style to them. Informal chat, interview, a bit of music, boom. There's even something of a "title sequence" with Nick Briggs' modulated voice shouting "CD EXTRAS!" in your ear at the start.  For these reasons I feel they merit their own prefix.


 * As for the abbreviation, I think BFCDE would work the best and is sufficiently different than what exists at BFC or BFDE; in my opinion nobody would look at BFCDE and expect to find Cybermen or Dalek Empire there, or vice versa. If you really don't dig BFCDE, though, there are the other options.  As CD Extras span multiple Big Finish product ranges and are a distinctly BF thing, I feel they should at least start with BF, and I think BFEX is the most suitable out of those you suggested. &mdash; Rob T Firefly - &#916;&#8711; - 03:39, November 5, 2011 (UTC)