writing on discs

[loren]

lamont asked me an interesting question and its a good one to discuss

he sent a person a number of discs and wrote on them, the person asked to not mark on the discs, but he missed or forgot the idea

anyhow

i have had the same thing and i forgot, or like usual, i had them done and in stock already, so i shipped what i had

i guess a person can ask for anything they feel they want,

i have had people cry a river because i didnt do any artwork on the discs or send them cases, even though i clearly stated i ship in sleeves

on the other end, i have been sent packages and not one disc was marked in any way, and spent all day trying to figure them out,

i generaly use ty thermal printable discs, which will erase with a normal pencil eraser, so its a very small issue, if at all

but i have had people who insist on marking the clear hub, or using post it notes

post it notes are fine for a person who does a few discs, but many of us use duplicators and the unmarked discs would surely get mixed up, so i choose not to do that mess

i also used to print labels and stick them on thre discs, well i learned thats not cool at all, since they will not play on many machines that way

my opinion is, i like in comming discs marked with a sharpie, and thats how i provide them as well, if possible i just put a small number on them, which is generaly erasable

and as far as artwork goes, do your own exactly as you like

any thoughts, ideas

[savageamusement]

I don't care about artwork, but if I get a 48 disc set that has no marking on the envelope or discs, its a lot of time.
Granted they should all be checked anyhow, but its frustrating.

I usually label the envelopes not the disc as everyone has different ways to do their thing, but I label them with something.

Ive had complaints baout marker, or my handwriting-
so I just keep it simple, on the envelope- and that way they know what they are-
but also can write on their own discs in their format.

[scottdvd]

I write the name of the show on the paper sleeve that the first disc will go in. I then write the number with a black sharpie on the disc. There is no confusion what so ever. If the person that gets the discs want them done a different way then they can remake a set and then mark them any way they choose, then trade the set I sent them to someone else if they choose.

I use to do label artwork on my own discs early on but learned very quickly you will have problems copying them.

I then bought a printer that prints onto the disc directly without the use of a label which worked fine but is very time consuming and was not worth the effort for me to do to my own discs. I came to the conclusion that I only wanted to watch the show and did not care what the discs looked like.

[jennymcc]

I don't do large trades, so I like it when people either mark the white sleeve or use post it notes. That way, I can mark the discs the way I want.

I don't mind if people use a sharpie to write on the disc as long as it is legible! What's the point of marking the disc if you can't read what's on it!?

[progrocktv]

I specifically state not to mark on discs, and have been known to send sets back that have been marked up to get a clean set. One thing I can't stand is receiving marked up discs with sloppy handwriting! I have a thermal printer that'll print on almost anything and use it to label my discs I receive. Labeling discs using post it notes is not that hard to keep track of. (I've done 200+ disc at a time and haven't had a problem yet.)

[progrocktv]

Originally Posted by jennymcc

I don't mind if people use a sharpie to write on the disc as long as it is legible! What's the point of marking the disc if you can't read what's on it!?

I should post a picture gallery of some of the discs I've received

[gilligan fanatic]

for a long time I always wrote on the disk but I think the post it note looks better, kind of more professional. I write on my own disks still, just not ones I send out.

[KonfusionFTC]

i use to like artwork and disc being wrote all over. now i only like it if its marked in the clear circle in the middle of the disc or post it notes so i can mark it myself in the clear circle...

[digitalmonkey]

Small trades: I will write on the paper sleeve.

Larger trades: I will write on the disc. I am using a Maxell at the moment. I have excellent handwriting so no complaints yet.

I guess it's another one of those things that if it's important it should be pointed out beforehand.

[marvelousmarcus]

If someone had a problem with my writing on the disc, I'd tell them to take a flying leap. It doesn't hurt the disc, makes it easier to sort both burning and sending. You don't have to write all over the disc, but just a brief abbreviation Season and disc order. Like this- Hunter 1.2.

I traded with a guy who didn't want any markings on his disc. It was a pain, because sometimes I would burn an extra disc or he couldn't find a disc all because they weren't marked, etc.

I know you can write on envelops but sometimes I'll try to reuse them and all the writing on them can gets confusing.

[JOEY1727]

WELL I WRITE ON MY DISK..I TRY TO WRITE THE NAME OF THE DVD ON THE 1ST AND LAST DVD THEN THE REST JUST # THEM.I TRY TO RIGHT IT SMALL AS I CAN,BECAUSE I DONT HAVE THE BEST HAND WRITING,,LOL,,,

[progrocktv]

Originally Posted by marvelousmarcus

If someone had a problem with my writing on the disc, I'd tell them to take a flying leap. It doesn't hurt the disc, makes it easier to sort both burning and sending.

Depends on the pen, Sharpies are fine (so far) but I've had people write (more like gouge) with ballpoint and it just ruined the disc.

Originally Posted by marvelousmarcus

I traded with a guy who didn't want any markings on his disc. It was a pain, because sometimes I would burn an extra disc or he couldn't find a disc all because they weren't marked, etc.

That's why they invented sticky notes
Seriously I hate handwriting on discs and think it's common trader courtesy if someone doesn't want it, I do the same in return of course.

[RedWhine56]

It's always been my understanding that you do not write on discs you send to someone, so I don't. (Ok, there have been about one in 100 or so that I forgot & did write on, but normal practice is that I don't.) Similar to the old practice of not writing on any of the labels when trading VHS tapes, opting instead to enclose a sheet of paper with each tape that listed the contents. (At least in the circles I traded in.)

I write a number on the sleeve/envelope & enclose a list that states everything that's listed on each disc number.

I don't mind if people write on the discs they send me, as long as I can read the writing.

[RedWhine56]

Originally Posted by progrocktv

[I] think it's common trader courtesy if someone doesn't want it

Agreed.

[progrocktv]

Quick horror story, I once had someone write on (what looked like) white lipstick pencil (it wasn't a grease pencil because it was too oily.) Had stuff smeared all over the place!

Needless to say even after I wiped it down it still didn't play