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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Suarez, post: 4024994, member: 99239&quot;]The problem with anchoring your numbering scheme to a catalog is that if/when it&#039;s updated all your work goes out the window. I realize that for many a collector that would be a welcome job since it ends up re-engaging you with your collection but in many cases I think it&#039;s like needlessly baking in an expiration date.</p><p><br /></p><p>When the OCRE database was launched I tried to reason with its lead developer why it was such a boneheaded idea to marry itself to RIC but it didn&#039;t register. Now they painted themselves into a corner since new variants must be either awkwardly interspersed or tacked on as a supplement (which is even more awkward). And if RIC gets a reprint then that part of the database has to be redone and creates all sorts of problems for the userbase.</p><p><br /></p><p>Basically, in designing a cataloguing system you should try avoiding inefficient schemes that could cripple you later on. Or at least think of a system to work around them as they come up. Again, in the case of the average collection the number of items is small enough that this is never really a major issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rasiel[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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