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http://redump.org/discs/system/wii/ringcode/V9O4
http://redump.org/discs/system/wii/ringcode/V904
http://redump.org/discs/system/wii/ringcode/V9O9
http://redump.org/discs/system/wii/ringcode/V909

These Mould SID Codes do not match up. I'm not sure if the correct digit is supposed to be a 0 or a O.

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0 and O in mould codes can sometimes be very difficult to determine, especially depending on the font chosen.  Sometimes there isn't even a clear answer.  I did notice that several of these have other SID codes that are V9P#, so I'm inclined to think they could be O instead of 0, but I can't say with 100% certainty.

If you have any clear pictures of the mould codes in question, feel free to share and I'd be happy to provide an opinion.

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Attached is my IFPI V904 mould from my copy of Metroid: Other M
http://forum.redump.org/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&item=8185

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Attached is an image of my Bakugan: Battle Brawlers for Wii with a Mould SID of V9O0
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/418896391092437000/882028055617499136/0830211824b2.jpg

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I reviewed several dozen wii entries for mould sid codes, and I believe the pattern is ALWAYS followed of V9[letter][number], with exception to the zeroes that are interpreted that way.

For Wii US, I'm inclined to think all V90 should actually become --> V9O.

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The O/0 in bikerspade's image doesn't look rounded, but it's kind of hard to tell for sure. I agree that the format for most discs is V9[letter][number], but I think more image comparisons are needed before any mass changes are done.

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I do agree that we should ALWAYS be very cautious and sure before doing ANY sorts of mass changes.

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I don't know much about mould codes, but is it possible that they are typed in, in the factory, by someone copying off a piece of paper, and therefore could have O/0 transcription errors at source?

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Moving this to another section as it has gone beyond the realm of fixes

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This may be a human error.
There was probably something like a rule on those codes,
but a worker may have made a mistake by using a digit "0" instead of a letter "O" at the third position.

Misprints and mistakes like that should be preserved.

Edit:

pelago wrote:

I don't know much about mould codes, but is it possible that they are typed in, in the factory, by someone copying off a piece of paper, and therefore could have O/0 transcription errors at source?

Agree.

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Human error goes both ways though. It is far more likely to me that there aren't any misprints and it's simply people here on this site not knowing better and putting the wrong one in their submissions. I've seen many mould sids in various fonts on these Nintendo discs and I'm telling you flat out, there are no 0s in the third position.

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Aringon wrote:

there are no 0s in the third position

Picture in post #3 has an image that shows a zero as a number on the 3rd position, there is no doubt it is a zero.

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iR0b0t wrote:
Aringon wrote:

there are no 0s in the third position

Picture in post #3 has an image that shows a zero as a number on the 3rd position, there is no doubt it is a zero.

The simple solution would be to allow images attachments, like DAT-o-MATIC,

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Hiccup wrote:

The simple solution would be to allow images attachments, like DAT-o-MATIC,

Agreed, being able to attach multiple images to a submission/verification that persist like no-intro would be a no-brainer and would be best.

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