dragsamou wrote:
cataclysm80 wrote:In each of those situations, there is only one border color, so I don't see the need to specify border color for those sets.
I don't agree, on a regular basis, people don't know about this, so many times people even don't know that Italian, or Spanish even exist in 4Th Edition, etc...Not everyone is educated about Foreign languages and most of the time can't even figure what's the correct languages on a card. That's why, it's mainly mentioned: Foreign or Asian, that's solve the problem. IMHO
I agree that many people are uneducated about what sets are in each language and whether they are black or white bordered.
I still think that there is no need to specify artist proof border color on sets that are only available in one border color.
Even the uneducated people could not get confused.
Using Traditional Chinese 4th for an example...
1. Will someone find a Chinese 4th white border card and then look at our list to see if it's a proof?
No, Chinese 4th white border does not exist, so no one could find one. border color is irrelevant.
2. Will someone find a Chinese 4th black border card and then look at our list to see if it's a proof?
Yes, border color is still irrelevant.
3. Will someone see our list and then begin searching for Chinese 4th white border cards?
If our list does not specify border color, then NO, there is no reason for anyone to think that different border colors exist.
If our list says that proofs exist for the Chinese 4th black border cards, then YES. It implies that proofs were not made for the Chinese 4th white border cards. Someone who does not know better could be mislead by this and think that Chinese 4th white border regular cards exist, same as Japanese 4th.
I think it's important to list the border color on the sets which had both black & white borders.
For the other sets which were only available in black border or only available in white border, the border color should not be listed unless the border color is listed for every set on the list.
For example: Beta Proofs black border, 5th Edition Proofs white border, 6th Edition Proofs white border, 7th Edition Proofs white border, etc.
Of the sets that are only available with one border color, it could confuse people if we list border color on some of them, but not on others.
Tav