MDL's 2025 Challenge FAQ and Discussion

JulyMoon:
Hm, I have doubts on that since the MDL Watch Challenge for this year was prepared last year, before Singapore was added to the database, but wait for an official answer to this.
Adding anime to MyDRAMAlist makes no sense to me, because there's already MyAnimeList, which is a site like MDL especially for Manga and Anime. That makes it pointless in my opinion when MDL is including anime as well.
I'm absolutely supporting the idea of adding more Asian countries though. India would also be wonderful to have.

India also has plenty of databases like on imdb, wikipedia, etc. It would be better to add countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, whose titles aren't as well known perhaps.

JulyMoon

3 days ago

ColourMePurple:
India also has plenty of databases like on imdb, wikipedia, etc. It would be better to add countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, whose titles aren't as well known perhaps.

I agree with the other countries but IMDB is not exclusive to Asian shows like MDL is. Wikipedia is an online encyclopaedia so can hardly be compared to MDL. I just think a site like MDL should include all/or at least the most common Asian countries and not just a selection of them.

Shiro

2 days ago

I think I got lost here, but if the vischan is moving and someone is looking out it counts.

As for spys secret agents, historical context works too.

As for hide and seek are they playing and somone is looking the other hiding go for it.

kitkatsume

2 days ago

Hi, for the prompt "Occupational Traveler: Main or supporting character is a…" if a character was one but quit/got fired would it still count?

ColourMePurple

2 days ago

JulyMoon:
I agree with the other countries but IMDB is not exclusive to Asian shows like MDL is. Wikipedia is an online encyclopaedia so can hardly be compared to MDL. I just think a site like MDL should include all/or at least the most common Asian countries and not just a selection of them.

Do you know how many countries there are in Asia? You also have to consider how much hosting space that would require. It doesn't matter if imdb is not exclusive, it has a good database as does wikipedia which many other Asian countries do not get. So it makes sense to first provide something that doesn't already exist.

ColourMePurple

2 days ago

Shiro:
I think I got lost here, but if the vischan is moving and someone is looking out it counts.

As for spys secret agents, historical context works too.
As for hide and seek are they playing and somone is looking the other hiding go for it.

Appreciate your response, 😁

bitcoolKat

2 days ago

Shiro:
I think I got lost here, but if the vischan is moving and someone is looking out it counts.

As for spys secret agents, historical context works too.
As for hide and seek are they playing and somone is looking the other hiding go for it.

Yes yes yes!!! Thank you so much 😄

ColourMePurple

2 days ago

Shiro:
I think I got lost here, but if the vischan is moving and someone is looking out it counts.

As for spys secret agents, historical context works too.
As for hide and seek are they playing and somone is looking the other hiding go for it.

Sorry for adding more work and asking so many questions, but does a person (in the modern era) strictly have to work as a spy/secret agent? Can they be spying or be a secret agent for their personal agenda/belief system?

I watched the movie called Wall To Wall, and there is a tenant who is secretly investigating the landlord for corruption. They are also playing a sort of double agent pretending to be on the side of the other tenants but actually creating a lot of havoc and turning tenants against each other and blaming a scapegoat for their actions. To add to this, they are literally spying on not only the other tenants but also the landlord by hacking into their intercom cameras or installing cameras into their homes after breaking and entering.

Would this qualify?

Shiro

1 day ago

kitkatsume:
Hi, for the prompt "Occupational Traveler: Main or supporting character is a…" if a character was one but quit/got fired would it still count?

Yes

Shiro

1 day ago

We arn't really stricked, had it been in an occupation block I would have said no but it is in the hidden block here the most important part is the hidden so yes it qualifies

bitcoolKat

5 hours ago

[Asking again since it got lost among the other questions before]

1) For Inauguration -

a) Can an event for a new product launch be considered as Inauguration?

b) Or when a new CEO or some such is brought into the company and there is an event for it or a grand announcement?

2) For Burying something in the ground - Does the FL planting a seed in the soil to grow a life-saving plant to revive the ML count? She actually digs a small hole in the soil and puts the seed inside.

3) For Traditional Food - Can we include Beverages in this category? For example, in a recent drama, the FL is shown drinking Ginger tea, which has a long history in Asian culture.

Shiro

3 hours ago

bitcoolKat:
[Asking again since it got lost among the other questions before]
1) For Inauguration -
a) Can an event for a new product launch be considered as Inauguration?
b) Or when a new CEO or some such is brought into the company and there is an event for it or a grand announcement?
2) For Burying something in the ground - Does the FL planting a seed in the soil to grow a life-saving plant to revive the ML count? She actually digs a small hole in the soil and puts the seed inside.
3) For Traditional Food - Can we include Beverages in this category? For example, in a recent drama, the FL is shown drinking Ginger tea, which has a long history in Asian culture.

1. I would say yes for b, a would be a streck

2. Yes - not really how this was intendent but technically it is barrier under ground

3. Sure