Against Confusion.

I am talking about names and version numbers, and about standard Antonia-1.0.0, and the Wardrobe Wizard compatible version, which I call "Antonia-WW" in my own mind.

The core of my argument is this. That the changes between Antonia-1, and Antonia-WW, are not minor changes, but major ones. And that in reality these are effectively two different, all be it closely related, figures.

Therefore I feel that is a very bad policy to pretend, that Antonia-WW, is a minor update of Antonia 1.0.0.

It has been suggested that the WW version will be designated as Antonia-1.0.1. This is suggestive of a minor update, and I feel that if this comes to be, it will create a confusion in many users minds that will last for - and that I will continually have to be explaining - for years to come.

I see myself mostly using Antonia-1.0.0, and any descendants that she may have. I'm not arguing here against Antonia-WW (though I might in another context). What I'm arguing for, is the use of a naming convention that will avoid confusion, and for a clear, unambiguous split of Antonia into two separate streams. Antonia-1 on the one hand and Antonia-WW on the other.

I don't care what names are used, "Antonia-1", and "Antonia-WW", are just examples. But I am strongly against calling "Antonia-WW" by the name "Antonia-1.0.1".

The name "Antonia-1.0.1" would suggest that it is a minor update of Antonia-1.0.0. In the case of "Antonia-WW", nothing could be further from the truth. It is a different figure!

Can I justify the claim that we a re dealing with two different figures? I think I can!

Poses made for one figure will not work on the other without conversion, or some  fix being applied. Conforming clothing made for one figure will not work on the other without conversion, or some fix being applied (if it contains a hip, hip2, or waist). Antonia-WW is fully compatible with Wardrobe Wizard, but is not fully compatible with the Poser walk Designer. Antonia-1 is fully compatible with the Walk Designer, but not fully (or at all?) compatible with Wardrobe Wizard.

I think I have said enough to show that these are in fact two different figures. If this is so, would it not be best to use naming conventions that clearly distinguishes them? Not "Antonia 1.0.0" and "Antonia 1.0.1", which misleadingly suggests that one is a minor update of the other.

I don't care what names are used. "Antonia 1.0.0" and "Antonia 2.0.0". "Antonia 1.0.0" and "Antonia-WW-1.0.0". "Antonia" and "Antoinette". "Antonia 1.0.0"  and "Wanda 1.0.0". I don't care, so long as a clear distinction is made, that will avoid confusion. It's asking for trouble, in my view, to pretend one is a minor update of the other, that is just not the reality.