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 ==="Prologue" and "Episode 0" Episodes===
-When it comes to episodes that are numbered as "Prologue" or "00", unless there is a "clear indication" that an "episode 0" should NOT be considered as the first episode of the regular airing sequence, an episode 0 will be considered episode 1 on AniDB, as it is the first aired episode.
+"Prologue" and "episode 0" episodes represent a deviation from standard episode numbering, where the first episode aired for an anime is numbered and/or classified as something other than episode #1. For AniDB purposes, we try to match the intent of the publisher in how we record the episodes in AniDB.
-Examples of "clear indications" for what "episode 0" entries should NOT be considered as the first episode of the regular airing sequence:
+'''Classification'''
-* [http://anidb.net/a10569 Macross Delta] -- episode S1, ''Battlefield Prologue'', this is essentially a trailer of the first episode
+# By default, when it comes to episodes that are numbered as "Prologue" or "00", an "episode 0" will be considered an S episode on AniDB.
-* [http://anidb.net/a11166 Chaos;Child] -- episode S1, ''Chaos;Head'', this is a recap episode of the prequel series
+# However, if there is a "clear indication" that an "episode 0" SHOULD be considered as the first episode of the regular airing sequence, then only on those exceptions would we number the "episode 0" as the first episode (i.e. episode 1) of the regular airing sequence.
-For reference, the original discussion on AniDB's moderator IRC channel can be found [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creq&creq.show=1&creq.id=8033071#msg16237416 here], along with follow-up comments [http://anidb.net/c8470932 here].
+'''Documentation'''
+# For both S episode and regular episode classifications, always add an episode note to provide a brief description.  For example: "Listed as Episode 0"
+# For exceptions where the "episode 0" is treated as the first episode of the regular airing sequence, we will explicitly indicate in the episode title that this episode is an "episode 0" -- see the [[Content:Titles#"Prologue"_and_"Episode_0"_Episodes_(For_English_Titles)|exception titling policy]] for detail.
-====In Summary: when an "episode 0" is considered as episode 1 on AniDB====
+'''Examples'''</br>
-* An episode note should be added to provide a brief description.  For example: "Listed as Episode 0"
+Examples of common "episode 0" instances where we enter the "episode 0" as an S episode:
-* We will explicitly indicate in the episode title that this episode is an "episode 0"
+# [http://anidb.net/a10569 Macross Delta] -- episode S1, ''Battlefield Prologue'', this is essentially a trailer of the first episode
-** Refer to the titling policy [[Content:Titles#"Prologue"_and_"Episode_0"_Episodes_(For_English_Titles)|here]].
+# [http://anidb.net/a11166 Chaos;Child] -- episode S1, ''Chaos;Head'', this is a recap episode of the prequel series
+For reference, this policy is confirmed {{short|c17625940|here}}.
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