> Every set should be named with a long name that fully describes the set. i.e. no more 8.3 set names.
why? you might have noticed that since a couple of years clone names can well go up to 12 or 16 characters, so you might have also reached the conclusion that short names are not there for any DOS-related reason (no 8.3 rule anymore)
have you wondered, then, why we still use shortnames?
the answer is really simple and it's the same reason why we used shortnames also in MESS for software list: ease of use for developers
most development happens from command line and the shorter is the name, the easier is to recall it when you have to briefly launch 8-10 games to test the effect of some changes
if you don't like shortnames, you can simply use a frontend, which allows you to sort games based on their description and to filter out the games you don't want to see
similarly, your very nice idea about allowing the user to choose the version they want as parent should be addressed to frontends authors.
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