Advanced Relationship Style
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| Status: This is an official style guideline. |
| Official Documentation: Advanced Relationships |
This page outlines general guidelines that should be followed when adding advanced relationships, in addition to any specified on the specific relationship type's documentation page.
[edit] Don't Make Relationship Clusters
[edit] Same Artist With Different Names
[edit] Artist Role Inheritance & Track vs Release crediting
There are now multiple levels at which an artist's role on a song can be recorded: you can relate the artist to the song, to the album, or to the band that recorded the song. So it's now non-trivial to figure out the full list of people who should be credited for any given track.
- If the relationship is applicable to all tracks on a release, put it on all the tracks, rather than on the release.
- If the relationship is not applicable to all tracks, and you know which ones it applies to, put it on only those tracks.
- If the relationship is not applicable to all tracks, and you don't know which ones it applies to, put it at release level. A basic effort to determine to which tracks the relationship is applicable is appreciated, however.
- If the credit is release level, and does not apply on a track by track basis (e.g., graphic design for the album's cover), then apply the relationship to the release, not the tracks.
Note: There are still releases that do only have release level advanced relationships, predating the discussions as to where Advanced Relationships should be attached. These still need to be corrected. If you find a release with such release level Advanced Relationships that can be moved to the tracks, please fix them.
