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==Notes== |
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At that time, [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>es have to be unique ([[Ticket:780|780]]). |
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===Prerequisites=== |
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* An AddArtistAliasEdit will fail due to a [[Failed Prerequisite|FailedPrerequisite]] if that alias already exists (be it attached to the same artist or to another one). |
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* An AddArtistAliasEdit will fail due to a [[Failed Prerequisite|FailedPrerequisite]] if the artist is deleted by a [[Remove Artist Edit|RemoveArtistEdit]]. |
* An AddArtistAliasEdit will fail due to a [[Failed Prerequisite|FailedPrerequisite]] if the artist is deleted by a [[Remove Artist Edit|RemoveArtistEdit]]. |
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Revision as of 20:14, 3 October 2011
This edit adds an ArtistAlias to an existing Artist
How to do it
- The Add New Alias link below the list of existing aliases on an artist aliases page takes you to a page where you can add a new ArtistAlias (AddArtistAliasEdit).
Guidelines
Editing
- Aliases are useful to enhance search results; there are a number of legit reasons to create a new alias: misspellings, variants, numbers... Be sure to read ArtistAlias for a complete list.
- Thanks to the Lucene search engine that MusicBrainz uses, there is no longer a need for aliases containing unaccented characters
- ArtistAlias in MusicBrainz are not the same as in Discogs: an alias here is nothing more than a search hint, not a way to collect different names used by an artist in different circumstances (use a PerformanceName in that case).
- There is no reason to add an ArtistSortName as an alias.
- Adding aliases won't help LastFm! They no longer use MusicBrainz as a source for their data, and never used ArtistAlias
es anyway.
- Use ArtistAlias
es sparingly. Adding too many (bogus) aliases will actually degrade the search quality and encourage misattribution.
Voting
- The ArtistAlias page covers most legitimate uses.
Notes
Prerequisites
- An AddArtistAliasEdit will fail due to a FailedPrerequisite if the artist is deleted by a RemoveArtistEdit.
Dependencies
- None
Internal Errors
- None since 323276
Symbolic name and id
MOD_ADD_ARTISTALIAS (15)