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'''Disambiguation comments''' are used to distinguish identically named artists, labels and other entities. They are visible on entity pages, as well as in search results. |
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They should be in English and kept short. A few words are usually enough to disambiguate the entity. Follow the same capitalization guidelines as for [[Style/Titles#Extra_title_information|extra title information]], as these comments are not part of the title. |
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You will be prompted to enter a disambiguation comment |
You will be prompted to enter a disambiguation comment when you create an artist or label that shares its name with an existing one. You will ''not'' be prompted to enter a disambiguation comment for the existing entity of the same name. It is ideal to add a disambiguation comment to the existing entities as well, or there may still be confusion for other editors. |
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Some types of entities (such as recordings, releases, release groups and works) are usually very easily distinguished by their artist data, type and other info that is generally shown everywhere for them. For this reason, you will not be prompted to add a disambiguation for any works, recordings, releases and release groups, even if others of the same name already exist. There's generally no need to add a disambiguation comment such as the recording / work artist name, the release barcode, or the release group type. For these sorts of entities, only add disambiguations when they expand on the existing data in useful ways. Some examples of potentially useful disambiguation comments are "1999 revision" for a work, "red vinyl" for a release, or "mono"/"stereo"/"5.1 surround" for a recording. |
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== Examples == |
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* The album [[ReleaseGroup:9b8af98f-8214-32ee-9b05-96b8c557f7f0|Weezer]] has the disambiguation comment "Red Album" |
* The album [[ReleaseGroup:9b8af98f-8214-32ee-9b05-96b8c557f7f0|Weezer]] has the disambiguation comment "Red Album" |
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* The album [[ReleaseGroup:923d5ba6-7eee-3bce-bcb2-c913b2bd69d4|Weezer]] has the disambiguation comment "Green Album" |
* The album [[ReleaseGroup:923d5ba6-7eee-3bce-bcb2-c913b2bd69d4|Weezer]] has the disambiguation comment "Green Album" |
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== When not to disambiguate == |
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Disambiguation comment fields should not be used to store general background information: that should go in the [[Annotation|annotation]]. |
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Some types of entities (such as recordings, releases, release groups and works) are usually easily distinguished by their artist data, type and other information. Only add disambiguations when they add something not already displayed in the general interface or in search results. |
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Examples of usually '''not-useful''' disambiguation comments, where the bracketed information is already displayed elsewhere: |
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* [release] (barcode) |
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* [release group] (album) |
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* [recording] (by artist) |
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Examples of usually '''useful''' disambiguation comments: |
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* [work] (1999 revision) |
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* [release] (red vinyl) |
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* [recording] (mono/stereo/5.1 surround) |
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Revision as of 22:52, 10 February 2023
Disambiguation comments are used to distinguish identically named artists, labels and other entities. They are visible on entity pages, as well as in search results.
They should be in English and kept short. A few words are usually enough to disambiguate the entity. Follow the same capitalization guidelines as for extra title information, as these comments are not part of the title.
You will be prompted to enter a disambiguation comment when you create an artist or label that shares its name with an existing one. You will not be prompted to enter a disambiguation comment for the existing entity of the same name. It is ideal to add a disambiguation comment to the existing entities as well, or there may still be confusion for other editors.
Examples
- Randy Jackson has the disambiguation comment "brother of Michael and Janet."
- Randy Jackson has the disambiguation comment "former bassist with Journey and American Idol Judge"
- The album Weezer has the disambiguation comment "Red Album"
- The album Weezer has the disambiguation comment "Green Album"
When not to disambiguate
Disambiguation comment fields should not be used to store general background information: that should go in the annotation.
Some types of entities (such as recordings, releases, release groups and works) are usually easily distinguished by their artist data, type and other information. Only add disambiguations when they add something not already displayed in the general interface or in search results.
Examples of usually not-useful disambiguation comments, where the bracketed information is already displayed elsewhere:
- [release] (barcode)
- [release group] (album)
- [recording] (by artist)
Examples of usually useful disambiguation comments:
- [work] (1999 revision)
- [release] (red vinyl)
- [recording] (mono/stereo/5.1 surround)