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==General Principles== |
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An annotation can be attached to an [[Artist]], a [[Label]], a [[Release]], or a [[Track]]. Everything said below about artist annotations apply to all types of annotations. |
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Each artist can have either: |
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* no annotation at all: |
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* up to one annotation (along with its last modification date): |
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When logged in, you can additionally create a new annotation (if the artist doesn't have one already): |
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of if an artist annotation already exists: |
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edit it: |
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As the annotation is edited, new versions are created. Only the most recent version is shown on the artist page, but all versions can be examined on a separate history page: |
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Adding a new annotation where there was none before uses exactly the same mechanism as editing an existing annotation to create a new version. For a new annotation, the text starts off blank. For editing an existing annotation, the text starts off as a copy of the previous annotation, and when you save, a new version of the annotation is created. If you like, you can choose to edit a version other than the most recent: |
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In this case, you still end up creating a new, most-recent version, just using different text as your starting point (you probably want to do that as to revert some undesired modification - eg: spam). |
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==Editing== |
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When editing / adding an annotation, you can optionally also enter a one-line change log; if provided, this is shown both on the annotation's "Show History" page, and also in the details of the edit (e.g., on the "show edit detail" page). |
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Currently all annotation edits are always auto-edits. |
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It is not possible to delete annotations, except by deleting the host artist, though you can (of course) delete all the annotation content. |
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==Merging and Deleting== |
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When an artist is deleted, all versions of the annotation attached to it are lost. |
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When artist "A" is merged into artist "B", creating artist "BA", the behavior is as follows: |
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* if neither A nor B had an annotation, then nor will BA. |
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* if A had an annotation but B did not, then that annotation will get moved to artist BA. |
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* if B had an annotation but A did not, then that annotation will get moved to artist BA. |
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* if both A and B had annotations, then the behavior is as follows: |
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** all versions of A's annotation and all versions of B's annotation are attached to BA. |
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** this effectively merges the two annotations together, with an intertwined "history". |
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** then, a new annotation version is created: |
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*** where the text is: the text of B's most recent annotation, plus some space, plus the text of A's most recent annotation |
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*** the change log is: "Result of artist merge" |
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*** the [[ModBot]] enters an Add Artist Annotation moderation accordingly. |
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==Exceptions== |
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Annotations cannot be attached to: |
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* Various Artists |
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* the Deleted Artist |
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[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Documentation]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:17, 24 July 2011
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