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="Labels" used for handling special cases=
="Labels" used for handling special cases=


In some number of speciail cases, Special Purpose Labels are created, to cover situations such as autoreleases, where there is no label.
In a number of situations, it was convenient to create "phony" [[Label]]s entries in the database, to deal with some special cases.


SpecialPurposeLabel<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s are similar in intent and functioning to [[Special Purpose Artist|SpecialPurposeArtist]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s.
Please note that you shouldn't create any new SpecialPurposeLabel all by yourself without prior discussion about it, usually on the style [[Mailing List|MailingList]].

Please note that you '''shouldn't create any new SpecialPurposeLabel all by yourself''' without prior discussion about it with other editors, usually on the style [[Mailing List|MailingList]].


==List by case use==
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===Special cases===
===Special cases===


* '''[no label]''': [[WikiPedia:White_label|White labels]], auto-releases and other "no label" releases (usually bootlegs) should all be stored under the [[Label:157afde4-4bf5-4039-8ad2-5a15acc85176|[no label]]] entry in the database.
A number of [[Label]]s are used for special cases; some of them are directly addressed in the [[Style Guideline|StyleGuideline]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s:
* '''[unknown]''': The [[Label:46caaa9e-3e26-49b5-827c-64ccc73c1b07|[unknown]]] label is one of these things we just can't prevent from appearing... At least acknowledging it exists helps us steering on it (via [[Label Subscription|LabelSubscription]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s). Please note that you '''mustn't''' use this label. If you don't know what the label is for a given release, just leave the label entry blank in the release event.

(They need to be identified and listed.)


===Informal special cases===
===Informal special cases===


There are no informal cases at that time.
Others are used more informally:


===Incorrect collection labels===
===Incorrect collection labels===

There are no incorrect collection listed at that time.


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Revision as of 11:02, 18 February 2008

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"Labels" used for handling special cases

In a number of situations, it was convenient to create "phony" Labels entries in the database, to deal with some special cases.

SpecialPurposeLabels are similar in intent and functioning to SpecialPurposeArtists.

Please note that you shouldn't create any new SpecialPurposeLabel all by yourself without prior discussion about it with other editors, usually on the style MailingList.

List by case use

Special cases

  • [no label]: White labels, auto-releases and other "no label" releases (usually bootlegs) should all be stored under the [no label] entry in the database.
  • [unknown]: The [unknown] label is one of these things we just can't prevent from appearing... At least acknowledging it exists helps us steering on it (via LabelSubscriptions). Please note that you mustn't use this label. If you don't know what the label is for a given release, just leave the label entry blank in the release event.

Informal special cases

There are no informal cases at that time.

Incorrect collection labels

There are no incorrect collection listed at that time.

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