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#REDIRECT [[Aliases]] |
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This edit adds an [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]] to an existing Artist [[Image:aicon.png]] |
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===How to do it=== |
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* The [http://musicbrainz.org/edit/artistalias/add.html?id=36434 Add New Alias] link below the list of existing aliases on an [http://musicbrainz.org/show/artist/aliases.html?artistid=36434 artist aliases page] takes you to a page where you can add a new [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]] (AddArtistAliasEdit). |
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==Guidelines== |
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===Editing=== |
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* 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 [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]] for a complete list. |
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* Thanks to the Lucene search engine that [[MusicBrainz]] uses, there is no longer a need for aliases containing unaccented characters |
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* [[Artist Alias|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 [[Performance Name|PerformanceName]] in that case). |
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* There is no reason to add an [[Artist Sort Name|ArtistSortName]] as an alias. |
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* Adding aliases won't help [[Last.fm|LastFm]]! They no longer use [[MusicBrainz]] as a source for their data, and never used [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>es anyway. |
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* Use [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>es sparingly. Adding too many (bogus) aliases will actually degrade the search quality and encourage misattribution. |
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===Voting=== |
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* The [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]] page covers most legitimate uses. |
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==Notes== |
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===Prerequisites=== |
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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]]. |
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===Dependencies=== |
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* None |
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===Internal Errors=== |
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* None since [[Edit:323276|323276]] |
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===Symbolic name and id=== |
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MOD_ADD_ARTISTALIAS (15) |
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[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Edit Types]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 8 September 2012
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