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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 don't use [[MusicBrainz]] data anymore, and don't use [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>es anyhow. |
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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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− | 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]]. |
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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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− | ==Discussion== |
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− | Is [[Ticket:1162|1162]] still true? Please [[Answer Me|AnswerMe]]. -- [[User:dmppanda|dmppanda]] 03:22, 07 April 2007 (UTC) |
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− | [[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Edit Types]] |
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