Duplicated entries

^ Again, reported to almighty Easy Livin.

Please can you delete this incorrect entry and duplicate (currently on front page). Sorry!

Snow Dog wrote: All re releases and new editions should be added to the current release.

But what should one do when that isn't the case. The reported item earlier on is one of about a dozen of similar releases by the same label. If one of them merits an entry in the database of it's own, so should all the additional items in the same series. All of them are set up in the exact same manner.

And if they are to be included, where do you draw the line next in the plethora of definitive, classic, enhanced, remastered, reworked, regrouped, diamond, gold, silver, bronze, platinum, anniversary, bonus, special, extra special, de luxe and so on ad infinitum releases? We have 38.000 or so albums in the database right now, which would easily swell to 100.000 if these various more or less enhanced versions of previously released material with minor or major additions in the shape of extra material / new mix / enhanced production each are to be given an extra slot.

If there is a need to add these new versions of previously released albums in as separate database entries then the floodgates needs to be opened. If not, they need to remain shut. If site policies aren't acted upon, they are worthless.

The case in question doesn't even present a new scenario, it's one of many in a long ongoing series by a label, and a type of production that we have seen a plethora of for decades. That the series in question sports a few more bells and whistles than the average variety doesn't transform them into something else, just more of the same old.

That we have past and current artists that are fairly productive (as pointed out by others) is besides the point really. I can't remember seeing too many complaints about all the productions by John Zorn for instance.


Edited by Windhawk - October 20 2012 at 12:26

probably less than Tangerine Dream's soundtracks, too.

Ok. Then I'll get to the job of adding in all 800 or so different editions of Pink Floyd's discography that I know of. Thanks for your sign of approval to this addition to the database and expansion of the database policies.

Since the database is expanded by users, and we come across additions made a long time ago too by members that are hard to remove, a failsafe option might be to add a database sorting line simply to be called "Reissues". And place all such productions there. And to avoid misuse, have albums entered there hidden in the discography by default, and reviews made to them not to appear on the frontpage.
The thing about reissues is that they are reissues, no matter how expanded or altered they are. There are a few cases around of an entire album recorded anew, and those are just about the only ones that should be allowed in as a new entry.


Edited by Windhawk - October 20 2012 at 00:08

Hmmm, the database sure would get interesting if all reissues got their own page. I can always have a go at Pink Floyd if site philosophy on this has changed now ;-)

Some Einstein added this one. Should be removed...

Eetu Pellonpää wrote: As an observation, I have noted that with IE I have not been able to ad some characters like slavic č through admin panel, but these have worked through Firefox. I wonder if used browser could make a difference?

Good spot ! I have no access to the admin panel but I remember quite clearly that the two time when I have had this issue I was using IE. I'm usually on Chrome so it may be an IE bug. 

As an observation, I have noted that with IE I have not been able to ad some characters like slavic č through admin panel, but these have worked through Firefox.
I wonder if used browser could make a difference?