Discogs Guideline Review 2007 08 Updating a Label Profile

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Guidelines - Updating a Label

'''NOTE: Labels cannot be added on their own, labels are automatically
added when a release is first accepted into the database. '''

Profile

The Profile field is used to give a description of the label. History,
changes, musical styles etc belong here. It must be written in clear
English, devoid of hype, and as grammatically correct as possible. The
first sentence should be a short overview of the label for quick
identification. The rest of the profile should be a concise and factual
summary of the labels history. The average profile should aim be around
150 words. There is no minimum, and profiles can run to about 500 words
at the maximum, if necessary.

Forbidden content for a Label profile

Copy/pasted info from the internet, or any other copyrighted or
credited material
Promotional wordings, or anything that could be perceived as hype
Profiles written in the first or second person
Lists of sub/parent-labels, releases or artists (these can all go
into the database via release submissions and Parent Label updates).
Former parent/sub label information is allowed, however, as there is
no way to indicate this otherwise.
Links that point towards external web sites

Always be sure to use Submission Notes to clearly explain what you are
changing and WHY you are changing it. Remember that changes that may
seem obvious to you might not be as obvious to other Discogs users.
Mention the sources of information included in any label update.

Parent Label

The Parent Label is a label that owns the label who's profile you are
editing. Make sure you respect the parent label's spelling and
capitalization. Test the link on the confirmation page. This field is
only for parent label, not for sub-labels (sub-labels are linked
automatically when a parent label update is accepted). Sister label can
not currently be displayed via live links, please use the label profile
for this information.

Contact Info

If available, please format as follows:

Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Phone
Fax
Email

Note the line breaks. Addresses without line breaks are difficult to
read.

Where contact info is available for a defunct label, it should be
displayed. This can help to identify a label and provide extra
information on it's history. Where appropriate, append this info with:
"(Contact info now obsolete)".

Labels that have been relocated should list all their addresses for the
same reason. The same "(Contact info now obsolete)" line under obsolete
addresses can be used to make clear which is the current address. A
brief explanation in the profile can clear up any confusion.

URLs

For the submission of a label?s URLs. Only add full URLs with the
http:// prefix to this field. Do not add any auxiliary text.

Do not link to poor quality fan pages, review pages, or enter email
addresses in this field.

Reviews

Please follow the Review Guidelines {link}

Images

Please follow the [/help/submission-guidelines-images.html Image
Guidelines].

Merge

You must edit each release if one label is being represented by two or
more label pages. Make sure your edits are correct and reflect what is
printed on the release. If in doubt, as in the adding and updating forum
{link}.

Rename

You must edit each release to rename a label. Make sure your edits are
correct and reflect what is printed on the release. If in doubt, as in
the adding and updating forum {link}.

DONE

Removed "Remember that the longer the profile, the less people will
want to read it. 3-5 lines of profile text is fine. Long, detailed
histories should be avoided, particularly when that information is
available via official web sites, fan sites etc." - I don't see why
labels profiles shouldn't be as detailed as people want to make
them?

Redone merge and rename guidelines