http://wiki.discogs.com/index.php/Discogs_Guideline_Review_2007/08
NOTE: Artists cannot be added on their own, the artist added when a
release is accepted to the database.
Please use only real names here if they are known, not aliases or
nicknames. The role of each member should be described in the profile.
The Profile field is used to give a description of the artist. History,
changes to line-ups, 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 artist
for quick identification. The rest of the profile should be a concise
and factual summary of the artists career. 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.
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.
For the submission of artist URLs. Only add full URLs with the http://
prefix to this field. Do not add any auxiliary text.
Do not link to review pages, label pages that do not include artist
profiles (include the direct link to the artist profile when available),
Email addresses, or poor quality fan pages
This field is used to link different aliases of an artist. Aliases are
other names the artist is "also known as". Use this field only if the
artist (meaning a group of members or an individual) is exactly the
same, not if a part of "Artist One" is a part of "Artist Two".
If an artist name is simply a variation or abbreviation, don't use
aliases, but instead use the Artist Name Variation function {link}.
On Discogs, when adding and deleting aliases you only need to do one
update: add alias "Artist Two" to "Artist One" and "Artist One" will
automatically be listed as an alias of "Artist Two". Multiple aliases
will automatically be linked to each other in the same update.
This field is used to list the groups the artist is (or was) a member
of. There is no way to add a member to a group from the group's page.
You must go to each member's page and add them to the group.
Each group must be entered on a separate line. They will be put
automatically in a row in alphabetical order.
List only one instance of an artist as a group member, not all of their
aliases. If a member has several aliases then list their real name alias
(if a Discogs entry exists for their real name). If a real name alias
does not exist in Discogs, use the alias by which they are most commonly
known.
Do not list collaborations/groups as members of other groups if
individual artist entries exist.
It is possible to mark an association between two artists inactive or
defunct by placing a "X" after the group name in the submission
form. This will cause the names involved in the inactive association to
be crossed out in the respective Members/In Groups sections on the
artist pages. A group membership should only be marked as defunct if the
member left the group while it was still active. This means that if a
group breaks up, or a project is retired, all artists who were members
at the time of break-up or name retirement should remain listed as
active members.
You can request to remove a Review if it does not comply with the
[/help/submission-guidelines-reviews.html Review Submission Guidelines].
Please follow the [/help/submission-guidelines-images.html Image
Guidelines].
You must edit each release if one artist is being represented by two or
more artist pages. Make sure your edits are correct and reflect the name
that is is printed on the release, using Artist Name Variations if
needed. If in doubt, ask in the adding and updating forum {link}.
Only duplicate artists should be merged. Make sure you explain in the
mod notes what you are trying to achieve.
If your edits are going to remove all entries from an artist page,
please make sure to update that page to remove all 'in groups',
'aliases', the profile, real name, and the links. Please make sure to
transfer any relevant information over to the remaining profile.
You must edit each release to rename an artist. Make sure your edits are
correct and reflect what is printed on the release, using Artist Name
Variations if needed. If in doubt, ask in the adding and updating forum
{link}.
If your edits are going to remove all entries from an artist page,
please make sure to update that page to remove all 'in groups',
'aliases', the profile, real name, and the links. Please make sure to
transfer any relevant information over to the remaining profile.