"Music People" being artists, label owners, or anyone else more closely
involved with the music industry
Mind you, this is a sarcastic attempt to educate the high and mighty. If
we really want to implement this, we can make it less snarky and more
serious. And for reference, this whole thing arose from hmvh’s post
found
here.
Currently, this is a half-assed attempt to record the general thoughts
and ideas from others, all in one organized location. Future versions
will shine like the sun, or at least like well-polished pewter.
1Q- Why am I associated with Happy Hardcore? I am Unique, but my
name isn’t Darren Mew!
1A- As Discogs is a world-wide database spanning all types of
recorded audio, cataloging artists and labels from all periods of
recorded music, the chance that someone else used your stage name is
fairly high. To differentiate between these artists with the same names,
numbers in parenthesis are added to the end of the duplicate artist
names, increasing sequentially. For example, there are over 20 "Unique"
artists.
2Q- My profile is a lie! I’m more than a rapper, and I was never in
Group X!
2A- Profiles are often updated over time, from information found on
albums and singles, as well as from the internet and magazines.
Sometimes facts are inferred from credits. You are free to submit an
update to your profile, but keep it objective and professional. No silly
voices, or talking about being the greatest artist alive.
3Q- Why didn’t you filthy mongrels update my profile yet? I am
Almighty Whitey!
3A- All submissions, from new releases to updates and release
comments, are reviewed by volunteer moderators and editors, working to
review everyone else’s work, too. Patience is required here.
4Q- Why are you questioning me, you idjuts? Why are you so dumb, I
know everything about me!
4A- We want to be sure you are placing the credits properly, and
wondering why you deleted everyone else from the credits. If you remove
credits, we’d like to know why. We haven’t gotten our mind-reading kits
in the mail yet.
5Q- I broke up with Mr. Spandex last year, so I want to delete
Mr. Spandex from all Papa Bear and Mr. Spandex releases. Why
can't I?
5A- Discogs is catalogs things as they happened, not as you want
them to be. We do not help revise your shady history.
6Q- I just made that mash-up of Queen and New Kids On The
Block as a laugh. Why can't I delete that release, or at least my
involvement with it? I don't want to get sued!
6A- see 5A. To expand, you shouldn't use your name where you don't
want to be credited; you could always remain anonymous and hide behind
new stage names. If there are no actual credits linking you to a
particular release and the details are based on hypothesis or internet
rumors, then you can state "it is rumored that Mr Amazing is the
artist behind the trashy and tragic New Queens On The Block
mashup."
7Q- The picture(s) on my profile are dumb/ ugly/ old/ copyrighted!
7A- You are free to request that the images are deleted, but the
reasoning needs to be decent. Most would be fine with deleting dumb,
ugly, or copyrighted images, but old images are good reference if
someone wants to know what you used to look like. Keep in mind the image
guidelines.
8Q- I never released my album on Bootleggers Paradise! That is an
illegal release! Delete it now!
8A- Discogs has the Unofficial and Partially Unofficial tags to mark
some releases as not being wholly legal. Some countries have different
copyright laws, and some releases are blatant bootlegs, but that doesn't
mean they shouldn't be cataloged. If something wasn't cleared for
release, please update that particular album/ single/ whatnot with
Unofficial or Partially Unofficial, whichever is fitting, and provide
reasoning for your actions in the moderator notes and/or release notes.
Do NOT attempt to delete the release, as the delete request will be
denied.
9Q- I never gave permission for my track to appear on Best Of Beach
Bunny Beats Vol II! Pay me now for this!
9A- If you didn't give permission for your track(s) to appear on a
compilation, please submit an update for that particular release and
mark it as Partially Unofficial, and add release notes about which
track(s) were not cleared for redistribution. Discogs is only a
cataloging site and is not affiliated with any labels, and as such, is
not in the position to pay you for any monies owed.