Which VA category should I use?
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Topic: Which VA category should I use?
Posted By: The Hemulen
Subject: Which VA category should I use?
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 08:58
| I'd like to add the new compilation out on Kavus Torabi's Believer's Roast label but none of the VA categories are entirely appropriate. It's not a tribute or a concept album so both of those are ruled out, but it's not strictly speaking a label sampler either as half the artists featured are signed to labels other than BR. Thoughts? |
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 09:02
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I think various is a close to a fitting hole as you can get for your peg so go ahead and stick it in samplers or concepts. You can try and stick it into tributes but I don't think it will fit. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 09:18
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I'd put The Central Element under Various artists (Concept Albums and Themed Compilations). There is a concept and theme behind making the compilation. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 09:29
Gah. I've just added it to Label Samplers. Is there any way to move it? |
Logan wrote:Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 09:43
Pretty sure admin can move it (or at least they can delete and re-do in another category), and I suggest you PM one of them. I was looking to see if I could do it myself, but I don't see an option to move such albums from one category to another. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 09:58
Mm. I popped into the admin section to give it a go myself and had similar issues. I'll send a PM their way. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 10:02
| Bloody good album, incidentally. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 10:03
| ^ It can be done by assigning the album to another artist ID (and the three VA categories are in fact band entries in what the database is concerned). |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 10:10
How do I assign it another artist ID though? |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 10:16
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I don't remember how much has my Admin Panel as an Admin has changed compared to the one I had as a Special Collab, but right now "Artist" (with an editable field containing the artist ID) is the first item displayed for me when I go to update an album. Next are Title, Type, Year, Release Order, etc. The current artist ID is 2633, and you can get the other one from the page's URL. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 10:25
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I've checked and I can't edit that field. I can do all the others, but clearly only admin are allowed to edit the artist field. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 10:33
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I moved it for you, but the cover needs updating again, I'm afraid. I could do it myself, but I'm getting an internal server error. http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=35346" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=35346 http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/2633/cover_3422912112011_r.jpg" rel="nofollow - EDIT: Know why I got the cover error, not thinking, I'll fix it. Done. So it's moved and cover added again. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 10:39
Strange, I thought I did that a couple of times as a SC, but now I'm not sure... Will investigate. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 10:45
Many thanks. Sincere apologies for all the flappery. I'm going to crack on with adding William D. Drake now. Hopefully that will go through without a hitch! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 10:56
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No problem. It's cool, I've learned, or, more correctly as I now recall, relearned something. It's an album I want to get, and am glad that William D. Drake is being added. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 11:04
Best be quick about it then, 'cause there's only 500 of the buggers! And yes, I've been meaning to add him for weeks now. I had all his albums in documents all formatted PA-style and just needed to polish off the biography, but then my PC died a spectacular death and I've had to start all over again.  |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 12 2011 at 13:11
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For future reference the http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=73146&PID=3942764#3942764" rel="nofollow - Various Artists Policies section of the Site Policies and Guidelines answers your initial question. ------------- What? |