New Band Addition Procedure

Process for adding new bands to Prog Archives.

I have been asked to chair a team for adding new bands to Prog Archives.  The team that is in place has an eclectic uniqueness to it and will serve this process well.  My role as Chair is primarily administrative in making sure the team is given what it needs to make proper evaluations. Anyone on Prog Archives can submit bands for addition. Here is the form of request we are asking for:

Rules for band addition submissions to Prog Archives:

The following criterion needs to be submitted with each request:

BAND INFORMATION

• A short paragraph with your reasons why this band should be added
• Artist/band biography (usually found on their web site)
• Country
• Prog genre  (This may be subject to change by PA staff)
• Artist picture
• Official Website
• Discography (In a List style not in a Paragraph, Include line up and Year of release)
• A group (5) of MP3 that give the best overview of bands sound in 128 bit stereo,mp3

Email:  [email protected] (Do not email anything but band submissions to this address.  All other mail will be deleted)

Once the emails are sent we have a team who will read the Emails.  If the request does not include the full criteria we have asked for the email staff will send an email back to the requestor asking for the missing elements.  The requestor will then have two weeks to respond.  If they do not then the submission will be deleted with no further communication.  Another group of people will download the MP3(s) and place them in a place where the team members can download them and review them. The Team will have one week to discuss and evaluate. The Team members will submit their votes to me via PM.  I will copy and paste these in another PM along with my vote and send it M@X. If the vote is yes the band will be added and the requestor notified that they can upload albums. If it is denied then the requestor will be notified and told that they can resubmit for reconsideration in three months.

As stated earlier my role is primarily administrative.  The only thing I will ever reject is incomplete band requests.  Max has instructed us to be inclusive rather than exclusive and there probably will be controversial additions because of this. Just letting you know in advance.  Max’s goal is to bring a more and more people to this site.  

So with that in mind send us your requests.

BaldJean wrote: you said this before; but who are in this team?

They are mysterious band of itinerant Progsters.Giant people with heads swollen with Prog Knowledge and Lore.

BaldJean wrote: Tony R wrote: BaldJean wrote: you said this before; but who are in this team? They are mysterious band of itinerant Progsters.Giant people with heads swollen with Prog Knowledge and Lore. I like the "itinerant" in this; I actually see them walking from house to house in shabby coats, ringing doorbells and, when the proprietor opens, looking left and right like that guy from Sesame Street who always wants to sell letters to Ernie, going "wanna have some prog?" in a hushed voice and then opening the coat like exhibitionists

Too funny.  

^ How about mp3 offers for bands already listed on the archives? Does the normal procedure of of sending them via YouSendIt to M@x still stand?

Sorry, but I didn't get what to write under the discography section.

i didn't get the whole sentence (List style not Paragraph, Include line up and Year of release)