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Old Nov 16, 2007, 07:37 AM
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Default Artist alias entries and alias linking

NOTE: The procedure for creating aliases has changed. Please refer to the 2nd post!


Creating an alias entry is pretty straightforward (I hope). For this example, we'll submit Hikaru Nanase as an alias of Masumi Ito. Enter the artist details as usual (using the artist submission page), and set it to an alias type. You'll get the following:



Note that the system searches through the artist/album relationship table for existing entries with a matching alias, and provides suggestions for linking to original artists in the dropdown.

Save the artist entry again, and you're done:



The system will automatically link all the aliases to this entry ID. Check out the alias profile now:

http://vgmdb.net/artist/1241

The alias now has his/her own discography, consisting of all titles where the alias name was specifically credited.

Also, if you click on the artist link on an album where the alias is credited and linked, it will bring you to the alias profile instead of the original artist profile.

The original artist will still retain the full discography with works credited to his/her alias included. Also, under the alias listing to the left, the linked alias will be clickable.



You can also look for the (clickable) icon that shows up beside linked aliases:




IMPORTANT: WHEN SHOULD I DEFINE AN ALIAS ENTRY?
If the following conditions are met:
  • The alias is significantly different from the original artist name. (No abbreviations/partial names, alternate spellings, nickname insertions, that sort of thing.)
  • There is purpose in having a separate discography for the alias (i.e. the alias is credited in a significant number of albums).
When in doubt, please consult me first (through PM or IM) before adding an alias entry.

A note here: Cataloguing convention states that a person should be recorded with their most well-known identity. Therefore, in the case of ZUN whose real name is Jun'ya Ota, but is universally known and credited under his alias for all his works, ZUN should be a regular artist type, and his real name specified in the biography section (once it's implemented).

What happens if I change the alias entry to a non-alias type, or delete the alias entry from the database?
All corresponding artist/album credit entries will be unlinked from the alias, and artist links will return to their normal behaviour (i.e. clicking on the alias will take you to the page of the original artist). Setting the parent artist ID to 0 will also trigger this behaviour.
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