Just to bring this back up (as I'm encountering this problem again today), I think a moderation queue for artist linking would be a very good idea. While it might cause some problems like you mentioned, the problem right now is that the system only allows staff and trusted editors to submit that kind of information. For anyone else, we see unlinked names that we may be able to link up (and create artist profiles for if need be), but short of nagging a staff member or trusted editor on a case-by-case basis (which is probably annoying to all parties!), we can't help. This is a particularly frequent occurence with doujin releases, where it's unfair to expect staff+trusted editors to know everything about everything, and I'm sure the wider community could help with some of the blindspots.
making a whole slew of trusted editors would help but only somewhat, and I'm guessing constantly adding more and more trusted editors would get tiring.
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