Kjetter, carry on.

Actually, I'd say the legacy line-ups list is in dire need of finishing first...

Hadn't noticed any deletions on the modifications page, apologies Kjetter

But is there a function to list "all bands with remaining legacy information attached"?

Erh, I'm guessing you'd be looking for this.

I already noticed Kjetter's modifications earlier today, and noted he was doing the right thing by stripping extraneous ANS values.

E.g., searching for "IHU" would still match I.H.U. by default, so there was absolutely no need for "IHU" to be in the ANS field.

Kjetter, carry on.

Whoa, wait a second. You have misled poor Kjetter here, I was almost ready to ban him for point-whoring, then I saw these posts...

It's true that IHU still matches I.H.U. In cases like this, there is indeed no need to enter IHU in the alternate spelling field.

However, the opposite is not true: Kjetter, for example, removed "R.D.X." from RDX's alternate spelling, and now you can't find the band if you search for R.D.X.! (Well, that is, until I restored R.D.X. to the alternate spelling field.)

So, one must be careful when editing this field. One should note that if the band name is an acronym without periods, adding the version with periods to the alternate spelling field is acceptable and even encouraged.

Kjetter - I apologize for the confusing private message you received, I'll restore your account ASAP, as there was clearly no ill intent here.

Oh my. I was really not aware I was doing anything wrong. I even consulted your guide, and got the impression (pt. 7) that this was entirely A-OK, even encouraged.

I will gladly backtrack my history and try to restore the ones that has been mangled.
Edit: Fixed up a good 40 or so. There may very well be more but I think I caught the majority. My apologies for effin' it up in the first place.

Actually, I'd be very grateful for an updated and complete run-through on how the system is meant to work if nobody would mind. In the appropriate topic ofcourse.

07. What about bands with a dot (.) in their name?
-This is where it gets tricky. If the band name already contains periods, it is not necessary to add the version without periods in the AS field, because during the indexing, both the versions (with periods, and with periods stripped out) of the name will be indexed. However, the opposite is not true: if the band name does NOT have periods in the name, but could be potentially searched for with periods, the version with periods should be added.

Examples:
- I can find D.R.I if I search for DRI, because "D.R.I." is what is entered in the actual band name field. So there is no need to enter "DRI" in the AS field.
- However, I cannot find RDX if I search for R.D.X.. Therefore, I should enter "R.D.X." in the AS field, because it's not unreasonable that someone would search for "R.D.X.".
- I can find the band A.Death.Experience by searching for "A Death Experience" or "adeathexperience". I can also find the band ...and Here I Lie by just searching for and Here I Lie. No AS needed here.
- For a case like Stormtroopers of Death, if I enter "S.O.D." in the AS, I will be able to find the band by searching both SOD and S.O.D., so I don't need to enter the two versions of the acronym. However, if I only enter "SOD", searching for S.O.D. will not return any match. So when entering an acronym, I should always enter the version of the acronym that contains periods.

08. What about bands with apostrophes?
-You should add the version with or without an apostrophe as an AS.
-I can't find Autumn's End by searching for Autumns End unless I enter "Autumns End" as AS. Likewise, I cannot find Sanitys Dawn by searching for Sanity's Dawn unless "Sanity's Dawn" has been entered.

"Ä" is an accented character and does not need an ANS entry.
"Å" however is NOT an accented character, and as far as I know will need an ANS entry.

There is no need to add an ANS entry in this case. The search can find it if you search for an "A".

Does this extend to all the other similar characters? That is, all the characters that has a regular latin alphabet simile.

However, the opposite is not true: Kjetter, for example, removed "R.D.X." from RDX's alternate spelling, and now you can't find the band if you search for R.D.X.! (Well, that is, until I restored R.D.X. to the alternate spelling field.)

I don't suppose this http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Uzala/3540307083 is allowed with band's pics.

Could someone ask http://www.metal-archives.com/users/Verd how did he figure out the line-ups on albums/demos by this http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ayat/20569 underground band. As far as I know some of those demos was not even released anytime over the Internet and a really handful of local fans/band members have them, if they even got released/recorded. Also this user http://www.metal-archives.com/users/fleurs%20du%20mal should probably be banned since she initially added completely freestyle line-ups to some of those demos (for example she added Dr. Cripples as the drummer on some demos although Dr. Cripples is more probably the name of the drum machine used only on their last album) and apparently the user Verd intended to (correct?) the mess she did by adding another (freestyle?) line-ups.

Another one: http://www.metal-archives.com/users/theonapoloni look what he did with this page: http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Crossbones/109767 could someone verify the existence of those releases?

"Badbulon" is adding wrong/fake lyrical themes on some band pages

ex: Angst "Illness, Introspection" .... I wonder how he could find that ...

Tell "DreadlockMocio" to stop adding shit

Could someone please tell http://www.metal-archives.com/users/DreadlockMocio to stop adding wrong line-ups, wrong album line-ups, bullshit logos and band pics!

I've sent him a warning.

http://www.metal-archives.com/users/GoatCrusher777 added random bandcamp tracks as demo releases.