sebwinters wrote:
The first item you mentioned is definitions of band's names. The reason I have made this addition on a few bands (probably no less than ten) is because I had seen on several other band's pages a similar definition of their name; for example, I believe Cephalotripsy and Epicardiectomy had such definitions in their descriptions, and a few others, as well (not added by me). I added similar definitions to no more than ten other bands which use similarly medical-related terms as their band names for the purpose stated above; that is, site consistency. If these types of edits are not welcome, then I will no longer make them.
I'm generally fine with stuff like that, but it's a matter of relevance and common sense. If the name is really made-up and not actually an established medical term and/or it's pretty transparent to the layman in its meaning already (which I would argue Embryectomy is), adding such a note isn't necessary (and would actually be misleading, if not properly phrased).
sebwinters wrote:
The second item you mentioned is my addition of Agonal Breathing's Chinese name and logo. As you stated, the reasoning for this was that a logo artist had made them a logo for their name in Chinese. I added the logo and the Chinese name to Agonal Breathing's entry in order to maintain the site's purpose of being an encyclopedia which retains as much neutral information about metal bands as possible.
We're generally parsimonious when it comes to multiple logos. Collages should be avoided unless the logos are quite different and correspond to consistent, long-term use. I'm not familiar with this particular case, but if it's just a one-time gimmick... As for the note, you have to consider all the implications the addition of "The band's Chinese name is 濒死呼吸." carries. There's an assumption of relevance, so this sounds like the band uses/used -for some reason- a Chinese form of their name, for touring, on releases or in some other tangible capacity. What it doesn't convey to the reader is "an artist once translated their name and made a logo out of it". If they're added at all, these things need to be put into context.
sebwinters wrote:
In terms of Decimated Humans' logo, I didn't realize the fact that it not being the band's official logo was a dealbreaker for having it listed on this site. I added it because the official DH Facebook page posted it and said they may use it on future merch; yes, you're right that they did not say that the logo was official, but as I said before, I wasn't aware that this was information that should cause the logo not to be added.
Honestly, while I appreciate you explaining yourself in-depth, that first sentence is a weird thing to say. I'd have thought it goes without saying that only official and, well,
used logos should be added. Apparently not?
sebwinters wrote:
I'll say now that I'm terribly sorry for being a nuisance and causing problems for all of those involved. I'm a fair amount less confident that I'll make it out of this situation without an infraction of some kind, or perhaps a ban for the nature of certain edits, but I'd at least like whoever is reading this to know that I have never and will never have any malicious or disruptive intentions toward this site. I am here to help with the upkeep of a site that documents much of the music that I listen to on a daily basis, and nothing more.
Nobody's getting banned or anything, especially since you're actually addressing these concerns in a rational manner. (and they're hardly bannable offenses in the first place)
sebwinters wrote:
I've attempted to adhere to a standard band description format that looks like this:
[stuff]
Other items that I have seen around the site but haven't added to this "standardized" band description format would be "Additional discography" and "Compilation appearances".
Disambiguation: That's fine. Personally I also mention the genre of the other band(s). Keep in mind to only add this note to bands from the same country. Kjetter mentioned to only use it sparingly, but actually it's fine to add it whenever there are bands with identical (or
very similar) names from the same country.
Photo description: Don't shorten the names to the given name only (where'd you get that idea from?). It's fine to just refer to them the way they're credited in the band's lineup.
Now, I'm not sure if you're also emphasising the order of these items in your template, but there isn't any standard there, apart from the disambiguation ideally being the first thing in the bio.