It was added today, as far as I know. I don't see much use for it, personally, except when someone is viewing a split album and wants to quickly get to a band's respective page (and even then, that's what the links above the album art are for). I'm sure the admins wouldn't add it without a decent reason - maybe they know something we don't. *shrug*

Should be neutral now, but it's still a bit silly, and I would not be upset at all if somebody decided that it was pointless information and just deleted it, but I suppose that bands are allowed to have a biography on their page, even if it is basically just a list of lineup changes.

It was requested, in this very thread.

to have the band name linked on an album's page (especially a split) it makes sense to have this link, but to have it on main band pages or album pages (album title) all it does is lead you to the page you're already on.

Many bandpages now list contact data in the general info paragraph, but not as a general rule and the data is often buried down the page. Maybe it would make more sense to add a contact tab next to the link section? It could come in handy to label owners, promoters, etc.

So? Don't click it.

Function to search bands by state/province/district/whatever?

^It's in the advanced search, right next to "Country".

wow.... duuuurrrrrrrr

the last update field should be larger, so we can make a Christmas tree.

LMAO.

line-up bug:

this is what the page looks like:
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/6320/pagelineup.jpg

this is what the (past) members look like when adding line-up to an album:
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5615/addinglineup.jpg

I've tried to send the same PM a dozen times now, and every time I get the message "The submitted form was invalid. Try submitting again."

For the record, I tried sending a different PM and got the same message.

EDIT: Nevermind, it fixed itself.

Reported.

That's usually because you idled too long on the form page before sending it... but anyway, for the 354628th time, this thread is not the appropriate thread for forum issues.

I do not know whether this has been mentioned already.

Not a pretty fix, but it works:



I've posted the fix in the bug tracker.

On this release, the artist goes under the pseudonym Shmear
On this release, the artist goes by his real name

However, on his artist page, he is listed as Shmear on both releases

Is it possible to shorten the name like on their band entry? Looks awful.

... already posted a fix in the bug tracker, don't worry.

It looks alright now.

If a band gets rejected can I still view the rejected band page under the "my bands" tab?

Yes.

Are we able to hypothetically revise the entry and resubmit it at another point in time if it gets rejected?

I believe so, yes.

Yes; if your draft was rejected for not providing ample evidence of a physical release (or lacking in song samples), you're allowed (and encouraged) to revise your draft with proper evidence.

In cases where your band was rejected for not being metallic enough, however, it's generally unwise to resubmit.

it's the same

I got it. There is one guy called "Topon Das" and another called "Shomir Das". "Topon Das" was wrongly added as Shmear, while on the same release "Shomir Das" was doing guest vocals as "Shmear".

Yes, I think they're brothers.

Anyway, on the split with S.M.E.S., Shomir appears as Shmear, and on the split with Mastectomia, Shomir appears as Shomir. Should he just be listed by his real name on both releases to avoid the confusion on his artist page? Or is this a bug that can be fixed?

What bug? There is no bug here. I've changed Shomir's name to Shmear on the Mastectomia split and he appears as Shmear.

On the split with S.M.E.S, Shomir Das appears as Shmear
On the split with Mastectomia, Shomir Das appears as Shomir Das

On the individual album pages, this information shows up correctly.
On Shomir Das's artist page, it says he appears as Shmear on both splits

I don't know how better to explain this issue. He appears as two different names on two different releases from the same band as a Guest/session musician. Let's use the artist in question as an example:

On an artist page, for a band an artist was an official member of, if they would appear as more than one name, their page shows up like this:


However, on an artist page, for a band an artist was a guest/session musician for, if they would appear as more than one name, their page shows up like this:


The way the artist is categorized in the second image, in a scenario where they only appeared as a guest once (under a pseudonym or not), is fine. However, this is not the case in the issue I have brought forward. He used two different names, on two different releases and the site is only recognizing the pseudonym used on one release, and not his real name as used on the other for his artist page.

I understand what your saying. I wouldn't really call it a bug (maybe?), but rather something that wasn't really though about and programmed. Instead of saying: SMES/FTF Guest Vocals on "blahblah" as "Shmear"; Mastecwhatever/FTF Guest Vocals on "shit" as "Shomir Das", it credits him under one name for everything he has done as a guest for said band.

Maybe Morrigan/Hellblazer can change it if its not too hard/crazy to do.

I got it now. I've fixed it by removing the name Shmear, saving the lineup and then adding it again.

...?

Broken pics. You can "delete" them if you have the rank, otherwise report them and a mod will take care of it.

Alright. I knew I could delete them if I wanted to, but I wasn't sure if it was a genuine glitch or something of the like. Thanks.

EDIT: Are mods the only ones who can *remove* band photos and logos? I'm a Metal Freak, and I see a delete button for album arts, but not for those two aforementioned fields.

Yes, only mods can remove the photos and logos. Only Metal Freak and Demon can change them, maybe veteran too, can't remember. Metal Freak and Demon can only remove cover art of albums.

That's actually... probably a glitch, in v1 veterans could delete photos no? I don't really remember now...

No only mods could delete pictures in v1