[mb-users] Adding releases not yet released

[Philipp Wolfer]

Hi Aaron

2007/9/5, Aaron Cooper <cooperaa at gmail.com>:
> I think we should only add them if there is a recording to base the
> release off.  A published tracklist should not be added because the
> artists often do not mention bonus or hidden songs.  Until there is a
> promotional or early copy of some sort (CD or digital, whatever) they
> shouldn't be added.
I'm against requiring that. Promotional releases or leaked versions
are not more reliable than official announcements of the release.
Promotional releases don't always contain the final track list or
exactly the track versions of the final release. So I think an
official announcement for the near future is enough.

> When a release is added early, proof is a must.  The more sources that
> confirm the tracklist the better.  Online stores are better than
> Wikipedia or blogs since they have a little more credibility.
I even would *require* some kind of official source. For "released
releases" (we get into trouble with the name "release" here) you
normally have people owning the release which is always a reliable
source (as long as the editors are reliable). But adding a release
before the release date based upon rumors on Wikipedia or some fan
page is IMHO a really bad idea.

> I believe the current practice by many editors is to set the release
> to Low Data Quality so they can be edited easier.  And also add an
> annotation like this:
>
> "'''''Note:''''' This release was added before its official release
> date.  Once this has been officially released please verify the
> existing information and remove this annotation."
That's a really good point.

-- 
Philipp Wolfer