Ormion Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Discogs have changed their system about compilations a bit. They now credit the compialtion to the DJ who mixed or compiled it! For example Goa Gil-Forest Of The Saints or Safi Connection-Psionic Groove. I personally don't like it. What's the point? It's a compilation, so the artist name must be 'Various'. Also, the 'releases' results about artists that have released an album and have also compiled a compilation is really a mess. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.F.Orb Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 It Sucks. discogs is turning to be quit a mess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen dream Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 inderdedd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Goa Trancer Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 The concept seems a bit weird indeed. But why are there comps with Various and some with compiler name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kai-Q Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 This is stupid to use a artist name instead various for a compilation. It is confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 The concept seems a bit weird indeed. But why are there comps with Various and some with compiler name? I have no idea. I guess they are gonna change them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goa-Head Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 It's since almost a year that this rule came in [Compiler/DJ Mix artist written on front cover gets main artist entry] Regarding the mess, it's since 10 th March, the day when modding was turned off and updates go live immediately, and people cast votes. These words come from the 23rd contributor from top on discogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ake Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 It's absolutely nonsense! The worst idea since women's football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drosophila Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 man that sucks! It sort of render the artist Releases out of function... It will become increasingly difficult to filter all the non-album/EP stuff away from all the compilation stuff... really stupid. And it becomes increasing difficult to see (in searches) when looking for a compilation but it pops up with a artist name who is responsible for this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agneton Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 The whole new system sucks. Nowadays any fool can upload a non-existing CD on Discogs without any kind of control from moderators. Same goes for comments and artist info. If you surf around on the website you'll stumble upon numerous idiotic comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoebis Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I agree that discogs is turning into a less quality site... I LOVE this site, but what they are doing now is really bad, many things... - The compilations should stay various for sure!!! I mean Anoebis - Twist Dreams or Anoebis - Apsara? What a bunch of CRAP, sorry, this is not true, a compiler should not get the credits (imo) - The new system of adding stuff is not right either indeed, I saw many false/wrong things already - The updates are now too easy, everyone is updating stuff they think is right and there are no clear rules anymore - The unreleaseds! Many unreleased promos are popping up, which is totally wrong, people want to buy it, it is unbuyable, and then some "smart" guy copies the promo 50 times, sells it for 50€ each and becomes rich Ok... except of that, still a brilliant site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyLight Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Someone should make a new site similar to the discogs but more oriented towards psy/goa/acid/whatever with more strict rules and with info only editable by mods etc im sure its not an easy task but it would be a nice site for sure if the right type of dedicated people would make it. I really dont like one thing thing about discogs and that is for example if i search for an goa trance artist i get like 20 + different search results with artists with the same group/artist names for example: hyperion(1) hyperion(2´) etc crossing all kinds of genres and since i only use discogs to check info about goa trance related stuff it gets a bit messy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agneton Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Someone should make a new site similar to the discogs but more oriented towards psy/goa/acid/whatever with more strict rules and with info only editable by mods etc http://www.psydb.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malevol3nt Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 http://www.psydb.net/Yeah but you can't really buy stuff from other people on that site tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyLight Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 http://www.psydb.net/ Allready know about that one have it in my links section on my site since ages hehe. btw its Swedish ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I haven't really sorted out what all the fuss is about yet... but interest in Discogs seems to have taken a significant hit since v4 was introduced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTP Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Dedicating compilations to the compiler? What an idiotic crap! This has nothing to do with the DISCOGraphieS of artists! Except if the compiler produced all tracks on the compilation by himself. Which makes the compilation an album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Nobody likes it. So really whose idea was it? I would really like to hear the logic behind this decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandemonium Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I would really like to hear the logic behind this decision. Probly wasnt any Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawfly Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Nobody likes it. So really whose idea was it? I would really like to hear the logic behind this decision. I guess it's Nik pulling all the strings. I was a moderator of few genres there and now I don't really care about the site that much which seems to go quitw alot of people.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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