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Alright then, it's on:
We've added a few basic genre tags. These are the most common genres that are posted here in this community, though we're not ruling out the possibilty of adding more (sub)genre tags in the future. We'll see how this plays out first.
The new tags are as follows:
#black
#death
#doom
#folk
#power
#progressive
#symphonic
#thrash
#traditional
#wtf metal (this one is for anything that can't easily be categorized using the previous 9 tags)
The "#" sign turned out to be the most convenient, since it shows up directly underneath the "!" tags in the tag list (as opposed to most of the other combinations I tried, which turned up either at the bottom of the list or after the bands that start with a number). Apparently there is no symbol that out-ranks "!"...
The main rule is this:
ONLY USE THE GENRE TAG FOR BANDS THAT DON'T ALREADY HAVE A NAME TAG.
That means if you're posting Metallica, simply use the "metallica" tag. Nothing else. If you're posting multiple bands, you only need to apply appropriate genre tags to the bands that don't already have designated name tags.
Other than that, it's just business as usual: keep on tagging your posts with the regular band name tags, just like you've always done. These new genre tags are just an addition, and their purpose is to make browsing and finding past entries slightly easier.
When in doubt:
a) use your best judgement
b) consult Metal Archives
c) leave it to one of the moderators.
I'll go through some of the most recently posted entries soon and apply the genre tags as needed, just so you'll get an idea of how it will all work. Or at least of how it's supposed to work.
Feel free to comment and/or direct your questions here!
Let the confusion begin.
We've added a few basic genre tags. These are the most common genres that are posted here in this community, though we're not ruling out the possibilty of adding more (sub)genre tags in the future. We'll see how this plays out first.
The new tags are as follows:
#black
#death
#doom
#folk
#power
#progressive
#symphonic
#thrash
#traditional
#wtf metal (this one is for anything that can't easily be categorized using the previous 9 tags)
The "#" sign turned out to be the most convenient, since it shows up directly underneath the "!" tags in the tag list (as opposed to most of the other combinations I tried, which turned up either at the bottom of the list or after the bands that start with a number). Apparently there is no symbol that out-ranks "!"...
The main rule is this:
ONLY USE THE GENRE TAG FOR BANDS THAT DON'T ALREADY HAVE A NAME TAG.
That means if you're posting Metallica, simply use the "metallica" tag. Nothing else. If you're posting multiple bands, you only need to apply appropriate genre tags to the bands that don't already have designated name tags.
Other than that, it's just business as usual: keep on tagging your posts with the regular band name tags, just like you've always done. These new genre tags are just an addition, and their purpose is to make browsing and finding past entries slightly easier.
When in doubt:
a) use your best judgement
b) consult Metal Archives
c) leave it to one of the moderators.
I'll go through some of the most recently posted entries soon and apply the genre tags as needed, just so you'll get an idea of how it will all work. Or at least of how it's supposed to work.
Feel free to comment and/or direct your questions here!
Let the confusion begin.
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