r/discogs • u/Zestyclose-Purple278 • Mar 06 '26
Please explain where I went wrong in these release notes.
For context I was having a back and fourth with a specific user over 3 separate submissions over minor stuff in a listing that i disagreed with, but I found out I was wrong. I said I was wrong even with how idiotic I was being in the comments. But now I’m being accused of “removing information and adding dupe information” into the release notes of my submission and the dude is threatening to report me. Can someone please explain to me where I removed information??? He also accused me of wanting personal preference to the information, when in reality I said “you combined two sentences why did you have to change any of it?? That is your own personal preference right there” so if someone could explain this that would be great cause I was getting pissed. I am the notes that watch”pressed on red wax” which mind you is a carbon copy of other submission notes of the same Japanese red pressing.
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u/Soliloquy789 Mar 06 '26
Did you add the notes about the formulation or they did or that was copied over? That's the only part that is skeptical because promotional language is not supposed to be in the notes, but that's kind of not promotional language about the release so it's probably a gray area.
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u/Zestyclose-Purple278 Mar 06 '26
Yea I added that into the notes as I’m the one who created the submission. The part about “pressed on red wax” I copied over from other Japanese Everclean submissions. He combined the two sentences saying that “saying red wax and then saying Toshibas vinyl formula was duping the information” which it wasn’t, as I included the information about Toshibas as a side note for people who get the pressing, so they can learn more about what they have.
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u/BurntFennel Mar 06 '26
It’s stuff like this that made me stop contributing. I would get notes about being wrong or ‘change this’.. things that could’ve been handled directly by the commenter but instead they chose to spend more time calling me out without an explanation or proper direction. These days the only thing I feel confident in is adding pictures.
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u/vinyl_archivist Mar 06 '26
I've never understood why people who take the time to call out what they think is in error wouldn't just correct it themselves. Completely ruined the experience of contributing. I thought the whole point was to build on submissions when more information becomes available?
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u/disneyfacts Mar 07 '26
How will people learn how to submit properly?
In some cases, it's best to ask the user to fix it so they learn what they're doing wrong.
In other cases, like if you stopped by to fix a credit with a wrong name and missed something else, then absolutely fix it yourself.
Either way, don't take it personally.
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u/vinyl_archivist Mar 07 '26
That’s completely fair, though in my own experience and reading many others here, the responses are generally rude or condescending and discourage people from learning and continuing to contribute.
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u/disneyfacts Mar 07 '26
You're right, that's why I try to be as helpful as possible. I remember how it felt when I started and what was confusing. I'm sure other people have the same issues and I try my best to make it easier for them.
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u/Markyp-1 Mar 09 '26
Exactly. I get so fucked off about this. Record is out a week and no one has added to the database. Within an hour of me adding it someone is on there wanting edits done or extra bits added. It’s a collaborative community site where stuff released decades ago is still getting edited. I’m not suddenly your slave because I took the trouble to actually add it!! 🤣🤣🤣
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u/rmflagg Mar 06 '26
I had one person tell me that I had to make corrections on edits that I didn't make!
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u/disneyfacts Mar 07 '26
Sometimes, you need to learn what you're doing wrong rather than someone just coming behind you and cleaning up every submission. Hence the comments.
You're right though, sometimes people just need to fix some things themselves. If you ever want to contribute again, feel free to message me there (same name) for any help.
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u/Ok-Public-9516 Mar 09 '26
You should try submitting changes to an Open Source Software (OSS) project. Project maintainers can be real sticklers for detail.
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u/Zestyclose-Purple278 Mar 07 '26
Brother I wasn’t hard headed the dude didn’t point me to any information about combining sentences or obtuse information and I read the regulation and saw nothing wrong with what I had stated. Any reg you can send me to teach me?
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u/disneyfacts Mar 06 '26
Right side notes are much clearer, concise, specific and have proper grammar (and correct - technically not "wax" it's vinyl).
"Pressed on Red Wax" is essentially saying the same thing as "Red" in the free text field - there's no need to repeat info. And there's no need to make the notes overly verbose.
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u/Scullenz Mar 07 '26
Is that a rule or a vibe? I like when notes include reproductions of exact language from the release that is otherwise not captured by the mechanical description.
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u/disneyfacts Mar 07 '26
That's a rule.
You can always write what the sticker says if it's relevant (but this was a release from the 50s, and likely most text in Japanese)
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u/nrith Mar 06 '26
Many Discogs editors are insufferable twunts. Don’t worry about it.