Written by psykometal on 22.09.2016 at 06:09

As OBC stated (just not in so few words), we've always been about quality over quantity. If you want a shitload of info (regardless of completeness or accuracy), then MA is where you should be looking. Many people forget that MS is not a database site, but an ezine with a database feature; key/operative word being a database FEATURE.

I can attest that I have personally tried and tested several users over the last couple of years, trying to bolster our database team, and every single one lost focus/interest and gave up within days/weeks of working in our database. The reason MA is so large is because they have tens of thousands of users submitting one or two things to various bands here and there, whereas we only have maybe a dozen users who are actually actively interested in helping work in our database, and even those dozen people are still really only interested in doing it part time at their leisure, which their whim typically dictates only ever so often, and only ever certain aspects of profiles (like only albums or only musicians). What we need are people interested in doing the whole enchilada, and there's only really a couple of people interested in doing such a thing.

I've not been around too whole hell of a lot lately, but if you are genuinely interested in helping out with full band profiles, which does include actually doing legitimate, journalist-style research into the band's complete history (which does include doing things like spending hours pouring over other news sites AND pouring over interviews and album reviews for every scrap of info you can find for that one single band) to insure quality over quantity, then hit me up in PM, or on Facebook, and I'll give you a shot. But if all you want to do is add bands and copy/paste whatever MA and Wikipedia have on said band(s), then don't even bother wasting my time or yours because I'll figure out what kind of person you are and drop you like bag of lead plates long before you've even realized that I've figured you out.

Most people think that working in a proper historical database is like simple data entry, but, realistically, proper databasing is more akin to journalism because you have to actually be willing to do research, and sometimes even contact bands to confirm or request information, not just enter mass quantities of data that some other tool has already compiled.

Written by psykometal on 22.09.2016 at 06:32

Written by Auntie Sahar on 19.09.2016 at 13:36

What is really needed, in the wake of Troy and then Johan disappearing from the site, is a new Database Manager. We're working on it.

What is actually needed, more than just a single Database Manager, are more people like Edgar, Haris and Janne who want to dedicate/devote some of their time to doing legitimate database work.

Part of why this site can't ever seem to keep a Database Manager for very long is because once you agree to take that title and be that role, then suddenly all of the users and all of Staff expect that one single person to do and shoulder EVERYTHING. And people just don't seem to realize or understand that's a lot of fucking responsibility and pressure for one single person. Which is why I stepped away from it, and now basically just kind of half-assedly monitor and instruct Edgar and Haris from time to time, and why I've been very reluctant to even consider assuming the role again.

Bottom line is we need more workers more than we need a manager to manage our currently minuscule "work force".

Written by Paz on 22.09.2016 at 09:30

Zep speaks the truth. Making some legit database is a pain in the ass and takes a lot of time. That's why I rarely contribute these days.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 22.09.2016 at 11:50

Bumping this post.because it was the last on the previous page.

Written by Bad English on 23.09.2016 at 01:18

who the hack is Janne? I assume since its Finnish name its Array right

Written by psykometal on 22.09.2016 at 06:09

As OBC stated (just not in so few words), we've always been about quality over quantity. If you want a shitload of info (regardless of completeness or accuracy), then MA is where you should be looking. Many people forget that MS is not a database site, but an ezine with a database feature; key/operative word being a database FEATURE.

Written by psykometal on 23.09.2016 at 05:56

over genre specifics

Written by Author on 25.09.2016 at 15:40

Getting the feeling we've seen the last of Lucifer o' Gayness

Written by Paz on 25.09.2016 at 15:48


What do you mean by that? He is on his Asymmetry Festival trip in Poland right now.

Written by Author on 25.09.2016 at 15:49

Ah didn't know that. He hadn't visited the thread in 5 days and he's usually pretty active.

Written by 3rdWorld on 25.09.2016 at 14:18

Don't know who Haris is either.

Written by Paz on 25.09.2016 at 15:55


The fest ended yesterday. He'll be back soon

Written by 3rdWorld on 25.09.2016 at 16:00

@Paz Nice to know.

Written by Bad English on 25.09.2016 at 19:39

you still have not gave me list whit 10 bands

Written by 3rdWorld on 25.09.2016 at 19:51

Written by Bad English on 25.09.2016 at 19:39

you still have not gave me list whit 10 bands

What 10 bands?

Written by Bad English on 25.09.2016 at 19:51


You complained

Written by 3rdWorld on 25.09.2016 at 19:53

Written by Bad English on 25.09.2016 at 19:51


You complained

When and where?

Written by Karlabos on 25.09.2016 at 20:15

BE... I think you might be mistaking him and Gayness here...