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We want to make sure the information in the wiki is consistent and up-to-date. This includes information about *musical releases*. Whether it's a single, EP, LP, or even a song released only through MVs, we want a way for users to consult this information
The problem is that a lot of information about Songs in the wiki is
=== Release classification ===
In her page, she has three main categories for releases: Singles, Extended Plays, and Albums. However, a closer examination shows that all of the releases in Extended Plays
Other pages have them, correctly, as singles (i.e. [[Tokino Sora|Sora]]'s). Few talents in hololive have released actual EPs ([[Mori Calliope|Calli]] being the most prominent in this regard). It is likely that this mis-classification is due to how music platforms classify releases, as they automatically assign a classification based on the '''number of tracks''': These platforms see ''4 tracks'' and classify it as an ''EP'', when in reality is two tracks in two different versions, or a double-sided single.
The distinction is important when it comes to Categories, which can be used to generate listings that can properly classify all released music properly.
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Ideally, we want pages for classification of original song releases. However, this too is inconsistent, and makes it difficult to properly classify all releases.
Let's take Suisei's Bluerose single. Released on June 25, 2021, it includes two songs: [[Bluerose]], the new release, and [[comet]], a song that had a prior release as an MV-only song. In Suisei's page,
In short, as it currently stands, none of this can be used for Categorizing, nor provide enough valuable information, which would save time in creating listings of releases.
== Solution Proposal ==
The objective of this proposal is to ensure a minimum amount of consistency across music pages, and to create a framework that can be used to generate listings of musical releases. The best way to automate this is through '''Categories'''. However, we also need to make sure that the information in the wiki is as
There are two main areas of improvement: '''Pages''' and '''Music Categories'''
== Categorization ==▼
== Pages ==
* '''Song''': Information about individual songs. If a song was released as ''part of a Single'', the song page must also include the Single information. If the song has an associated MV, the page must also link to the associated MV and its information. If the song has official lyrics, the page will also include them.
* '''EP/LP''': Information about an EP/LP. These will technically have less information than Song pages, with a stronger focus on track listing and other information connected with its release(i.e. promotional materials, events, etc.)
All the information in these pages must be properly cited, preferably with official sources. For the kind of formatting/information we could include in these pages, see some examples from Wikipedia: the same-single songs [Ryuusei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryūsei_(Eir_Aoi_song)) and [Yakusoku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakusoku_(Eir_Aoi_song)), and the album [Blau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blau_(album)) by Japanese artist Eir Aoi.
▲== Categorization ==
We need a new system for categories, and one that can be used to correctly categorize every Song, EP and LP
* '''Original Songs''': General Category.
** '''Original Songs by <nowiki><name></nowiki>''': Name can be talent, group, or project.
** '''
** '''Original Songs with MV''' / '''Original Songs without MV''' / '''MV-only songs''': important for classification. The last category is particularly important, as there are some songs that do not have any kind of Single/EP/LP release and still need to be tracked as such.
* '''Songs in Singles''': Songs that are released as part of a single
* '''Songs missing lyrics''': Songs that are missing lyrics in the Lyrics section.
* '''Original EPs'''
* '''Original
** '''Original
▲*** '''Original EPs by <nowiki><name></nowiki>
=== General Categories===
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=== 1. New blank templates ===
We need new blank templates for '''Songs''' and for '''EPs/LPs'''. These blank templates must contain enough relevant information for either Single and EP/LP releases, which will require improving upon the existing '''Song Infobox''', and creating a new '''EP-LP Infobox''' just for this kind of release.
We need to
=== 2. New format for Media Section===
The Media section on the songs page looks absolutely atrocious, mostly due to changes in how certain third-party plugins / templates work behind the scenes. We need a new format that is
=== 3.
The first thing to complete would be the
=== 4. Song Pages===
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=== 5. The Discography Infobox===
The Discography Infoboxes for individual talents are
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