Music Forum Guidelines
The following is how the music forum is structured.
Post in
ATRL HQ if you have questions about these guidelines or wish to discuss them.
SHARING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED
Album and single threads in Music News should only be used for discussing the actual music, not the illegal ways to obtain it. Discussion about leaks is considered off topic and should be kept to a bare minimum. ATRL will not facilitate the leaking of music in any way.
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Do not tell people where they can download copyrighted material, or hint at it in any way.
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Do not ask for illegal links or downloads, or hint at it in any way. This includes walls and PMs.
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Do not post streaming links that have the download option enabled.
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Do not post unofficial streaming links to (parts of) albums before or shortly after their release.
You risk being permanently banned from the Music News section if you break these rules more than once.
Albums
– An album thread can be created when both the
album title and
month of release are known.
– Album threads will be closed three months after release. Album discussion should then move to the artist's Base.
– Reissues can have a new album thread if more than 25% of the track listing is previously unreleased material (excluding live versions and remixes).
Singles
– A single thread can be created if the song is
confirmed to be a single (provide a source and estimated release date) and the
title is known.
– Single threads will be closed when the single has completed its chart run in all relevant markets.
– A prominent remix with a new featured artist can have its own single thread.
Thread ownership
– As owner of a single or album thread, you are responsible for keeping the first post updated. The following information should be added as it becomes available: the exact release date, artwork, track listing, official purchase and streaming links.
– If you want to take over a single or album thread from someone who is taking longer than a few days to update the first post with required information, send a
help request.
– Arguing about thread ownership or the content of the first post is not allowed.
Tracks
– Snippets of new tracks.
– Newly released tracks that are not singles.
– Newly leaked older tracks. This includes demos of existing songs.
– New official remixes. Don't create multiple threads for different remixes of the same song.
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Do not post a thread if there is no stream available for the song, and the song is not available for purchase.
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Do not post tracks from an album that was already released or leaked in full.
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Do not post unofficial remixes (post in
Base instead).
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Do not post mash-ups (post in
Base instead).
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Do not post instrumentals or acappella versions of songs (post in
Base instead).
Headlines
– News about current or upcoming musical projects.
– News about an artist's musical career.
– Major news related to an album or single that can't be properly discussed in the existing thread and/or deserves extra attention (e.g. a track listing, an album/single cover, iTunes streaming, etc.)
– News about the music industry, record labels, new ways to consume music.
– News about tours, performances or award shows should be posted in Celebria.