Thanks! Looking through the discussions, I could find bits and pieces of the kind of info you provided, but generally nothing this complete (even if non-exhaustive) or directed at this specific niche. A list of “Here is where we’re currently at and the differences that we DO track” for this is exactly what I was looking for.
I would like to make a few notes, purely for clarification, there are cases of:
- No barcode present on seemingly-identical releases that do have identical barcodes elsewhere, even among only the larger vendors.
- No label provided on any of the Artist’s personal uploads, although present on larger vendors.
Given the medium is generally first experienced by its user-base on these platforms, whether to further consider end-users and allow for both options seems like a worthwhile question.
Many of your past posts, and this specific post by @teethfairy, were particularly insightful (thanks!) in how MB functions around this, and spurred me to raise my questions in this thread for the current year.
Haha, thanks for changing your vote! After making so many sweeping additions to the page that were accepted automatically, I didn’t expect an edit on something already mis-aligned with the style guide and it’s previously listed counterparts to trigger a public request for voting on such a niche page. Knowing this, I will of course be keeping up better with my Edit Notes for the sake of providing better context to the public eye. 