# Disambiguation and Annotation fields

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/disambiguation-and-annotation-fields/502625
**Category:** BookBrainz
**Created:** [November 6, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/disambiguation-and-annotation-fields/502625 "2020-11-06T03:08:10Z")
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### Author: ![aerozol](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/aerozol/32/116_2.png) [@aerozol](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/aerozol)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/disambiguation-and-annotation-fields/502625/5 "2020-11-19T22:33:23Z")

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> [@Goldilox](#):
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> the disambiguation section should only be used when there are two or more credits with the same name

I am snooping over from MB soz 😛  
But I think it’s a good idea to be consistent with disambiguations from the get go.

e.g.

> [@Disambiguation guidelines](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/disambiguation-guidelines/499791/5):
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> What is the difference between giving someone an informed choice between:
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> - [artist A] and [artist B]
> - [artist A] and [artist B who doesn’t exist in MB yet]
> 
> I just don’t see the benefit in waiting until there’s heaps of artists mashed together, and then sorting it out and disambiguating.

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