I disagree with using tag voting for genres on principle as too easy, non-visible, too ephemeral, however my point here is that the non-genre tags are essentially noise which make curation of genres by tag votes much much much more difficult.
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It’s hidden, which also means that you shouldn’t feel guilty voting down something you think is wrong, because the user who added the tag can still access it anyway (so if they really think it’s black metal but everyone else says it’s powerpop, they can choose to use their own tags only and still have it as black metal when tagging for themselves).
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My solution using a Genre Mapper plugin script:
Actually, I’d already come across your post before. It’s just that I couldn’t really make much of your template, because you’re more into “rock” and I’m more into “pop” and “electronic.”
I was frustrated because, even though you went to the trouble of creating a good template, using it as a starting point for me would have required at least as much effort as starting from scratch. However, it did show me just how powerful the Genre Mapper can be.
The entire table also revolves primarily around the Genre Mapper. It lists the genres in groups and provides expressions for the Genre Mapper.
I’ve also added a “What For” and a “How To” section on the first page. Based on your
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it also includes a small script that flags unknown or unclassified genres instead of lumping them all together.
Maybe you should take a look.