The suggestions for search results in the Add Artist boxes;
Do they use Aliases or Aliases+“Credited as”.?
Or to put it another way;
What is gained by adding “credited as” names as Aliases?
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It seems “credited as” are not searched.
Example DB in indexed, advanced and direct don’t find https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5441c29d-3602-4898-b1a1-b77fa23b8e50/aliases
Whereas デヴィッド・ボウイ alias only (not credited as anywhere) search works in any method.
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Thanks Jesus.
This probably explains some of the poor search suggestions referred to at
https://community.metabrainz.org/t/russian-soviet-orchestras-naming-system-series-of-artist/439847/4
And for release groups at least, it’s even worse.
The aliases themselves are not searched:
Update
Oh actually they seem now used for indexed and advanced (but still not for direct). and direct as well now thanks to MBS-10162!
I keep my ticket open in order to take advantage of release group aliases in release searches (in the same fashion as we take advantage of track names in recording searches).
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