As of now, the Ranking Criteria states the following under Metadata - Rules - Technical:
I think that by adding an exception to the RC, it can avoid confusion towards mappers, clarify how they should be handled, and state a more consistent reasoning.
Now, I think this could probably be handled as a temporary solution, as Lazer can potentially have its own album field, but for now, since such field does not exist in stable (and Lazer isn't released), I feel that this will be necessary to clear up any confusion.
You must use the Source field if the song comes from or is directly tied to another media such as a video game, movie, series, event, etc. If the song was featured or tied to a media after it was released, the source field is optional. If a song has multiple potential sources, any option is valid.However, nowhere does it state that album titles do NOT belong in the Source field, despite albums being a piece of media -- and as of now, it's seen mostly as "common knowledge" that album titles do not belong in the Source field, with the reasons varying from mapper to mapper (some claiming albums aren't the focus of a song, but rather the focus belongs with the source that uses the song; others claiming album titles are redundant to the song, etc..)
- For remixes, arrangements, or covers based upon the original song, the source of the original song should be used.
- Website names may be used as sources when the song is tied to specific cultural phenomena related to the platform, or the song is composed as a website theme/background song.
- In cases where a song compilation/remix/medley/etc. has songs without a common source, the sources must be put in the tags instead of the source field (unless the compilation is prominently tied to a source itself).
osu!itself should never be used in the source field except in cases where the track was specifically created for osu! (also known as an osu! original), such as commissioned tournament tiebreaker tracks.
I think that by adding an exception to the RC, it can avoid confusion towards mappers, clarify how they should be handled, and state a more consistent reasoning.
Or alternatively, add a separate guideline with the same statement.
- Album titles should be added to tags instead of the source field, unless there's a source that shares its name with the album.
Album titles should be added to tags instead of the source field, unless there's a source that shares its name with the album. This is to prioritize where the song is used rather than when it was released.(This reasoning is temporary, might need to discuss it more here...)
Now, I think this could probably be handled as a temporary solution, as Lazer can potentially have its own album field, but for now, since such field does not exist in stable (and Lazer isn't released), I feel that this will be necessary to clear up any confusion.