I would like to add this as a reference/new rule to the Metadata concerning where official titles/artists/sources are obtained from.
Unofficial websites are prone to contain errors, or may add a suffix not provided by the official website/CD. As mentioned in the examples above, the official site or a CD Case/Scan with the appropriate data on it may only be used as a final title. Please note that even if there is consistencies between unofficial sites, it does not make it the official title.
This includes markers such as TV Size, and Short Version. Even if the official site links to them, but doesn't include it themselves in their track listing, it can't be used.
Example from KSHR:
Metadata should be obtained only from the official site of the artist or publisher of the work and/or released CD cases and scans. Database sites such as VGMDB and download sites such as iTunes or Amazon are not reputable sources for metadata.(Feel free to reword this as needed)
Unofficial websites are prone to contain errors, or may add a suffix not provided by the official website/CD. As mentioned in the examples above, the official site or a CD Case/Scan with the appropriate data on it may only be used as a final title. Please note that even if there is consistencies between unofficial sites, it does not make it the official title.
This includes markers such as TV Size, and Short Version. Even if the official site links to them, but doesn't include it themselves in their track listing, it can't be used.
Example from KSHR:
The reason I'm proposing this rule is because I was talking to KSHR about where titles can be obtained from. The easiest and safest way possible is to limit this to only the official artist or publishers websites, and in the CD Case of the song itself. If the official website doesn't list the track itself, then it can't be proven to be official.KSHR wrote:
sweet ARMS - Trust in you (TV Size)
There are some web sites that shows this title with a label. ([1] = From a download service. | [2] = From an anime official site.)
I mean labels that are written in download services are sometimes different from official ones.