[#MBS-3042] Add the possibility to update artist credits when renaming an artist - MusicBrainz JIRA

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Add the possibility to update artist credits when renaming an artist

Created: 19/Jul/11 02:51 AM Updated: 01/Jan/12 04:26 PM Resolved: 01/Jan/12 04:26 PM

Component/s:

Edit system

Affects Version/s:

None

Fix Version/s:

Bug fixes, 2011-12-22

Issue Links:

Depends

This issue depends on:

MBS-3749 Replace the artist credit merge code with database

Duplicate

This issue is duplicated by:

~~MBS-4000~~ Artist renames do not update the (default) AC set on tracks, releases, RGs, works, recordings, etc under the pre-rename name

Relates

This issue is related to:

~~MBS-2095~~ Add a "split" option for artists

Resolution

This issue is resolved by:

~~MBS-3494~~ Allow "Edit artist credit" to rename artist credits

Description

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Would be extremely handy when editing typographically correct punctuation (' etc) into artist names.

Currently a workaround would be creating a new artist with (typographically) correct name, and then merging into it — merging has the option to "Update artist credits to use the new artists name". I'm not sure how that interacts with conflicting artist credits, though.

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Johannes Weißl added a comment - 13/Sep/11 03:03 PM

I think this is very important, the hack with merging into a newly created artist is ugly and changes the "official" MBID for the artist. I think this is bad for the BBC, because it changes their URLs.

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Lukáš Lalinský added a comment - 19/Nov/11 11:27 AM

My idea here is that once ~~MBS-3494~~ is finished, the "Edit Artist" page will offer you to rename artist credits linked to this artist. You can select which ones you want to rename and it will submit separate "Edit Artist Credit" edits.

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Oliver Charles added a comment - 19/Nov/11 11:48 AM

Nice, I like the sound of that. I guess it will be good to have a list of "previews" and you can check which you want to apply?

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Lukáš Lalinský added a comment - 17/Dec/11 08:22 PM

http://codereview.musicbrainz.org/r/1667/