by OrlahEhontas » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:37 pm
Is there any time line on a fix for this? Has someone tried purging the database of all the artists name permutations and seeing if that would help? I know I've seen some artists listed 3 or more times due to a misspelling of their name.
The problem with using the "Search by Artist" function, mirkosp, is that frequently when I use the "Browse by Artist" function I'm not looking for any single artist in particular. It's sort of like wandering in a bookstore or the munchy aisle. You don't know what you want really, you just know you want it and that it's in here somewhere and you will know it when you see it. Putting in the artists name, or even part of it, means you already have a pretty good idea of what you want and you are no longer browsing, you are "shopping". Some of my favorite AMV's I found by browsing through the artist list and going "Ooh, now there's an artist I haven't heard in a long time" and seeing what someone has done with it. Sure, I've gotten some that don't stay around long, but not every book is "War and Peace" either, sometimes it's "Where's Waldo".