User:AnotherBubblebath/summary
WARNING: NOT ONE MONITOR FRIENDLY (I usually (When adding stuff to the wiki) have two tabs on separate monitors. One specifically for the wiki and the other one for resources (External links). I don't recommend using a separate PC (EX: MacBook pro as your "Separate monitor") unless you want to retype the link or find the link on the internet again.
Introduction
Just like me, people tend to undermine or overextend their research when it comes to adding links to the database or adding information to a given page they're working on (That's why others can add on to your submission). As a separate reference sheet (Mostly aimed towards newbies), I've gathered tips/websites you should go to for information.
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Things You Should Do/Know First
Hear the Music First
I'm a victim of this, but tags on Bandcamp/SoundCloud should be taken with a grain of salt. Usually, tags indicating an 'albums/songs genre' are mostly incorrect or overly complicated the album's/song's actual genres. On obscure releases, you want to add to the wiki, make sure you're adding something that fits under the "Vaporwave" category.
External Links
External Links usually extend to 3-4 links (Excluding duplicate links (EX: multiple Bandcamp links)) and at best extends up to 6 links (EX: Floral Shoppe. Usually, these links would generally be the following:
- Bandcamp Album/Song
- SoundCloud Album/Song
- Discogs Page
- Rate Your Music Page
- Last.fm Page
(Unironically, I always forget to add "Album/Song" and "Page" after each webpage's name)
Links are put into Bullet Points (Removing the bullet points wouldn't br (Break) the text) with bolded links indicating official releases (Non-Third Part Pages). Removed Bandcamp/SoundCloud links should be labeled the following: active links should be labeled '(Online),' and dead links should be labeled '(Offline).' This also translates to whether the album/song is online or offline.
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Useful Websites:
An odd choice, but I highly recommend this as a starting point. Simply using your main hub link (Main source of information) as starting points usually leave you with alright, but most likely not enough information to bulk up a page. In a not-so-good example, searching VHS LOUNGE vcr-classique on Google helps find standard links (Bandcamp, Rate Your Music, and Discogs) but not many other tidbit links that may be useful for small information.
In most cases (Under moderately well-known artists), searching their album title with their name on Google usually brings text-worthy addition to your wiki pages. Doing this for an artist page always returns at least valuable results.
Social Media
Unless your artist is quiet, inactive on social media, or limited on social accounts entirely, looking on an artist's page can help when it comes to finding information on an album/song. For example (Using the same vcr-classique album (No, this isn't pseudo advertising)), a retweet on their Twitter helps us understand that the release of VHS Lounge coincided with the release of two other albums: 憂鬱 and Atlantique.
It's also a good idea to look at the label's social media page to locate instances of the album's name being talked about. Artists may also interact on places such as forums or a Discord, so feel free to search there (I'd recommend not harassing the artist over information).
Databases/Forums
Most Databases are usually closed, obscure, and or outdated (>2 years of inactivity). They can, however, sometimes contain small but somewhat useful information (Links, etc.) on an album. Discogs can be considered a database. I've also recently found an archive called lucidarchive.com. While somewhat inactive, it's a basic rundown on important Vaporwave releases.
Looking a little bit on forums, they're hit or miss. Forums like r/Vaporwave are more so "Share new vaporware albums you've heard" forums than informational. I'd also say that for other forums such as Agoraroad. My tip is the older the release, the more chance you're going to find some information on it.
Small Stuff To Touch On
Places like YouTube are unreliable in information, but they're alright if you're scavenging for dead links. If you're stuck on finding information, it's also not a bad idea to ask others for help (Trust me, it helps a lot). Not a lot left to say (Just like how much I'm unable to type what I want to say).
Etc.
This is rushed, but I can probably add onto it if you really want me to ;p