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<pre class="nfo"> -/\/- MP3 Rules (2005-03-03) -\/\-
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1. No Dupes !
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We check complete albums/releases, not single tracks. So a release is not
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a dupe if it has different or more tracks.
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Exceptions:
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1.1.
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It's also a dupe if the complete release is included in a previous one.
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For example CDM is released, now someone releases the CDS and all tracks
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of the CDS were already included on the CDM (excactly the same).
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1.2.
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You are allowed to create a duplicate release from a release that has a
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source of lower quality (not lower bitrate! (see rule 11)).
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Example: if vinyl is out then a CD-release is allowed.
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If you do that then please add this info to NFO and dirname.
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1.3.
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All MIXED cds should be ripped as one track supplied with a .cue.
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If they are not, they may be duped by another group that releases it as
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one track with a .cue supplied.
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Note: if you want to release an import-album or some "extendend edition"
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then check rule 7 as well !
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2. An .SFV and .NFO file must be included in every release.
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3. Directoryname must at least contain:
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3.1 Artist Name - Title - Published Year (decimal) - Group name
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(extra info is allowed of course)
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3.2
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All bootleg releases must have the word BOOTLEG in the dirname.
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Street mixes that are not available at major retailers or only at one
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suspicious webshop are bootlegs and they need to be labeled as such.
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(bootleg rule start: 2005-03-14)
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Exception:
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If a vinyl/cd has no title then it's allowed to replace the title by
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labelname+catnumber (both!). If there is only one artist on the vinyl/cd
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then you must add the artistname.
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4. Filename must at least contain:
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Track Number - Song Title
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If it's an album with different artists (one artist per track) then you
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must add the artist name as well ("VA-tracks" like mixes don't need
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artistnames).
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Make sure that your filename is unique otherwise some sites might
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dupeskip it. (You can search for filenames here as well)
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Exception:
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If no tracknames are supplied by the source (cd,vinyl,..) then you *must*
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provide proof that these tracks have no names. Either by a scan of the
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original cover of the record company/label (no selfmade cdr or bootleg
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covers) or a link to an official or trusted webpage with proofs. If
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these "untitled tracks" are part of a big mix (no silence between the
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"tracks") then it's considered as one track and you must rip it as one
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mp3/cue and give this track same name as the "album".
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5. Files/directories must only contain characters; a-z A-Z 0-9 _ . - ()
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This is to avoid problems with windows/linux-filesystem and ftp-servers.
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6. Self-made releases
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6.1.
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Self-made compilations are not allowed !
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A self-made compilation is when you select tracks from other sources,
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put them together and release that as something new.
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6.2.
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A self-made MIX or completely self-made music is allowed if it's good.
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Sites decide if it's shit by nuking it. We won't nuke/unnuke such a
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release.
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If you are releasing self-made stuff then that must be clearly visible
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in your nfo. If it's not possible to see that it's self-made then it
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will get nuked as bad pack.
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Exception: if the selfmade release is free available at release time
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or when you obviously know that it will be available soon then it's not
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allowed to release it.
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If it's not clear if it's selfmade or not and it's not possible to find
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any information about the release/artist/label then it's up to the group
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to prove that this release is not selfmade (coverscan, url, ...). If
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they are not able to prove that it's real it will get nuked as bad pack.
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7. The entire CD,Vinyl,etc. must be released (not individual tracks)
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If you think it's too much work to rip all tracks you better don't rip
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at all. Releasing the complete CD/Vinyl is necessary because otherwise
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it would be possible to make several (different) releases of the same
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cd/vinyl/etc..
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Exception for albums:
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If an RETAIL album has been released in different editions and the only
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difference is one or more bonus tracks (imports) then it's allowed to
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release the bonustrack(s) only. But you may NOT re-release an entire
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inital edition within the first three months.
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Example: album released in US with 10 tracks, japanese edition with 11
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tracks (1 bonus track that is a new song) then you MUST release the jap
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bonus track only (without including previously released tracks of the
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US album) during the first three months after first full retail release.
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If it's more than 3 months later then you are allowed to do either the
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bonustrack-only or the full album.
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Moreover, it is NOT allowed to re-release a new edition of an retail
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album EVER if the extra/bonus tracks are already included in one (!)
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previous release. For example, USA album is released and four months
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later japanese with simply a remix from an old CDM/CDS still wouldn't
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be allowed.
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8. Current maximum directory/filename-length is 128 characters
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Because of limitations on windows cd-filesystem (linux has 256char-limit)
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and about 99of the people here use either windows or linux.
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9. No fake-releases
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It's a fake release when artist, title, group or source is incorrect
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(different).
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examples:
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- Some_Artist-Crappy_Music-2004-GRP not released by GRP
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- Another_Artist-Lots_of_Noise-CDM-2004-GRP was ripped from TV or
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downloaded from a paysite
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- Madonna-Something_New-2004-GRP really containing some tracks by
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Marilyn Manson
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10. A bad rip/release must be reported by either 3 independent people
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(from different groups) or the group which released it.
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If you re-release something that hasn't been nuked/marked yet then add
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this info to your nfo-file. Otherwise it will get nuked as dupe.
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11. Quality
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current minimum bitrate is 160kbit
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it's not allowed to re-release something in 192kbit (or higher) because
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a previous release was only 160kbit.
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12. Promos/Advances
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If a release is considered not to have every track from the source then
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it must be labelled as a promo and can be duped by any legitament retail
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release that DOES contain all tracks. The legitament release can be
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identified by the CAT number, or more suitable proof.
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Promos do not have to contain track listings, they are promotional
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material, they are not considered legitament releases, and are still
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governed by quality rules.
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If you release a promo when the retail is already out then you must
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provide proof that this promo is real to make sure this is not a
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selfmade "promo".
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to reduce amount of fakes (starting on 2005-03-14):
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ALL promos/advances must either have cover scans or be VBR/Lame+preset
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(any Lame version, any preset, 3.90.3/APS recommended).
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A one track promo single release must include cover scans even if it is
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VBR/Lame+preset already.
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13. Re-encodes are strictly forbidden.
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14. Don't add duplicate nuke requests unless it differs from the original.
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15. FREE MP3s
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Free MP3s that are legally available on the net (artist / record company
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allows it) in acceptable quality are NOT allowed to release.
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16. SOURCE
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The tracks of a release must all be from the same source and have the
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same quality/bitrate. Taking tracks from other scene releases or internal
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group releases of other groups is strictly forbidden.
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If the source is not CDDA or vinyl (tv,radio,web,whatever,..) then it
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must be either part of the dirname (-TV-, -RADIO-, -WEB-, etc.) or
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mentioned in your NFO file.
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Notes:
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- When dupe checking input partial text of the release name in the search
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field, do not search for the entire album name that you have, because it
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may have already been released under something slightly different.
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- Radio rips that were recorded via the radio tuner can be duped by a
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source that is superior in quality AND if there is proof of mastering
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involved, for example, removing commercials and commentary.
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- Releases with an apparently incorrect year may not be nuked. However
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the year should be correct of course. Keep in mind that a lot of sites
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nuke for fake year when it's incorrect. (The Year in dirname is not the
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year when you released it but when the record company/artist published
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it!)
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- If a release labeled as "advance" is identical to the retail version
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then the advance turns into a retail release. This means then it is not
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allowed to dupe it and it counts as retail for ALL rules. If the retail
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is different then of course it's allowed to release it.
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- We tolerate typos if it still is readable and either artist or title is
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100correct.
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- For webrips (bought online) we assume that they are made from a digital
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source. So duping them for better quality (rule 1, exception 2) is not
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allowed.
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Nukerequest/Re-Rip info for older releases:
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Our rules started on 2000-09-17. To describe which of the older releases
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are allowed to re-release or nukerequested here are some notes how we
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handle these older releases:
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before RIAA:
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RIAA rules started 1. february 1999. Releases before 1999-02-01 are taken
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as is. This means we just accept the nuke-status and you are not allowed
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to re-release a group-release that has been accepted. To count as
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"group-release" it needs at least a groupname, artistname and
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track/albumname. If it has these attributs and it's not nuked then it's
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valid.
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RIAA time:
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With exception of rule 7 the RIAA-rules were active from 1999-02-01 to
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2000-09-17.
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You are allowed to request nukes for releases made during RIAA period
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according to the RIAA rules except rule 7.
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There was a 64-char limit for dirnames during RIAA time. However sites
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usually didn't nuke releases that had longer dirnames.
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Since this rule (RIAA-rule #7) was ignored by a lot of sites/groups we
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will not nuke any releases because of that rule. However if the sites
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nuked it we will not unnuke it. In other words: we don't touch it. If
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it's nuked you are allowed to re-release it, if not then not. No
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nukerequests allowed.
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general:
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There was no bitrate limit until 2000-09-17.
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Releases before that date that have been accepted (were not nuked) here
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or on the sites can *NOT* be nukerequested or re-ripped because of the
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bitrate !
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An incomplete tracklist here is *NO* reason for a nukerequest or re-rip.
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That we didn't scan it completely doesn't mean it was released incomplete.
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We started on only one site and had some problems with the scan-script
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first. If you want to re-release something because you are sure it was
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incomplete then you must give proofes in your nfo.
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The mix-exception that it's allowed to re-release something when the
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first release was single tracks and not one file with cue (rule 1.3)
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does *not* count for releases before 2001-05-08. Releases before that
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date are not allowed to re-release as single track.
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The dupe-rule that we dupe for whole releases and not for single tracks
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always has been used (even if it wasn't written down) so it counts for
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ALL releases even the very old ones.
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That a self-made release is only allowed when it's possible to see that
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in the NFO starts on 2003-07-15.
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Listing non-cd/vinyl source is mandatory since 2004-10-11.
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Rule 3.2 (bootleg tag) and VBR/coverscan part of rule 12 started on
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2005-03-14.
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change-log:
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09-17-2000 - first version
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12-31-2000 - changed rule 1,11
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05-08-2001 - updated rule 10, added rule1/exception 3, added rules 12-15,
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added notes
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11-15-2001 - changed exception of rule 7
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09-16-2002 - added exception to rule 3
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01-14-2003 - changed exception of rule 7, added note to rule 1
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02-05-2003 - added rule 15
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02-05-2003 - added exception to rule 6
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03-21-2003 - added Nukerequest/Re-Rip info
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04-02-2003 - changed wording of rule 4 to make clear that one-track mixes
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with lots of artists don't need artistname in filename
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05-17-2003 - added exception to rule 4, added rule 16
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07-15-2003 - rules 6 changed (selfmade rels in nfo)
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09-28-2003 - added "retail" to rule 7 to make sure it does not count for
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advance/promos
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09-28-2003 - "promo proof after retail" sentence added to rule 12
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12-14-2003 - added "advance" note
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12-23-2003 - added "decimal" to rule 3
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10-11-2004 - added explanation to rule 9 (fakes), rule 16: listing
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non-cd/vinyl source is mandatory now, typo note and webrip
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note added
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12-14-2004 - fake year notes added
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03-03-2005 - added bootleg info to rule 3 (3.2), start: 2005-03-14
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03-03-2005 - added VBR + cover scan info to rule 12, start: 2005-03-14
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