This EditType deletes a release from the database.

How to do it

• Clicking on the the Delete link below the ReleaseTitle on a release page takes you to a confirmation page where you should enter an EditNote to justify the removal of the release.

Guidelines

Editing

• Merge duplicate releases:

  • If two releases have the same track listing and track times, you should do a MergeReleasesEdit instead of a RemoveReleaseEdit, following the general rule of MergeRatherThanDelete.

• Cancel accidental edits:

  • If you entered an AddReleaseEdit but realize that it was a mistake (perhaps you clicked Submit twice), the quickest fix is to cancel your pending edit (see HowToCancelEdits).

• Don't remove NonAlbumTracks:

  • Although it is possible to use the RemoveReleaseEdit to remove the special "release" [non-album tracks] it is better to use RemoveTrackEdit to remove NonAlbumTracks individually, since it allows other editors to "split" their vote if they agree with some removals but not others. This also prevents mistakenly removing another non-album tracks being added after the RemoveReleaseEdit has been submitted. If the non-album tracks you want to remove are the ones you mistakenly added, it may be better to cancel the pending edit. Since the [non-album tracks] SpecialCaseRelease of the artist will be automatically removed when the last NonAlbumTrack is removed, it is not necessary to apply a RemoveReleaseEdit to remove it.

Voting

• Only vote "yes" for RemoveReleaseEdits if they are accompanied by an EditNote justifying the deletion; otherwise, useful data may be lost.

• If it looks like the release is valid and there are DiscIDs or PUIDs, suggest that the editor should instead MergeDuplicateReleases.

• There are a few exceptions to the general rule that removing releases is rarely correct. One of them (which should be in the StyleGuidelines, but probably isn't yet) is for "releases" that have only data tracks. MusicBrainz is a database about Music, and while releases for a MusicDVD or a GameSoundTrack should be kept, it's OK to remove releases that consist only of DataTracks (even if they have music files in them).

Notes

This edit is always put to a vote, even if made by an AutoEditor.

Dependencies

A RemoveReleaseEdit will fail due to a FailedDependency if it is merged into another release by MergeReleasesEdit. [Can someone confirm this? --ZeroGravitas]

• I haven't tested this, but I believe it to be true. As I understand it, a MergeReleasesEdit effectively deletes the unique identifier for the "bad" album. Any open edits for it (be they ARs or others) will therefore fail on their expiry date. Various items (PUIDs, Release events etc) are transferred to the merge target, but open edits are not. The RemoveReleaseEdit will not be applied to the "good" album that was the target of the merge, if that is what you are worried about. --ArtySmokes

Symbolic name and id

MOD_REMOVE_ALBUM (12)

CategoryEditTypes Authors: ZeroGravitas