langster wrote:

Firstly, and most importantly - !!!! THE FIVE DAY RULE !!!! -

Wait 5 days before bumping your ID so that everyone gets a fair chance. If ya ignore this oh-so simple rule, your thread will be locked, removed for repeat offenses and could even result in a ban from this forum.

Please don't bump other users before five days have passed. This too can result in penalties. . .


Now, to the guidelines :-D


Ways to get your IDs sorted more quickly:

1. MP3 clip wherever possible, a decent length one if possible as well, as short clips often dont help and sometimes they are mixed into another tune which can also make things more difficult. 30 seconds is usually enough.


2. Year of track, whether when you heard it or when you think it was played. Very helpful for us track spotters

3. DJ/Artist who played the track when you heard it, or even the event you heard it at, also very useful info.


4. STYLE IN THE TITLE, it saves us listening to something we definately wont know.


5. Create links. Read the forum codes and create a link to your files in order to avoid broken links and typographical errors. Plus, cutting and pasting is a hassle.


6. Stop BUMPING your thread every hour or day, give other people a chance as well to get their unknowns ID'ed, YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO WANTS AN UNKNOWN TUNE ID'ed!


7. No multiple posting, if you have 5 unknowns put 'm all in one thread, not 5 seperate threads.


8. Don't delete IDed tracks. When an unknown is ID'ed leave the link, don't remove it, other people can benefit from it later.


Unnecessary:
1. Saying your IDs are for "experts only."
2. Saying you "really really need this."
3. Saying "help!!!!!" in any way. We are all here to help, you don't have to ask for it extra.

Good titles:
"96-99 Trance, Progressive house, Euro House Tracks"
"hard trance 99 id"
"80s, Italo, disco, funk, synthpop and more..."

Lame titles:
"Help me :-) 17 Track's"
"Anyone Identify these tunes ??"
"(Youtube video track ID)"
"Techno !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

GOOD LUCK! :)