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Help: So what happens when I post lyrics?

05 Aug 00 - 03:36 AM (#271804)
Subject: So what happens when I post lyrics?
From: Liz the Squeak

I'm a) curious or b) really not at all technically minded or c) missed the answer a long time ago - but what happens to lyrics I post? Do they get shuffled to the Digitrad after a while or do they just drop off the bottom of a thread?

The option d) thick as s*** does not apply, I've had about 5 hours sleep (no snoring SO to keep me awake) and a grade II listed hangover.....

LTS

05 Aug 00 - 04:50 AM (#271821)
Subject: How To Post Lyrics & What We Do With Them
From: Joe Offer

Well, Liz, when you post lyrics, those lyrics are collected by the dedicated, talented, good-natured, and fabulously good-looking members of the Digital Tradition Harvesting Crew (Susan of DT and Joe Offer). When they harvest a song, they mark it with a ^^ birdie. If it's a redundant song that's already in the database, they mark it with a birdie with a redundant third wing. ^^^
I hope you've helped the Harvesting Crew out by checking the FAQ for instruction on how to post songs in the Digital Tradition format:
  • Search the Digital Tradition and Forum to make sure the song hasn't already been posted
  • put <br> line breaks in every single line, including the blank lines between stanzas
  • put the song title IN ALL CAPS at the beginning of the song
  • put the songwriter name (in parentheses) in the second line
  • put any background notes at the end of the lyrics
  • at the end include the initials of your real name, so your contribution can be credited
  • if you can, submit a tune to Mudcat MIDIs (see Quick Links)
  • If there are related songs in the Database or Forum, please let us know

The harvester copies the lyrics into a word processor and corrects any formatting mistakes; and then searches the database for any related songs. The song is reviewed, and an attempt is made to match it to our 200-some keywords (categories), so it will be easier to search for songs of a given type. Then a filename is assigned to the song, and the lyrics are sent on to Dick Greenhaus for inclusion in the database. If there's a tune, Dick tries to match the lyrics to the tune so they'll display all nice and neat. I don't know what other arcane rituals Dick performs in his dungeon workshop before the database goes out, but I know he does a heck of a lot of work on it.

It's quite a bit of work to process a song for inclusion in the database. I'd say it takes about half an hour, plus whatever time Dick spends on it.

-Joe Offer-

05 Aug 00 - 05:15 AM (#271824)
Subject: RE: Help: So what happens when I post lyrics?
From: Liz the Squeak

ooops. Didn't know to do that - will take print of page and do it right from now on.... hopefully....

LTS