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27 changes: 26 additions & 1 deletion src/content/rules/no-honorifics.mdx
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status: Active
rule_context: Names
mikumod_support: "Planned"
excerpt: Do not add honorifics (e.g. "-san"/"さん") unless the artists uses them on the name.
---

It's common to see artists credited with additional honorifics. These should not be added, unless the artist uses those themselves: [Gedou-san](https://vocadb.net/Ar/1823) for example.
It's common to see artists credited with added honorifics, especially in Japanese (e.g. "-san"/"さん", "-sama"/"様").

These honorifics should not be added as the artist name on VocaDB, unless the artist uses those themselves, such as:

- [外道さん (Gedou-san)](https://vocadb.net/Ar/1823)
- [P丸様。 (P-Maru-sama.)](https://vocadb.net/Ar/139823)
- [Mr.Hedgehog](https://vocadb.net/Ar/81441)
- [Mr. Unknown](https://vocadb.net/Ar/49412)
- [Mrs. Pumpkin](https://vocadb.net/Ar/55077)

Note that, while this rule applies when creating/editing artist entries, you should also consider this when adding artist credits so that you can find the existing artist entry (by excluding the honorifics).

## Examples

The following are real-world examples found on video descriptions:

- Use [ポテいも (Poteimo)](https://vocadb.net/Ar/10074), not "ポテいもさん" ("Pote imo-san") (as seen on [this video](https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm21177055) of [Cryogenic](https://vocadb.net/S/32102))
- Use [redjuice], not "redjuiceさんが" ("redjuice-san") (as seen on [this video](http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4141643) of [Last Night, Good Night](https://vocadb.net/S/2443)).
- Use [かごめP (Kagome)](https://vocadb.net/Ar/112), not "かごめP様" ("KagomeP-sama") (as seen on [this video](https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15875228) of [Absolutenote](https://vocadb.net/S/8971)).
- Use [シエル* (Ciel\*)](https://vocadb.net/Ar/2320), not "シエル*様" ("Ciel\*-sama") (as seen on this entry and [this video](https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15875228) of [Absolutenote](https://vocadb.net/S/8971)).

## External links

- [Wikipedia: Japanese honorifics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_honorifics)
- [Wikipedia: Honorifics (linguistics)](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorifics_(linguistics)>)
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/content/rules/song-source-required.mdx
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complete_validation: "True"
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Song entries require a PV *or* an external link *or* an attached album entry for proof of existence. A description may be set instead if the only applicable links are direct downloads or profile-less file sharing sites.
Song entries require a PV _or_ an external link _or_ an attached album entry for proof of existence. A description may be set instead if the only applicable links are direct downloads or profile-less file sharing sites.