Option to remove suggestions box when adding an album

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Poll: Should there be an option to permanantly remove suggestions when adding a new album to a chart?
yes
30%
 30%  [4]
no
61%
 61%  [8]
not sure
7%
 7%  [1]
Total Votes : 13

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sszwalbenest
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  • #1
  • Posted: 07/20/2013 19:20
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This would result in a much faster time for loading a new album, especially with slower computers.
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Happymeal





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  • Posted: 07/20/2013 22:09
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Hint people. Key word: Option.

While I wouldn't use it, I'm sure someone could. So long as it's an option, then I'm fine with it. That's not to say it's a pressing matter of course.
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drakonium
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  • Posted: 07/22/2013 19:24
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Don't get me wrong, BEA is one of the greatest sites I've ever been on, but I could clearly do without the albums/artists suggestions. I don't really know anything about informatics, but if pages can appear faster without them, then I think such an option would be a good idea.
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albummaster
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  • Posted: 07/23/2013 12:34
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sszwalbenest wrote:
This would result in a much faster time for loading a new album, especially with slower computers.

Unfortunately, there's no easy way of removing the suggestions box. Picking from suggestions helps to ensure all of the albums on BEA can be cross-referenced, it helps to eliminate duplicates (multiple copies of the same album being added to the database), and (for year & decade charts) it also helps to show albums for the selected time period. If suggestions were removed and 'free-form' entries allowed, the site would be unmanageable. I take on board the issue with slower computers/networks, and I'll see what can be done to improve performance.
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19loveless91
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  • Posted: 07/23/2013 17:11
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The only option I see is to make something similar to IMDb - where instead of the suggestions appearing as you type, you first type in the whole title, then press enter and get offered the list of titles
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arthur237



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  • Posted: 07/23/2013 22:32
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albummaster wrote:
Unfortunately, there's no easy way of removing the suggestions box. Picking from suggestions helps to ensure all of the albums on BEA can be cross-referenced, it helps to eliminate duplicates (multiple copies of the same album being added to the database), and (for year & decade charts) it also helps to show albums for the selected time period. If suggestions were removed and 'free-form' entries allowed, the site would be unmanageable. I take on board the issue with slower computers/networks, and I'll see what can be done to improve performance.



I agree as some people might spell an album wrong and there would be two different versions of one album...
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