I've seen much more "arguing" post in the forum (yet I visit it nearly never), and for things of very less importance and/or where the moderators were absolutely and clearly right.
I've posted the issue because I don't think that request is right. Yes, it's simple, and I've got it without problem, I understand it, BUT I totally don't agree... can't you get the point? Who's said that a "simple" request is always right and due?
So, still I can't get the issue, sorry.
Why repeat the term "official" for links under "official" section? And why then, not to write also for other kind of pages? So, "Official Bandcamp", "Official Instagram", "Official Myspace" etc.?
What is "official" for you? For me is when a website or other pages with a band's name, has been created and/or is managed by the band itself or by others but clearly on behalf of the band (official band's management, a band's friend credited to do so and similar). So, every page is official if it meets that condition IMO, which it's true it's not always clear or sure, but this goes for every kind of page, classic website/Homepage included, if one doesn't know exactly and for sure the truth and who is managing the page/site/social.
So we could add even more "useful details" to links' names, for exaple the type of website (.com, .org, .it), or the kind of graphics used and many more things, because for some people they could be important to know before click.
I don't give a fuck of points (tell to Uncolored and others)... LOL... I correct what I think should be fixed and usually because I was already on that page/band/artist to update or fixed some "more important" things; and apart from this, it's because this is an encyclopedical site if I remember well, and it's born and developed to be more "reliable", "consitent" etc. than the other "crap sites" and databases on the web. So all must be in the same form in every page.
So choose what you prefer, but if it's "Homepage", so shall be for all pages, and the same if you choose "Official website" (silly, useless and redundant - the "official" term, I mean - I say again, and even a 5 years old kid would agree), or what you want to call that classic sites (Band's website", "Band's site"...). Calling the similar websites in different name for different band is the only real ludicrous thing for me, along with the inconsistency said above, the "official" term not used for Bandcamp pages and others, but for websites only; although, again, it's proper IMO that ANY of the links under "official" title don't repeat the term "official".
I would be ready to submit this ludicrous (not because of me) issue of the repeating "official" term and the other things, inconsistency etc., to the "masses", or even just to all users (not only moderators or some of them) of MA to know what they think, and in case of the ones agree with you and Uncolored or other moderators, read if they can explain why they are right and I am wrong.
P.S. - All are websites? This means all and nothing, a silly statement. Usually and since ever, a website is the classic site you got by buying a dominion (but now you can do it even for several free spaces, apart from a little self-ad banner perhaps), and where one can custom whatever they want from scratch, and with a personal URL without extra common terms (apart www and .com or others, obviously). Instead, sites as social media, music sellers etc., have little to none to be customized, graphic-wise, functions-wise, and in the URL is obviously always displayed the kind of site (Facebook, Myspace, Instagram...), along with the personal name, often along with other automatic numbers. And the issue about official or not, for me is just depending on the thing I've said above, like for any other kind of pages referring to a band or artist, that is the only thing that make a difference between official and unofficial, not the kind of pages/sites.
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