Rule Changelog

guidelines vocadb moderation

This page lists all the relevant updates and clarifications to VocaDB rules/guidelines starting from February 2024.

These changes have been planned, discussed and decided by trusted users and moderators on the VocaDB discord server: #mods-and-trusted

For smaller clarifications, see the commit history.

Please see the relevant wiki pages for more detailed instructions (use the wiki search if necessary).

1. Jun 2024 - Songs entries with “AI generative music synthesis with uncontrolled vocals” are not allowed.
1. Jun 2024 - Other voice synth engines need to tagged and included in the name.
1. Jun 2024 - Removed limitations on UTAU append entries.
1. Jun 2024 - 2 or more individual lines is enough to qualify as an additional lyrics language.
1. Jun 2024 - Added guidelines for artist entry splitting
1. Jun 2024 - More detailed content removal guidelines
1. Jun 2024 - Added Out-of-scope arrangement tag.
1. Jun 2024 - Circle/Group entry can be added if all members are participating.
1. Jun 2024 - Added Visual/Audio transcription guidelines.
1. May 2024 - Skip off-vocal harmony vocalist credits.
1. May 2024 - Use the instrumental tag for songs with faint vocals instead of marking them as support.
1. May 2024 - For crediting original artists of out-of-scope songs, use the description. (example).
1. March 2024 - Lyrics can be modified without creating new lyrics, always mention the modification in the source.
1. March 2024 - Changes to the “Do not reupload” tag, most notably that it now requires a verified artist account.
1. March 2024 - Real-life names should not be added as aliases if they’re not used as an alias by the artist or by other artists/sources.
1. Feb 2024 - New non-English translations should not be added without a good reason (example), detailed here.
1. Feb 2024 - Remixer names should not be removed from the song title: “Love is War (Mwk Remix)“.
1. Feb 2024 - Simultaneous uploads tag changes.
1. Feb 2024 - Single albums are no longer discouraged.