What is the status of band X for the Archive?
You can check on the status of a band relative to the Archive on the Trade-Friendly Band Information page. We have 3 categories: May be Archived- Band sections have been activated by Archive admins. Shows can be hosted here to the extent permitted by the band. Click on the band name and then their Notes link to see what limits they may have placed on taping, trading or archiving. Pending- When a patron adds a fresh entry for an an additional trade-friendly band, the new band section is placed in the Pending category, with default status “Not contacted” in its Notes. Admins will update the contact status based on information that people send to etree at archive dot org. Opted Out- Some bands that may be otherwise trade-friendly may have explicitly said, “No, thanks” to our project. We respect their wishes. We still keep notes of their taping/trading policies for reference.
You can check on the status of a band relative to the Archive on the Trade-Friendly Band Information page. We have 3 categories: May be Archived- Band sections have been activated by Archive admins. Shows can be hosted here to the extent permitted by the band. Click on the band name and then their Notes link to see what limits they may have placed on taping, trading or archiving. Pending- When a patron adds a fresh entry for an an additional trade-friendly band, the new band section is placed in the Pending category, with default status “Not contacted” in its Notes. Admins will update the contact status based on information that people send to etree@archive.org. Opted Out- Some bands that may be otherwise trade-friendly may have explicitly said, “No, thanks” to our project. We respect their wishes. We still keep notes of their taping/trading policies for reference.
5/2006, significant site changes in progress: Formerly, you could check on the status of a band relative to the Archive on the Trade-Friendly Band Information page, which is no longer updated. This FAQ question has been updated for the new-system presentation of info. We have 3 categories: May be Archived- Band sections have been activated by Archive admins. Shows can be hosted here to the extent permitted by the band. Click on the band name and then through to their Policy Notes link to see what limits they may have placed on taping, trading or archiving. Pending- When a patron sends us information about having contacted an additional trade-friendly band, the new band is considered to be “Pending”. Admins will update notes we keep on the band based on the information that people send to etree at archive dot org. (Sensitive parts of the info- such as email addresses used- will not be posted in the public notes.) Important: Under the new system, we cannot create a “collection page” for
