Since the old header design was getting rather cramped and showed discrepancies when you moved between the main site and forums, I've done a moderate redesign. All the old links are still there, just ordered and grouped differently. The main navigation row now consists of all the information listings, while the peripheral tools have been moved to the smaller bar. Also, note the links at the top right -- they alternate between login / register for guests, and member menu / logout for logged in members. A feature I plan to add soon is a flashing email icon that appears beside your username if you have unread private messages. Let me know what you think of the changes!

Regarding the index page, do you think a uniform background color would look better, or the rounded box is fine as it is? Indicate your preference in the poll and I'll make the adjustments accordingly.

We finally have a proper index page! It bears much similarity to a certain search engine...

Also, artist pages have now been moved to the format vgmdb.net/artist/number, and all the old addresses will automatically redirect there. We're rolling this out in stages, so the other content pages -- albums, browse lists -- will get moved at a later date.

As usual, do report any anomalies you find (such as broken links or images).

Artist discographies can now be separated into two parts, original discography and featured work. Featured work refers to derivative albums (particularly doujins) that include arranged or remixed tracks without the involvement of the original composer. Moreover, ratings for featured work are not tallied into an artist's weighted album rating. Staff can designate an artist credit as "featured" in the artist assignment interface using the checkbox next to the role selection dropdown.

Refback links next to the visitor counter are now active on both album and artist pages, so you can click on them if available to display a list of incoming URLs.

All artist names and aliases have been fully converted to UTF-8, so alias matching in the assignment system should work reliably now, and artist pages should no longer show duplicate aliases.

Now that it's the holidays, I'd like to spend the first week fixing existing problems with the site rather than adding new features -- starting with the tracklist submission system. Do post in the thread if you have any outstanding issues.