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Ranking criteria allow mapset host to indicate possession in a difficulty name #12961

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Ranking criteria allow mapset host to indicate possession in a difficulty name #12961

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update Difficulty naming rules
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Expand Up @@ -92,16 +92,19 @@ Important to understand before using:
- The highest difficulty of each game mode.
- The highest difficulties of each game mode with a similar level of difficulty, applying only to Insane and Extra difficulties (e.g. the Insane difficulties of a ENHIIII set or the Extra difficulties of a ENHIIXXX set).
- **A beatmap's custom difficulty naming must follow a common theme or pattern related to the song or difficulty and must not be misrepresentative.** A difficulty name is misrepresentative if it implies a different difficulty level (e.g. naming an "Expert" difficulty as "Normal").
- **A [beatmap host](/wiki/Beatmap/Beatmap_host) cannot indicate possession in a difficulty's name.** (e.g. Beatmap Host's Insane). Conflicts caused by beatmapping multiple songs with the same metadata and [collaborative difficulties](/wiki/Beatmap/Beatmap_collaborations) are the only exceptions. [Guest difficulties](/wiki/Beatmap/Guest_difficulty), however, may indicate possession with its creators' username or nickname.
- **A [beatmap host](/wiki/Beatmap/Beatmap_host) must have beatmapped equal or more difficulties than any [guest difficulty](/wiki/Beatmap/Guest_difficulty) creator.** This is to provide credit where credit is due. [Collaborative difficulties](/wiki/Beatmap/Beatmap_collaborations) are only considered partial difficulties, and [drain time](/wiki/Beatmap/Drain_time) will be used to determine the amount of contribution when a guest has beatmapped significantly more than the host.
- **A [beatmap host](/wiki/Beatmap/Beatmap_host) and [guest difficulty](/wiki/Beatmap/Guest_difficulty) creators can make changes to their respective difficulties as they wish.** If there is a disagreement between both, the beatmap host must delete the guest contribution upon request. If a guest difficulty creator cannot be contacted for a month, they will be assumed to agree with any changes.
- **Beatmaps cannot contain significant portions of difficulties belonging to other users without their explicit involvement or permission.**

### Guidelines

- **The highest difficulty of a beatmap should correspond to the general feel of the song.** Easy/Normal difficulties can be used as a lone difficulty of a beatmap if their rhythms are not oversimplified. A Hard difficulty or beyond should be included otherwise.
- **Avoid incomprehensible username combinations to indicate possession of a [collaborative difficulty](/wiki/Beatmap/Beatmap_collaborations).** If it's unclear whose usernames are combined, simplification is recommended.
- **Avoid difficulty names with descriptive elements not clearly related to a [guest difficulty](/wiki/Beatmap/Guest_difficulty) creator or a level of difficulty.** (e.g. Beatmap Creator's Tragic Love Extra)
- **Difficulty names should not be misleading.**
- **Descriptive difficulty names should have a relation to the song.** When adding other terms such as `Tragic Love` to a difficulty name, it should relate to the song.
- **When combining multiple usernames into a single collaborator name for a [guest difficulty](/wiki/Beatmap/Guest_difficulty), make sure the name remains comprehensible.** For example `Mamayucha` being a [collaboration difficulty](/wiki/Beatmap/Beatmap_collaborations) between `Mani`, `Mari`, `Yuzu` and `Mocha` loses many of the collaborators' features and listing their full usernames, replacing the collaborative username with `Collab` or a descriptor like `osu! Mascots' Expert` may be clearer.
- **The host should not include difficulties such as `Host's Insane`, unless this is done in order to rank the same metadata twice or strongly encouraged by a naming scheme related to the song.**

If it is unclear, a discussion should be held to come to a consensus on whether the difficulty name can be used or should be changed.
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- **The host should not include difficulties such as `Host's Insane`, unless this is done in order to rank the same metadata twice or strongly encouraged by a naming scheme related to the song.**
If it is unclear, a discussion should be held to come to a consensus on whether the difficulty name can be used or should be changed.
- **The host should not include difficulties such as `Host's Insane`, unless this is done in order to rank the same metadata twice or strongly encouraged by a naming scheme related to the song.** If it is unclear, a discussion should be held to come to a consensus on whether the difficulty name can be used or should be changed.

that or

- **Difficulty names should not be misleading.** If it is unclear, a discussion should be held to come to a consensus on whether the difficulty name can be used or should be changed.

not sure which one was meant here

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both suggestions are wrong, they are supposed to visually be on the same level as Difficulty names should not be misleading as you've guessed

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to specify: the sentence was at the end and under the list because if none of the bulletpoints apply to your usecase and you're not sure, have a discussion before ranking the map was the idea, moving it up kinda makes it read worse to me

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what does "rank the same metadata twice" mean? it's very weird terminology.

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@peppy ppy/osu-stable-issues#714 basically this usecase is when people are generally fine with including themselves as a difficulty owner in the format Host's <Difficulty Level>

i.e.

I didn't know a better way to word this while keeping it brief. Maybe I should elaborate in a footnote?

- **Usernames indicating possession of a [guest difficulty](/wiki/Beatmap/Guest_difficulty) should be consistent between multiple beatmaps.** Varying nicknames for one user makes interpreting who created a difficulty ambiguous or misleading.
- **Avoid non-alphanumeric unicode characters in a difficulty's name.** These can cause errors with the [beatmap submission system](/wiki/Beatmapping/Beatmap_submission) and problems for certain users when appearing in chat.

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