GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 360059
Songs listened to via radio aren't submitted to audioscrobbler
Last modified: 2006-12-13 16:22:34 UTC
Songs listened to via radio aren't submitted to last.fm / audioscrobbler. Radios can be the main source of playback, and therefore be more representative of what the user listens to.
Actually the AS protocol says it's a no-no. (Find stream on http://www.audioscrobbler.net/wiki/Protocol1.1.merged ) I think it might be done the same way as LastFMProxy/Last-exit/others last.fm radio players do it: by having a checkbox saying log radio tracks to profile, either in the settings (last-exit) or on the playback view (LastFMProxy). I prefer the latter, because the user may change his mind often depending on the station and the time. The radio view has room enough for a checkbox.
(In reply to comment #1) > I think it might be done the same way as LastFMProxy/Last-exit/others last.fm > radio players do it: by having a checkbox saying log radio tracks to profile, > either in the settings (last-exit) or on the playback view (LastFMProxy). I > prefer the latter, because the user may change his mind often depending on the > station and the time. The radio view has room enough for a checkbox. I doubt any last.fm radio players would have that option, because sending the list of tracks you play from last.fm to last.fm would be odd. If the last.fm people wanted those on your profile, they would do it themselves. Regarding sending tracks that come from "normal" online radio stations, the reason why they say not to do it is that icecast metadata doesn't give us the Artist and the Title, just a single string.
(In reply to comment #2) > (In reply to comment #1) > > I think it might be done the same way as LastFMProxy/Last-exit/others last.fm > > radio players do it: by having a checkbox saying log radio tracks to profile, > > either in the settings (last-exit) or on the playback view (LastFMProxy). I > > prefer the latter, because the user may change his mind often depending on the > > station and the time. The radio view has room enough for a checkbox. > > > I doubt any last.fm radio players would have that option, because sending the > list of tracks you play from last.fm to last.fm would be odd. If the last.fm > people wanted those on your profile, they would do it themselves. This is actually the default if you play a last.fm radio station the tracks are logged to your profile, bug #381679 has a patch which toggles the submission of last.fm radio tracks to the profile. Since that bug has a patch, closing this bug as a dupe of that one. > Regarding sending tracks that come from "normal" online radio stations, the > reason why they say not to do it is that icecast metadata doesn't give us the > Artist and the Title, just a single string. Bug #376659 already marked as NOTABUG. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 381679 ***