PMV Stash Editorial Guidelines

The PMV Stash Editorial Guidelines are meant to help PMV Stash contributors maintain a high level of data accuracy and aesthetic quality.

Discussion and decisions about the guidelines take place in the PMV Stash discord , in the #ministry-of-truth channel.

Rules

1. Adults Only!

Do not share any data, metadata, or other info if you suspect it might involve under-age individuals.

2. Consensual footage only!

Do not submit anything where you have cause to suspect the data is related to original footage that has been published without the consent of the depicted individuals.

3. Be excellent to each other!

Core Principles

1. Use good judgement in all situations.

This is the number 1 principle. The entire PMV scene exists thanks to the work of passionate volunteers. PMV Stash can only be successful thanks to the joint efforts of its members.

2. Aim for comprehensive and accurate data that looks good.

PMVs are essentially an underground and amateur art-form. Consequently, accurate information tends to decay and disappear (e.g. dead links, unknown original release dates) and presentation can be inconsistent and haphazard. We want PMV Stash to counter this entropy by preserving metadata and promoting the more aesthetically appealing elements of the relevant material.

Scenes

Guidelines for Scene submissions.

Title

Set the title as it appears in the video itself.
If no title appears in the video, use the title used by the original artist in their release post.
Do not include genre terms like “PMV” or the author’s name unless they are actually part of the title (see previous points).
There are many edge cases for titles, so if these guidelines don’t fit, use your own judgement or discuss it with other users.

Release Date

Prefer the earliest release date that is known.
If only an approximate release date is known, add it. For example “2022-02”.
Add a link to the release post if possible or generally your source for the release date.
If the source for the release date cannot be linked, simply explain what the source is in your edit comment.
If release date is unknown, use “1970” or “1970-01-01”

Cover image

Prefer the cover image used by the original artist if available.
If no original cover image is provided, use a still from the video where the title is featured.
If none of the above apply, use something that looks good.
Do not use animated images (whether gif or webp).

Links

Add all relevant links such as “tube site” uploads, reddit release posts, milovana.com release threads, and torrent tracker uploads.
Linking to private tracker posts is allowed.

While we are not aware of any private trackers prohibiting their users from sharing links to the tracker from elsewhere on the Internet, this might be frowned upon by tracker owners. PMV Stash users who wish to publish links to private torrent trackers should take care to not associate their PMV Stash identity with any of their private tracker identities.

Linking to public torrents is allowed through btdig.com.

Public torrents sometimes include more than one PMV. You may link the appropriate torrent to all applicable PMVs (Scenes). You should make an effort to check if the torrent is actually relevant, but neither PMV Stash users nor administrators are required to seed any torrents. The purpose is to capture and organize information about what exists, not to facilitate file sharing.

Do not add direct links to file sharing sites.
Do not remove dead links.

We keep dead links as historical documentation. Often, dead links might be archived by archive.org, or cached by search engines and other web crawlers.

Description

If the PMV artist has provided a description in their release post, include it in the PMV Stash Scene description.
If you know the music used in the Scene, add it to the description.

Tagging

Tags are meant to help users search effectively. We favor precise tagging with strict tag definitions over bulk or automatic assignment of tags retrieved by scrapers.
Use the Porn Music Video tag for all Scenes that don’t fit a more precise genre such as Cock Hero, Hypno Video, or Compilation.

Performers

Add performers where known.
If a performer doesn’t exist in PMV Stash, create them.
Valid performers include not just adult video performers, but also singers, fictional characters, and anyone who appears visually in a scene.
If there are missing performers add a missing performer tag.

Studios

PMV artists in stash are defined as Studios.

Name

Set the name as it appears in the videos.
If the artist’s name doesn’t appear in the video, set it as it appears in their online profiles.

Logo

If they have a logo, use it.
Do not add an image simply because it’s an editor’s profile pic on some video site.