LeaksDo not transcribe anticipated releases ("leaks").SnippetsSnippets may be added when the song has been teased by the artist or performed in a live/livestream setting.Claiming a song transcriptionMaking ClaimsTo prevent edit collisions, it's usually best for only one person to try to edit the lyrics at any given time. To establish yourself as the one person allowed to edit, you can make a "claim" on the page by adding something like "SCRIBING - DO NOT EDIT - @Username" to the top of the page. This is generally only necessary for highly anticipated songs with multiple users vying to transcribe them.

You can only claim a page if all of the following are true:You have legal access to the full audio in your earsThe primary language of the song is a language you are fluent inNo one else has claimed it yet. More on respecting claims below.Upon claiming, you are:Required to finish the scribe and remove the claim tag in a timely manner. During this time, you are forbidden from working on or claiming other pages until you are done and have removed the claim tagEncouraged to save progress little by little, which demonstrates that you are actively working on it and ensures that less progress will be lost if the page crashesIf you believe the legitimacy of your claim may be challenged, it may be worth adding a link to your source somehow, perhaps somewhere in the lyrics while you are working on them, or as a pyong.Tips for avoiding lyric edit conflicts • Lock the page
• Dummy annotationRespecting ClaimsDo not edit lyrics on a page while someone else's claim is at the top.

If you think a claim has been abandoned or was illegitimate, overwriting the claim is something that could create drama, so doing so is kind of at your own risk. It is safer to check with the user who claimed it or with a moderator before overwriting the claim. We understand this means you may miss out on a claim, as it can be difficult to have things sorted out quickly.Partial ScribesEven for songs that aren't hot releases, people get mad if you upload less than the full song.Do Not Copy-Paste Lyrics From Other SitesThis is treated as a form of plagiarism.