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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Currently, there are 13 Active FAQ's:Q. How Can I Listen To CVGM Right Now?
Q. Is there anything I can do to help out with this site?
Q. Is their an official upload FAQ?
Q. What does CVGM stand for?
Q. This site has lots of silly smilies and icons in the chat window. Where can I see a list of all of them?
Q. Is There A List Of All Flags I Can Choose From?
Q. I have found a problem with a song, an error in it's information, or wish to check if a song has been fixed. Is there anywhere I can look to see if this has been done?
Q. Is there a list of all commands/code for the OneLiner and in the Forums?
Q. I registered for the site and haven't received my conformation email
Q. Do you keep a list of the recently added songs, artists and compilations?
Q. When a song is played, why does it take so long to be played again?
Q. The Screenshot System Is Awesome, How Can I Learn More About It?
Q. How to upload song made by a group of artists?
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Q. How Can I Listen To CVGM Right Now?
Listening to CVGM is Easy! If you just want to jump right in, you can download an M3U of all active streams by clicking Here and opening it in Winamp, iTunes, Media Player or any other popular player. In WinAmp you can also select the Open URL and paste in the link to that file and it will download all of the active streams automatically.
Pick the stream that works for you, and enjoy!!
If you want to be a little more selective of your stream, or you wish to get to the links of the direct stream access points you can click the Streams link on the right under "Now Playing" or click Here.
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week) [Top]Q. Is there anything I can do to help out with this site?
Yes! There is so much work needed to be done yet! CVGM is a community maintained site, and so all the help that we can get is certainly appreciated. Some of the more common ways that any user can help are:
Missing Song Information
Sadly, many songs have missing information such as download links, year it was released, links to YouTube clips, pouet info, any of our wide database support (HOL, Lemon64, Moby Games, Atari Legends etc.). If you have or know any of this information, please post it to 
Song Corrections / Changes so we can get it on the song page. We strive to maintain a complete and accurate database of song information, so this is where we appreciate the help most.
It's not just songs that have missing information, many artist pages lack flags, pictures and other information like artiste websites, links to Last.FM, hometown, date of birth etc. This can be submitted in the same page as above to be added.
Groups & Labels also have the same problem, they are often missing logos, icons (a 16x16 or similar icon thats displayed instead of the default image), websites, wiki links and information in general.
Tagging Of Songs
Many songs are not tagged on the site. Any registered user can do this, simply go to the song page and click on Edit Tags. We reccomend tagging is kept margianally close to the song, and using a CamelCase system for tagging. Tags should replicate the song year, artist, groups, related media, platforms and anything else special about the song. Some fields can be added like Vocals, ChipTune, Remix, OST to specify special song flags. Tags should be seperated with a space in between them.
Tagging is perhaps one of the most important parts of the song page as it updates the Tag Cloud and site users can find songs by keywords much easier. We try to recommend that songs be tagged after they are uploaded.
Add Missing Songs & Artists
If we are missing some awesome music tracks, please upload them to us. We accept MP3, as well as MOD, XM, IT and most other module formats. See the Upload FAQ for more information on what is required to upload songs to us.
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 1 year, 5 months) [Top]Q. Is their an official upload FAQ?
Yes, the official upload FAQ post can be found at Official Upload FAQ. This is more up to date and is updated frequently.
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 2 years) [Top]Q. What does CVGM stand for?
CVGM stands for Computer & Video Game Music. It can also stand for Classic Video Game Music. The first is the correct term to represent all types of music that the site will accept 
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 2 years) [Top]Q. This site has lots of silly smilies and icons in the chat window. Where can I see a list of all of them?
You can find an up-to-date list of all the site smileys on the forums at OneLiner / Forum Smilies. They are regularly updated, and appended to that forum post.
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 2 years) [Top]Q. Is There A List Of All Flags I Can Choose From?
Yes! You can see all flags and their applicable codes at this url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2#Officially_assigned_code_elements
The following flags can be used (that are not listed above) :
- fam (created by FamFamFam, who did most of the imagaes/flags for the site)
- wales
- england
- scotland
- catalonia - eu
Super l33t Flags:
- atari
- beer
- brainstorm
- brsflag
- cbm
- danceflag
- goat
- hellokitty
- heman
- hh
- invader
- ninja
- snes
- snescontroller
- wild
- zx
Custom flags are available on request, send an email/pm to fishguy876 with the link to the image for the flag. It must be in PNG format, no bigger than 16x16 pixels.
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 4 weeks) [Top]Q. I have found a problem with a song, an error in it's information, or wish to check if a song has been fixed. Is there anywhere I can look to see if this has been done?
Most song errors can now be corrected directly from the song page. Click the 'Edit Information' button on the song page and you can change things like groups, artists, mix song id's and many other fields. To add additional links to youtube clips, HOL information or any other DB entry, click Add Link and follow the instructions from there.
Some problems can't be fixed there, and should be reported in Song Corrections / Changes. Site moderators check this thread frequently (and receive notifications when stuff is posted into it). If you do find a problem, please explain the problem thoroughly and post additional info. Remember, you can use BBCode in the thread to list songs (using the [song] tag). See that particular thread for more information on how to use those tags.
We welcome people telling us what information is wrong, even if its 50+ songs at a time! We are striving to make our database as accurate and as up to date as we can!
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 1 year, 2 months) [Top]Q. Is there a list of all commands/code for the OneLiner and in the Forums?
Why yes there is! The forums and Oneliner uses a simplified version of BBCode to make things easier for everyone. Examples on how it works can be found at BBCodes For Forum & Oneliner and smiley codes can be found at OneLiner / Forum Smilies.
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 1 year, 5 months) [Top]Q. I registered for the site and haven't received my conformation email
There is a thread about this subject at Never Received CVGM Activation Email. Basically it says that if you haven't received your conformation email after about 20 minutes at most, to check your Spam box first, then contact me directly at andy [at] f1-software [dot] com with your registration email address and username. If you wish to discuss this subject further, use the thread above.
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 1 year, 5 months) [Top]Q. Do you keep a list of the recently added songs, artists and compilations?
A list of the most recently added songs can always be found at New Uploads page. Whenever a moderator approves a song, it automatically goes into the list.
To see the list of recently changed artists, labels, compilations etc. see the "Recent Updates" link on the left of the screen.
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 9 months, 3 weeks) [Top]Q. When a song is played, why does it take so long to be played again?
To keep things fair to everyone, and to stop awesome songs like 
He-Man from playing 24/7 (as much as we would like that!) each song is placed into a lock time after it's played for about a week. This encorages users to listen to different tracks, and also stops the same group of people from playing the same identical tracks constantly. We think it is a fair system that works well. A week is plenty of time to stock up a large number of favourite songs and play them the following week
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 1 year, 5 months) [Top]Q. The Screenshot System Is Awesome, How Can I Learn More About It?
The screenshot system is under development still, and is already proving to be a popular addition to the site. To learn more about how it works, how to use it or post problems & suggestions, please see Working With Screenshots On CVGM. Thanks!
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FishGuy876 (Last Updated: 9 months, 3 weeks) [Top]Q. How to upload song made by a group of artists?
Select one of the artists that composed the song and upload song as usual (go to the artist page and click Upload a new song by this artist link). After upload is finished, go down on the song information page to section Song Corrections & Updates and click [Edit Information] link. Now you can select multiple artists from the artist list by clicking names holding CTRL key. When done, click Submit data button below.
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Goatfather (Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days) [Top][Back To Top]
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