THE LEXICON

How Musicore talks

Musicore uses mining and geology language throughout the site — here's what everything means in plain terms.

Core concepts

Ore: Any single thing in the database — a band, person, album, song, venue, event, and more. Everything you can look up is an ore.
Core-relation: A documented connection between two ores — "played drums for," "released," "played at," and so on. The lines on the graph.
Detritus: A small fact attached to an ore that isn't a full connection on its own — a photo, a note, a social link.

Mining: Adding new ores, connections, or facts to Musicore.
Refining: Reviewing, sourcing, or correcting something someone else contributed.
Raw: Just submitted, not yet reviewed by the community.
Refining (status): Under active community review — getting closer to trusted.
Disputed: Reviewers disagree; needs more evidence before it can move forward.
Polished: Reviewed and trusted — the stable, citable version of a fact.
Sift / Sifting: The quick swipe-to-review flow (confirm, dispute, etc.) that moves raw contributions toward polished.
Sifter's Log: The feed of raw and refining content waiting for review, open to anyone to Sift.

Flecks: Musicore's reputation currency, earned by contributing and Sifting. Shows how much someone has dug in.
Bedrock: The site's top-tier, most trusted long-term contributors.
Claim: Verifying you're the real artist, band, or venue behind a page, unlocking direct edits to it.

Explore: The graph view — start from one ore and reveal its connections outward, one hop at a time.
Find a connection: Pick 2 or 3 ores and see the shortest path of connections between them, drawn as a graph.
Refine Mode: An optional toggle (once logged in) that shows each ore and connection's review status, with a shortcut into Sift for anything not yet polished.

Vein: A category of data the community is actively building out, like venues or tours.
Field Notes: Musicore's blog — music-scene write-ups and site updates in one place.