"Enhanced" tag needs to be re-considered

The root definition of he word "enhanced" derives from the latin verb inaltiare. That word, in turn, was formed by combining the prefix in- with Latin altus, meaning "high." "Raising" things up to increase a value. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enhanced#note-1. Re-processing mono electronically into stereo fits this perfectly.

Discogs has chosen however to take it to mean some sort of "extras" added to digital media offerings and is counterintuitive to it's true definition.

How about adding "Re-processed" to the format tags to be applied to those mono releases that have been "electronically re-processed to simulate stereo". Would save time instead of the typing necessary when entering entries such as in the VOX classical catalog that exist in both mono and "electronically re-processed to simulate stereo" for many of them.

SpacemanBiff
Discogs has chosen however to take it to mean some sort of "extras" added to digital media offerings

That is the standard record industry meaning of the term, for CDs with video and other non-audio bonus, hence Discogs adopted it. See the sticker on https://www.discogs.sie.com/The-Beatles-Revolver/release/1926972 as an example.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_CD

SpacemanBiff
Discogs has chosen however to take it to mean some sort of "extras" added to digital media offerings and is counterintuitive to it's true definition.

"Album", "single", "file", and countless other also have "true" definitions which are quite different outside of the area of cataloguing audio. However, since we are concerned only with catag audio, they are not relevant.

Besides, "Enhanced" would be a poor choice for fake stereo, since "degraded" would be a more accurate term.

brunorepublic
"degraded" would be a more accurate term.

True!

brunorepublic
SpacemanBiffDiscogs has chosen however to take it to mean some sort of "extras" added to digital media offerings and is counterintuitive to it's true definition.

"Album", "single", "file", and countless other also have "true" definitions which are quite different outside of the area of cataloguing audio. However, since we are concerned only with catag audio, they are not relevant.

Besides, "Enhanced" would be a poor choice for fake stereo, since "degraded" would be a more accurate term.

What about "Re-processed"?

brunorepublic
SpacemanBiffDiscogs has chosen however to take it to mean some sort of "extras" added to digital media offerings and is counterintuitive to it's true definition.

"Album", "single", "file", and countless other also have "true" definitions which are quite different outside of the area of cataloguing audio. However, since we are concerned only with catag audio, they are not relevant.

Besides, "Enhanced" would be a poor choice for fake stereo, since "degraded" would be a more accurate term.

What about "Re-processed"?

brunorepublic
SpacemanBiffDiscogs has chosen however to take it to mean some sort of "extras" added to digital media offerings and is counterintuitive to it's true definition.

"Album", "single", "file", and countless other also have "true" definitions which are quite different outside of the area of cataloguing audio. However, since we are concerned only with catag audio, they are not relevant.

Besides, "Enhanced" would be a poor choice for fake stereo, since "degraded" would be a more accurate term.

"Degraded" is, obviously, a preferential term. As I mentioned elsewhere, "Re-processed" would seem appropriate then.

SpacemanBiff
"Re-processed" would seem appropriate then.

Why? It hardly fits the 'Enhanced' tag usage.

hafler3o
SpacemanBiff"Re-processed" would seem appropriate then.

Why? It hardly fits the 'Enhanced' tag usage.

That's why I'm suggesting that "Re-processed" be added to the format tags list.

SpacemanBiff
That's why I'm suggesting that "Re-processed

Then why bother mentioning enhanced at all? Just say "I'd like tag x to deal with situation y".
"Re-processed" isn't really a format though, more of a non-descript flag. A note would still be necessary to explain properly so not much help.