N64's Guide to Good Metadata

Does your osu! map's metadata look like this:

For beginners, this may look like the right way to do things, but IT IS NOT!!!

But why? Because:

  1. it may look unappealing to players
  2. will need to be changed in future if you plan to rank your map (or get it into Loved)
  3. it's sometimes just plain confusing...

If you'd like to improve your map's metadata, whether to enhance searchability or to make it look better, etc., this is the guide for you!

Part 1: Artist and Title