The new "members" section of the website violates an artists right to remain anonymous. Should information regarding full names, birth dates, and countries of origin leak or be chosen at a prior date by the artist to be made private, the Metal Archives staff claim the right to publish this information as they wish. Additionally, it is also a violation of a band's aesthetic choices as the page links the musician to all projects he/she is involved with. This means that if an artist is operating under a pseudonym for whatever reason, if revealed even to friends on a public facebook profile, this can be reposted on Metal Archives. Additionally, much of the information uploaded to Metal Archives is taken from other user based sites and is inaccurate, a reputable encyclopedia should take it's information from solid, reliable sources, and not from contribution based or personal sources.