Losing metadata presets applied to images

I have one basic metadata preset that I apply to images after they have been imported. I've noticed that on a regular basis, every single image in my library loses its applied metadata preset and it reverts back to "none". For the life of me I cannot figure out why this is happening and I don't know whether it's a bug or a feature.
My standard workflow is that after I import images, I select all the images in the new folder I have designated for those images and apply my specific metadata preset but it seems that a few days later or after I import new images, all metadata presets are gone again. I have noticed this issue with Lightroom 3 and again with Lightroom 4 after I have upgraded so I don't think it's related to a specific version.

This usually happens when a change is made to a field in the metadata which is selected in the preset. For example I had a similar problem because my 2012 metadata preset had the IPTC Image section erroneously selected, with all the fields in that section null in the preset. So then when I started adding GPS data and reverse geocoding, and started filling in the location fields, the metadata preset reverted to "none" because I had changed a field in that IPTC section, and thus the applied preset was no longer valid. Note however that even though the preset name reverts to "none", all the original data applied by the preset remains (apart from the one you changed).
So check your own preset, make sure only the fields that you won't be changing are selected.

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