Hi all: I'm beginning to see more redundant Wikipedia links in various languages in MB, and as I've seen voting in both directions when faced with such AR adds, I'm seeking to clarify what may become a reasonable policy for Wikipedia ARs in MB.
Perhaps to illustrate what I consider the worst case scenario I am aware of, will all due respect to Brian, http://musicbrainz.org/show/artist/relationships.html?artistid=11285 seems like the example of Wikipedia-links-run-amok in MB. I see there's a (slightly stale) policy under discussion in http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/WikipediaRelationshipType. If you believe it's more appropriate to host the discussion there, let me know. There are two options that seem to be generally considered reasonable by various editors within MB: 1. Link to the Wikipedia language choice that is most appropriate, typically the language that is associated with the release. This doesn't work so well for artists. If this option was accepted, I presume we should establish a Wikipedia AR addition policy. 2. Link to Every Possible Wikipedia Language Page for a Release (hence the title of this message). This results in a worst case scenario outlined above. If this option was accepted, I would propose we develop an enhancement to the MB user interface to render the potential reams of Wikipedia links in a more intuitive manner. At the moment, I don't consider this to be a burning issue for the MB community; it's something that, as I'm voting on edits, I am just becoming aware of. At the very least, your advice can help me decide whether I am a yes, no or abstain voter when I come across these types of edits. Thanks in advance for your time. Paul _______________________________________________ Musicbrainz-style mailing list Musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style
