On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:44:17 +0530, Jeroen Latour <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > While discussing the RFC to add a Writer AR Type, it became clear that > the > guidelines we were discussing applied equally to other 'generic' AR > types. > In fact, the fact that these guidelines were specified only for the > Writer > AR was one of the points blocking the proposal. > I have created a proposal to add these guidelines to the Advanced > Relationship Style page. The Writer RFC is on hold pending the outcome of > this proposal. I propose to replace the guidelines on the Writer page > with a > clear reference to these general guidelines. > > At a high level, the discussions on the Writer type attempted to find a > balance between the concern that editors would make no effort to use the > specific relationship types, and the concern that editors would be > pressured > to 'guess' relationships and possibly enter wrong data. I have tried to > find > a balance between these concerns. > > My proposal is based on two principles: > > 1. Comply or explain. The editor should use the specific relationship > types, or otherwise explain his or her reasons in the edit note and an > annotation. > 2. Trust editor judgement. The guideline does not give hard rules > forcing > the editor to use the specific types. Instead, it says the editor > should > look for sources and attempt to deduce, but to stay on the safe side. > > The proposal is available at: > http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Proposal:Prefer_Specific_Relationship_Types > > I believe these guidelines will help voters in their conversations with > editors who lazily add Writer relationships. At the same time, it makes > no > assumptions on what it means for example if only one Writer is credited. > I > feel this balances the concerns expressed earlier and will improve the > quality of the data. > > I look forward to hearing your comments. Of course, any suggestions on > wording are very welcome. > If there are no major objections, this RFC will move to RFV on December > 1st. +1. Excellent job. -- Per / Wizzcat _______________________________________________ MusicBrainz-style mailing list [email protected] http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style
