Re: [mb-style] Why do we expand abbreviations?

2015-01-13 Thread caller#6
On 01/13/2015 03:17 PM, Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote: On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 1:01 AM, SwissChris swissch...@gmail.com mailto:swissch...@gmail.com wrote: The rationale makes sense IMO. Expanding Vol. to Volumen for a swedish release makes sense and is better than having to assume

Re: [mb-style] Musical quotation/lyrical references (STYLE-348)

2014-11-20 Thread caller#6
On 11/16/2014 11:57 PM, th1rtyf0ur wrote: Refs: AR proposal: http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/STYLE-348 Wiki (w/ classical jazz examples): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_quotation Huey Lewis' Purple Haze tease: https://youtu.be/3ZwQRCkKxNE?t=4m16s The Beatles' Glass Onion:

Re: [mb-style] Style for classical track titles (STYLE-344) - untitled works only?

2014-11-07 Thread caller#6
On 11/06/2014 03:05 PM, Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote: On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 12:56 AM, caller#6 caller...@gmail.com mailto:caller...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/29/2014 11:32 AM, Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote: Evolving draft at http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/User:Reosarevok

Re: [mb-style] Style for classical track titles (STYLE-344) - untitled works only?

2014-11-07 Thread caller#6
On 11/07/2014 01:11 PM, SwissChris wrote: On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 5:02 PM, caller#6 caller...@gmail.com mailto:caller...@gmail.com wrote: On 11/06/2014 03:05 PM, Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote: On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 12:56 AM, caller#6 caller...@gmail.com mailto:caller

Re: [mb-style] Style for classical track titles (STYLE-344) - untitled works only?

2014-11-06 Thread caller#6
On 10/29/2014 11:32 AM, Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote: While we have guidelines for release titles and track artists, we never got a guideline for classical track titles. So far most people are following the format of the data already there (and thus the existing pre-NGS conventions).

Re: [mb-style] Style for classical track titles (STYLE-344)

2014-11-05 Thread caller#6
On 11/05/2014 10:40 AM, Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote: On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 8:38 PM, Brant Gibbard bgibb...@ca.inter.net mailto:bgibb...@ca.inter.net wrote: Under the Full work title section the first of the entries marked as and not i.e. don't do this, is exactly the same as the

Re: [mb-style] Changes to our style process (Important)

2014-10-31 Thread caller#6
On 10/30/2014 05:58 PM, Ben Ockmore wrote: I do still think that putting it all on Git is a good idea though (especially given the online editing capabilities of GH and BB). Just not TT templates, and separate from the server code. For anybody interested, keep an eye on

Re: [mb-style] Style for classical track titles (STYLE-344)

2014-10-29 Thread caller#6
On 10/29/2014 12:16 PM, Ben Ockmore wrote: I think in the case of movement numbers, we can point users to the existing series numbering guideline: https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Style/Titles/Series_numbers Using this (or adapting it sightly) means that we minimise the difference between

Re: [mb-style] Style for classical track titles (STYLE-344)

2014-10-29 Thread caller#6
On 10/29/2014 12:47 PM, Frederic Da Vitoria wrote: 2014-10-29 19:39 GMT+01:00 Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren reosare...@gmail.com mailto:reosare...@gmail.com: Forgot to mention, also, that part of the idea is to get rid of http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Style/Specific_types_of_releases/Opera

[mb-style] STYLE-331 recap

2014-10-26 Thread caller#6
- Recap - Okay, so STYLE-331 was meant to be a way to link 2-in-1s to their parts. This was going to be the first of 3 (maybe?) similar relationships. Examples: [release group b]includes[release group a]: This 2-in-1/box/whatever includes these previous

Re: [mb-style] RFV: STYLE-330 Make 2-on-1 (or generically, M-on-N) release groups Compilations

2014-10-25 Thread caller#6
On 10/25/2014 04:04 PM, bflaminio wrote: /No. Not before Style-331 has been implemented, as Caller asked for, to prevent these to be simply dumped in all these Best-of-Compilations/ Bah. My super simple, change one line of text proposal got derailed by complicated, confusing schema change

Re: [mb-style] RFV: STYLE-331add 'composite reissue' relationship (aka 'includes')

2014-09-12 Thread caller#6
tl;dr: Maybe this relationship shouldn't be used for singles. On 09/11/2014 12:00 PM, lixobix wrote: 1) A release group includes another when it retains: The track list in essentially the same order as the original The original title, possibly as a medium title, a super-title in the track

Re: [mb-style] RFV: STYLE-331add 'composite reissue' relationship (aka 'includes')

2014-09-12 Thread caller#6
On 09/12/2014 05:09 AM, Tom Crocker wrote: On 12 September 2014 09:24, KRSCuan donc...@gmx.de mailto:donc...@gmx.de wrote: For the 168-disc boxset that has been linked to a few times, things would be clearer. But the box and the individual sets are already in the same RG.

[mb-style] RFV: STYLE-331add 'composite reissue' relationship (aka 'includes')

2014-09-10 Thread caller#6
Hi all, This proposal adds a relationship indicating that a release-group includes another release-group. For example, a box set might 'include' previous albums, EPs, or singles. Changes based on discussion: The original term 'composite reissue' was meant to be a placeholder, and was dropped.

Re: [mb-style] RFC-2: STYLE-335: Add Box set as a primary type of Release Group

2014-09-10 Thread caller#6
On 09/05/2014 10:54 AM, lixobix wrote: I think we're overcomplicating this. Perhaps something simple would work: A Box Set in a release containing multiple mediums, typically more than the other primary release types, and typically of longer duration. Whilst the difference between a Box Set

Re: [mb-style] RFC-2: STYLE-335: Add Box set as a primary type of Release Group

2014-09-10 Thread caller#6
On 09/10/2014 02:46 PM, Tom Crocker wrote: On 10 September 2014 22:17, caller#6 caller...@gmail.com mailto:caller...@gmail.com wrote: On 09/05/2014 10:54 AM, lixobix wrote: I think we're overcomplicating this. Perhaps something simple would work: A Box Set in a release containing

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-331 add 'composite reissue' relationship -- link phrases updated

2014-09-09 Thread caller#6
I went to update link phrases in the ticket and wiki based on discussions in this thread, and realized that I don't really have a long link phrase. Is it really necessary? As it stands: Link phrase: includes Reverse link phrase: included in Long link phrase: includes Objections?

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-331 add 'composite reissue' relationship -- wiki page finally added

2014-09-06 Thread caller#6
On 08/28/2014 10:57 AM, caller#6 wrote: On 08/06/2014 11:17 AM, caller#6 wrote: Hi all, This proposal would add a relationship linking original release-groups with what I'm calling 'composite reissues', (e.g. box sets, 2-in1s etc). The purpose would be: to indicate that an earlier

Re: [mb-style] RFC-2: STYLE-335: Add Box set as a primary type of Release Group

2014-09-06 Thread caller#6
On 09/06/2014 11:36 AM, Tom Crocker wrote: On 6 September 2014 19:28, rossetyler rossety...@gmail.com mailto:rossety...@gmail.com wrote: tommycrock wrote Rather than elevating Box-Set RGs to their own section on the artists page (this RFC), I would rather elevate these

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-331 add 'composite reissue' relationship -- tangent

2014-09-06 Thread caller#6
On 09/06/2014 11:19 AM, Tom Crocker wrote: Well, ideally we would also have a RG - Release relationship that mirrors this. But that can be done separately Sure. I'm all for more relationships if people think they're useful. I can imagine: [release]includes[release_group]:

Re: [mb-style] RFC-2: STYLE-335: Add Box set as a primary type of Release Group -- compilation sub-types?

2014-09-06 Thread caller#6
On 09/06/2014 03:13 PM, Ross Tyler wrote: I just don't see the utility in a secondary or primary type for a kind of packaging (box set). I don't think this is about the packaging, any more than album is. I mean, orginally an album was literally an album (i.e. a big book-thingy), but it came to

Re: [mb-style] RFC-2: STYLE-335: Add Box set as a primary type of Release Group

2014-09-05 Thread caller#6
. Looking for a concrete example of this. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] RFV: STYLE-335: Add Box set as a primary type of Release Group

2014-09-03 Thread caller#6
On 09/03/2014 04:39 AM, Tom Crocker wrote: The definition I've written says usually and typically so that should give enough wriggle-room to editors to decide on a case-by-case basis. I'm very happy that box sets don't have to compile previous releases. If I have a 4-CD compilation, how do

Re: [mb-style] RFV: STYLE-335: Add Box set as a primary type of Release Group

2014-09-02 Thread caller#6
commented earlier. Sorry. I'm concerned with the definition[1]. As I read it, a box set is any large compilation. If that's true, I'm not sure what value is added, since we already know that a release is a compilation, and how large it is. Alex / caller#6 [1] from the wiki page, a compilation

Re: [mb-style] RFV: STYLE-335: Add Box set as a primary type of Release Group

2014-09-02 Thread caller#6
On 09/02/2014 09:35 AM, Tom Crocker wrote: On 2 Sep 2014 16:09, caller#6 caller...@gmail.com mailto:caller...@gmail.com wrote: On 09/01/2014 02:36 PM, Tom Crocker wrote: RFV to end: 2014-09-04 00:00 UTC The proposal is to add Box set as a primary type of Release Group, e.g. instead

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-331 add 'composite reissue' relationship -- wiki page finally added

2014-08-28 Thread caller#6
On 08/06/2014 11:17 AM, caller#6 wrote: Hi all, This proposal would add a relationship linking original release-groups with what I'm calling 'composite reissues', (e.g. box sets, 2-in1s etc). The purpose would be: to indicate that an earlier release-group is/was also availble as part

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-331 add 'composite reissue' relationship -- guideline for series

2014-08-28 Thread caller#6
On 08/28/2014 10:57 AM, caller#6 wrote: On 08/06/2014 11:17 AM, caller#6 wrote: Hi all, This proposal would add a relationship linking original release-groups with what I'm calling 'composite reissues', (e.g. box sets, 2-in1s etc). The purpose would be: to indicate that an earlier

Re: [mb-style] Pre-RFC: Rename disambiguation field Description

2014-08-22 Thread caller#6
in data duplication. Pragmatism before idealism. I still don't know why this is being called misuse (which has a negative connotation). What's the harm? Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-331 add 'composite reissue' relationship -- compilation?

2014-08-22 Thread caller#6
being reissued with lots of new material and a new name. Oh. That seems simple enough. available on or available as part of? The latter sounds better to me for box sets. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] Sorting of fictitious names -- sort name enthusiasts unite!

2014-08-13 Thread caller#6
. best, Alex / caller#6 [1] http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/User:Caller_number_six/Sort_Name ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-331 add 'composite reissue' relationship -- compilation?

2014-08-07 Thread caller#6
On 08/06/2014 11:17 AM, caller#6 wrote: Hi all, This proposal would add a relationship linking original release-groups with what I'm calling 'composite reissues', (e.g. box sets, 2-in1s etc). [snip] I'm not super-happy with the term 'composite reissue'. Please suggest something better

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-331 add 'composite reissue' relationship -- compilation?

2014-08-07 Thread caller#6
On 08/07/2014 09:57 AM, Tom Crocker wrote: On 7 August 2014 17:16, caller#6 caller...@gmail.com mailto:caller...@gmail.com wrote: the release group that includes other release groups might not be a compilation or box set. An EP might be added to an album reissue

Re: [mb-style] box sets etc. -- packaging vs type

2014-08-07 Thread caller#6
without confusion. I don't know how many digital box sets there are, but it seems likely that such a thing exists, doesn't it? (Or would that simply be a bundle of digital releases?) Alex / caller#6 [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album_%28music%29

[mb-style] RFC: STYLE-331 add 'composite reissue' relationship

2014-08-06 Thread caller#6
it implied (to me) several products bundled together at a reduced price) Alex / caller#6 links: ticket: http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/STYLE-331 proposal to reclassify 2-in-1s as compilations: http://musicbrainz.1054305.n4.nabble.com/RFC-Make-2-on-1-or-generically-M-on-N

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Make 2-on-1 (or generically, M-on-N) release groups Compilations -- delay implementation?

2014-08-06 Thread caller#6
line be removed from the style guide, thereby allowing 2-on-1s to be considered compilations. Could I ask that this not be implemented until after my composite reissue relationship[1] has had a chance to pass (or fail)? cheers, Alex / caller#6 [1] http://musicbrainz.1054305.n4.nabble.com

Re: [mb-style] box sets etc.

2014-08-06 Thread caller#6
keep the term box set for packaging Related thread: http://musicbrainz.1054305.n4.nabble.com/Complete-recordings-as-a-type-of-release-groups-tp4042454.html I can't think of an English term for complete compilations. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Make 2-on-1 (or generically, M-on-N) release groups Compilations

2014-08-04 Thread caller#6
created. I guess that means I should propose it. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] Sorting of fictitious names -- fictitious vs fictional

2014-08-04 Thread caller#6
On 08/03/2014 12:12 PM, Per Starbäck wrote: Earlier a fictitious name like Mickey Mouse should be sorted as Mickey Mouse, and not Mouse, Mickey as if it was a real person, but RFC 203 aimed to change that. I think you're conflating two issues: fictitious names vs names of fictional

Re: [mb-style] No official work documentation?

2014-04-13 Thread caller#6
- MusicBrainz Wiki Issue Title Description Raised by Champion Status WI-01 Remixes Need to determine if remixes should be different works, and if so under what circumstances they should be. pbryan open WI-02 View on wiki.musicbrainz.org Preview by Yahoo Alex / caller#6 / CallerNo6 On Sunday, April

Re: [mb-style] RFV STYLE-278: Add Stadium/Arena as place type

2014-01-21 Thread caller#6
) Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] RFV STYLE-278: Add Stadium/Arena as place type

2014-01-21 Thread caller#6
On 01/21/2014 09:00 AM, caller#6 wrote: On 01/21/2014 04:15 AM, Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote: Stadiums and sports arenas aren't really a venue in the traditional sense, but plenty of concerts take place in them. Can we add them as a type? RFVing this since only one person seemed opposed

Re: [mb-style] RFC STYLE-286: Radio Drama Work type

2014-01-18 Thread caller#6
general airplay. +1 to Audio Drama. If the split between drama and serial is important to keep, then I'd like to propose a second type at the same time, but I'll do that in a separate RFC. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz

Re: [mb-style] RFC STYLE-286: Radio Drama Work type

2014-01-17 Thread caller#6
Play/Drama/Serial. I guess that's a little bit clunky. Alex / caller#6 [1] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YFQxPnq_LbxdaSnRbqYCk6s3NQtMg7etElh0oNz9xy8/edit?pli=1 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http

Re: [mb-style] RFC STYLE-279: Add Place of Worship as place type

2014-01-02 Thread caller#6
works for notable places, which could be a problem). Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] RFC STYLE-279: Add Place of Worship as place type

2014-01-02 Thread caller#6
On 01/02/2014 07:58 AM, Frederic Da Vitoria wrote: 2014/1/2 caller#6 meatbyproduct-musicbra...@yahoo.com mailto:meatbyproduct-musicbra...@yahoo.com I'm not sure what makes a church (or stadium) other. Maybe it's a translation thing? To me, a church is as much a venue as anything

Re: [mb-style] Translated titles

2013-11-26 Thread caller#6
On 11/26/2013 06:41 AM, monxton wrote: Does anyone here think that the translations should not be in the track titles? Personally I find them useful when listening to the music. In that example, I would find them useful too. ___ MusicBrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] Translated titles

2013-11-25 Thread caller#6
tracklist and a tracklist with parenthetical information (even if that information is the original or un-translated title). Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman

Re: [mb-style] What is the use of a work type that means everything?

2013-10-21 Thread caller#6
On 10/21/2013 12:40 PM, symphonick wrote: But don't blame me for When_does_the_CSG_apply ;-) Blame me! I should probably try get that one unstuck. Input welcome @ http://musicbrainz.1054305.n4.nabble.com/pre-RFC-When-does-the-CSG-apply-td4439312.html Alex / caller#6

Re: [mb-style] RFC STYLE-257: Correct mistake in soundtrack style

2013-10-08 Thread caller#6
artists for each track, that artist should be placed in the track's Artist Credit field. If there are no track artists, use the release artist instead. If there is no release artist, use the composer for each track instead. If the composer is unknown, use [unknown]. +1 Alex / caller#6

Re: [mb-style] RFC STYLE-257: Correct mistake in soundtrack style

2013-10-08 Thread caller#6
On 10/08/2013 02:14 PM, Rachel Dwight wrote: On Oct 8, 2013, at 3:13 PM, caller#6 meatbyproduct-musicbra...@yahoo.com wrote: On 10/08/2013 12:50 PM, Alex Mauer wrote: This is RFC STYLE-257. It expires on 2013-10-15. This proposal is to correct some confusing wording in the soundtrack

Re: [mb-style] What is the use of a work type that means everything?

2013-09-27 Thread caller#6
much value in the work types as currently implemented. Alex / caller#6 (who has tags on the brain) ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] RFV: STYLE-228 updates to Live ENTITIES guide

2013-09-25 Thread caller#6
blocks, well, the cases you list are already covered by the Style Principles, aren't they? Oh well. If everybody else is on board for this, I won't veto. cheers, Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-230 - Recording Title Guidelines #2

2013-08-28 Thread caller#6
On 08/27/2013 01:13 PM, LordSputnik wrote: So, Caller#6 brought up the issue of things like (bonus track) in the title. This isn't really ETI (it doesn't distinguish anything), but under the proposal it would get copied into the recording title. My suggestion would be to add this on the end

Re: [mb-style] RFV: STYLE-230 - Recording Title Guidelines, ETI exception

2013-08-27 Thread caller#6
*An* exception is live recordings... instead? Or was that already tried and rejected ( for being too vague)? Alex / caller#6 p.s. Sorry to bring this up in RFV, but jeez, the RFC thread is 146 messages. I wonder how many people (like me) didn't noticed your last revision

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-230 - Recording Title Guidelines

2013-08-18 Thread caller#6
On 08/18/2013 03:25 AM, Ben Ockmore wrote: But you wouldn't say a Calvin Harris remix of XYZ, you'd say the Calvin Harris remix of XYZ. Good points on the other two though. Perhaps we could do something like: IF the ETI is a named version (eg. remix/mix/edit) of the song, then include it

Re: [mb-style] Official and bootleg definitions

2013-08-18 Thread caller#6
On 08/18/2013 08:39 PM, th1rtyf0ur wrote: On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 08:27:24AM -0700, lixobix wrote: th1rtyf0ur wrote On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 12:30:55PM -0700, caller#6 wrote: (Slight tangent, sorry, but) I've never liked how MB uses bootleg. Unofficial would make more sense to me. To my ear

Re: [mb-style] Official and bootleg definitions

2013-08-17 Thread caller#6
On 08/16/2013 02:13 AM, lixobix wrote: There are some types of edge cases that do not easily fit into our broad definitions of official and bootleg releases: http://musicbrainz.org/doc/Release wrote official: Any release officially sanctioned by the artist and/or their record company. Most

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-230 - Recording Title Guidelines (ETI vs disambiguation)

2013-08-16 Thread caller#6
On 08/14/2013 02:37 PM, lixobix wrote: caller#6 wrote ... I would always *expect* to see this recording/track/song/thingy include the remix info appended to the title. And I think most people would expect the same. And so IMO, for all practical purposes, it /is/ part of the title. The same

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-230 - Recording Title Guidelines (ETI vs disambiguation)

2013-08-14 Thread caller#6
, this recording will likely include (Calvin Harris remix) in the title. So, effectively, the remix info becomes part of the title. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-230 - Recording Title Guidelines (ETI vs disambiguation)

2013-08-14 Thread caller#6
On 08/14/2013 09:45 AM, lixobix wrote: caller#6 wrote No matter what the context, this recording will likely include (Calvin Harris remix) in the title This is merely reasserting that it should be part of the title, not giving a reason why it should be, and live shouldn't. Recordings

Re: [mb-style] Documentation Review Team

2013-08-12 Thread caller#6
On 08/12/2013 01:16 PM, LordSputnik wrote: Please let me know here if you'd like to help! Sounds great. I'm in. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-230 - Recording Title Guidelines

2013-07-31 Thread caller#6
Maybe this is just me being dumb? I look at the proposed guideline from the point of view of somebody who doesn't already know the answer. I learn that the recording title should be the official title of the recording. But what's an official title? On 07/30/2013 02:54 PM, Ben Ockmore wrote:

Re: [mb-style] Recording Titles and Related Stuff

2013-06-27 Thread caller#6
On 06/27/2013 04:24 AM, LordSputnik wrote: Tom Crocker wrote But am I right that there is currently no standard way to pick the release group title? These all sound like issues for which there should be a general policy rather than a specific classical one to me. I also think the rules for

Re: [mb-style] Recording Titles and Related Stuff

2013-06-27 Thread caller#6
On 06/27/2013 02:57 PM, Tom Crocker wrote: However, another argument for using the Work Title (version) approach is tagging. It's the way I tag the tracks of artists where I have big collections because it's the best way for organising all of these things on my machines within the

Re: [mb-style] Recording Titles and Related Stuff

2013-06-26 Thread caller#6
On 06/25/2013 02:22 AM, LordSputnik wrote: I'm not so sure about subsequent cover recordings which change the track name. I think perhaps it would be better to follow the track titles there than the work title. +1 What's the argument for /not/ following the track titles (and using COD if

Re: [mb-style] Recording Titles and Related Stuff

2013-06-26 Thread caller#6
On 06/26/2013 02:31 PM, Tom Crocker wrote: The classical guidelines said the normal way of picking a release group title might not work for classical releases. Is this a pre-NGS hangover or is there something I'm missing? from the wiki page, Classical releases are often multilingual, and

Re: [mb-style] RFC STYLE-223: Update Titles/Extra title information

2013-06-21 Thread caller#6
are spread out all over the wiki. http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Category:Terminology Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Add a In homage to relationship to works - dyanamic attribute?

2013-04-09 Thread caller#6
as dedicatees. Isn't this the sort of thing that dynamic attributes were supposed to handle? i.e. relating a work to a bit of text? Or does that not work because some dedicatees /will/ be existing MB artists (and we can't have it both ways)? Alex / caller#6

Re: [mb-style] RFC: STYLE-208 - New Recordings Guidelines - stems

2013-04-08 Thread caller#6
/Stem_mixing_and_mastering Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] Audiobook Work Guidelines

2013-04-04 Thread caller#6
expression of the work. We can deduce it, I guess. Same performer, same tracklist. But, yuck. Of your choices, I like (1). It indicates that the individual recordings are part of a single expression. (2) doesn't do this. Alex / caller#6

Re: [mb-style] RFC STYLE-199: Update Style/Release Group for secondary types

2013-03-20 Thread caller#6
On 03/11/2013 11:36 AM, Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote: On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 8:12 PM, caller#6 meatbyproduct-musicbra...@yahoo.com mailto:meatbyproduct-musicbra...@yahoo.com wrote: Before: a various artists soundtrack should be entered as a soundtrack and not a compilation

Re: [mb-style] RFC STYLE-199: Update Style/Release Group for secondary types

2013-03-11 Thread caller#6
the Resevoir Dogs soundtrack[1] is a compilation? I guess I see how it could be, but I never thought about it in that way. Am I the only one that thinks that sounds strange? Alex / caller#6 [1] i.e. a soundtrack made up of oldies, http://musicbrainz.org/release-group/914c63e9-ac09-39ca-b1bf

Re: [mb-style] RFC STYLE-199: Update Style/Release Group for secondary types

2013-03-11 Thread caller#6
On 03/11/2013 11:36 AM, Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote: On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 8:12 PM, caller#6 meatbyproduct-musicbra...@yahoo.com mailto:meatbyproduct-musicbra...@yahoo.com wrote: Before: The type http://musicbrainz.org/doc/Release_Group#Type should apply to most of the tracks

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Create guidelines for crediting remixes where original artist is not credited on release

2013-03-10 Thread caller#6
credits were in the booklet instead of on the back cover, they seem unambiguous. What am I missing? Do we disagree on the definition of credit? Or prominent? Alex / caller#6 [1] http://musicbrainz.org/edit/20821774 [2] http://data.photo.sibnet.ru/upload/imggreat/125786367241.jpg

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Create guidelines for crediting remixes where original artist is not credited on release

2013-03-07 Thread caller#6
common format, but it's not universal. It's not uncommon in artist-specific jazz compilations* to indicate specific track artists in the liner notes. Alex / caller#6 * maybe anthologies is a better word? ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Create guidelines for crediting remixes where original artist is not credited on release

2013-03-07 Thread caller#6
On 03/07/2013 08:10 AM, caller#6 wrote: It's not uncommon in artist-specific jazz compilations* to indicate specific track artists in the liner notes. I guess an example would've been nice :-) http://www.discogs.com/Steve-Winwood-Winwood/master/324433

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Create guidelines for crediting remixes where original artist is not credited on release

2013-03-07 Thread caller#6
to DETERMINE the track artist is by using the back cover (or default to the release artist), or 2. BY DEFINITION, the tracklist is a representation of the data found on the back cover (or default to the release artist)? Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz

Re: [mb-style] RFC: CSG Works part I: Works definition

2013-03-02 Thread caller#6
to indicate work hierarchies*, that'd be great. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] Revival of RFC STYLE-138: Add director AR

2013-02-26 Thread caller#6
that this is ONLY for studio-recorded works. Maybe that'd clear up some confusion, as a conductor can do his job either at a live recording or in a studio, whereas a recording director cannot. That would mean this AR shouldn't be used for the director of e.g. a Broadway musical? Alex / caller

Re: [mb-style] RFC-194: Book Work Type

2013-02-25 Thread caller#6
well in the overall list of types, in that it's an artistic form. At the same time, I was being a bit pig-headed about the term book. Maybe it's passed beyond being a medium, in the same way that an album isn't always an album and a film is not always on film. Either way is fine. Alex / caller

Re: [mb-style] RFC-194: Book Work Type

2013-02-24 Thread caller#6
book being read: To me, book sounds like a medium-type. How would you feel about using literature instead? It's not perfect either. Maybe too stuffy? Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http

Re: [mb-style] RFC-194: Book Work Type

2013-02-24 Thread caller#6
On 02/24/2013 07:05 AM, caller#6 wrote: On 02/24/2013 02:26 AM, LordSputnik wrote: Expected RFC End: 2013-3-3, 12:00 GMT http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/STYLE-194 This proposal would add a Book work type. The Book work type would be beneficial for audiobook releases, which

[mb-style] Legal Name: Alias Type vs AR

2013-02-24 Thread caller#6
Hi all, Last year alias types were added, and we can now indicate legal name with an alias. Does this mean we need fewer mb-artists with performance/legal-name ARs? I entered http://musicbrainz.org/edit/2112271 as test case. Votes appreciated, comments welcome. Alex / caller#6

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Works based on Works AR

2013-02-21 Thread caller#6
granular) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rime_of_the_Ancient_Mariner_%28song%29 Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] OT: distinct works

2013-02-19 Thread caller#6
intellectual or artistic creation as the original, certainly not any more than an arrangement is. FRBR makes a distinction between translation (not a new work) and free translation (a new work)[1]. So isn't it fair to say that some MB-Works are more work-y than others? Alex / caller#6 [1

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Works based on Works AR

2013-02-18 Thread caller#6
Delighted People is based on Simon Garfunkel's Sound of Silence[2]. With that in mind, I'd change composer to artist in the description, to apply more generally to composers or lyricists. Alex / caller#6 [1] retelling [2] homage with extensive quoting and paraphrasing of the original

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Works based on Works AR

2013-02-18 Thread caller#6
On 02/18/2013 02:54 PM, symphonick wrote: 2013/2/18 Frederik Freso S. Olesen freso...@gmail.com mailto:freso...@gmail.com Den 18-02-2013 22:01, caller#6 skrev: I can imagine using this to indicate that e.g. Iron Maiden's Rime of the Ancient Mariner is based on the poem

Re: [mb-style] RFC: CSG work - work version of AR expansion

2013-02-13 Thread caller#6
) derivate works isn't the worst thing in the world. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] CSG guideline fix

2013-02-10 Thread caller#6
understanding is that Series will be implemented as an (RG) attribute, rather than as an entity. As much as I'd like to see a catalog entity, would they be better as attributes for the same reason that Series (apparently) are? Alex / caller#6

Re: [mb-style] CSG guideline fix

2013-02-10 Thread caller#6
by adding types and AR. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] CSG guideline fix

2013-02-10 Thread caller#6
On 02/10/2013 01:49 PM, caller#6 wrote: On 02/09/2013 03:53 AM, Kuno Woudt wrote: One of the obvious things we should add is some kind of field or entity for catalogues of classical compositions... may be useful to have some kind of entity ... my current understanding is that Series

Re: [mb-style] pre-RFC: new work types

2013-01-28 Thread caller#6
future, not-yet-designed, super-genius genre tagging system. Which is why I pretty much stopped caring what is on the list in the short(ish) term. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http

Re: [mb-style] pre-RFC: new work types

2013-01-25 Thread caller#6
I agree that e.g. quartet/quintet are more about arrangement and instrumentation than type, but should there be a general chamber type? ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org

Re: [mb-style] RFC-178: Add VIAF URL relationships

2013-01-22 Thread caller#6
On 01/21/2013 12:42 PM, caller#6 wrote: On 01/20/2013 06:54 AM, Aurélien Mino wrote: 4. VIAF Work. VIAF indeed lists some works. The problem is that there's usuallyvery few contextual information (author, composer, performer). How would you then say if http://viaf.org/viaf/180914501

Re: [mb-style] RFC-178: Add VIAF URL relationships

2013-01-19 Thread caller#6
+1 to Aurélien's description edit. Alex / caller#6 On 01/19/2013 02:24 AM, Aurélien Mino wrote: On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Frederik Freso S. Olesen musicbra...@freso.dk mailto:musicbra...@freso.dk wrote: http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/STYLE-178 Expected expiration: 2012

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Add fictional attribute to artists

2012-11-26 Thread caller#6
, or wherever) clearly marking any fictional data as such. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

Re: [mb-style] RFV: Improve Guidelines on Merging Recordings

2012-11-15 Thread caller#6
And they should all, IMO, have a stated intent. On 11/15/2012 04:25 PM, monxton wrote: On 15/11/2012 08:35, LordSputnik wrote: Ah, but if a rule is only good sometimes, then it can't really be a rule :P That's why they are not rules but guidelines. The details can always be overridden if

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Improve Guidelines on Merging Recordings

2012-11-12 Thread caller#6
While I'm definitely in the historian camp, I agree with this. Let's get the performance-level and audio-quality-level stuff separated first. If that means not merging /any/ recordings for now, fine. On 11/12/2012 09:46 AM, Frederik Freso S. Olesen wrote: I'll advocate against merging

Re: [mb-style] RFC: Improve Guidelines on Merging Recordings

2012-11-04 Thread caller#6
It seems clear that some people want to track the minutia of audio-quality data. That's awesome. And it seems clear that some people don't. Some of us primarily want a place to store personnel-level metadata. Why are we trying to do those two things in the same place? Alex / caller#6 On 11

[mb-style] Small conflict between two guidelines

2012-10-11 Thread caller#6
of any reason why this principle would apply only to soundtracks. Alex / caller#6 ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style

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