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⚫ | [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] is an online wiki-based encyclopedia in multiple languages that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It contains many articles on bands and other artists. This is a short draft describing the possible collaboration between MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. |
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=Linking Wikipedia and MusicBrainz together= |
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==Linking from MusicBrainz to Wikipedia== |
==Linking from MusicBrainz to Wikipedia== |
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You can use the [[Wikipedia Relationship Type |
You can use the [[Wikipedia Relationship Type]] to add [[Advanced Relationship|relationships]] between artists, labels and albums and their Wikipedia URLs. |
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===Benefits of linking from MusicBrainz to Wikipedia=== |
===Benefits of linking from MusicBrainz to Wikipedia=== |
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The BBC (see [[BBC Teams Editing MusicBrainz |
The BBC (see [[BBC Teams Editing MusicBrainz]]) uses MusicBrainz to generate tracklists, discographies and artist profile info on its music website, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music bbc.co.uk/music]. Adding a relationship between an artist and a Wikipedia URL automatically generates a biography on the BBC site e.g. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/561d854a-6a28-4aa7-8c99-323e6ce46c2a Miles Davis]. |
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==Linking from Wikipedia to MusicBrainz== |
==Linking from Wikipedia to MusicBrainz== |
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===Linking from the English Wikipedia to MusicBrainz=== |
===Linking from the English Wikipedia to MusicBrainz=== |
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At the English Wikipedia, use the following templates to link to [[MusicBrainz]] objects: |
At the English Wikipedia, use the following templates to link to [[MusicBrainz]] objects (ALLCAPSWORDS are arguments): |
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* <code><nowiki>{{MusicBrainz artist|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFARTIST</nowiki></code>}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:MusicBrainz_artist link]) |
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* <code><nowiki>{{MusicBrainz release-group|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFRELEASEGROUP</nowiki></code>}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:MusicBrainz_release-group link]) |
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* <code><nowiki>{{MusicBrainz release|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFRELEASE</nowiki></code>}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:MusicBrainz_release link]) (link to the earliest release when using this) |
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::''You should link to the earliest release'' |
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* <code><nowiki>{{MusicBrainz label|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFLABEL</nowiki></code>}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:MusicBrainz_label link]) |
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::''You should link to the earliest release'' |
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and these ones to link to the |
and these ones to link to the MusicBrainz wiki: |
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* <code><nowiki>{{MusicBrainz wiki|PAGENAME</nowiki></code>}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:MusicBrainz_wiki link]), (good for the references/external links section) |
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::''good for the references/external links section'' |
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::''better to use in the middle of a sentence'' |
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(''ALLCAPSWORDS are arguments, obviously'') |
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===Linking from the German Wikipedia to MusicBrainz=== |
===Linking from the German Wikipedia to MusicBrainz=== |
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At the German Wikipedia, use the templates |
At the German Wikipedia, use the templates |
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* <code><nowiki>{{Musicbrainz künstler|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFARTIST</nowiki></code>}} ([http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorlage:MusicBrainz_K%C3%BCnstler link]) |
* <code><nowiki>{{Musicbrainz künstler|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFARTIST</nowiki></code>}} ([http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorlage:MusicBrainz_K%C3%BCnstler link]) |
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* <code><nowiki>{{Musicbrainz album|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFALBUM</nowiki></code>}} ([http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorlage:MusicBrainz_Album link]) |
* <code><nowiki>{{Musicbrainz album|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFALBUM</nowiki></code>}} ([http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorlage:MusicBrainz_Album link]) (link to the earliest release when using this) |
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::''link to the earliest release'' |
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===Linking from the French Wikipedia to MusicBrainz=== |
===Linking from the French Wikipedia to MusicBrainz=== |
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Please don't link from the French Wikipedia to |
Please don't link from the French Wikipedia to MusicBrainz - [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Le_Bistro/10_mai_2007#Liens_externes_vers_MusicBrainz French Wikipedians are against it]. It's still perfectly OK (and encouraged!) to link ''from'' MusicBrainz to the French Wikipedia, just not the other way around. |
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To clarify, though, it's perfectly ok (and encouraged!) to link ''from'' [[MusicBrainz]] ''to'' the French Wikipedia, just not the other way around. |
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[[Category:External]] |
[[Category:External]] |
Revision as of 07:30, 1 November 2009
Wikipedia is an online wiki-based encyclopedia in multiple languages that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It contains many articles on bands and other artists. This is a short draft describing the possible collaboration between MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Linking from MusicBrainz to Wikipedia
You can use the Wikipedia Relationship Type to add relationships between artists, labels and albums and their Wikipedia URLs.
Benefits of linking from MusicBrainz to Wikipedia
The BBC (see BBC Teams Editing MusicBrainz) uses MusicBrainz to generate tracklists, discographies and artist profile info on its music website, bbc.co.uk/music. Adding a relationship between an artist and a Wikipedia URL automatically generates a biography on the BBC site e.g. Miles Davis.
Linking from Wikipedia to MusicBrainz
Linking from the English Wikipedia to MusicBrainz
At the English Wikipedia, use the following templates to link to MusicBrainz objects (ALLCAPSWORDS are arguments):
{{MusicBrainz artist|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFARTIST
}} (link){{MusicBrainz release-group|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFRELEASEGROUP
}} (link){{MusicBrainz release|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFRELEASE
}} (link) (link to the earliest release when using this){{MusicBrainz track|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFTRACK
}} (link) (link to the earliest release when using this){{MusicBrainz label|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFLABEL
}} (link)
and these ones to link to the MusicBrainz wiki:
{{MusicBrainz wiki|PAGENAME
}} (link), (good for the references/external links section)[[MusicBrainz:PAGENAME]]
(better to use in the middle of a sentence)
Linking from the German Wikipedia to MusicBrainz
At the German Wikipedia, use the templates
{{Musicbrainz künstler|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFARTIST
}} (link){{Musicbrainz album|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFALBUM
}} (link) (link to the earliest release when using this){{Musicbrainz label|id=PERMALINKCODE|name=NAMEOFLABEL
}} (link)
Linking from the French Wikipedia to MusicBrainz
Please don't link from the French Wikipedia to MusicBrainz - French Wikipedians are against it. It's still perfectly OK (and encouraged!) to link from MusicBrainz to the French Wikipedia, just not the other way around.