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'''Welcome to the MusicBrainz Wiki!'''


The [[MusicBrainz Wiki]] is a dynamic and growing information resource to help you [[About|understand]] [http://musicbrainz.org MusicBrainz], learn how to use and contribute to it more effectively, and to help shape the direction it takes into the future.
[[Image:Alert.png]] '''Important Notice:''' ''We ported the wiki to a [[Moin Moin|MoinMoin]] wiki-engine. See [[Moin Moin Wiki Syntax|MoinMoinWikiSyntax]] for changes to the old [[Use Mod|UseMod]] syntax. Also you will have to register again with your old [[Wiki Name|WikiName]].''


== Introduction to MusicBrainz ==
''We're making the move because [[Moin Moin|MoinMoin]] has various features that will allow us to integrate the editable wiki into the documentation on the main site. Indeed, the plan is that virtually all of the static documentation will be replaced by a read-only shadow of selected pages from the wiki. This will present the useful information from the wiki in a user-friendly form. See [[WikiDocs]] for details.''
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New users can find [[MusicBrainz|an introduction to MusicBrainz]] in this Wiki, as well as an explanation of the [[Picard Tagger]] and [[How To Contribute|how to contribute]].


== Frequently Asked Questions ==
=Welcome to the MusicBrainz Wiki!=


These [[Frequently Asked Questions|FAQs]] are maintained by the MusicBrainz community. Chances are, that if you have a question on how to use MusicBrainz, you will find the answer here.
The [[MusicBrainz Wiki|MusicBrainzWiki]] is a dynamic and growing information resource to help you understand [[MusicBrainz]], learn how to use it and contribute to it more effectively, and to help shape the direction it takes into the future. It complements the other [[MusicBrainz Forums|MusicBrainzForums]], being used for collaboration on detailed and specific discussions about MusicBrainz and documentation of the MusicBrainz community, conventions, interfaces, and internals.


If you cannot find an answer in the FAQ, then have a look (and search) in the MusicBrainz forums and ask in there if needed.
This page is a summary outline of thematic clusters for these documentation efforts and discussions:
* Introductory Material to [[MusicBrainz]]
* [[Frequently Asked Questions|FrequentlyAskedQuestions]]
* [[MusicBrainz Guideline|MusicBrainzGuideline]]s
* [[Additional Metadata|AdditionalMetadata]] and information
* [[MusicBrainz Development|MusicBrainzDevelopment]]
* [[MusicBrainz Documentation|MusicBrainzDocumentation]]
* [[Status Of This Wiki|StatusOfThisWiki]]


https://community.metabrainz.org/
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For more technical/developer issue or if you still cannot find the answer by the above methods then try the mailing list (via Nabble)


http://musicbrainz.1054305.n4.nabble.com/
==Introduction to MusicBrainz==


==MusicBrainz Guidelines==
New users can find [[MusicBrainz|an introduction to MusicBrainz]] in this Wiki, as well as [[Moderation Philosophy|ModerationPhilosophy]], an explanation of the [[MusicBrainz Tagger|MusicBrainzTagger]], [[How MusicBrainz Works|HowMusicBrainzWorks]], [[How To Contribute To MusicBrainz|HowToContributeToMusicBrainz]], and [[MusicBrainz Press|MusicBrainzPress]] information.


This wiki contains important guidelines that help determine how data is added to, and modified on, the database.
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==Frequently Asked Questions==


* The [[Style|style guidelines]] have information on how the data in MusicBrainz should be formatted and organized.
The [[Frequently Asked Questions|FrequentlyAskedQuestions]] might provide answers to questions that are not answered in the [http://www.musicbrainz.org/faq.html general FAQ] on the main site. These [[Frequently Asked Questions|FrequentlyAskedQuestions]] in the Wiki are maintained by the MusicBrainz community and are more up to date than the official pages.
* The editing tips provide information on [[How Editing Works|how editing works]] and suggestions on the most effective ways to add new data and correct data that has errors or doesn't follow the style guidelines.


The [http://musicbrainz.1054305.n4.nabble.com/MusicBrainz-Users-f1079154.html MusicBrainz-Users] mailing list archive also holds many discussions and informal agreements on formatting entries.
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==MusicBrainz Guidelines==


==Community Projects==
This Wiki contains all important [[MusicBrainz Guideline|MusicBrainzGuideline]]s, which address issues for new and expert users on how to add to and improve the [[MusicBrainz]] database.
* The [[Style Guidelines|StyleGuidelines]] have information on how the data in [[MusicBrainz]] should be formatted and organized, including [[Official Style Guidelines|OfficialStyleGuidelines]], [[Capitalization Standard|CapitalizationStandard]] and [[Classical Style Guide|ClassicalStyleGuide]].
* The [[Editing Guidelines|EditingGuidelines]] provide [[Information On Editing|InformationOnEditing]] and suggestions on the most effective ways to add new data and correct data that has errors or doesn't follow the [[Style Guidelines|StyleGuidelines]].


The users who take care of the MusicBrainz database have started various small [[Community Project|community projects]] around specialized areas. This helps people to coordinate their editing efforts and to find like minded editors who have knowledge in similar areas.
The [[Mailing List|MailingList]] [http://lists.musicbrainz.org/pipermail/musicbrainz-users archives] also hold many discussions and informal agreements on formatting entries.


Feel free to contact or join these groups, or even to found a new one!
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==Additional Metadata and Information==


The [[MusicBrainz]] database can only hold some types of information; this Wiki can be used for [[Additional Metadata|AdditionalMetadata]] that is helpful when editing or voting, such as information on [[Identically Named Artists|IdenticallyNamedArtists]], and lists of artists & albums that are [[Not Duplicate Artists|NotDuplicateArtists]] and [[Not Duplicate Albums|NotDuplicateAlbums]]. There is also information on [[International Artists|InternationalArtists]].

Now that the database supports [[Artist Annotation|ArtistAnnotation]]s and [[Album Annotation|AlbumAnnotation]]s, some of this information can and should be moved to the database; for example, the [[Artist Discography|ArtistDiscography]] information.

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==MusicBrainz Development==
==MusicBrainz Development==


MusicBrainz is actively being [[Development|developed]] by its community, and offers a number of different [[Products|products]].
[[MusicBrainz]] is being developed in small evolutionary steps and this Wiki provides an important resource for this process. The section [[MusicBrainz Development|MusicBrainzDevelopment]] lists work depending on its status:
* [[New Feature Suggestions|NewFeatureSuggestions]] are just that suggestions. This is the place to add cool feature ideas (or even better, discuss them on the [[Mailing List|MailingList]]).
* [[Future Work|FutureWork]] are features we have agreed to implement, but nobody is working on it yet.
* [[Current Work|CurrentWork]] is work that somebody is working on now, possibly on one of the [[Test Server|TestServer]]s.
* [[Finished Work|FinishedWork]] is well, finished.
* [[Dormant Work|DormantWork]] is um, not finished because of different reasons.

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==MusicBrainz Documentation==

The [[MusicBrainz Documentation|MusicBrainzDocumentation]] is a major current project on the Wiki. We have started [[Restructuring The Documentation|RestructuringTheDocumentation]]; i.e. to move the [[MusicBrainz Documentation|MusicBrainzDocumentation]] from the main pages into the Wiki. The docs on the main pages are often quite dated, so we will try to update and intertwingle them here. This will finally lead to [[WikiDocs]], a homepage that is completely based on the [[MusicBrainz Wiki|MusicBrainzWiki]]

''The intertwingling is quite awful currently. It should be something like this:'' (--[[User:DonRedman|DonRedman]])
* [[Restructuring The Documentation|RestructuringTheDocumentation]] -- about the ''project'', can also help with backlinks if you say "We are [[Restructuring The Documentation|RestructuringTheDocumentation]] here" on doc pages.
* [[MusicBrainz Documentation|MusicBrainzDocumentation]] -- an index of everything there is. No matter what the current status is.
*-- should replace '[[Original Version|OriginalVersion]]' which is a terribly [[Bad WikiName|BadWikiName]]
* [[Official Documentation|OfficialDocumentation]] -- currently does what [[Restructuring The Documentation|RestructuringTheDocumentation]] should do. The full [[Wiki Name|WikiName]] of this page should be [[Official MusicBrainz Documentation|OfficialMusicBrainzDocumentation]] BTW.

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==Status of This Wiki==


Feel free to check out our [[Server|server]] and [[Database|database]], and the [[MusicBrainz License|license]] they're provided under.
This wiki is a permanent WIP (work in progress). The project to [[Restructure The Wiki|RestructureTheWiki]] is largely complete and we are now [[Restructuring The Documentation|RestructuringTheDocumentation]]. There is information on the [[Status Of This Wiki|StatusOfThisWiki]] to tell you which parts are stable and which are "in progress."


[[Category:Wiki]] [[Category:To Be Reviewed]]
When editing this wiki please stick to [[Good Wiki Style|GoodWikiStyle]]. You can also use the [[Sand Box|SandBox]] if you just want to test something like the [[Text Formatting Rules|TextFormattingRules]].
[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Documentation Official]] [[Category:Wiki]]

Revision as of 23:20, 1 October 2016

Welcome to the MusicBrainz Wiki!

The MusicBrainz Wiki is a dynamic and growing information resource to help you understand MusicBrainz, learn how to use and contribute to it more effectively, and to help shape the direction it takes into the future.

Introduction to MusicBrainz

New users can find an introduction to MusicBrainz in this Wiki, as well as an explanation of the Picard Tagger and how to contribute.

Frequently Asked Questions

These FAQs are maintained by the MusicBrainz community. Chances are, that if you have a question on how to use MusicBrainz, you will find the answer here.

If you cannot find an answer in the FAQ, then have a look (and search) in the MusicBrainz forums and ask in there if needed.

https://community.metabrainz.org/

For more technical/developer issue or if you still cannot find the answer by the above methods then try the mailing list (via Nabble)

http://musicbrainz.1054305.n4.nabble.com/

MusicBrainz Guidelines

This wiki contains important guidelines that help determine how data is added to, and modified on, the database.

  • The style guidelines have information on how the data in MusicBrainz should be formatted and organized.
  • The editing tips provide information on how editing works and suggestions on the most effective ways to add new data and correct data that has errors or doesn't follow the style guidelines.

The MusicBrainz-Users mailing list archive also holds many discussions and informal agreements on formatting entries.

Community Projects

The users who take care of the MusicBrainz database have started various small community projects around specialized areas. This helps people to coordinate their editing efforts and to find like minded editors who have knowledge in similar areas.

Feel free to contact or join these groups, or even to found a new one!

MusicBrainz Development

MusicBrainz is actively being developed by its community, and offers a number of different products.

Feel free to check out our server and database, and the license they're provided under.