Annotation: Difference between revisions
From MusicBrainz Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Revamping (Imported from MoinMoin)) |
((Imported from MoinMoin)) |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
The content of an annotation can be edited by any MusicBrainz user. Like the rest of the database, if something is incorrect or incomplete you can fix it. All changes are recorded and if someone deletes or defaces the annotation, you can easily restore a previous copy. |
The content of an annotation can be edited by any MusicBrainz user. Like the rest of the database, if something is incorrect or incomplete you can fix it. All changes are recorded and if someone deletes or defaces the annotation, you can easily restore a previous copy. |
||
{{AnnotationIntertwingling}} |
|||
==Suggested readings== |
|||
You can consult: |
|||
* [[How Annotations Work|HowAnnotationsWork]] for '''details''' on the annotations mechanism, and how to edit them. |
|||
* [[Artist Annotation|ArtistAnnotation]], [[Release Annotation|ReleaseAnnotation]] or [[Label Annotation|LabelAnnotation]], for suggestions and recommendations about '''annotations content''', depending on the context. |
|||
* [[Annotation FAQ|AnnotationFAQ]], for some quick answers to '''common questions'''. |
|||
* The [[Users Mailing List|UsersMailingList]], the [[MusicBrainz Forum|MusicBrainzForum]], the [[IRC]] channel, or the [[Talk:Annotation|AnnotationDiscussion]] page, to '''discuss the current system''' or documentation, or ask new questions. |
|||
* [[Annotation Future|AnnotationFuture]], if you want to '''suggest enhancements''', list problems and limitations, or propose a new masterplan. |
|||
<small>To a lesser extent, you might be interested by [[Annotation Type|AnnotationType]], which is a very small page wishing to discuss style and data type usage in annotations, and for historical reasons, consult [[Release Annotation Style|ReleaseAnnotationStyle]] which was a proposed style guideline that was used before the introduction of the new label system (describing recommended style to document release data in [[Release Annotation|ReleaseAnnotation]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s). </small> |
|||
[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Terminology]] |
[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Terminology]] |
||
Revision as of 17:29, 24 March 2007
Annotations overview
Overview
Annotations are text fields, functioning like a miniature wiki, that can be added to any existing Artists, Releases or Labels.
Their purpose is to add information that usually doesn't fit into the strict structural data schema of MusicBrainz (be it due to technical limitations that may be addressed later, or because the information in itself has to be free-text).
The content of an annotation can be edited by any MusicBrainz user. Like the rest of the database, if something is incorrect or incomplete you can fix it. All changes are recorded and if someone deletes or defaces the annotation, you can easily restore a previous copy.
