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=Style Guidelines= |
=Style Guidelines= |
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[[MusicBrainz]] has a lot of formalized data. But in all these formalized fields you still type plain text. In order for the database to be in a good shape, we have agreed on a certain ''style'' in which to write this text. |
[[MusicBrainz]] has a lot of formalized data. But in all these formalized fields you still type plain text. In order for the database to be in a good consistent shape, we have agreed on a certain ''style'' in which to write this text. |
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'''Note that the [[Style Principle|StylePrinciple]]s of [[MusicBrainz]] state:''' |
'''Note that the [[Style Principle|StylePrinciple]]s of [[MusicBrainz]] state:''' |
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# '''If both 1 and 2 are not applicable, follow the StyleGuideline<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s.''' |
# '''If both 1 and 2 are not applicable, follow the StyleGuideline<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s.''' |
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The following guidelines are available: |
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* [[Official Style Guidelines|OfficialStyleGuidelines]] |
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">This is a Wiki version of the [[Official Style Guideline|OfficialStyleGuideline]]s which outline how the data in [[MusicBrainz]] should be formatted and organized. Being a [[Wiki Page|WikiPage]] it is more detailed and contains discussion, questions (and answers :-). |
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">This is a Wiki version of the [[Official Style Guideline|OfficialStyleGuideline]]s on the [http://musicbrainz.org/style.html website] which outline how the data in [[MusicBrainz]] should be formatted and organized. Being a [[Wiki Page|WikiPage]] it is more detailed and contains discussion, questions (and answers :-). It is also more up to date than the version on the website. |
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| ⚫ | <ul><li style="list-style-type:none">How to capitalize album and track titles. Since June 2004 we are working towards [[Internationalization|InterNationalization]]. This will give us language specific standards. [[Capitalization Standard|CapitalizationStandard]] lists all available standards for different languages. |
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| ⚫ | <ul><li style="list-style-type:none">How to capitalize album and track titles. Since June 2004 we are working towards [[Internationalization|InterNationalization]]. This will give us language specific standards. |
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* [[Classical Style Guide|ClassicalStyleGuide]] |
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| ⚫ | <ul><li style="list-style-type:none">For classical music (or any music, where the composer is taken as the principal artist) different style rules apply, and different problems arise. These are all addressed in this section containing [[Classical Music FAQ|ClassicalMusicFAQ]], [[Classical Style Guide|ClassicalStyleGuide]] and [[Talk:Classical Style Guide|ClassicalStyleGuideDiscussion]]. |
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===ClassicalStyleGuide=== |
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| ⚫ | <ul><li style="list-style-type:none">For classical music (or any music, where the composer is taken as the principal artist) different style rules apply |
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==More== |
==More== |
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* If you have a question regarding an [[Odd Release|OddRelease]] you might want to look for it in [[Additional Metadata|AdditionalMetadata]]. If you find it there your question might already been answered. If you do not find it, you can ask on the [[Mailing List| |
* If you have a question regarding an [[Odd Release|OddRelease]] you might want to look for it in [[Additional Metadata|AdditionalMetadata]]. If you find it there your question might already been answered. If you do not find it, you can ask on the [[Users Mailing List|UsersMailingList]]. When your problem has been solved, please list your solution there to help others that come after you. |
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* You might also want to look at [[Information On Editing|InformationOnEditing]] which explains how different edits work etc. |
* You might also want to look at the [[Editing Guideline|EditingGuideline]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s and at [[Information On Editing|InformationOnEditing]] which explains how different edits work etc. |
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* The [[Misencoding FAQ|MisencodingFAQ]] deals with data where something went wrong with the [[Character Encodings|CharacterEncodings]] and what to do about it. |
* The [[Misencoding FAQ|MisencodingFAQ]] deals with data where something went wrong with the [[Character Encodings|CharacterEncodings]] and what to do about it. |
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Revision as of 12:35, 11 September 2005
Style Guidelines
MusicBrainz has a lot of formalized data. But in all these formalized fields you still type plain text. In order for the database to be in a good consistent shape, we have agreed on a certain style in which to write this text.
Note that the StylePrinciples of MusicBrainz state:
- Follow ArtistIntent.
- If 1 is not applicable, use ConsistentOriginalData.
- If both 1 and 2 are not applicable, follow the StyleGuideline
s.
The following guidelines are available:
- This is a Wiki version of the OfficialStyleGuidelines on the website which outline how the data in MusicBrainz should be formatted and organized. Being a WikiPage it is more detailed and contains discussion, questions (and answers :-). It is also more up to date than the version on the website.
- How to capitalize album and track titles. Since June 2004 we are working towards InterNationalization. This will give us language specific standards. CapitalizationStandard lists all available standards for different languages.
- For classical music (or any music, where the composer is taken as the principal artist) different style rules apply, and different problems arise. These are all addressed in this section containing ClassicalMusicFAQ, ClassicalStyleGuide and ClassicalStyleGuideDiscussion.
- This is a place for new style guidelines to be proposed and discussed.
More
- If you have a question regarding an OddRelease you might want to look for it in AdditionalMetadata. If you find it there your question might already been answered. If you do not find it, you can ask on the UsersMailingList. When your problem has been solved, please list your solution there to help others that come after you.
- You might also want to look at the EditingGuideline
s and at InformationOnEditing which explains how different edits work etc. - The MisencodingFAQ deals with data where something went wrong with the CharacterEncodings and what to do about it.
