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==User Documentation==
==User documentation==


; [[Frequently Asked Questions]]
;[[Frequently Asked Questions]]
: A set of community maintained FAQs.
: A set of community maintained FAQs.

===For the web interface===
;[[About MusicBrainz]] and [[Beginners Guide]]
:A quick introduction to MusicBrainz and to its use, respectively.


;[[How To]]s
;[[How To]]s
:A collection of tutorials. Lightweight, short and user-orientated step by step instructions.
:A collection of tutorials. Lightweight, short and user-orientated step by step instructions.


;[[Introduction to Editing]]
;[[How Editing Works]] and the different [[Edit Type]]s
:A general introduction and detailed descriptions of each type of edit that you can possibly make to [[MusicBrainz]] data.
:A quick introduction to how changes to MusicBrainz data are made.


;[[Introduction to Voting]]
;[[Advanced Relationships]]
:A quick introduction to MusicBrainz's voting system and how edits are applied (or rejected).
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: Documentation about [[:Category:Advanced Relationships|Advanced Relationships]], as well as all [[:Category:Relationship Class|Relationship Classes]], [[:Category:Relationship Family|Relationship Families]], and [[:Category:Relationship Type|Relationship Types]].


;[[Advanced Search]]
;[[Style|Style guidelines]]
:All our official guidelines for editing.
:Describes the server-based search (also used by the [[MusicBrainz Tagger]]).
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;[[Search]]
:Describes the different kinds of search you can use to browse MusicBrainz. Also includes the [[Indexed Search Syntax|advanced search syntax]].


;[[MusicBrainz Terminology]]
;[[MusicBrainz Terminology]]
:A collection of all terms the [[MusicBrainz]] community uses, what they mean, and wheter there is a wiki page explaining them.
:A collection of terms the [[MusicBrainz]] community uses, what they mean, and wheter there is a wiki page explaining them.


;[[Release Language]]
;[[Advanced Relationships]]
⚫
: Documentation about [[:Category:Advanced Relationships|Advanced Relationships]], as well as all [[:Category:Relationship Class|Relationship Classes]], [[:Category:Relationship Family|Relationship Families]], and [[:Category:Relationship Type|Relationship Types]].
:Describes the assignement of the language and script attribute to releases.


===For the software===
;[[Picard Documentation]]
;[[Picard Documentation]]
:Documentation of [[MusicBrainz Picard]], MusicBrainz' official tagger.
:Documentation of [[MusicBrainz Picard]], MusicBrainz' official tagger.


===Other===
;[[How Annotations Work]]
;[[About MusicBrainz/Privacy Policy|Privacy Policy]]
:A rudimentary page that explains the [[Artist Annotation]] and [[Release Annotation]].
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:Privacy implications of being a [[MusicBrainz]] editor.

;[[How Voting Works]]
:Also quite rudimentary. It explains the decision mechanism of the [[ModBot]].

;[[Editor Privacy]]
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:Privacy implications of being a [[MusicBrainz]] editor.

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;[[Text Search Syntax]]
:How to use the powerful text search features in [[MusicBrainz]]


;[[Flickr Machine Tag]]
;[[Flickr Machine Tag]]

Revision as of 14:34, 11 January 2012

User documentation

Frequently Asked Questions
A set of community maintained FAQs.

For the web interface

About MusicBrainz and Beginners Guide
A quick introduction to MusicBrainz and to its use, respectively.
How Tos
A collection of tutorials. Lightweight, short and user-orientated step by step instructions.
Introduction to Editing
A quick introduction to how changes to MusicBrainz data are made.
Introduction to Voting
A quick introduction to MusicBrainz's voting system and how edits are applied (or rejected).
Style guidelines
All our official guidelines for editing.
Search
Describes the different kinds of search you can use to browse MusicBrainz. Also includes the advanced search syntax.
MusicBrainz Terminology
A collection of terms the MusicBrainz community uses, what they mean, and wheter there is a wiki page explaining them.
Advanced Relationships
Documentation about Advanced Relationships, as well as all Relationship Classes, Relationship Families, and Relationship Types.

For the software

Picard Documentation
Documentation of MusicBrainz Picard, MusicBrainz' official tagger.

Other

Privacy Policy
Privacy implications of being a MusicBrainz editor.
Flickr Machine Tag
How to use flickr tags to refer to MusicBrainz artists, releases, tracks or labels.

Developer Documentation

Metadata

MusicBrainz_XML_Meta_Data
Describes the MusicBrainz XML Metadata Format

Software

Client HOWTO
Describes the use of libmusicbrainz, and the Client Examples programs.

Discs

Disc Submission
An overview of the highly technical content of Disc ID Calculation.

Tagging

ID3v2.4.0
Useful links for people wanting to use ID3v2 tags in applications.
ID3v2 Tags
A list of some TXXX tags for ID3v2 to toss about and try to "standardize".
Disc IDs and Tagging
A short exposé on various tagging standards and their handling of DiscIDs.
MusicBrainz Tag
Standardization for MusicBrainz-specific tags.
MusicBrainz Identifier
As used in standardized MusicBrainzTags.

Database

MusicBrainz Database
Start page for documentation about the database.
Panther DB Installation
Steps to intall PostgreSQL and import MusicBrainz data on Mac OS X 10.3 aka Panther.
Debian VMWare Database
HOWTO install the database under Debian running under VMWare.

Other Documentation

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