Proposal:Remove banned characters: Difference between revisions
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This proposal updates [[Miscellaneous Guideline]] to the following: |
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==Use of special characters== |
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The use of certain special characters is preferred over generic equivalents. Generic characters should be used only in cases of [[Artist Intent]]. Otherwise, editors should replace generic characters with their more specific equivalents. |
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While there are several ways to enter these characters—including various key combinations and copy/paste—it may be difficult in your configuration. In such cases, use the generic equivalents. Other editors can later edit with preferred characters. |
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;Apostrophe: A true apostrophe (’) is preferred in place of a typewriter apostrophe ('). |
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;Quotation marks: Use the mark that appears on the release, instead of " or '. Common variations include: |
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:; double quotes: “ and ” |
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:; single quotes: ‘ and ’ |
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:; guillemets: « » and ‹ › (note difference from < and >) |
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:; low quotes: „ and ‚ (note difference from comma: ,) |
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:; ditto mark: 〃 |
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;Primes: Use single prime (′), double-prime (″), or other prime symbols where appropriate. Single prime indicates minutes and feet; double-prime indicates seconds and inches. Greater primes are rarely used, but do exist. |
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;Ellipsis: Use the ellipsis character (…) instead of three periods (...) |
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;Dashes, hyphens, and minus signs: Use the appropriate hyphen (‐), minus sign (−), em dash (—), en dash (–), or other dash as it appears on the release. If you can’t easily enter these characters, or can’t determine which is correct, use - (hyphen-minus, the common character appearing on keyboards) for en dash, hyphen, and minus; use -- for em dash and quotation dash. |
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===Relation to Classical Style Guide=== |
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Since the [[Classical Style Guide]] has its own rules about punctuation in titles, please follow that guideline where it applies. |
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=="Top something" Playlists== |
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Bootleg torrents that are compilations based on playlists of charts authorities (like Billboard's) should not be stored in MusicBrainz as releases. These playlists are often copyrighted by their issuers. |
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==Other Do-Not's== |
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There's some guiding information available [[What Not To Link To]]. It is not an [[Official Style Guideline]], but is information that should help while editing. |
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Latest revision as of 19:24, 19 May 2011
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