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Until 2014, the '''style council''' was the institution in [[MusicBrainz]] that created and edited the [[Style|official style guideline]]s, by following the [[Proposals|proposal system]]. The style council has been reformed many times, as it did not work well initially. See the [[History:Style Council/History|history of the council]] for details. In October, 2014 it was replaced with a Style Benevolent Dictator<sup>1</sup>. |
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The following people are members of the official '''Style Council''', who are responsible for editing the [[Official Style Guideline|OfficialStyleGuideline]]s: |
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==Membership== |
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This group is the replacement for the position of [[Style Dude|StyleDude]]; previous Style Dudes are ''emeritus'' members. |
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There was no formal membership to the style council. If you were an interested contributor to [[MusicBrainz]] and reasonably well informed about existing [[Style|style guidelines]], [[MusicBrainz Development|MusicBrainz development]] and the general culture of the project, you were welcome to subscribe to the [[Mailing Lists|style mailing list]] and join the discussions. |
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==Members of the Style Council== |
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==References== |
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(a.k.a. [[Style Moderator|StyleModerator]]s) |
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1. http://blog.musicbrainz.org/2014/10/17/changes-to-our-style-process/ |
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===Secretaries (''Ministers of Style'')=== |
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* [[User:JohnCarter|JohnCarter]] |
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* [[User:RjMunro|RjMunro]] |
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* [[User:Dupuy|Dupuy]] |
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===Editors=== |
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* [[User:ClutchEr2|ClutchEr2]] |
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* [[User:DJKC|DJKC]] |
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* [[User:Gecks|Gecks]] |
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* [[G0llum]] |
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* [[Mcymd]] |
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* [[User:MichelleW|MichelleW]] |
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* [[User:Nikki|Nikki]] |
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* [[User:Steinbdj|Steinbdj]] |
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* [[User:WolfSong|WolfSong]] |
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''editor-without-portfolio'' (ombudsman) |
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* [[User:DonRedman|DonRedman]] |
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===Emeriti=== |
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* [[User:TarragonAllen|TarragonAllen]] |
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* [[User:NeilCafferkey|NeilCafferkey]] |
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==Areas of specialization== |
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# [[Metadata|MetaData]] -- [[User:Dupuy|Dupuy]] |
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## [[Advanced Relationship Type|AdvancedRelationshipType]]s (basic advanced relationships) -- [[User:WolfSong|WolfSong]] / [[User:Gecks|Gecks]] |
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## [[Advanced Relationship Attribute|AdvancedRelationshipAttribute]]s (instruments, etc.) -- [[Mcymd]] |
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## [[Advanced Relationship Usage|AdvancedRelationshipUsage]] (what to represent with advanced relationships, what to omit) -- [[User:JohnCarter|JohnCarter]] |
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## [[Other Meta Data|OtherMetaData]] ([[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]], artist comments, annotations) -- [[User:RjMunro|RjMunro]] |
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# [[Data Presentation|DataPresentation]] -- [[User:RjMunro|RjMunro]] |
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## [[Formatting Style|FormattingStyle]] ([[Capitalization Standard|CapitalizationStandard]], punctuation, etc.) -- [[G0llum]] |
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## [[Internationalization|InterNationalization]] (language stuff) -- [[User:Nikki|Nikki]] / [[User:Dupuy|Dupuy]] |
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## [[Non Musical Style|NonMusicalStyle]] (data cds tracks, silence, etc.) |
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## [[Special Case Style|SpecialCaseStyle]] ([[Various Artist|VariousArtist]]s albums, [[Special Purpose Artist|SpecialPurposeArtist]]s) -- MichelleW |
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# [[Genre Style|GenreStyle]] -- [[User:JohnCarter|JohnCarter]] |
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## [[Classical Style|ClassicalStyle]] (orchestral & classical music) -- [[User:ClutchEr2|ClutchEr2]] / [[User:WolfSong|WolfSong]] |
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## [[Soundtrack Style|SoundtrackStyle]] (musicals, anime, & movie soundtracks) -- [[User:Steinbdj|Steinbdj]] |
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## [[Electronic Style|ElectronicStyle]] (electronica, DJ & fan remixes, mash-ups, etc.) -- [[User:Gecks|Gecks]] |
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## [[Asian Style|AsianStyle]] (J-pop, K-pop, C-pop, etc.) -- [[User:DJKC|DJKC]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:17, 30 April 2015
Until 2014, the style council was the institution in MusicBrainz that created and edited the official style guidelines, by following the proposal system. The style council has been reformed many times, as it did not work well initially. See the history of the council for details. In October, 2014 it was replaced with a Style Benevolent Dictator1.
Membership
There was no formal membership to the style council. If you were an interested contributor to MusicBrainz and reasonably well informed about existing style guidelines, MusicBrainz development and the general culture of the project, you were welcome to subscribe to the style mailing list and join the discussions.
References
1. http://blog.musicbrainz.org/2014/10/17/changes-to-our-style-process/
