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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 MusicBrainz Style Council= |
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==Membership== |
==Membership== |
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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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There are however two formal positions of "supervisors" of the general style process: <dl><dt>Elder |
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[[User:RobertKaye|Robert Kaye]] is the elder and benevolent dictator of [[MusicBrainz]] [[Proposal|style issues]]. If the process goes off the rails, or if someone disputes the style leaders' decisions, the elder steps in. |
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<dt>Style Leader |
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[[User:Nikki|Nikki]] and [[User:Reosarevok|Reosarevok]] are the current style leaders. They guide the process and keep it from getting stuck. If the council cannot reach consensus they will make a decision. This position was previously called "secretary". |
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==Process== |
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TODO: move process bits from [[Proposals]] page here. --warp. |
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==References== |
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1. http://blog.musicbrainz.org/2014/10/17/changes-to-our-style-process/ |
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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/
