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* composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (circa 1787) |
* composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (circa 1787) |
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===Option 2: |
===Option 2: six checkboxes=== |
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Six checkboxes: “circa”, “before”, “after” for each of start/end. This would give finer-grained details on any start or end date. |
Six checkboxes: “circa”, “before”, “after” for each of start/end. This would give finer-grained details on any start or end date. |
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[[File:circa-complex.png]] |
[[File:circa-complex.png]] |
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==Votes and reasons== |
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'''I prefer a single “circa” box because…''' |
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* It is sufficient: lets us enter approximate dates without needing to go into messy details or deal with six checkboxes(!) every time. Also, I’m not sure how the '6 checkboxes' option will work for displaying ARs. “Artist (1922–1930)” could become… what, “Artist (after circa 1922–exactly 1930)? (you need the “exactly” there so it doesn’t imply that both are approximate… [[User:Hawke|Hawke]] ([[User talk:Hawke|talk]]) |
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'''I prefer a lot of checkboxes because…''' |
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'''I have a better idea:''' |
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==Additional comments== |
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Revision as of 17:49, 5 March 2013
“Circa” dates
Currently there is no way to store an approximate date in Musicbrainz. This applies to performance dates as well as artist birth/death dates.
The ticket above lists a couple of options for how to deal with them.
Examples:
- “Recorded in the Italian Institute in Budapest from 21st to 23rd April, 1987”
- “c. June 1928”…“These recordings evidently took place from July to October 1928…”
Option 1: Circa checkbox
A single “circa” (or “approximate”) checkbox. This would indicate that listed date or dates are approximate:
In AR displays it would be:
- composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (circa 1787)
Option 2: six checkboxes
Six checkboxes: “circa”, “before”, “after” for each of start/end. This would give finer-grained details on any start or end date.
Votes and reasons
I prefer a single “circa” box because…
- It is sufficient: lets us enter approximate dates without needing to go into messy details or deal with six checkboxes(!) every time. Also, I’m not sure how the '6 checkboxes' option will work for displaying ARs. “Artist (1922–1930)” could become… what, “Artist (after circa 1922–exactly 1930)? (you need the “exactly” there so it doesn’t imply that both are approximate… Hawke (talk)
I prefer a lot of checkboxes because…
I have a better idea:
