Hello,
The proposal is to add this paragraph to the "Gender" chapter in Style/Artist
[1]:
The 'other' gender option is meant to represent a gender that is
neither male nor female, and is not intended for use with entities
for which the concept of gender is illogical, such as companies.
The reason is that the "other" option was meant as a neutral/umbrella
term for transgender artists, not as a "none" or "n/a" option. If such
an option is wanted, it should be introduced as forth option, and e.g.
groups should also be (implicitly) set to this type.
[1] http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Style/Artist
Initial discussion:
http://chatlogs.musicbrainz.org/musicbrainz/2011/2011-10/2011-10-25.html#T21-21-23-980520
Wiki page: http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Proposal:Gender_other_clarification
Expiration date: Tue, 2 Nov 2011 23:00:00 UTC
Johannes
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