On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 8:12 PM, caller#6 < meatbyproduct-musicbra...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 03/11/2013 05:45 AM, Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote: > > The guidelines for type on http://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Release_Groupare > incorrect now that we have compilation as a secondary type that doesn't > have to be selected on its own. > I propose changing that section to what you can see in > http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/User:Reosarevok/Release_Group#Type > > > > Before: "The type <http://musicbrainz.org/doc/Release_Group#Type> should > apply to most of the tracks... " > After: "Any secondary > types<http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Release_Group/Type>should apply to most of > the tracks... " > > Isn't the "before" version still true? > How does "Album", "EP" or "Single" apply to any tracks? > Before: "a various artists soundtrack should be entered as a soundtrack > and not a compilation" > After: "a various artists soundtrack using pre-released music should be > marked as both a soundtrack *and* a compilation" > > If I'm reading that rightj, something like the Resevoir Dogs soundtrack[1] > is a compilation? I guess I see how it could be, but I never thought about > it in that way. Am I the only one that thinks that sounds strange? > Note the change is making this *less* open, not more, in that this previously implied every VA soundtrack was a compilation even if it wasn't listed as such. But if we don't agree with that, there are certainly other possible examples to use :) -- Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren
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