tommycrock wrote > On 24 Mar 2014 18:28, "lixobix" < > arjtaplin@
> > wrote: >> >> >> The problem is, where do you draw the line? There are many types of >> compilation, and deciding which would fit into which of two categories > could >> be difficult. Some compilations are a mixture of released and unreleased >> tracks, so how would you decide whether such a release was a compilation > of >> "unreleased or hard to find material" or a "normal" compilation? >> > > You make a good point, though I guess in the end voting could decide in > those cases, or since we can combine secondary types both could be > selected. > > Actually, I have misinterpreted the style guide. I thought I had read that > the material needed to have been released previously but it doesn't say > that. https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Release_Group/Type#Compilation Not sure > where I got that from. > So part of the problem (retrospective collections of previously unreleased > material should be grouped with studio albums) I was trying to solve has > gone away. > > Since these should be compilations already and it would mean a lot of work > / inconsistency to split them I no longer think it's a good idea. I might > try making the style guide clearer though. > > P.S. another compilation discussion currently going on > http://forums.musicbrainz.org/viewtopic.php?id=4839 > > _______________________________________________ > MusicBrainz-style mailing list > MusicBrainz-style@.musicbrainz > http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style I'm not quite clear what the problem / goal is here. That forum thread seemed largely concerned with Picard being able to differentiate between VA and non-VA compilations. Pretty sure that can be done with scripting, e.g. $if($eq(%albumartist%,Various Artists),...). -- View this message in context: http://musicbrainz.1054305.n4.nabble.com/Pre-RFC-Handle-outtakes-and-rare-recording-release-groups-tp4663555p4663623.html Sent from the MusicBrainz - Style mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-style
