Re: [mb-style] ideas on improving Style Council decissions

2006-04-26 Thread Simon Reinhardt
Don Redman wrote: IMVHO we need to clarify the current process of solving a style issue, and document it so well that *anybody* can follow the process. If we develop some tools that help, that's even better. I invite everybody to mercilessly edit StyleCouncil, HowToProposeNewGuidelines, Check

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Simon Reinhardt
Chris Bransden wrote: ProducerRelationshipType * New: "artist {additionally} {co-}produced album or track" ExecutiveProducerRelationshipType * "artist {co-}executive {co-}produced album or track" That does not work with AR, it could only produce "artist executive produced album or track" or "

Re: [mb-style] LiveTrackStyle

2006-04-26 Thread Brian Gurtler
Peter Adams wrote: > On Monday 03 April 2006 15:57, Brian Gurtler wrote: > >> actually adding (live) to every single track on a live album is "more >> complicated" not to mention redundant. > > Why "more complicated"? Who are you quoting there? haha i don't know why i quoted it to be honest.. ma

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Chris Bransden
On 26/04/06, Cristov Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I still say co-producers are not subordinates. Artists are often listed as > co-producers and at the end the artist doesn't work for the producer; the > opposite is true. they can still be subordinates in the production process, whilst st

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Cristov Russell
I still say co-producers are not subordinates. Artists are often listed as co-producers and at the end the artist doesn't work for the producer; the opposite is true. Also, as far as I know the idea of an executive producer being the financer doesn't apply (generally) to the recording industry.

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Orion
Cristov Russell wrote: Great. So I would say yes there is a problem with additional executive producer. I still don't understand what was wrong with the original coproducer configuration. There is a possibility that multiple executive producers exist and are labeled co-executive producer. I'll

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Orion
Simon Reinhardt wrote: Yes, I support that. And I think "executive co-producer" == "co-executive producer". We don't have to include every possible wording, as mostly the recording studios / labels all do their own definition of what all that means I guess. And who can tell exactly what work a

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Cristov Russell
Great. So I would say yes there is a problem with additional executive producer. I still don't understand what was wrong with the original coproducer configuration. There is a possibility that multiple executive producers exist and are labeled co-executive producer. I'll verify tonight if I have

Re: [mb-style] ideas on improving Style Council decissions

2006-04-26 Thread Don Redman
On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:04:44 +0200, derGraph wrote: Simon Reinhardt wrote: == A Tool == Some explanation for the image you attached? I do not understand it. :) As far as I understand the image it simply shows the number of mails with a common subject line over a given time. A simple graph

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Simon Reinhardt
Chris Bransden wrote: i think the 'safest' option is: ProducerRelationshipType * New: "artist {additionally} {co-}produced album or track" ExecutiveProducerRelationshipType * "artist {co-}executive produced album or track" how about that?? Yes, I support that. And I think "executive co-produ

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Chris Bransden
On 26/04/06, Chris Bransden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i think the 'safest' option is: > > ProducerRelationshipType > * New: "artist {additionally} {co-}produced album or track" > > ExecutiveProducerRelationshipType > * "artist {co-}executive produced album or track" maybe even * "artist {co-}ex

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Chris Bransden
haha, gawd, yes :/ typically with rap type releases it seems - http://www.onestopbeats.com/babypaul.html ok so another is: ProducerRelationshipType * Current: "artist {additionally} produced album or track" * New: "artist {additionally} {co-}{executive} produced album or track" BUT you can also h

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Simon Reinhardt
Orion wrote: Chris Bransden wrote: "executive" isn't an attribute of ProducerRelationship as you apparently can't be a 'co-executive producer' so one has to be a seperate relationship, and "executive producer" is further from "producer" than "co" Err, according to google you can be a "co-execu

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Orion
Chris Bransden wrote: "executive" isn't an attribute of ProducerRelationship as you apparently can't be a 'co-executive producer' so one has to be a seperate relationship, and "executive producer" is further from "producer" than "co" Err, according to google you can be a "co-executive producer.

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Simon Reinhardt
Cristov Russell wrote: I'm not sure I'm following this structure. Can you post full examples? Thanks. Implemented on test and created an example for each possible combination: http://test.musicbrainz.org/showrel.html?type=album&id=421276 Any problems with the possible combinations with "additi

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Chris Bransden
I'll try! ProducerRelationshipType * Current: "artist {additionally} produced album or track" * New: "artist {additionally} {co-}produced album or track" ExecutiveProducerRelationshipType (new...currently resides as a proposed attribute of ProducerRelationshipType, but i will create a new page if

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Cristov Russell
I'm not sure I'm following this structure. Can you post full examples? Thanks. Cristov (wolfsong) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: "Chris Bransden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org Subject: Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:06:0

Re: [mb-style] Co-ProducerRelationshipType

2006-04-26 Thread Chris Bransden
request for veto! On 25/04/06, Chris Bransden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hehe, well in that case i'd say: > {co-} an attribute of producer > executive producer a seperate sub type > > any objections? i'll update the wiki pages to suit once it's on gone thru. > > On 25/04/06, Simon Reinhardt <[EM

Re: [mb-style] ideas on improving Style Council decissions

2006-04-26 Thread Don Redman
On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:53:58 +0200, Jan van Thiel wrote: On 4/26/06, Simon Reinhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The only thing we need is that someone *really* cares about a problem and controls discussions. And well, if noone like that is found for an issue then the style secretary can ask

Re: [mb-style] ideas on improving Style Council decissions

2006-04-26 Thread Don Redman
On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:20:24 +0200, Simon Reinhardt wrote: Don Redman wrote: == More Secretaries == I don't want to cling to my job. And I know that I have not done my job in the last weeks. Does someone want to take over the secretaries job from me? Temporarily or permanently? You'll need

Re: [mb-style] Bootleg locations

2006-04-26 Thread Nikki
On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 09:06:08AM +0200, Lars Aronsson wrote: > 1. use the same placenames already used for other bootleg >recordings (I can give you a list, based on the database dump) Er, this is exactly the point. We're using two names for the same place and I asked which we should use.

Re: [mb-style] LiveTrackStyle

2006-04-26 Thread Cristov Russell
I don't like this rule either. Until there is tagger support to use the release value, I don't see the harm in having this in the track title. Cristov (wolfsong) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Peter Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: MusicBrainz style discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re:

Re: [mb-style] Bootleg locations

2006-04-26 Thread Cristov Russell
I agree to a point. The problem that arises is the rogue implementation of rules. A style guideline would elleviate that but at the same time deligence from the community can mitigate that. Keep in mind though that a lack of guidelines creates voting wars. At minimum I think it should be documen

RE: [mb-style] Bootleg locations

2006-04-26 Thread Cristov Russell
> Bogdan Butnaru wrote: > > (English seems the best choice), because when we make the database > > smarter [...] it'll be much easier to make an automatic conversion. > > If there ever is such a function, it surely won't be much > more difficult to convert locations named in other languages. >

RE: [mb-style] Bootleg locations

2006-04-26 Thread Cristov Russell
> Cristov Russell wrote: > > If an Italian artist performs in Spain they obviously have Spanish > > fans so why should a recording by a Spanish, French or English fan > > arbitrarly use the language of the performer? > > But I think we both agree that we should use the language the > fans would

Re: [mb-style] ideas on improving Style Council decissions

2006-04-26 Thread derGraph
Simon Reinhardt wrote: No, I just think it's way too much work for one person. So I think you could need some support. [...] That way we don't even need fixed secretary positions, only a pool of trustworthy persons who will really work on the issues. That's exactly how understood your propos

Re: [mb-style] ideas on improving Style Council decissions

2006-04-26 Thread derGraph
Don Redman wrote: We could have a small deamon. The secretary (or anybody?) tells it: this task/ticket is being discussed/RFCed/RFVed now, and after a certain period, the deamon asks what has happended. This could be hacked into Trac I don't think we should hack anything into trac. This is a

Re: [mb-style] ideas on improving Style Council decissions

2006-04-26 Thread derGraph
Simon Reinhardt wrote: == A Tool == Some explanation for the image you attached? I do not understand it. :) As far as I understand the image it simply shows the number of mails with a common subject line over a given time. A simple graph would be more intuitive, I think (but this looks nice

Re: [mb-style] Bootleg locations

2006-04-26 Thread derGraph
Lars Aronsson wrote: Perhaps MB could just adopt the names used in Wikipedia's article headings and URLs, e.g. "London" to mean London, England, or "London, Arkansas" refering to the lesser known place with 925 inhabitants. This bears a great problem: on Wikipedia, you only have to name an a

Re: [mb-style] Bootleg locations

2006-04-26 Thread derGraph
Cristov Russell wrote: If an Italian artist performs in Spain they obviously have Spanish fans so why should a recording by a Spanish, French or English fan arbitrarly use the language of the performer? But I think we both agree that we should use the language the fans would expect, or don't w

Re: [mb-style] Bootleg locations

2006-04-26 Thread derGraph
Bogdan Butnaru wrote: (English seems the best choice), because when we make the database smarter [...] it'll be much easier to make an automatic conversion. If there ever is such a function, it surely won't be much more difficult to convert locations named in other languages. But this is not

Re: [mb-style] Bootleg locations

2006-04-26 Thread Orion
Lars Aronsson wrote: What I'm suggesting is simply that we could write in the guidelines that bootleg locations should 1. use the same placenames already used for other bootleg recordings (I can give you a list, based on the database dump) 2. for new locations, use placenames from article

Re: [mb-style] LiveTrackStyle

2006-04-26 Thread Chris Bransden
I agree actually. I think the tagger should be able to be configured to add '(live)' to all track titles on a live album. infact this is something that http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/TaggerScript proposes. infact i think taggerscript should be fasttracked because it really sounds like a good idea, an

Re: [mb-style] LiveTrackStyle

2006-04-26 Thread Peter Adams
On Monday 03 April 2006 15:57, Brian Gurtler wrote: > actually adding (live) to every single track on a live album is "more > complicated" not to mention redundant. Why "more complicated"? Who are you quoting there? It's not redundant as long as there is a supported tagger using the data and no

Re: [mb-style] Bootleg locations

2006-04-26 Thread Lars Aronsson
Steve Wyles wrote: > I know you're a big advocate of Wikipedia. But, being > technically dependant on another data repository for this isn't > practical. I sorry to say that Wikipedia has had more downtime > or been inaccessible more often than MusicBrainz. Back when this was at its worst, in