Re: [mb-style] RFV: CSG Track Artist (STYLE-108)

2012-05-24 Thread symphonick
Bump. 2012/5/23 symphonick > http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/User:symphonick/CSG/Releases/Track_Artist > http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/STYLE-108 > > This RFV will expire 2012-05-25 > /symphonick ___ MusicBrainz-style mailing list MusicBrainz-styl

Re: [mb-style] On artist intent reasoning

2012-05-24 Thread practik
caller#6 wrote > > On 05/22/2012 09:55 PM, Kuno Woudt wrote: >> I agree the concept of fixing spelling mistakes is a bit buried, so I >> wouldn't mind adding it to the style principles page in some way -- but >> I wouldn't want to split up the Artist Intent page (as it is currently >> written) in

[mb-style] RFV (STYLE-111): Add "Mixtape/Street" as a RG subtype

2012-05-24 Thread Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren
Text for the RG types list: "Promotional in nature (but not necessarily free), mixtapes and street albums are often released by artists to promote new artists, or upcoming studio albums by prominent artists. They are also sometimes used to keep fans' attention between studio releases and are most

Re: [mb-style] Pre-RFC-MAMS. RG Type options : [MINI] ALBUM / [MAXI] SINGLE

2012-05-24 Thread lixobix
Alex Mauer wrote > > On 5/24/2012 5:41 AM, lixobix wrote: > >> 2) Both singles and eps are pressed on 12" 45rpm vinyl, sometimes with >> the >> same number of tracks or similar length, yet whether a release is a >> single >> or ep is a question of intent. > > Just want to point out that this is

Re: [mb-style] Pre-RFC-MAMS. RG Type options : [MINI] ALBUM / [MAXI] SINGLE

2012-05-24 Thread Alex Mauer
On 5/24/2012 5:41 AM, lixobix wrote: > 2) Both singles and eps are pressed on 12" 45rpm vinyl, sometimes with the > same number of tracks or similar length, yet whether a release is a single > or ep is a question of intent. Just want to point out that this is not necessarily true. The first EPs

Re: [mb-style] Pre-RFC-MAMS. RG Type options : [MINI] ALBUM / [MAXI] SINGLE

2012-05-24 Thread Per Øyvind Øygard
On 24 May 2012 09:54, jesus2099 wrote: > > Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote >> >> Indeed, this is my experience too - maxisingles *and* singles are >> usually released for the same, well, single. Which means "maxi-single" >> is, if anything, an attribute of the release, so this would indeed >> need

Re: [mb-style] Pre-RFC-MAMS. RG Type options : [MINI] ALBUM / [MAXI] SINGLE

2012-05-24 Thread lixobix
Jazzy Jarilith wrote > > Hi, > > We should keep in mind the original meaning of LP and EP. Long Play, and > Extended Play are terms used to make a distinction between albums, and > more > precisely, VINYLS. There was a time when you could see on albums > backcovers, mentions such as "Also avail

Re: [mb-style] Pre-RFC-MAMS. RG Type options : [MINI] ALBUM / [MAXI] SINGLE

2012-05-24 Thread Jazzy Jarilith
Hi, We should keep in mind the original meaning of LP and EP. Long Play, and Extended Play are terms used to make a distinction between albums, and more precisely, VINYLS. There was a time when you could see on albums backcovers, mentions such as "Also available in LP, CD, Cassette". I believe th

Re: [mb-style] Pre-RFC-MAMS. RG Type options : [MINI] ALBUM / [MAXI] SINGLE

2012-05-24 Thread lixobix
Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren, thanks for the response regarding the discography issue, it's nice to know that something is being done. jesus2099 wrote > > > Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote >> >> Indeed, this is my experience too - maxisingles *and* singles are >> usually released for the same, we

Re: [mb-style] Pre-RFC-MAMS. RG Type options : [MINI] ALBUM / [MAXI] SINGLE

2012-05-24 Thread jesus2099
Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote > > Indeed, this is my experience too - maxisingles *and* singles are > usually released for the same, well, single. Which means "maxi-single" > is, if anything, an attribute of the release, so this would indeed > need a schema change. > > For mini-album, I have n

Re: [mb-style] Pre-RFC-MAMS. RG Type options : [MINI] ALBUM / [MAXI] SINGLE

2012-05-24 Thread jesus2099
[OFF TOPIC] Nicolás Tamargo de Eguren wrote > > there should be a temporary patch in the next release in a few days > and then we'll probably be asking for feedback on how to do it in the > longer term. For now, please be calm - complaining more often won't > make it happen earlier :) > Thanks