Re: [mb-style] RFV: Artist type: Project

2006-10-12 Thread Joan Whittaker
hard defining what the difference is between a project and a group. -Dustin (Kerensky97) joan WHITTAKER wrote: Given that it was Beth and I who originally put forward this idea, and at the moment Beth is ill and unable to be on mb, then I would be more than willing to be champion

Re: [mb-style] RFV: Artist type: Project

2006-10-11 Thread Joan Whittaker
Given that it was Beth and I who originally put forward this idea, and at the moment Beth is ill and unable to be on mb, then I would be more than willing to be champion for this idea. To reiterate my original reasoning: Roger Glover is and has been for a long time a part of Deep Purple.

Re: [mb-style] artist type: project

2006-10-10 Thread Joan Whittaker
Discussion starts on the July mbstyle - first post by Beth, second from me: http://lists.musicbrainz.org/pipermail/musicbrainz-style/2006-July/003269.ht ml Joan - Original Message - From: Kerensky97 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org Sent: Tuesday, October 10,

Re: RFC: BonusDisc ammendment (was: Re: [mb-style] x (disc 1) x(disc 2), vs x x (bonus disc) / version info for special releases)

2006-09-19 Thread joan WHITTAKER
: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:18 AM Subject: Re: RFC: BonusDisc ammendment (was: Re: [mb-style] x (disc 1) x(disc 2), vs x x (bonus disc) / version info for special releases) On Wed, 20 Sep 2006, joan WHITTAKER wrote: Okay - this may be over simplistic. To my mind, the issue of a bonus disc

Re: [mb-style] RFC: english capitalizationofshortenedwordsbeginingwith a single quote

2006-09-03 Thread joan WHITTAKER
That's two things we are in agreement on. Initial capitalisation and I also hate Pink Floyd. Joan - Original Message - From: Dave Smey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MusicBrainz style discussion musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 5:18 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [mb-style] RFC: english capitalization ofshortenedwordsbeginingwith a single quote

2006-09-02 Thread joan WHITTAKER
As one of the original authors of this thread, I thought we had reached a general consensus that the where a track began with an apostrophe, i.e. 'round, then it should be capitalised. However, where it occurred in the middle of a track name, then it should be lower case. Am I over

Re: [mb-style] General feelings about the tone of mails these days(Was: AutoEditor Elections)

2006-08-04 Thread joan WHITTAKER
Don I do not at all think this is a problem that you are encountering alone, neither do I think that you are being overly sensitive. I really do think the problem is that quite a lot of people have time and effort invested in this project. The larger it gets the more demands are made upon

Re: [mb-style] RFC: New Artist Type: Project

2006-07-13 Thread joan WHITTAKER
I would obviously like to say go for option 2, but in the interests of fairness, then I think we ought to go to option 3. Joan - Original Message - From: Robert Kaye [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MusicBrainz style discussion musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org Sent: Thursday, July 13,

Re: [mb-style] RFC: New Artist Type: Project

2006-07-07 Thread joan WHITTAKER
You already know my opinion on this, but to reiterate it, I definitely think that project should be added and as we have already discussed this at some length, then it should be taken to the Request for Veto stage. Joan - Original Message - From: Stefan Kestenholz To:

Re: [mb-style] RFC: New Artist Type: Project

2006-06-28 Thread joan WHITTAKER
I also write to support Beth. A classic case in point is http://musicbrainz.org/showalbum.html?albumid=504290 Roger Glover would in this context be the owner of the project and participants would be Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale, Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Helms, John Gustafson, etc. This is

Re: [mb-style] Announcing style changes

2006-06-22 Thread joan WHITTAKER
should post it to the page Zout added. ;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joan WHITTAKER Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 7:19 AM To: MusicBrainz style discussion; MusicBrainz style discussion Subject: Re: [mb-style] Announcing style changes I

Re: [mb-style] Net Releases

2006-06-19 Thread joan WHITTAKER
] To: MusicBrainz style discussion musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [mb-style] Net Releases On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:36:41 +0200, Chris Bransden wrote: On 18/06/06, joan WHITTAKER [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do I take it that once Don Redman has spoken

Re: [mb-style] Meritocracy and the Style Council

2006-06-19 Thread joan WHITTAKER
I do not intend to get into this whole argument over meritocracy until I have had a chance to read up on all the correspondence so far. What I will say is that having brought a subject Net Releases to this forum, I have become very frustrated indeed at the seeming inability of a failure to

Re: [mb-style] Net Releases

2006-06-18 Thread joan WHITTAKER
But in my very first post I specifically excluded iTunes, Napster and other such from this debate, because most if not all of their titles are of albums commercially available as CD's and I wanted this debate to concentrate on those which were purely net releases. Joan - Original Message

Re: [mb-style] Net Releases

2006-06-18 Thread joan WHITTAKER
Excuse me for being somewhat obtuse, but does this then mean that if an album, track or whatever is put out on the INTERNET, then at that time it becomes to all intents and purposes a worldwide release - Original Message - From: Don Redman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MusicBrainz style

Re: [mb-style] Net Releases

2006-06-18 Thread joan WHITTAKER
Surely the fact that all users cannot access the http://www.mastik.org/?page=releases site is not the fault of Mastik. They had an expectation when they uploaded their music that it would be available. The fact that it is not is surely more to do with the ISP providing the service to the

Re: [mb-style] Net Releases

2006-06-18 Thread joan WHITTAKER
Of joan WHITTAKER Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 12:38 PM To: MusicBrainz style discussion Subject: Re: [mb-style] Net Releases Surely the fact that all users cannot access the http://www.mastik.org/?page=releases site is not the fault of Mastik. They had an expectation when they uploaded their music

Re: [mb-style] Net Releases

2006-06-18 Thread joan WHITTAKER
discussion musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [mb-style] Net Releases On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:13:31 +0200, joan WHITTAKER wrote: Excuse me for being somewhat obtuse, but does this then mean that if an album, track or whatever is put out

Re: [mb-style] Net Releases

2006-06-18 Thread joan WHITTAKER
and couldn't put it on my psp.. I never liked it much anyways, but, I certainly have a problem with it now. If Klayton didn't release songs through there I'd never touch it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joan WHITTAKER Sent: Sunday, June

Re: [mb-style] Net Releases

2006-06-18 Thread joan WHITTAKER
/18/06, Schika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/18/06, joan WHITTAKER [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excuse me having to ask, but how do we now get this put into the guidelines? OK our Country field is for the distribution area. This is very clear for internet releases or releases are known

Re: [mb-style] Net Releases

2006-06-18 Thread joan WHITTAKER
] To: MusicBrainz style discussion musicbrainz-style@lists.musicbrainz.org Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 12:08 AM Subject: Re: [mb-style] Net Releases On 6/19/06, joan WHITTAKER [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pardon me asking, but what have a bunch of vinyls got to do with net releases. Aren't we

Re: [mb-style] Net Releases

2006-06-17 Thread joan WHITTAKER
I totally agree with Nikki. The perception of most people is that if it is available on the internet, then it is available worldwide. This is exactly the reason why I brought this up. We have many rules, and that is exactly as it should be if we are to keep a database that is reasonably

[mb-style] Net Releases

2006-06-16 Thread joan WHITTAKER
First of all let me make it clear that I am not talking about music released through iTunes, Napster or similar, which invariably are commercial releases, available in most retail stores, being released on the net. What I would like to get a consensus of opinion on is those releases which

Re: [mb-style] ArtistAlias and PerformanceNameStyle conflict / Whatmakes an Alias?

2006-05-28 Thread joan WHITTAKER
The problem here is to define what you mean when you say grouping single artist. This thread started because objection was made to the inclusion of Tyrannosaurus Rex (who issued four albums under that name, and whose re-issues have all been under that name) and T Rex, who evolved out of the