[mb-style] RFC: Don't allow/disable additions of ARs and release data Pseudo-Releases

[Mika Heiska]

Chris B wrote:
> IMO this is unnecessary duplication of data when this stuff should be 
> added to the 'real' release.
> 
> I propose we either:
> a) disable this at a database level (ie don't allow such info to be 
> added if the release status is Pseudo-Release)
> or
> b) stipulate that this is not desired in the guidelines (ie - 
> http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/ReleaseStatus )
> 
> perhaps the problem with a) is that it might cause data loss if users 
> either don't know, or can't enter (eg, it's in Japanese) the real 
> release, which is a fair point, so b) is probably the best solution. 
> comments?? :)
> 

I'm totally against this suggestion. I personally only deal with 
translated pseudo releases (though I often forget to set the status as 
such, and hate the term anyway), those are what I search for, those are 
what I use for tagging. If I can't enter the extra data in them, then I 
also can't use it with picard. And as such, I'd probably stop adding it 
altogether. Yes, I'm a selfish bastard and it's all about me, but you 
can bet that I'm not the only one.

So yeah, until there is a viable way to enter both the original language 
and whatever translation under the same album id and choose the language 
you'd prefer to use, there will be data duplication.


~Mika