[mb-style] RFV: StylePrinciple

Chris B chris at whenironsattack.com
Fri Feb 15 11:59:41 UTC 2008


well, StrongGuidelines, ConsistentOriginalData or ArtistIntent remain
quite vague.

i'm happy with the pricinple, but it's not a 'guideline' as such. i'm
happy with the current link on
http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/OfficialStyleGuideline

On 15/02/2008, Brian Schweitzer <brian.brianschweitzer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just cleaning out an RFC that never actually became an
>  OfficialGuideline, we all follow StylePrinciple (
>  http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/StylePrinciple ), and indeed, pretty much
>  the entire "which guideline applies" structure depends on the steps it
>  describes, but it never actually became a formal guideline.
>
>  Any objections to this guideline / principle being formalized?
>
>  For those who may not have read it recently:
>
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>  The Style Principles
>
>  If you ask yourself in what style something should be entered into
>  MusicBrainz, the following rules apply in this order (strongest on
>  top):
>     1. Follow ArtistIntent.
>     1. If 1 is not applicable, follow StrongGuidelines.
>     1. If neither 1 nor 2 are applicable, use ConsistentOriginalData.
>     1. If 1 nor 2 nor 3 are applicable, follow the StyleGuidelines.
>
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>  Brian
>
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