[mb-users] [unknown date]

[Aaron Cooper]

On 10-Jan-08, at 3:31 PM, Rob Keeney wrote:

> That would be OK too. I'm guessing the database schema requires a
> date. It's probably easier to implement leaving it blank (null value)
> than entering a non-numeric value, such as [unknown date].
>
> Another possible suggestion for an immediate work-around would be to
> agree on a fictitious year that would be known to imply [unknown],
> such as 1899 or 1600 (or pick one). Does anyone know if there's a
> limit to how early the release year can be?

I'm not sure, but I know there's a limit.  1500 and 1800 did not work  
but 1900 was accepted while I was editing on test.musicbrainz.org.

-Aaron