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      • Muz
        I'd be surprised if the old version had work done to support it. I sincerely doubt it.
      • 2011-06-01 15218, 2011

      • sezuan
        Muz: Ok, thanks.
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      • sezuan
        is there somewhere a rough description of the differences?
      • 2011-06-01 15203, 2011

      • warp
        sezuan: I don't think we have a document describing the differences.
      • 2011-06-01 15240, 2011

      • warp
        sezuan: /ws/2 is documented at http://musicbrainz.org/doc/XML_Web_Service/Versio…, but I expect you found that already.
      • 2011-06-01 15223, 2011

      • sezuan
        yes ;)
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      • gridaphobe
        hey i haven't been able to download the server VM for a couple days, anybody know what's wrong?
      • 2011-06-01 15205, 2011

      • srotta
        You don't need to download it every day.
      • 2011-06-01 15211, 2011

      • srotta
        ;)
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      • _the_
        Should I use Picard 0.15 beta2 or the latest non-beta?
      • 2011-06-01 15253, 2011

      • gridaphobe
        srotta: well i reinstalled ubuntu, and forgot to backup my copy of the vm :(
      • 2011-06-01 15222, 2011

      • gridaphobe
        i'm working through the source install though
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      • symphonick
        no what? 502s AND internal server error?
      • 2011-06-01 15247, 2011

      • symphonick
        no/now
      • 2011-06-01 15252, 2011

      • symphonick
        s
      • 2011-06-01 15223, 2011

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      • symphonick
        got to the subscribed edits page, but still getting internal server errors when searching for works
      • 2011-06-01 15205, 2011

      • symphonick
        No details about this error are available
      • 2011-06-01 15240, 2011

      • symphonick
        search still not working
      • 2011-06-01 15212, 2011

      • symphonick
        searching for works, that is. artist search seems ok
      • 2011-06-01 15220, 2011

      • symphonick
        not totally down? but when I search for bwv 1066
      • 2011-06-01 15247, 2011

      • symphonick
        bwv 1067 is ok
      • 2011-06-01 15216, 2011

      • symphonick
        weird
      • 2011-06-01 15209, 2011

      • symphonick
        aargh!
      • 2011-06-01 15210, 2011

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      • cjk32
        Perhaps being dense, but how do I delete works?
      • 2011-06-01 15205, 2011

      • kkretschmer
        On the topic of deleting, does ModBot delete empty release groups?
      • 2011-06-01 15228, 2011

      • kkretschmer
        … also if there is an annotation?
      • 2011-06-01 15232, 2011

      • caller_6
        cjk32: have you removed all the Relationships for the Work in question?
      • 2011-06-01 15222, 2011

      • symphonick
        & can someone explain why I'm not allowed to search for bwv 1066 in works?
      • 2011-06-01 15220, 2011

      • caller_6
        cjk32: also, it's almost always better to merge than to remove.
      • 2011-06-01 15247, 2011

      • caller_6
        symphonick: maybe you tried this, but I notice you can search for "bwv". You /can't/ search for "1066"
      • 2011-06-01 15231, 2011

      • symphonick
        but bwv 1067 works?
      • 2011-06-01 15248, 2011

      • symphonick
        & it must have worked yesterday...
      • 2011-06-01 15222, 2011

      • caller_6
        hmmm
      • 2011-06-01 15238, 2011

      • symphonick
        can repeat - it's only 1066 AFAIK
      • 2011-06-01 15258, 2011

      • caller_6
        yeah, same here.
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      • symphonick
        OK I tried 10, 106, 66, 666.... everything except 1066 works
      • 2011-06-01 15238, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        Hmm. http://musicbrainz.org/artist/776d934e-9feb-4ddc-… is really weird using our existing performance name ARs to link fictional characters to the people who play them.
      • 2011-06-01 15220, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        "Seto San" is a fictional character who - in the tv show - has a performance name "SUN" under which music was released in the real world. She is played by Halko Momoi.
      • 2011-06-01 15232, 2011

      • hawke_
        kepstin-laptop: Seems reasonable to me.
      • 2011-06-01 15242, 2011

      • hawke_
        kepstin-laptop: Though it does make “legal name” kinda bad.
      • 2011-06-01 15248, 2011

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      • hawke_
        I’ve never really been a fan of the legal name phrase anyway
      • 2011-06-01 15232, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        hmm. maybe just change it to "performed by" or something.
      • 2011-06-01 15208, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        except that would be weird for some of the western artist cases of performance names
      • 2011-06-01 15251, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        I.e. would you say Eminem is "performed by" Marshall Mathers?
      • 2011-06-01 15222, 2011

      • hawke_
        True.
      • 2011-06-01 15240, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        I think I would prefer to have a different relationship to link roles/characters to artists as opposed to performance names. Something to add to my idea about a new artist type for roles/characters, I guess :)
      • 2011-06-01 15247, 2011

      • hawke_
        Not a bad idea.
      • 2011-06-01 15227, 2011

      • reosarevok
        kepstin-laptop: sounds coherent
      • 2011-06-01 15243, 2011

      • reosarevok
        kepstin-laptop: please do that. Also, what about Cap_Stand_Japanese? :p
      • 2011-06-01 15237, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        reosarevok: I need to send an RFV for my proposal to add a website link to releases first, before nikki reminds me about that again :)
      • 2011-06-01 15257, 2011

      • reosarevok
        Then do it! Just needs one little mail anyway :)
      • 2011-06-01 15256, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        hmm. I actually wanted to make a few changes to that homepage proposal based on the discussion; is the correct thing to do there to send out an RFV with the updated text, or send out a new version of the RFC?
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      • reosarevok
        Let's ask warp about it
      • 2011-06-01 15209, 2011

      • warp is innocent!
      • 2011-06-01 15216, 2011

      • reosarevok
        Yeah, we know
      • 2011-06-01 15225, 2011

      • reosarevok
        But what about the RFC / RFV thing
      • 2011-06-01 15226, 2011

      • reosarevok
        ?
      • 2011-06-01 15251, 2011

      • warp
        reosarevok: which RFC / RFV thing?
      • 2011-06-01 15258, 2011

      • reosarevok
        What kepstin just said
      • 2011-06-01 15236, 2011

      • reosarevok
        If a few changes are made to an RFC based on the discussion, can it go into RFV or does it need another RFC?
      • 2011-06-01 15237, 2011

      • warp
        you can always go to RFV imo, however if you expect that more discussion will follow, it would be better to do another round of RFC first.
      • 2011-06-01 15240, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        hmm. I think the changes are the logical outcome of the existing discussion, so I probably will just put out an RFV. If anyone disagrees I can always start a round 2 :)
      • 2011-06-01 15251, 2011

      • reosarevok
        Makes sense to me
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      • cjk32
        ping: caller_6
      • 2011-06-01 15240, 2011

      • hawke_
        Grr…why does “Piano accordion” have to be the first result when searching for piano on an instrument AR?
      • 2011-06-01 15202, 2011

      • caller_6
        cjk32:pong
      • 2011-06-01 15206, 2011

      • reosarevok
        hawke_: to annoy us
      • 2011-06-01 15226, 2011

      • cjk32
        caller_6: Sorry I missed your response earlier re deleting works.
      • 2011-06-01 15203, 2011

      • cjk32
        caller_6: The works in question were created mistakenly by me (after unknowingly switching from the test to the live site).
      • 2011-06-01 15221, 2011

      • hawke_
        reosarevok: Sounds about right. So many times I’ve entered a “piano accordion” AR when I meant piano.
      • 2011-06-01 15255, 2011

      • caller_6
        cjk32: can you give me a link to one?
      • 2011-06-01 15234, 2011

      • cjk32
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      • kepstin-laptop
        I love how the generic “bass” is the /last/ result when searching for “bass” on an instrument AR. (I wouldn’t have that any other way)
      • 2011-06-01 15208, 2011

      • caller_6
        cjk32: I /think/ it will be automatically removed (since it has no Relationships). Warp, do I have that right?
      • 2011-06-01 15258, 2011

      • warp
        caller_6: hm, works being automatically removed? I really don't know.
      • 2011-06-01 15228, 2011

      • warp
        I expect ocharles knows that, otherwise I can figure it out from the code later :)
      • 2011-06-01 15233, 2011

      • cjk32
        warp, caller_6: Automatic removal of works sounds dangerous!
      • 2011-06-01 15211, 2011

      • ocharles
        cjk32: empty works are automatically removed, if not changed for a day
      • 2011-06-01 15252, 2011

      • cjk32
        ocharles: Does having an annotation prevent a work from being classes as empty?
      • 2011-06-01 15259, 2011

      • ocharles
        cjk32: no
      • 2011-06-01 15205, 2011

      • ocharles
        oh
      • 2011-06-01 15211, 2011

      • ocharles
        an annotation doesn't make a difference
      • 2011-06-01 15248, 2011

      • cjk32
        ah, in that case I'd better do something to save http://musicbrainz.org/work/b3b1e2b3-cbb8-4b46-a7…
      • 2011-06-01 15208, 2011

      • caller_6
        cjk32: yeah, adding a composer would do it.
      • 2011-06-01 15245, 2011

      • reosarevok had forgotten how awesome Eskimo by Wiley is
      • 2011-06-01 15217, 2011

      • cjk32
        caller_6: Okay, done. I think I may need to resurrect the work for the concert version of the overture too. Thanks for the help.
      • 2011-06-01 15240, 2011

      • caller_6
        cjk32: :cheers
      • 2011-06-01 15257, 2011

      • hawke_
        Is there a way to delete a work? Or can you only merge them?
      • 2011-06-01 15252, 2011

      • hawke_
        Wait, cjk32 just asked that, didn’t he?
      • 2011-06-01 15223, 2011

      • hawke_
        cjk32: Why wouldn’t a recording that would be that entire huge work not simply be related as a performance of every individual work?
      • 2011-06-01 15228, 2011

      • hawke_
        heh, “simply”
      • 2011-06-01 15226, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        there we go, RFV for my release-url ar proposal sent.
      • 2011-06-01 15243, 2011

      • hawke_
        kepstin-laptop: why not RGs on that?
      • 2011-06-01 15254, 2011

      • hawke_
        (I may have missed previous discussion on the topic)
      • 2011-06-01 15243, 2011

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      • kepstin-laptop
        hawke_: I gave some reasoning for it in the original email thread; I added a reply here as well that should explain why I did that.
      • 2011-06-01 15240, 2011

      • hawke_
        Yeah, I saw.
      • 2011-06-01 15211, 2011

      • hawke_
        I suspect it will be misused/confused because of that.
      • 2011-06-01 15258, 2011

      • hawke_
        And I think release web pages are too ephemeral to be worthwhile, but there’s not really any harm in it, so…
      • 2011-06-01 15251, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        yeah, that is a point against them, but I think they're still useful to have as they are.
      • 2011-06-01 15230, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        be nice if musicbrainz could automatically send you to an archive.org copy of any websites that have gone offline ;)
      • 2011-06-01 15250, 2011

      • hawke_
        I actually think a lot of URL links in MB are pretty useless.
      • 2011-06-01 15203, 2011

      • nikki
        useless in what way?
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      • hawke_
        nikki: Mostly in that they tend to be ephemeral, or just duplicate stuff that’s in MB.
      • 2011-06-01 15247, 2011

      • kepstin-laptop
        of the two ARs in that mail, the discography entry one is probably the more useful - it links to a source of original information, and artist/record label discography pages tend to be long-lasting.
      • 2011-06-01 15228, 2011

      • hawke_
        Too often I see artist sites rearranged or rebuilt on a whim.
      • 2011-06-01 15233, 2011

      • hawke_
        record labels tend to be better
      • 2011-06-01 15242, 2011

      • hawke_
        but still not that great
      • 2011-06-01 15227, 2011

      • hawke_
        I only really see the utilitarian URL links as worthwhile: free download, CC license, amazon, maybe a few others
      • 2011-06-01 15247, 2011

      • hawke_
        Wikipedia
      • 2011-06-01 15244, 2011

      • hawke_
        Anyone familiar with German and/or Schönberg works, to know whether “Sprich nicht immer” or “Sprich nicht mehr von dem Laub” or “Sprich nicht immer von dem Laub” is correct?
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      • reosarevok
        hawke_: I have no idea, but have you checked German wikipedia? Maybe they know
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      • hawke_
        reosarevok: Doesn’t seem to have anything useful
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      • symphonick
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      • hawke_
        symphonick: Thanks.
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      • hawke_
        Can anyone explain why http://musicbrainz.org/edit/14473794 has a bad link?
      • 2011-06-01 15230, 2011

      • hawke_
        Do “earliest version of” ARs not track merges?
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      • MBChatLogger
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      • cjk32
        I tried emailing an editor via mb.org, and haven't yet seen the a copy of the email sent to my own address as requested.
      • 2011-06-01 15207, 2011

      • cjk32
        Would someone mind trying to contact me via the same mechanism to see if its working, and to see if they get a copy of the message.
      • 2011-06-01 15211, 2011

      • cjk32
        username as per nick
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      • reosarevok
        cjk32: can do