reosarevok: Maybe pending edits that potentially conflict might still show up, but be highlighted in some appropriate colour?
2017-03-01 06018, 2017
reosarevok
CardinalWolseley: I more mean: what do you do if you have two open edits, one changing a title from Foo to Bar, and one from Foo to Foot
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reosarevok
I guess it could somehow show both side by side but that's extra complexity to add :)
2017-03-01 06008, 2017
CardinalWolseley
I would suggest that if the edit to change Foo to Foot is the most recent, then that would show up, but be highlighted to indicate the possible conflict. Anyone interested could check the edit history.
2017-03-01 06022, 2017
CallerNo6
For the more general question, "what does an edit like this do, and what will it look like?", the sandboxes (when they're back) are great for that.
2017-03-01 06027, 2017
CardinalWolseley
Yeh, that's really the point. "What does an edit like this do and what will it look like"? I'm struggling with that right now.
2017-03-01 06015, 2017
CallerNo6
You can try edits on MusicBrainz Test Artist if that helps.
(sorry, don't mean to derail a productive brainstorm)
2017-03-01 06054, 2017
CallerNo6
(wait, I mean "a productive train of thought". curses.)
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CallerNo6
(mixed metadata: good. mixed metaphor: bad. I keep getting that backwards.)
2017-03-01 06002, 2017
Leftmost
But what is metadataphor?
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Leftmost is not proud of that.
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CardinalWolseley
CallerNo6: That won't really help me. I'm currently working through I huge pile of edits I want to do, and sometimes I feel like I'm just losing track of where I am. I look at something and wonder if I've already edited it, and if so, whether I've edited it correctly.
2017-03-01 06026, 2017
CardinalWolseley
CallerNo6: But the biggest bugaboo for me is merges. I'm still holding off ding it because I have a number of uncertainties and I recognize the potential for a major screwup.
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CardinalWolseley
Does anybody have time to spend with me and hand-hold me through some merging issues?
2017-03-01 06059, 2017
CallerNo6
CardinalWolseley, (speaking only for myself of course) not right this minute, but would be happy to. It would double as a "what are the docs failing to explain?" session.
2017-03-01 06038, 2017
CardinalWolseley
CallerNo6: Sure. When would be good for you?
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hibiscuskazeneko
CardinalWolseley: I've got time. What do you need?
2017-03-01 06009, 2017
CardinalWolseley
You want to do this in the main window, or go private?
2017-03-01 06023, 2017
hibiscuskazeneko
As long as it's not sensitive info, it can stay here
2017-03-01 06030, 2017
hibiscuskazeneko
That way others can weigh in
2017-03-01 06049, 2017
CardinalWolseley
OK. Let me take you through where I am and what I'm thinking about.
