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I'd check elsewhere to see how they write their name

could I understand your case a little better, HibiscusKazeneko ? why are japanese special?

it's not just Japanese; most Asian releases take extensive creative license with Latin script

we have to respect it

we're not allowed to take creative license with Asian scripts as it's seen as racist

how is it different from russian release with inline latin?

not by much

is russian "asian" in your formulation?

depends on the region

or heck, swedish, as swedish does not use "latin" script?

no o-with-dots in latin script, is there?

that's "Accented Latin" according to Unicode, but I suppose it counts as Latin

e.g. Mōtley Crøue

Crüe

word

we do have to be extra mindful in the case of artists who use unusual characters

I was just looking at one called GL▲SS †33†H

The band "Dixie Dregs" had the name "The Dregs" for some albums. Should this be two different artists on MusicBrainz?

It depends

on what?

do they have any composition or performance credits under one or both names?

I'd only keep them separate if there were

HibiscusKazeneko ///▲▲▲\\\

yep, them too

Wikipedia: "For Unsung Heroes, released in 1981, the band changed their name to The Dregs in an effort to gain more commercial appeal"

did they have any relationship-type credits before the name change?

if not, I'd say it's safe to merge

I guess my english is not good enough: What exactly is a "relationship-type credit"?

derwin: Is there even a way to pronounce that artist's name?

like "producer", performing vocals or instruments, etc.

I was tempted to make a ticket to add a Name Change relationship type for artists

"racist"? where did that come from?

I mean, they had several official albums as "Dixie Dregs". Then they released some as "The Dregs" and later they changed it back to "Dixie dregs"

CallerNo6: http://www.manaa.org/

remember when they tried to force Fox to reshoot the pilot episode of Dads?

http://www.last.fm/music/%E2%96%B2%E2%83%9D+%E2... - ▲⃝ ▲⃝ ▲⃝ (Pronounced as “Bitches On My Dick”)

these people are not to be messed with

http://www.last.fm/music/%E2%96%BC%E2%96%A1%E2%... - ▼□■□■□■ (Pronounced: Mourning Star)

you wouldn't intentionally correct an artist's grammar on a hip-hop release, would you?

that would be considered racist

that's /not/ why we don't correct grammar.

HibiscusKazenko: So two separate artists, right?

if "The Dregs" was ever used for anything other than artist credits on a release

CallerNo6: The entire Asian-American community will be on our ass

that's the point I was trying to make

I find that very hard to believe.

just you wait

remember the Wong Bros. Laundry Service T-shirt?

but that has nothing to do with the decisions MB has made

(whether some advocacy group would be angry, I don't know)

a very powerful advocacy group at that

if we were to grammar-correct every hip-hop release we had listed, the NAACP would sue us for racism

we have to be mindful of other cultures' use of language

Even if that happens, I'm sure it's not why MB handles hip-hop titles the way it does

it's something called "artist intent"

the artists intended to use so-called "ghetto" or "Ebonics" language

we have to respect that

a lot of hip-hop artists are otherwise intelligent, educated people

they just play up the act for the attention

they're performing artists. they do /everything/ for attention :-)

nobody wants to hear someone rapping in perfect English about chemistry or politics or whatever

people want to hear about the everyday struggles in the 'Hood

now /that/ makes me think you've never heard MC Hawking

he's an anomaly

fair enough.

nerdcore isn't the same as mainstream hip-hop

I have heard some rappers like MC Hawking and Professor Elemental

but they're not the types that you'd see on TV

the mainstream media pays more attention to rappers like 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne

the mainstream media is mostly in charge of making sure you remain anxious to the point of paranoia

but that doesn't mean that MB policy has anything to do with threats from advocacy groups

I don't even get most of my news from them

unfortunately, all the news I'm aware of still comes from humans

as opposed to donkeys?

I was hoping for time travelling aliens, but I'd settle for donkeys.

I don't think The Doctor has sunk that low

though given how Moffat has been treating the series, I wouldn't be surprised if he did end up a reporter

or a propagandist?

that too

there's not much of a line anymore

that's why I have high hopes for Peter Capaldi

me too

it would be funny if he channeled Malcolm Tucker

totally

"how the fuck to you fly this fucking thing?"

"Suck my dick, Daleks"

one can dream

yep

oh, if only

Batman could have used a little more Patrick Bateman too.

IOW, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGeAMVK75T4

(no edit needed)

I assume the track in that video is from the Batman Begins soundtrack?

(or one of it sequels?)

I don't think it's an edit. I think it's straight from American Psycho. Could be wrong. Haven't seen it in a long time.

I never have

I hear it was banned in a few areas

or at least the book was

I remember the parody Huey Lewis and Weird Al did of one scene

ah, right. heuy lewis plays in the scene being parodied.

did you notice the "New Drug" he takes?

fact: I have the album "Fore!" on LP

I found it in my dad's collection

oh, crap, I was supposed to be watching carefully?

no

you can if you want

I could have sworn I saw American Psycho listed on Netflix

trying to decide whether I should watch it or paint my nails

or both

it's kind of unsettling, depending on what you're into

I'll watch most anything

if I could get my hands on the Guinea Pig films, I'd watch them

who to credit to? http://www.amazon.com/The-Songs-Josh-Groban-Som... (see cover art)

[unknown] seems valid based on back cover

judging by the back, it's not unknown, it's by pocket songs, but some people will object because it's a company

never heard of them

I already put [unknown], but maybe it’s worth to change it

I wish we had a better way to handle things like that :/

that “artist” in not in db and I couldn’t even find any release credits for them

would karaoke version for someone elses performance of a “O Holy Night” make it also a cover of that work? :P

Is there a problem with adding cover art at the moment? http://musicbrainz.org/release/c7502cf1-d2ed-4e...

I cancelled the edits and tried again and got the same thing.

the uploads are (probably) fine. for some reason the IA is having a bit of a delay processing that one

Thanks nikki. I shall continue and cross my fingers :P