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[edit] OCRemix links

I noticed you've added a sizable number of external links to OCRemix on a number of composer's articles. However, I'm not really sure what purpose those links serve other than to find remixes on OCR. I'd start removing them but I figured I ought to get your input first. Nifboy (talk) 11:43, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Thanks for asking. Throughout most profiles, there are birthdays, names in Japanese, photos, information for which games they've contributed to (along with names of games and colleagues in Japanese where applicable), companies they've been published by, which platforms they've been published on, as well as collected links to other major informational sites, including personal homepages, and profiles on Wikipedia, MobyGames, IMDB, MusicBrainz, and Last.fm. So all of this information is given at a glance on those profiles, and IMO is useful. For someone more known like Nobuo Uematsu, that information will be fuller, but for some the info won't be as complete. The plans for that composer database include not just games that are not represented with OC ReMixes, but all games they've composed for, which will only enhance the information further once that's in place. - Liontamer (talk) 04:12, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
    Except all of that information should also be in the Wikipedia article. Our article on Nobuo Uematsu is so far and above what's on OCRemix and other sites, I don't understand the purpose of linking to them. Even for more obscure composers, say, Junya Nakano, I don't see anything on OCRemix that isn't already in the article. Nifboy (talk) 08:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
  • That all that information should be in Wiki articles as well is fine (I agree), but it's clearly not, and IMO wouldn't exclude the OC ReMix composer profile links. In most cases, no other links have anything specifically related to musical expression of fandom of the composer's music. Beyond the career information, I'd argue that the linking to interpretive arrangements of an artist's compositions that are done in tribute "provide[s] a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a Featured article", essentially a reverse of rule #1 on when a link should be avoided. On that level, I feel that's being offered. - Liontamer (talk) 09:23, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
  • In addition to what Larry's already stated, I'd like to offer that OC ReMix - and for that matter MusicBrainz and Mobygames - present game composers (and other data) in the context of a relational database that allows for dynamic sorting, referencing, and context. One example: Wiki's Uematsu page may have far more information about him, at the moment, but on OCR (and other sites) you can sort his discography not only by date, but by name, publisher, and system. There's a lot of value and convenience there, especially when composers worked on a lot of games, and it's something that's not practical to implement in a Wiki. I can't tell from Wiki's discography what systems the games listed are for. Also, probably more than 75% of the composers on the site don't yet have Wiki entries. We're keeping track of this and will eventually be able to generate a report on VGM composers that need Wiki entries - I'm thinking this would help everyone out in a big way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Djpretzel (talk • contribs) 23:17, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


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