Template talk:MusicBrainz release

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MusicBrainz

This article is part of WikiProject MusicBrainz, an attempt to comprehensively link MusicBrainz and Wikipedia resources. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page for more details on the projects.

This template provides a link to a specified MusicBrainz album page, via it's permanent link.

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[edit] Usage

{{MusicBrainz release|id=|name=}}

Please do not use {{MusicBrainz album}}, it is a redirect to {{MusicBrainz release}} in accordance with MusicBrainz' URL structures.

[edit] Examples

{{MusicBrainz release|id=5e06ebf6-f5c2-42ef-8b52-2adfc304b2cc|name=Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack}}

Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack at MusicBrainz

[edit] 2 discs

{{MusicBrainz release
|id1=d8222870-f188-46b6-a7e2-1cce46060b23
|id2=cb14516d-67d5-43aa-be18-1414357f82a1
|name=Vagrant Story Original Soundtrack
}}

Vagrant Story Original Soundtrack (disc 2) at MusicBrainz

[edit] 3 discs

{{MusicBrainz release
|name=Final Fantasy VI: Original Sound Version
|id1=fd3d6d93-fdb0-4fcd-a716-becaa2651694
|id2=edbd9ad1-bafb-49c4-a575-af7377c0e011
|id3=0e600ee0-399e-4399-adf5-28bd97d9188b
}}

Final Fantasy VI: Original Sound Version (discs 2 & 3) at MusicBrainz

[edit] 4 discs

{{MusicBrainz release
|name=Final Fantasy VIII: Original Soundtrack
|id1=1c82c54c-58e2-46e3-8a53-23185af40795
|id2=0827d683-933b-431d-a97e-dcb71d3bc3a4
|id3=bed52222-4ba1-4e83-b514-34f017e44f46
|id4=1d11fa6b-2b33-41bc-a16b-dff27b44c394
}}

Final Fantasy VIII: Original Soundtrack (discs 2, 3 & 4) at MusicBrainz

[edit] 5 discs

[edit] 6 discs

[edit] 7 discs

{{MusicBrainz release
|name=Neon Genesis Evangelion S² Works
|id1=5d13ac8d-6196-45f9-b1da-67d04e1ad4ee
|id2=cf667691-264a-43fc-879b-2338edc940b2
|id3=11066063-bba1-48de-8167-a1726803301e
|id4=f6ed5f7d-7503-4841-a567-b6310b5e99ac
|id5=4250643a-115e-40af-a495-dc663ea58f9c
|id6=c66e4856-4b0e-4a01-832a-81337d7c3959
|id7=4a428c5c-75e9-48bb-b0b5-d18a9f4c5762
}}

[edit] 8 discs

[edit] 9 discs

[edit] 10 discs

[edit] See Also

[edit] tfd

[edit] Ad?

How is the MusicBrainz icon that goes with this template an ad? On the contrary, it serves as a tool for easy recognition. Cparker 05:45, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

No other external links on Wikipedia use logos.. using the logo implies that Wikipedia endorses and promotes Musicbrainz. Rhobite 05:53, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
I've reviewed the [TfD entry for this and related templates] and the general consensus was that the image was perfectly fine, and that perhaps other external links on Wikipedia should use logos after all. You seemed to be the only person who was opposed to having the images present within the templates. Cparker 06:06, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
Furthermore, I fail to see how using a MusicBrainz icon serves as an endorsement, yet the link to the MusicBrainz site is not being interpreted as such. Do you consider the MusicBrainz article also an endorsement? There's a huge MB logo plastered on that very article. Cparker 06:09, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
User:Cryptic also opposed using the images. Rhobite 06:09, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
The Musicbrainz article describes the Musicbrainz service. It's fine to show their logo on that article. Doesn't imply endorsement, we're just illustrating their logo for readers. But there is a difference between the Musicbrainz article and hundreds of articles on musical albums and artists. An external link to Musicbrainz signifies that Wikipedia believes it's a useful resource - that's fine, if it is actually useful. Having an image on only the musicbrainz link implies that Wikipedia endorses MB above all other external links. It's the same as making the link bold, or green, or something. Rhobite 06:14, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ParserFunctions

I've rolled all the other MB album templates into this one using the ParserFunctions. It now takes up to 10 discs, id1 … id10. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 01:37, 14 August 2006 (UTC)