Re: [mb-users] Alternative release titles

Tom Crocker <[email protected]> Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:35:34 +0100
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On 28 August 2014 13:34, lixobix <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> The disambiguation seems to be the usual choice at the moment for this sort
> of thing (see The Beatles /
> White Album), but I agree a schema change would be best. As was discussed
> in
> the disambiguation thread, it is often "misused" but there is the practical
> benefit that it is far more visible than the annotation. I would suggest
> using the disambiguation for now.
>

Personally (and others may hate this) if the disambiguation comment is used
I'd like to see "AKA " or similar used to indicate that it isn't a
disambiguation comment but an alternative title. I guess that's not very
friendly outside non-English language releases?

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_quote">On 28 August 2014 13:34, lixobix <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"m=
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of thing (see The Beatles /<br>
White Album), but I agree a schema change would be best. As was discussed i=
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the disambiguation thread, it is often &quot;misused&quot; but there is the=
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benefit that it is far more visible than the annotation. I would suggest<br=
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