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Type:
Task
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Resolution: Won't Fix
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Priority:
Normal
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None
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Affects Version/s: None
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Component/s: Data display, Editing interface, Schema Change
Instrument descriptions were useful before instruments became entities. Today, they usually duplicate (without proper attribution) the Wikipedia introduction that is also displayed on the instrument page (e.g. https://musicbrainz.org/instrument/2474c241-d267-433a-a404-688b13c51d11). They also cause unnecessary work for relationship editors (who have to write (or copy-and-paste) the descriptions) and translators (who possibly translate them). We should remove them.
Where instrument descriptions are currently displayed, the Wikipedia extract should be shown instead.