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[STYLE-2510] Clarify "box" packaging definition

yindesu made changes - 2024-04-09 13:32

Description

Original: [https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Release/Packaging] says, {quote}A box with a lid *or an opening* that contains the medium and other packaging, like posters and booklet containing lyrics.  {quote} The request for "box" in STYLE-821 very clearly shows two products with lids.  Allowing boxes to have "an opening" without a lid encroaches on what a slipcase would be, which people have traditionally viewed as different from a box, and which record companies today market differently from boxes:  * [https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-225?focusedId=37300&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-37300]  * [https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-225?focusedId=50340&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-50340]  * [https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-1264] I would say box should be redefined to just be, {quote}A box with a lid that contains the medium and any other items. {quote} I'd also suggest getting a better image, as the current one is extremely low resolution and it's not clear it has a lid and isn't a slipcase.

New: [https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Release/Packaging] says, {quote}A box with a lid *or an opening* that contains the medium and other packaging, like posters and booklet containing lyrics.  {quote} This was added without any discussion by [https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/index.php?title=Release%2FPackaging&type=revision&diff=73414&oldid=73163] The request for "box" in STYLE-821 very clearly shows two products with lids.  Allowing boxes to have "an opening" without a lid encroaches on what a slipcase would be, which people have traditionally viewed as different from a box, and which record companies today market differently from boxes:  * [https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-225?focusedId=37300&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-37300]  * [https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-225?focusedId=50340&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-50340]  * [https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-1264] I would say box should be redefined to just be, {quote}A box with a lid that contains the medium and any other items. {quote} I'd also suggest getting a better image, as the current one is extremely low resolution and it's not clear it has a lid and isn't a slipcase.

yindesu made changes - 2024-04-08 15:31

Description

Original: [https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Release/Packaging] says, {quote}A box with a lid *or an opening* that contains the medium and other packaging, like posters and booklet containing lyrics.  {quote} The request for "box" in STYLE-821 very clearly shows two products with lids.  Allowing boxes to have "an opening" without a lid encroaches on what a slipcase would be, which people have traditionally viewed as different from a box, and which record companies today market differently from boxes:  * [https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-225?focusedId=37300&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-37300]  * [https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-225?focusedId=50340&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-50340]  * https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-1264 I would say box should be redefined to just be, {quote}A box with a lid that contains the medium and any other items. {quote}

New: [https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Release/Packaging] says, {quote}A box with a lid *or an opening* that contains the medium and other packaging, like posters and booklet containing lyrics.  {quote} The request for "box" in STYLE-821 very clearly shows two products with lids.  Allowing boxes to have "an opening" without a lid encroaches on what a slipcase would be, which people have traditionally viewed as different from a box, and which record companies today market differently from boxes:  * [https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-225?focusedId=37300&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-37300]  * [https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-225?focusedId=50340&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-50340]  * [https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-1264] I would say box should be redefined to just be, {quote}A box with a lid that contains the medium and any other items. {quote} I'd also suggest getting a better image, as the current one is extremely low resolution and it's not clear it has a lid and isn't a slipcase.

yindesu created issue - 2024-04-08 15:26