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332:. As far as standardization goes, the one thing that comes to mind is a discussion we had about what was considered within the scope of WP:JAZZ, and what was not (the latter including the King of Thailand and Charlie Daniels). The guideline was that WP:JAZZ is not really an article categorization scheme (after all, we have categories for that). The analogy I liked to use was, "would I find this album, or recordings by this musician, in the jazz section of a record store?" The problem with that was that fewer and fewer people know what a record store is, much less that some of them had jazz sections. A better rule-of-thumb, perhaps, is that if we were building a (print) jazz encyclopedia, how important would it be to include a particular subject? 197: 223: 212: 443: 127: 83: 73: 93: 53: 103: 63: 318:). Thus I feel like my efforts are better spent on jazz topics, because my assumption is that it's less likely that someone else will pitch in. (However, this might not be fair for me to say, as there are other WP:JAZZ participants who I believe put in a lot more time and effort than I do.) 539: 508: 346:}}. The guideline was to (generally) omit live recordings from album chronologies; however, some jazz artists' discographies consist of large numbers of live albums (compared with other styles of music). (This wasn't a big deal; just wanted to identify where I had seen a difference.) 56: 362:) and truly establishing notability on the other. I don't want to cite specific examples but we've seen issues where it was evident that the editor had some kind of relationship with the subject (or was the subject) and/or cited heavily from the subject's own website. 76: 96: 375:, for one – maybe not a formal collaboration, but often I'll see an issue that would be of concern to both WikiProjects. Speaking for myself, when I work on an album article I figure I'm working on behalf of both projects. Also 66: 106: 162: 314:
Probably not: although I'm interested in other types of music, my assumption is that they have more fans, and that this will correspond to a higher level of involvement on Knowledge (see
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For the most part I think they're more than adequate, and why make things harder for ourselves by re-inventing the wheel? One instance where I saw a difference, though, was with {{
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I would say that it has been a good way to coordinate efforts, solicit feedback, and alert fellow editors to any issues concerning jazz-related articles.
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How does the project handle biographical articles about jazz musicians? Has the project dealt with any issues about biographies of living people?
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I listen to jazz from all eras, though I have increasingly found myself working my way back through the music's history. I might listen to
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I don't think I can, or want, to answer that. At some level my favorite artist is the one I happen to be currently hearing.
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I think we've found ourselves trying to overcome obscurity on the one hand (this stuff generally doesn't show up in, say,
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Submit your project's news and announcements for next week's WikiProject Report at the Signpost's
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Does the project maintain a style guide, infobox, or any other standardization for jazz articles?
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For articles about jazz albums, I think we generally inherit stylistic guidelines from
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What are WikiProject Jazz's most pressing needs? How can a new member help today?
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How well do broader style guides for music cover the needs of WikiProject Jazz?
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Do you feel jazz is as well represented on Knowledge as other music genres?
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The Guild of Copy Editors' first copy edit drive of 2012 has begun.
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is being revived. Interested Wikipedians are invited to participate.
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Does WikiProject Jazz collaborate with any other projects?
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