Hi all,
I recently encountered a user that used one of the scripts to automatically create lots of new works: https://musicbrainz.org/edit/112649307
The script leaves the following trace in the edit note:
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MusicBrainz: Batch-add "performance of" relationships 2023.7.2
Relate to new work using recording title
The problem is that this script doesn't check if a work is already attached, or if a work already exists. This has led to countless new useless works added, with near-identical titles or to recordings where the correct work is already attached. Is there a way to give a warning when using the script, or at least check if a work is already linked before creating a new one? Also, the works it creates do not have any properties/relationships attached to them, making them pretty useless. Is this a case of lack of discernment of the user, or could the script be improved to make it less prone to this kind of behavior?
I haven't used the script, I just cleared up the mess when a user went nuts with it.
Thanks,
Dorian
Hi all, I recently encountered a user that used one of the scripts to automatically create lots of new works: https://musicbrainz.org/edit/112649307 The script leaves the following trace in the edit note:
— MusicBrainz: Batch-add "performance of" relationships 2023.7.2 Relate to new work using recording title
The problem is that this script doesn't check if a work is already attached, or if a work already exists. This has led to countless new useless works added, with near-identical titles or to recordings where the correct work is already attached. Is there a way to give a warning when using the script, or at least check if a work is already linked before creating a new one? Also, the works it creates do not have any properties/relationships attached to them, making them pretty useless. Is this a case of lack of discernment of the user, or could the script be improved to make it less prone to this kind of behavior? I haven't used the script, I just cleared up the mess when a user went nuts with it. Thanks, Dorian