About the project - CritiqueBrainz

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>About the project - CritiqueBrainz</title> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/images/favicon.png" type="image/x-icon"/> <link href="/static/build/main.f013010e0210c231e82c.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen" /> <script src="/static/build/common.1a5f0ea4d7112e86624c.js"></script> </head> <body> <nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-static-top" role="navigation"> <div class="container">  <div class="navbar-header"> <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#cb-navbar-collapse"> <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </button> <a class="navbar-brand logo" href="/"> <img src="/static/images/navbar_logo.svg" alt="CritiqueBrainz" /> </a> </div>  <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="cb-navbar-collapse"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav"> <li><a href="/login/?next=https://critiquebrainz.org/about">Sign in</a></li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#"> Reviews <span class="caret"></span> </a> <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu"> <li> <a href="/review/"> Browse reviews </a> </li> <li> <a href="/review/write/"> Write a review </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/statistics/"> Statistics </a> </li> <li class="language-selector dropdown hidden-md"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-globe"></span> Language <span class="caret"></span> </a> <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu"> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=de">Deutsch</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=et">Eesti</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=en">English</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=es">Español</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=fr">Français</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=hr">Hrvatski</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=it">Italiano</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=nl">Nederlands</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=nb">Norsk bokmål</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=pl">Polski</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=fi">Suomi</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=sv">Svenska</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=ru">Русский</a></li> <li><a href="https://critiquebrainz.org/about?l=he">עברית</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <form class="navbar-form navbar-right" role="search" method="GET" action="/search/"> <div class="form-group"> <input type="text" name="query" class="form-control input-sm" placeholder="Search" required> </div> <div class="form-group"> <select id="type-selector" name="type" class="form-control input-sm"> <optgroup label="MusicBrainz"> <option value="artist">Artist</option> <option value="work">Work</option> <option value="label">Label</option> <option value="event">Event</option> <option value="place">Place</option> <option value="release-group">Release group</option> <option value="recording">Recording</option> </optgroup> <optgroup label="BookBrainz"> <option value="bb_author">Author</option> <option value="bb_edition_group">Edition Group</option> <option value="bb_literary_work">Literary Work</option> <option value="bb_series">Series</option> </optgroup> </select> </div> <button type="submit" class="btn input-sm"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-search"></span></button> </form> </div> </div> </nav> <div class="container"> <h2>About the project</h2> <h3>What is CritiqueBrainz?</h3> <p> <strong>CritiqueBrainz is a repository for Creative Commons licensed music and book reviews.</strong> It is based on data from MusicBrainz and BookBrainz, open music and book encyclopedias. </p> <h3>What is it for?</h3> <p> Projects like Wikipedia, MusicBrainz and BookBrainz are good at aggregating information about music and books, but their purpose is not suited to expressing opinions. CritiqueBrainz fills the gap between raw data and music and book critics. </p> <p> This is an open platform. That means everyone can participate and contribute. If you want to share your thoughts, you can rate and/or review an album or a book. If you would like, you can read our guide on <a href="https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/How_to_write_Good_Critiquebrainz_Reviews">How to Write Good CritiqueBrainz Reviews</a>. If you just want to read opinions, that’s fine too. </p> <p> After reading a review you can mark it as useful or not. This helps other music and book enthusiasts find good reviews. </p> <h3>Code of Conduct</h3> <p> CritiqueBrainz users are expected to abide by the <a href="https://metabrainz.org/code-of-conduct">MetaBrainz code of conduct</a>. </p> <h3>Guidelines</h3> <p> Content has to be a “review” or a otherwise genuine reflection on the entity. Artists/labels are welcome to reflect on their own work, as long as it meets this requirement - primarily promotional or SEO content will be hidden. </p> <p> Your submissions must be your original work. Do not submit content that you do not hold the copyright to, or is not your own. This includes plagiarism and primarily LLM (Large Language Model) or AI generated content. You may wish to use LLM as a tool, but be aware that obviously LLM generated content will be removed. </p> <p> If you have had a review hidden please check the Code of Conduct and the guidelines, above, for why this may have happened. For further discussion contact <a href="https://metabrainz.org/contact">MetaBrainz support</a>. </p> <div class="clearfix"></div> <section class="footer"> <hr /> <div class="row footer-links"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <h3> <img src="/static/images/logo_text.svg" alt="CritiqueBrainz" width="250"> </h3> <br> <p> CritiqueBrainz is a repository for Creative Commons licensed music and book reviews. It is based on data from MusicBrainz and BookBrainz, open music and book encyclopedias. </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li> Chat with us: <a href="https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Communication/ChatBrainz">Matrix, IRC, Discord</a> </li> </ul> </div> <br> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-2"> <h3>About</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="/about">The project</a> </li> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="/review/write/">Write a review</a> </li> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="https://blog.musicbrainz.org/tag/critiquebrainz/">Blog</a> </li> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="/moderators/">Moderators</a> </li> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="/log/">Moderation log</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-2"> <h3>Fellow Projects</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="https://musicbrainz.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MusicBrainz</a> </li> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="https://bookbrainz.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BookBrainz</a> </li> <li class="item-list-a"> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="https://listenbrainz.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ListenBrainz</a> </li> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="https://picard.musicbrainz.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picard</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-2"> <h3>Developers</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="https://critiquebrainz.readthedocs.io">Documentation</a> </li> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="https://critiquebrainz.readthedocs.io/api.html">Web API</a> </li> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="https://github.com/metabrainz/critiquebrainz">Source code</a> </li> <li> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-right"></i> <a href="http://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/critiquebrainz/">Data dumps</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row center-p section-line footer-credits"> <div class="footer-source-link"> <p> OSS Geek? <a href="https://github.com/metabrainz/critiquebrainz">Contribute Here</a> </p> </div> <div class="footer-foundation"> <p> Brought to you by <img src="/static/images/metabrainz-icon-detail.svg" alt="MetaBrainz" width="30" height="30"> <span> MetaBrainz Foundation </span> </p> </div> <div class="footer-ticket-link"> <p> Found an Issue? <a href="https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/CB">Report Here</a> </p> </div> </div> </section> </div> </body> </html>

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About the project - CritiqueBrainz