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== Ambiguity ==

Thanks to whomever added this article.

I think that there are a few sources of potential confusion.  First, although this is a great formal definition for "a microtone," I don't feel that it accurately represents the most common usage of the term.  Perhaps there needs to be some disambiguation.  Second, there might be a couple of potentially subjective statements in the article.  I don't feel that subjective statements should be avoided at all costs, but, perhaps there is a better way to word the article to avoid them where unnecessary.  Third, what is "the microtone challenge?"  Is it a challenge to produce a piece of music that utilizes more than one tone that are exactly one microtone apart, or is there more to it?  --[[User:Bozu|Bozu]] ([[User talk:Bozu|talk]]) 15:51, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

: First of all: [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=Microtone&action=history thanks] for the thanks 🙂
: You are right this article may be confusing. This may date back to its start: the article began as a pun on the literal meaning (etymology) of the term. Now I have the impression that it should serve three different purposes:
:# a definition in the sense of xenharmonic/microtonal practice. The definition would be '''good for our visitors.'''
:# the exploration of the literal meaning and the limits of precision (i.e. How many digits of accuracy should a cent value have?). The precision limits would be '''good four our interval tables.'''
:# can an interval with the size of one classical microtone (after the greeks, 203µ¢) even be relevant to human perception? To prove this right is the "Microtone Challenge" and '''good for our sportsmen.''' 😉

: I'd be glad for any help in improving this article.  --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 19:24, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

:: @Bozu: Thanks for [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=Microtone&type=revision&diff=47126&oldid=46864 your help with this article]. What I am missing ''now'' (as in many other articles of this Wiki) is the introduction directly under the h1 headline. This section (synopsis, summary) should give the reader a short answer to the question what a microtone is. Of course you can also say something about the ambiguity of the term here.
:: I'm in a hurry at the moment and therefore can't dedicate myself to this topic. <br> --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 16:21, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

::: [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=Microtone&type=revision&diff=47134&oldid=47126 This] is really great! Thanks a lot, @Bozu! --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 21:42, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

== cute article ==

Is this a joke?

- [[User:Sintel|Sintel]] ([[User talk:Sintel|talk]]) 01:23, 28 December 2021 (UTC)