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I strongly suggest that all [[User:Mousemambo/Introduction_to_xenharmonic_music_terminology|foundational terminology articles]] should open with a plain-language introduction. I'd actually rather not have any advanced (post-algebra) math language even appear before a plain-language section is presented — one that will provide a beginner everything they need to have a strong basic understanding of the topic. I don't yet have a suggestion for what such a section should be called... "Basic summary" may sound a bit condescending, but I am unsure. I don't think that "Harmonic limit" needs a whole plain-language section. But perhaps a first line that gives a non-math summary/definition, then a paragraph of non-math explanation, and then finally a paragraph that opens with, "In mathematical terms, ...." | I strongly suggest that all [[User:Mousemambo/Introduction_to_xenharmonic_music_terminology|foundational terminology articles]] should open with a plain-language introduction. I'd actually rather not have any advanced (post-algebra) math language even appear before a plain-language section is presented — one that will provide a beginner everything they need to have a strong basic understanding of the topic. I don't yet have a suggestion for what such a section should be called... "Basic summary" may sound a bit condescending, but I am unsure. I don't think that "Harmonic limit" needs a whole plain-language section. But perhaps a first line that gives a non-math summary/definition, then a paragraph of non-math explanation, and then finally a paragraph that opens with, "In mathematical terms, ...." | ||
I am thinking out loud here to illustrate my perspective. I note that the plain-language text will probably (maybe ideally) duplicate or paraphrase some text from any corresponding Wikipedia article | I am thinking out loud here to illustrate my perspective. I note that the plain-language text will probably (maybe ideally) duplicate or paraphrase some text from any corresponding Wikipedia article, e.g. Wikipedia:Limit (music). But I suggest that this level of explanation is going to frequently be necessary to provide basic introductions that don't frighten people off with immediate complexity. I feel that a limited amount of duplicating Wikipedia should not be discouraged within a plain-language section or summary. Especially because one of the functions of beginner terminology articles is to encourage understanding from a xenharmonic rather than a conventional musicology perspective, and the Xen Wiki analogous article can do that. | ||
[[User:Mousemambo|Mousemambo]] ([[User talk:Mousemambo|talk]]) 17:03, 7 September 2023 (UTC) | [[User:Mousemambo|Mousemambo]] ([[User talk:Mousemambo|talk]]) 17:03, 7 September 2023 (UTC) | ||