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==~~list of~~ things i do not like about the wiki==

==some things i do not like about the wiki==

this list is here because listing ~~all~~ the things i ''do'' like would take too long.

this list is here because listing the things i ''do'' like would take too long.

* things on here can be very hard to understand. this is not controversial.

* It's hard to find a page you're looking for even if you know what it's about, but especially if you don't know whether such a page exists in the first place. Important pages for starters should be accessible by following links from the main page. In particular, I'd like a "bird's eye view of bird's eye view pages" page to be linked on the main page.

* Period equivalence is assumed ''everywhere''. 5/2 and 5/4 are the same as much as 9/8 and 10/9 are ~~the same~~; treating them ~~the same~~ can be useful in certain contexts, but they are not fundamentally the same thing. ~~And in~~ a space dedicated to exploring new tuning and music, it is ~~very silly~~ and ~~annoying to always assume octaves (or tritaves or whatever else) essentially~~ don't ~~matter~~. ~~Classifying pitches can be useful, but~~ ''every'' ~~pitch should be considered its own pitch~~.

* Period equivalence is assumed ''everywhere''. 5/2 and 5/4 are the same as much as 9/8 and 10/9 are; treating them identically can be useful in certain contexts, but they are not fundamentally the same thing. In a space dedicated to exploring new tuning and music, it is frankly ridiculous to make period equivalence one of the fundamental assumptions you build your theory and terminology on. To be clear, I don't have an issue with the concepts of periods or equivalence, nor am I denying their usefulness. I have an issue with the Xenharmonic Wiki (of all places) assuming that these things ''must'' exist in ''every'' musical context.

** [[Cuthbert chords]] is a page about the chords enabled by tempering out [[847/845]], a comma in the [[5.7.11.13 subgroup]]. Why are we talking about the 2.5.7.11.13 subgroup? ''What is prime 2 doing here??''

** {{todo|turn this into a userspace essay (possibly titled "Equivalence is a construct")}}

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-==list of things i do not like about the wiki==
+==some things i do not like about the wiki==
-this list is here because listing all the things i ''do'' like would take too long.
+this list is here because listing the things i ''do'' like would take too long.
 * things on here can be very hard to understand. this is not controversial.
 * It's hard to find a page you're looking for even if you know what it's about, but especially if you don't know whether such a page exists in the first place. Important pages for starters should be accessible by following links from the main page. In particular, I'd like a "bird's eye view of bird's eye view pages" page to be linked on the main page.
-* Period equivalence is assumed ''everywhere''. 5/2 and 5/4 are the same as much as 9/8 and 10/9 are the same; treating them the same can be useful in certain contexts, but they are not fundamentally the same thing. And in a space dedicated to exploring new tuning and music, it is very silly and annoying to always assume octaves (or tritaves or whatever else) essentially don't matter. Classifying pitches can be useful, but ''every'' pitch should be considered its own pitch.
+* Period equivalence is assumed ''everywhere''. 5/2 and 5/4 are the same as much as 9/8 and 10/9 are; treating them identically can be useful in certain contexts, but they are not fundamentally the same thing. In a space dedicated to exploring new tuning and music, it is frankly ridiculous to make period equivalence one of the fundamental assumptions you build your theory and terminology on. To be clear, I don't have an issue with the concepts of periods or equivalence, nor am I denying their usefulness. I have an issue with the Xenharmonic Wiki (of all places) assuming that these things ''must'' exist in ''every'' musical context.
+** [[Cuthbert chords]] is a page about the chords enabled by tempering out [[847/845]], a comma in the [[5.7.11.13 subgroup]]. Why are we talking about the 2.5.7.11.13 subgroup? ''What is prime 2 doing here??''
+** {{todo|turn this into a userspace essay (possibly titled "Equivalence is a construct")}}
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