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Because in the end, the Mola Errata List is not about shame. It is about accuracy. And for the Mola mola , accuracy is the highest form of respect.

: MOLA uses these documented errors to communicate with music publishers. By providing clear evidence of systemic mistakes, they advocate for more accurate new editions and "corrected" reprints of existing works. Why It Matters for Musicians and Conductors Mola Errata List

Elias smiled. In the world of the MOLA Errata List, silence from the podium was the highest form of praise. Because in the end, the Mola Errata List is not about shame

: Misprints that can disrupt the harmony or tempo of a piece. : MOLA uses these documented errors to communicate

Giving the sunfish a cute, upturned, parrot-like beak or a perpetual, friendly smile. Why It Happens: The sunfish’s mouth is small and terminal (at the front of the head), but when preserved specimens dry out, the jaw contracts and curls upward, creating a "grin." The Correction: The Mola mola does not smile. Its mouth is a permanent, small, oval-shaped hole. In live specimens, the mouth appears downturned or strictly neutral. The Errata List is famously brutal on this point: "A smiling sunfish is a dead sunfish. Draw the grim reality."

While many individual errata lists are available through scholarly journals like the Journal of the Conductors Guild or specialized groups like the Orchestra Librarians Information (OLI)

: Specifying which musician's part needs the update (e.g., 1st Violin, Bassoon II).