Wikidata:Requests for comment/Improved model for document description
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This RfC is composed of 2 parts: a discussion part and a decision part. The discussion part is focus on improving the book model based on input of the contributors. After the discussion phase (after two weeks at least (31.8.2019), the phase can be extended depending on the discussion rate), the discussed text including some modifications is validate in the decision phase.
Text to discuss[edit]
Currently a text (or a document) can be described by several ways based on dedicated properties like genre (P136) or by general properties like instance of (P31). This system doesn't allow a systematic description of a text and prevent exhaustive queries.
To improve the model, the proposition is to define a general list of characteristics of a text and to create dedicated properties to each characteristic. Once approved, this model will be included in the current model described in Wikidata:WikiProject Books. The decision will be about 2 points:
1) The definition of a list of characteristics 2) The creation of dedicated properties for each characteristic
Here is the list of characteristics:
- genre (P136): classification of the content of a book (science-fiction, fantasy, biography, ...)
- form: classification of the text format (novel, short text, roman, poem, play, ...)
- support: classification according to support structure of the text (scroll, codex, tablet, hardcover, papercover...)
- made from material (P186): classification according to the material (papyrus, parchment, paper, vellum...)
- writing type: manuscript, printed
Example of description: a science-fiction novel printed on a papyrus scroll, a historical roman hand written on a parchment codex...
Decision[edit]
NOT OPEN
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