Wikidata:Property proposal/former name
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former name[edit]
Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Creative work
Not done
Description | former name of the subject |
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Represents | former name (Q29569274) |
Data type | String |
Domain | Q5, Q43229, Q16334295 |
Example | U2 (Q396) → The Hype |
Planned use | Ingestion of 2500 Swiss theatre groups, some of which where formerly known under another name |
Robot and gadget jobs | Planning to use QuickStatements |
See also | start time (P580), end time (P582) |
- Motivation
I plan to ingest a database with Swiss theatre groups. Some of them were previousely known under another name. I know that one could work with start time or end time and a property such as Property:P1448, but most of the items in my database do not have a date that shows when they changed their names. Therefore, a more generic property is needed. Affom (talk) 09:22, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
- Discussion
Use end date with <somevalue>. – Máté (talk) 10:33, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
- Do you think this would lead to a better, more understandable solution than a new property former name? Affom (talk) 11:44, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
- I do think it would be more consistent, more easy to query. For me that constitutes better. The current one is distinguished by its rank anyway. – Máté (talk) 18:18, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
- Oppose Use official name (P1448), with an end-date qualifier. Make that qualifier "unknown value", where applicable. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:03, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
- Oppose use official name (P1448), per Andy. Josh Baumgartner (talk) 22:18, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
- @Affom, Pigsonthewing, Joshbaumgartner, Máté: Not done, official name (P1448) with "unknown value" should work well enough. ChristianKl (talk) 11:08, 22 May 2017 (UTC)