Wikidata:Property proposal/former name

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former name[edit]

Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Creative work

   Not done
Descriptionformer name of the subject
Representsformer name (Q29569274)
Data typeString
DomainQ5, Q43229, Q16334295
ExampleU2 (Q396) → The Hype
Planned useIngestion of 2500 Swiss theatre groups, some of which where formerly known under another name
Robot and gadget jobsPlanning to use QuickStatements
See alsostart 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)[reply]

Discussion

Use end date with <somevalue>. – Máté (talk) 10:33, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]
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)[reply]