[Data-modeling] Mystery base

[Luke Schubert]

Cool :)

In "Cryptid classification", how is "Bigfoot" different from "Yeti"?
I ask because the Yowie http://mystery.freebase.com/view/en/yowie is
described as "similar to the Himalayan Yeti and the North American
Bigfoot" ...

Also, what about a type for Cryptozoologist, or is this a profession? :)

Luke.

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Ed Laurent <spatial.db at gmail.com> wrote:
> I came across the "Yeti" topic for some reason today and noticed there were
> no types associated with it, nor any existing types that would be
> appropriate containers for the fun properties that make this kind of topic
> so interesting. So... I created a Mystery base as a "...a shared, online
> source of unknown facts and missing information..."  :)
>
> So far I've started describing cryptids (i.e., monster observations) and I'm
> thinking of keeping the base in the realm of real-world mysteries, but I
> could also see a lot of the "Mystery fiction" topics finding their way into
> this base because there's a lot of overlap. Think of it as the Freebase
> version of "In Search of...". I'm open to suggestions and sharing
> administrative privileges with people having a strong interest in this base.
> I created it on a whim so I probably won't spend too much time on it, but
> who knows. I'm happy to help revise or add schema for sure. Searching for
> "cryptid" is a good way to start finding topics. It's amazing how many of
> these are already in Freebase waiting to be described.
>
> Have fun,
> -Ed
>
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