[Data-modeling] Mystery base

[Micah Saul]

This is very cool. One suggestion would be a property for Location  
Found. I realize this is sort of tied to Location of Occurrence, but  
it would be nice to be able to list where the cryptid is purported to  
exist without the date and observer properties called for by the  
Cryptid observation CVT. For example, I just added the Mongolian Death  
Worm as a cryptid and would like to assert that it is found in the  
Gobi Desert without knowing any specific reported sightings.

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On Feb 3, 2009, at 6:52 PM, Luke Schubert wrote:

> 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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