[Data-modeling] State of the commons (C-F)

[Jeff Prucher]

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> [mailto:data-modeling-bounces at freebase.com] On Behalf Of Robert Cook
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:25 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Data-modeling] State of the commons (C-F)
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> On Jul 1, 2009, at 12:40 PM, Kirrily Robert wrote:
> 
> > Chemistry: Fairly solid.  I wonder about the type 
> "Chemist", though, 
> > which has no properties.
> 
> This was my fault from long, long ago before we had a "profession"  
> property on people.  I think this probably should be 
> deprecated and the data moved to profession.

+1.  I'll set up the migration task. We don't really have a way to deprecate
types, since we can't hide them like we do properties. Did you by any chance
type "deprecate" in error for "delete with extreme prejudice (after a
suitable warning period, of course)"?
 
> > Digicams: well designed schema, but very static.  Had we had bases 
> > when this was built, we would've made it one, I think.  
> Makes me wish 
> > we could split all product-related stuff out of Business into a 
> > Products commons, and move the digicam data into there.
> 
> I developed this, and indeed, it started as a "private 
> domain".  I've got another one on mobile phones:
>    
> http://www.freebase.com/type/schema/user/robert/mobile_phones/
> mobile_phone?domain=%2Fuser%2Frobert%2Fmobile_phones
> 
> Both of these domains have a lot of support types.  I'm a bit 
> worried if they were unified into a single mega-domain it 
> would have hundreds if not thousands of types.

There are a couple camera bases; I rather wonder if the film and digital
camera realms couldn't be merged fruitfully?

Jeff