[Data-modeling] the commons / non distinction is a farce

[Tom Morris]

My preferred fix for the disparity between sucky Commons domains and
excellent private (base) domains is to see the quality of the Commons
domains improve.

I have no real desire to win fame and glory by maintaining a Sailing
domain (which is actually called sails.freebase.com because Jamie
grabbed Sailing and then never put anything in it).  I did it because
it seemed like too much work to get the Boats domain whipped into
shape so it could deal with things which weren't engine powered
military ships in a reasonable fashion.

Now perhaps a more effective promotion mechanism would encourage me to
create Boats2 and lobby for its promotion based on merit, but what I'd
really prefer is for the admins of Boats to respond to the half dozen
schema suggestions that I and others have made, even if just to say
"No way - that's stupid."

In some ways this is just another aspect of the same problem, but I
wanted to present a slightly different emphasis on ways to solve it.

Tom