[Data-modeling] Proposed changes to Deity properties

[Kirrily Robert]

We could just change the display name, which isn't even a schema  
change.  I'd fully support this.  I prefer "Religion(s) that worship  
this deity".

K.

On Mar 5, 2009, at 4:01 PM, Jeff Fry wrote:

> I just noticed a pile of topics that had been mistyped as religions,
> including: Fire, Commerce, Wine, and Spring. Looking at Fire
> <http://www.freebase.com/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000000ece0>I
> couldn't understand why this happened  ...Until I drilled into Vulcan
> <http://www.freebase.com/view/en/vulcan>. Asserting that he is a  
> "Deity
> of" Fire is quite reasonable, and the fact that we expect a Religion
> here isn't obvious.
>
> It seems like we need to (a) give the deity_of property a less  
> ambiguous
> name, and possibly also (b) add a new property to capture things like
> that Vulcan is a fire god -- possibly something like "Sphere(s)" or
> "Domain(s)" with an ECT like "Religious Sphere".
>
> As far as (a) my first inclination is to name the property "Diety Of
> (Religion)". Another option: "Religion(s) That Worship This Deity",
> which follows the grammar of "People of this ethnicity:",  
> "Organizations
> in this sector:", etc...though it's a longer name.
>
> For (b) I'll propose a new property named Sphere with an ECT of
> Religious Sphere. This would enable, say, a view of fire gods across
> religions.
>
> If this sounds good to folks I'll go ahead and make these changes.  
> Thoughts?
>
> Jeff
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