[Data-modeling] Proposed changes to Deity properties

[Faye Harris]

Hi Tom,

Nothing is "finished" on Freebase -- that's the point of community 
participation and contribution. Especially when you step outside of the 
Commons (which are not "done" either), you'll generally find Bases in 
some form or other of "in progress".

The point of the link is to point out the fact that other users have 
expressed interest in the same thing (as in your previous email), either 
by creating or joining the base. Feel free to post a discussion there. 
Many types on Freebase have been designed and filled out on a "as 
needed" or "by request" basis, and your invitation to another user to 
collaborate may just be the answer the community has been waiting for!

-- Faye


Tom Morris wrote:
> Thanks for the pointer, but it doesn't appear that that schema is
> finished.  The Saint Patron type is empty (except for the Ireland
> entry I just added -- gotta get ready for St. Paddy's Day) and the
> Saint type has patronage encoded as a text type, not a link to saint
> patronage.
>
> I don't really know enough about religion to know whether there's
> useful crossover with other non-deity spheres of influence.  It was
> just a thought...
>
> Tom
>
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Faye Harris <faye at metaweb.com> wrote:
>   
>> Check out: http://www.freebase.com/view/base/saints
>>
>> 2001 saints and counting!
>>
>> -- Faye
>>
>>
>> Tom Morris wrote:
>>     
>>> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Jeff Fry <jfry at metaweb.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> 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".
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> ...
>>>
>>>       
>>>> 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 it can be done without warping your model too much, it would be
>>> good to be able to cover religious figures who aren't gods e.g. Patron
>>> Saint of <foo> where <foo> is either a subject (travel, lost things)
>>> or a place.
>>>
>>> Tom
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