Am 08.07.2015 um 14:32 schrieb Magnus Manske:
> Silly question: Why not leave the system as it is (allowing for non-unique
> aliases), but do some (reasonable) cleanup, then warn Wikipedia editors when
> they use a non-unique alias? Like using references without the {{reflist}}?

If aliases are not unique, you cannot use them to refer to properties. If you
cannot refer to properties by alias, then you cannot change the labels of
properties without breaking all usages.


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Daniel Kinzler
Senior Software Developer

Wikimedia Deutschland
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