I disagree Aubrey - I feel that in no case work item and edition item
should be merged into one. They are deeply different entities, and they
deserve a specific ID (IMHO).

Alex brollo


2014/1/17 Andrea Zanni <[email protected]>

> A good example: Treasure Island from Roberl Luis Stevenson
>
> We have the "work" here:
> Treasure Island
> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185118
> in the item, we have a property called "edition", which links to 2
> different items:
> * Treasure Island (1883, Cassell & Company)
> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14944007
> * Treasure Island (1911, Charles Scribner's Sons)
> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14944010
>
> I would say that this is a good model: we have the item for the first
> edition too, for books that important.
>
> For the majority of books (those who don't have important translations or
> different editions), "work" and "edition" level could be merged in the
> same, unique item.
>
> Of course, wiki-style: if you want a different item, you just create it.
> The basic level is a single item.
>
> What do you say?
> Do we agree on this?
>
> Aubrey
>
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