On Mon, Mar 05, 2012 at 12:20:45AM +0100, Andrea Zanni wrote:
Dear WLM list, we are preparing the db for the list of monuments, and we'd like to know how you faced the issue of generating an unique identifier when you had to do that (because the official list didn't have it).
- is it useful (for some reason) to generate a "meaningful",
"well-constructed" identifier (which can be resolved by a particular algorythm?)
Did some of you have to add additional attributes to the db, beside, the ones descripted here? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Document...
And a final question, how the final pictures will correlate with the monuments? Will it be done automatically by the Upload Wizard?
Hi Andrea,
Your final question more or less answers the first. The uploaders are asked to provide the id of the monument and that way they are tied together. This is in my opinion an essential step to make the pictures usable. So yes, it makes sense to work with an identifier. But it might be worthwhile to contact the local heritage board if they really don't use some identifiers themself.
Your questions about additional attributes, I don't really understand. There is a db on commons that has the minimal needed to do all essential tasks, on your lists onwiki can of course contain what you want.
Regards,
Andre Koopal