Mmm, but sometimes you have a book with just one edition. That case is of course a single item, or no?
Aubrey
On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Alex Brollo alex.brollo@gmail.com wrote:
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 zanni.andrea84@gmail.com
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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